The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Copyright 1908. b. Dodd. Mead a Co.
New York;

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Anna Solny. daughter of a Hebrew anti
quarian and curio dealer, young and fuli
OF youths desire to see. to feel lfe. res
cues a fleeing man from an attacking mob
by sending the naddened pursueTs IN .he h
only name he will give turns out to be
Jewel worker from Vienna. who tells a
ienarkaole tale OF having been sent TO
England by his employer, Herr Go!stcck. 10
civer packet OF jcs els secretly 10
lazy He was trapped into an unconscious
expose OF his secret by a clever Austrian,
who finally steals all the jewels but one
clasp, which Johann manages 10 conceal
in his hand as he dashes for freedom. ANN.
volunteers to return the remaining GASP
10 the lady TO whom IL was TO nave gone,
a Mrs Maxtead. and is invited TO come TO
her again Mrs Maxtead. young
widow who makes social and financial capital
by exploring clever people without claim
ing any cieverness for herself is impressed
bv Annals beauty and charges herself with
the development Of her latent genius Shc
wants TO make a great actress OF her ana
offers TO do so il Anna will promise to have
no intercourse with her present home Tor
given period. Anna decides to accept the
offer and to save herself the pain Of part
ing with Johann-her aged father is buried
in his books and will hardly know she has
gone-slps away at dawn. before the houses
hold is astir. after writing on the slate in
the curio shop, Anna Will come back
Ransom ans n" drives up to Mrs. Maxtead's house
end tall. distinguished looking young
woman aIights and rings the bell. II is Anna
and the meeting between her and MIS- MAX
tead is most affectionate.
4 reception has been arranged for that
night At Mrs Maxtead's 1t is asreed .nat
as Mrs. Maxtead's rrotcge. so that the glory
of her first night on the stage as the " won. aa.
dcrful Mile Soiny will not be robbed OF its
luster by losing the tinge of mystery sur
rounding the great unknown. During the
evening Anna meets Mr.. Strode-a Corn
well man who has been seeking his fortune
in Canada. Mrs. Maxtead. not wishing 70
spoil the effect of Anna's London debut, tnrSe
weeks hence, takes her down INFO Sorn"eii'
where STROBE is her next-door neighbor.
STROBE labors under the delrsion ,hat Anna is
Is little cousin of Mrs. Maxtead ana.
yielding to Annals WISH Mrs Maxtead does
not eniighten him. He promptly fais "a
love with the little cousin, not dream :
ing that II is Solny. the great actress. VINO
has thrice refused Prince Roxoh' man man
of seyenty-fonr; WIN pr prosihee me fashion In
shoes and scent for three rarIsian seasons
whose cast-off flowers are worth nve ns tines
their weight in gold--who-e hats three paint
ers have made famous.
He entertains her and Mrs. Maxtead al e.n-
o,,t 1s rowins with him the next morning She
keeps her appointment. and he makes II evi,
dent he has something to say 10 her apo
He tells her that she has become all in al
20 MIN. and Anna confesses her love Iol
him During their walk she pins a mower OF
his coat with q pearl pin. and telis MN
that che must have coin 10 avoid oae
luck He searches his pocket fruitlessiy. ans
then remembers a coin attached to his wS-cf
charm. In answer TO her question ne teii'
her the history Of the piece OF rin none sbo, T. !,
London where old man ana MS com
panion are awaiting the return OF the aauSn q
ter of the house With a sudden twltcn y
pain Anna realizes that it is her father an,
Johann of whom he Is speaking With an ei
fort she controls her emotion anu hstens
silence TO the recital
The story affects her so much that sns oe
termfnes TO return to- London et once A1te
dinner that evening she walks through
heaVy rafnstorm &c Strode's house ana IN
forms him that she and Mrs Maxtead nay
decided to take the first train back 70 t0"
next morning. -, ..,,- /.
strobe declares that he also VIII return
Iondon but Anna forbids him. The nign
az the first appearance arrives ana Ann
makes an instant hit with the audience an
critics 4 few days before the END OF ne
arrangement Anna tells Mrs Maxteao Una
She has written TO Strobe TO come 10 Lon
6on al cnce she has planned Tor MN
see her on the stage and realize witnou
Warning that she is Solny. the Famous ac
fress Mrs Naxtead forbids her TO mail IN
lef-er None the less. the letter goes. an
S.rode keeps the appoin tment- He recognize
Anna and triee= 90 see her at the end ca .n
fret act Anna afraid that a scene wit
him would jeopardize her last appearance
declines to see him. He goes CUT an
sDends the hours until the theater closs
rrampiug around in the night Inen
turns ,D al Mrs Maxtead's. after sevef'
hours Sin hell he puts IL. 10 await Ann
anxious only TO beg her forgiveness lot ,I
naIrs he. unvrittiugly caused her. The bell hs
inst r1Ine Presumably Anna has come