Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-06-25

heard. IN ner sly way. the ocQucSt nc |
made TO Mr.. Degraw and its strange
conditions. But what YOU cannot sus-
pect is that the woman you saw with
me in my room in -- street was
not the arch-conspirator who formu-
lated this plot. hut her sister. Annetta.
n person OF more sinister appearance
than she. hut OF less calculation and
but little resolve.
How the Cleveland bag came 20
know Montelli and take him into her
plans l have never heard. Neither have
1 ever been sure what the real name OF
this man was That he was no Italian.
I am sure: for though he disguised
himself as such. he afterward showed
that he could speak English without
an accent. Was he English. thcns l i
think 50: tho former valet Of some /
rich man. probably. As 10 his conucc- |
ton with the Portuguese 1 only gather |
that when she came 10 New York and /
started uDon the scheme OF supplying /
Mr. pc-raw with an hcircss who !
should share with her the wealth ID be
received Nonicln was at her side. and
that Ii was ut his inStigation she APP
preached the woman whom I once
heard Mr. Byrd characterize rs the
least respectable OF my name. was
then hiding my heart in Mountaineering
dependency over MY failure 40 the
opera house. knowing none Of these
I three conspirators. and only DESTROYS
/ OF preserving myself from tho mockery
! and jccrs which I imagined would fol-
/ low my appearance in any crowd. l
T was wretched. but I was not wicked.
F NIv ambition was foilcd. but 1 never
/ thought OF rcsortinc 90 false methods
/ in order 20 insure the wealth ana pO-
sitlon I imagined myself 90 have lost.
unon the fatal day when these two
demons called upon me. and. with a
skill and suavity You would little ex-
poet from them. made me understand
that an immense fortune was going
begging. which a. n 1 would lend my
self 20 their guidance. might easily
acquire. owing Co my namc and what
they termed my beauty.
The other Jenny Rogers TO whom
they had already spoken had been a
failure. she had tried her wiies upon
Mr. Decraw. hut with So little effect
thar he would not even look at her;
and they an saw that 81 success were
through some innocent young gill who
would arouse rot only the admiration
~ this good man. hut his pity. This
thcy explained to me- and also told
mo how they hal beard hF chance tlai
my real name was Jenny Rogers. "No
that I had history which. u known
could not hut arouse commiserat on
Furthermore. they encouraged nee Us
saying that al which WAS required ol
me- was go go through a certain liu'
farce easy enough Tor one who DAG
been trained for The stage. adding iAa'
success would he sure io FOLLOW. as
% bad tho requisite beauty ana grace
and only needed 20 attract Ais aiten
lon 60 my misiortuneS io awaken 81
interest which would De sure 100 On
fuatc in my being made i-c hAeli1o
W these tempting millions
lsiened. IL ~l se'.Ne" very r'i-
p.e. anna NOT ar AA Ni,N',- l."'
i. merely io s""ii'" S'.'i
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fley promised r-'Nlo I'D --ie ~
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Prise aNd lHN--"t'i'- ZIG -'. -" ODD
been allowed io olt. as AlF ''''.
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come IalN' ..... '-N -" 3 ""'
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i, in--
"no yon wonder l--' d i'o.,-'--,
freno.--s o4Sai' .o--''' '-.'' "'
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