The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24

tcnu on tho north shore Of Como had
Here the bride ana Id groom had dive "a,
in Claude Melnotte fashion for barrel. m
q week when another woman appeared. :,
. The newcomer. wus a singer former.
" employed at the Scala but now Just \
tour. Her voice had given Il
out, and. faced by poverty, she had !,
prudently unearthed certain proofs to "a
the eeet that twelve years esrer
Amadeo dAntri, then Q youth Of
twcnty-two.--sz
Thus equipped. she had descended
scene had cnsued. D'antri confronted
with the documents. had made no de-
NAL. but had tearfully assured Blanche
that he had supposed the woman dead.
Be this as it might. tho first wife
had been so ndamantine as to refuse
with scorn the rich allowance q Antrl
offered her. and had carried the matter
to the Italian courts.
as Ainndcos princely title was chiefly
honorary. and carried no royal pre-
negatives Of morganatic unions, tho
first marriage held. ..,.,
out II name 1nboriously translated
Lefty, punctuating her daughters
written sentences with snunle and
moan. what am to do? Foor Anna
dco IS dlsconsolate. It would break
your heart to witness his grief But
he cannot help me. Most of our ready
money has gone into the houses we
to Anladeo.4 according to continental
custom. and it seems the poor fellows
Ignorance or finance has led him to 5
present It Is all tied up. ain with
out money. without friends. Helas!!#
"In other words" ,nterpolated Ca
1o1> BI,,'c c1, m
and now he's kicking her out dead
broke, while he and the other wo- I
81 start to- morrow for Paris con--
money enough to get me there. and
shnll stay with tho Pages unit. YOU
can send for me. Oh Mother, please
can. Don't let him blame poor ANA
deo. You know how Father all
well. go on" commanded the Rail-
q, That's about all, all" faltered Lefty.
9. enlosy on the old man, CHI Let
1T 90 at that Now
the poor woman, 8sopplng her eyes.
.'All the splurge we made, and the
way our dutiful girl was goi 1l TO
comes too late for campaign docu-4
ment! But I guess 1t about wrecks
last nope Meya nind tbaf
part Of it now. VOL have oil the
rest OF our lives to kick ourselves
over the way we've been sold. Z And
Yurrup and having Friend "a Antri sent
to jail for bigamy and treated real
gentle and loving, while he's there, q
~ ktNft {frt mn IL.
ticians ii italy viii do 1t. And ! guess
1t will. But Iican't get away tillSafter
this election business is all cleared
up. And Blanche's got to be brought
home right OF. jerry!
His Eon's 1nomentary interest in tho
family crisis had already 1apsed. He
was sitting stupid. glazed OF eye. STAR
Ing at the floor. At his fathers call
went on Conover. land bring her back
Take the next steamer. There's boats
sailing on most Of the lines ,,Wedne =
to Ballston. as you were going to; to-
morrow morn In &. Get that package
from Lanler, ard send It to me from
there by regstersd mail sc saro
afternoon train to New York. That
ought to get you in by five thirty or
six. I'll telegraph Wendell might to
find out what's the fastest !, steame y
takc passage for you. Hunt him up;
as soon az ) on reach town. And sleep
on board the boat. That'll cut out any
chance Of your missing It. Bring
Blanche back here to us by the earliest
steamer from France or England that
YOU can get And While while o you're r. I'm N
quiet to drop over into Italy and put
d'Antrl into the accident ward Of SON. some
don't mind paying five thousand for
the job. Come up to my study, and
\ I'll fix you up financially for thu. trip,
I and give you that note to Bruce e
Lanier.'E
the rappedl,,out series Of directions
mandetl to transmit some campaign
message 70 Billy sheylin, His e father Ter
spouse, was pleased herewith. And
the latent fondness and trust which
were slowly placing his recent con-
tempt for his only and once adored
son, perccptibly increased
AS the two men left the room. Mrs
Conover looked lovingly after Gerald
.Pnor dear boy!" she soliloquized;