The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-16
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
Copyright. 1907. By Thomas II. Mckee
CHAPTER ".

FACET watched the carriage till it passed out of
sight He admired her enormously-she was
pretty so plucky, high-sprited so kind.
noble woman She was right, however, when she
said she genius She had a personality,
AMI had been perfectly trained by the nuns at a
convent school and old French professor from
the Conservative in Paris. From the she
had learned distinction and from the professor she
had learned technical SKILL she had inherited vi
vacious, emotional temperament.
Paget had been drawn to her in the first instance
by her sympathy. He felt himself interpreted
justified and subtly fattered as he had never be-
fore been interpreted, justified and hattered even
by his own conscience That she very young,
very attractive, and sweety in love with him added
to the enchantment of their relationship On his
was always sacred TO him, and therefore little
remote. On her side, it was a marriage OF roman
tic sentiment longing for sef-sacriice. The long
ms least was destined to be gratifed.
Her unselfshness constant reproach 70
Page5. who manly enough to appreciate her
shanlea him TO see the refined delicate girl living
with patience, in surroundings which he found alb
solutely intolerable-a actually degrading They
had between them something under two pounds
week-she washed, and swept, and cooked and
floors and worked, as he declared, like deck
hand. But whereas she never surrendered and
corning humor and divine intentions under every
repellent appearance, he became morose ill-hu-
mored, unhappy, and at length crushed by despair.
She could think of her unborn baby; he could
only think of his wasted career.
suggestion that they should separate came
nercifuily from strangers. They had been to-
gether for year; the boy was six weeks old; the
mother tshe was not seventeen) was ordered
change of air, as some fears were expressed lest
she might sink into decline. The nuns who had
brought her up, and from whom she had run away
in order marry Paget offered to take her and
her baby as boariers for trifing sum for an in
definite term Such promise seemed the opening
of Paradise and for the child's sake it was claimed
with thanksgiving.
Paget paWned his fathers old meersehaum. in
order To pay the cab fare from Edgeware Road to
Charing Cross and his watch paid the journey
money frst-elass. to Paris. Funds did not allow
him TO accompany them further than Boulognes
but he them safely into the train for the joyous
city. and wildly kissed the two poor creatures.
mother ana child and after their departure wildly
wept during the solitude and under the of the
night as he raced the quay It was all for the best
but what a best! What a downfall.
Youth. however is full of resources, even while
Ii seeks humiliation. Paget thought seriously OF
leapng into the sea- but while he plated the
action, he strolled in the direction the hotels
which gittering with lights and from each
one of which the strains of band. playing love
pulse. By chance destiny he entered the largest
and brightest of these establishments its
register il the fantastic hope that he might find
some uarue there that ne knew. The fifth name
under his bczd the autograph OF the conductor
OF me oi1eFa ~ Brussels
Yes. Monsieur was r his room"
Paset had card. but he wrote q -cte saying
that he was liz Boulogne, without plans. seeking
an engagement, and, by way of introduction he
mentioned the name ot mis- teacher at Milan
II rs viii see me need not throw myself over
he was surprised to find himself waiting calmly
for the answer IL came after twenty minutes de-
lay. the great would see him Pagetss an
peaTance. although lie vas travei-stained and his
eyes showed the traces OF misery, astcnished Mon
sienr Ribardo, his two secretaries and his manager
What 6 frouvatlie. When he sang although be
was little hoarse, his hearers exchanged gIances
"A torture. Another NJ s4re1"' He sang i second
soaE. The conductor urged him to come to Brus-
sells.
what tort'
''I might DO something for you"
- can nowhere uncertainty"
The manager now felt quite certain that there
would De something.
Ten DAYS later he made his first emphatic success
nesr-appearing in Les Huguenots The
ars. check re received spent IN purchasing