The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Copyright. 1908, by Dodd. Mead q Co.
New York;

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDINGsCHAPTER
Anna Solny, daughter OF Hebrew anti
quartan and curio dealer, young and fun
cues a fleeing man from, an attaching mob
by sending the maddened pursuers in the
wrong direction. Tho man tJoha7n Is the
only name he will give) turns out to be a
jewel worker from Vienna, who tells a
remarkable tale of having been sent TO
deliver a packet of jewels secretly TO, a
lady He was trapped into an unconscious
who finally steals all the Jewels but one
clasp. which Johann manages TO conceal
In his hand as he dashes for freedom. Anna
volunteers. TO return the remaining clasp
10 the lady TO whom IL to have gone.
Mrs Maxtead. and is isi.s,i to come to
see her again. Mrs. MaxSe<ad- a young
widow who makes social and financial capital
by exploiting clever people without claim
ing any cleyerness for herself, IS Impressed
by Annals beauty and charges herself with
the development of her latent genius She
wants TO make great actress of her and
intercourse with her present home for a
given period Anna decides to accept the
tn ana snea "
in his books and will hardly know. she has
sone-slips away at dawn, beforeSthe house
the curio shop. Anna will come back
On an April day, several years later. a
and TALL distinguished looking young
woman aiights and rings the bell IT fs<Auna
and the meeting between her and Mrs Max
A reception has been arranged for that
night at Mrs. Maxtead's. IT Is agreed that
Anna is appear under assumed name
Mrs Maxtead's protege. SO that the glory
of her first night on the stage the Won
derful Mile. Solny will not be robbed OF It's
laster by losing the tinge-pof mystery sur
rounding the great unknown-~S During the
evening Anna meets Mr.. Strode-a Corn
well man who has been seeking his fortune
in Canada Mrs. Maxtead. not wishing 10
spoil the effect of Annals London debut. three
weeks hence. takes her down into Cornwell.
neXt-dOOr nefGhDOr-
Strobe labors under the delusion that Anna
is little cousin of Mrs. Maxtead. and.
yielding to Annals wish. Mrs. Maxtead does
not enlighten him. He promptly falls in
love with the little cousin" not dream
ing that it is Solny. the great actress who
h.- thrice refused Prince Roxof. "a man
Of seventy-four. with provinces in three
committees who has set the fashion in
shoes and scent for three Partisan seasons
whose cast-oG flowers worth five time;
their weight in gold-who-c hats three paint
ers have made famous"
He entertains her and Mrs. Maxtead at din
ner one evening. and Anna promises To &c
out rowing with him the next morning She
keeps her appointment and he makes IL evil
dent he has something 10 say to her and
means to say 1T
He tells her that she has become all in al
TO him. and Anna confesses her love fol-
him. During their walk she pins a flower or
his coat with pearl pin. and tells hin
luck He searches his pocket fruitlessIy. and
then remembers a coin attached 10 his watcf
charm. In answer to her question he tells
her the history OF the piece OF money a.
London where an old man and his com
panion are awaiting the return OF the daugh
ter OF the house. With sudden twitch OF
pain Anna realizes that IL is her father and
Johann OF whom he is speaking With an eff
fort she controls her emotion and listens in
silence to the recital.