The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

In Pennsylvania first. then in Milan
| Read"
o Cara Mia-If only You knew how
/ sorry | am to miss you Why must you
| sail at once2 Why not come to my beau
| tful Venice? ! have much to say that
| cannot be written. You ask about the ad-
| venture. Pouf goes my little dream of
/ greatness. II was a blank failure. The
| officials put unheard of obstacles in our
| path. The contracts were utterly disre-
| garded. In the first place. We had not
/ purchased our costumes and scenery in
! Italy.
Costumes and scenery" Hilard
sought the signature again
The base of all the trouble was clerk
in the consulate at Naples He wrote us
that there would be duties on costumes
| and scenery Alas. the manager and his
| hacker are on the way to America sad
der and wiser men, We surrendered our
| return tickets to the chorus and sent
| them home. The rest OF us are stranded
| is not that the word here in Venice
| waiting for money from home. II / We're
| alone, it would be highly amusing but
these poor people with me, There is only
| one way / can help them, but that-never!
| You recollect that my personal income is
! quarterly, and it will he two months be-
| fore | shall have funds There are per
| sons moving heaven and earth to find me
| My companions haven't the least idea
! who / am. SO here we all are wandering
| about the Piazza San Marco, calling at
| Cook every day in hopes of money |
! am STAYING with my maid in the Campo
| Santa Maria FormOsa. near our beloved
Santa Barbara. | have guaranteed the
! credit of my companions. and they believe
! that Nenetians are generous people Cen
! erous! Perhaps you will wonder how |
| dared appear on the stage in Italy 4
! black wig and a theatrical makeup-thcse
| were sufficient. duke sent me an inyi-
| tation to take supper with him, as if
| were ballerina I sent one Of the Amer
| lean chorus girls. a little mink for mis-
! chief. She ate his supper and then ran
! away. | understand that he was furious
| Only a few months more, Nell and then
! mas ZONE and go as please Come to
| Venice. CAPRLCCIOSA.
| Hillard did not stir. Another labv-
sinth to this mystery. Capricciosa-
Kitty killigrew'S unknown primJ don
ia, and all he had to do WAS to take
the morning train for Venice. and
| twenty-four hears later he would he
proving through the Campo Santa
Maria FormoSa
Mrs. Sanford observed him curl
ousiy, even sadly Why couldn't his
fancy have been charmed by an every
day. sensible girl and NOT NV tbiy
whimsical, extraordinary woman who
fooled diplomats. faunted dukes and
kept king at arms length as pas
lime? And yet
"Capriccfosa," he musnd aloud
That is not her name"
"And shall not tell it you"
"Rut her rfven nameg Inst Straw
something to hold on Pm = drownir,
man"
eft is HiIda"
THAT is German" .
"She prefers il 10 Sonia"
"Sonia UfIda If heai,s VOL Nov
keen this Intter9"
"CertainIv not With that cara mia
Give if tn mo
He did 50. Shall scar, her."
"ThiS is my adyicp-don.t thinl, NJ
her after toufubt If Won evar 500 m.
recognize her avoid hnr II ,,,,. sound
theatrical buf she is tbn innoco,,
cause Of two deaths Those MOI,
souabt her orapIv too"
"Wbat has she dnnps"
"Shc made great tbourb co,nr,or
mistake"
"PclificaIq"
"Dou,t no fonIi.b nv, so,.r,. Iot
Won see the Iettnr rorrot that Oh,
told me her hiding Mace "
"Uer bfdiuo rIucc."
MIR. UiIard she is rs far ra,norod
from vour orbit rs Mars is from Trni-
ter's Forget her"
"NIy orbit is NOT Initial 7 sb,u
seek her When find her shall
marry her"
81 ike Won foo much Mr. r1irIord e.
stand nv and soc Won hra,l, vour bnart
against a stone wall"
Don't Won 500 tha deorer tho r,,s.
terv is thc more powerfuI tho attrac.
ton becomes"
The door 70 tba lift ononod and |
closed noisilv, and Jillard turned moo.
ligently. A man saunterad throurb tho |
room. The moment no coma into tbo
light Hillard's interest became lively |
enough. II was the handsome Italian |
with the scar,
"Who is that man." he whisnerod |
"Onlv few weeks AGO ! bu,nnod into |
him on coming out of the Climb ="
"Do NOT attract his ot+ontio,, " sbo