New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

was on the road TO high proressionai .
All communication between DR.. Marclie on. or.
Mile. Cordelia was forbidden in the nope nc
the Iovestricken damsel would outgrow hef IN
fatpation and become willing to marry tne
wealthy American.
Nothing daunted DR.. Marcille sent Ies
istered letter to the young woman's father asA
ing her hand and stating that he wouid lifAi'
her without dowry, and would renouhce p"A
ticipation in any inheritance that might con0
to his intended wife. 1t was a frank manly ie'
ter Mile. Cordelia LIE Play, on learing Oh hei
fathers refusal of DIR. Marches oHer' Wds
overcome with grief and wept bitter tears Inc
young woman was not allowed out alone anu
was invariably accompanied by a staid ana
austere governess Nevertheless, clandest1ne
messages are believed to have been exchanged
and Mile. Cordelia finally agreed 10 the eiope-
nent scheme. DR.. Marcile in this emergency
applied to of his former patients Mihe-
Bob Walter, of music hall renown, but no"
the head of enterprising automobile estdo-
lishrrrent Madam he said. Il want you TO
lend me the automobile in which during the
Deauville you made a record OF ninety
kilometres an hour" Nine Bob Walter, who
has related this part of the conspiracy TO a re-
porter of the "Matin" replied: why. you seem
anxious to go quickly" Yes. L want to nave
your best automobile at my disposal night and
day. ready at a moments notice to start OFF at
high speed and cover at least two hundred kilo-
metres" With some reluctance, and owing 70
the grand scale of preparations. Dr. Marchie
saw the necessity of explaining his plan or ap-
duction.
"On November %" says Mime Bob Walter,
1--WE had a dress rehearsal Of the elopement-
The automobile was driven to and fro between
Dr. LIE Plays house. No 40 Rue du Bac, ana
Dr. Marcle's apartment, in the Rue Cassette'
and nf
ond and third speeds" Everything went well.
Next day all was prepared. Four machinists'
each taking a dogwatch, kept the automobile In
readiness at the shed, in the Avenue de la
Grande Armee, night and day. Friends or Dr.
Marcille provided with bicycles, kept watch
over the house in the Rue du Bac. and were 10
telephone to the establishment in the Avenue de
Ia Grande Armee to start out the automoble 1or
any point indicated. Meanwhile another friend
would apprise DR.. MarciIle to be on hand A
whole fortnight was passed in false starts ana
in attempts that failed owing to unfavorabie
circumstances One stormy day the mechan-
ican had to wait in the automobile at the Arc
de Triomphe from 4 until o'clock in the after
noon, as Mile lie Play was expected to make
visits in the neighborhood. Another day the
automobile with three occupants-Dr. Marcille,
a friend and the machinist-was at the Opera
ready to spirit away Mile LIE Play as she de-
scended the steps to enter her mothers car
riage after the performance. But there were
too many persons with her, and the attempt
was abandoned
Last Friday at 1856 o'clock telephone mes
sage came for the automobile to start out In
three minutes it under way. Mile lie Play
had succeeded in getting message to Dr. Mar
cile stating that she about to go for her
piano lesson at the apartment Of her teacher,
Mile Lerat at No. 10 Avenue de Villars- The
automobile. with the mechanician and two or
DR.. Marcille's friends, proceeded to the house
indicated, and waited there. Soon cab drove
up containing the doctor himself. Next came
cyclist who whispered TO the doctor, Here she
comes!' BY and by three women walked along
the avenue toward the house. 1t was Mile Cor
della LIE Play, accompanied by relative and by
her governess. Mile. LIE Play wore thick
winter mantle and carried roll of music under
her arm. DIR. Marcille, pale with emotion, seated
himself in the automobile. provided with numer-
Gus wraps and rugs, for it was bitterly cold
weather THREE of the doctors friends walked