Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-11

SIC ros proitier a0n her photograph
Italy and I'm Germany there is always
so much red tape laundering. confus.
iug red tape. custom duties. excessive
charges. But your manager must know
what he is doing
He has everything IN black and
white. / believe. But your advice Is
sensible"
DO you know anything about Italy
or Germany -
only what I learned In my geogra.
plies laughing-"Rome. Florence.
Genoa. Venice. Nice. Milan. Strassburg.
Cologne and on 10 Berlin. II Is ike
fairy story come true"
Who Is your prima donnaY' he
asked
~Ahr' Kitty's face became eager
with excitement. Now you have put
your dnger on the mystery that Is
hothering Us all. Not one OF Us has
seen her or knows her name. She has
not rehearsed with US and will not tiu
we reach Naples. where we rest a
week. Whea we speak OF her the
manager smiles and says nothing. and
as none or Us has seen the hacker Mr.
Worth thinSs that she herself Is the
prima donna aud hacker IN one We
think that she Is some rich young wo-
man who wishes 10 exploit her voice
There's lot or them IN the world
wish knew her. Little has been said
about the venture In the papers. and
/ IN glad. We may prove a perfect
bzzie. aud tie less said the better As
we cant walk back. must learn 10
swim Lunch is ready. every oner'
Ahe mummers and the outsiders
Hooked into the small dining room.
here was plenty 10 eat; beer. soda
whisky aud two maELums OF cham
pague. Merrihew's contribution 10 the
feast. Hillard listened with increas.
ing amusement To the shop talk. IL
was after ! when they returned TO the
sitting room. where the piano stood.
The wine was now opened. aud toasts
were drunk. O'Mally told inimitable
stories. There was something exceed
insiy droll IN that expressive Irish
face of his
Worth did not drink. bat Hiliard did
not Ike his handsome face any the
more for this virtue. he sang re-
markably we'll, however. and with
Willingness Hillard had not believed
he possessed. He wondered vaguely
why be disliked the man. Otherwise
Hillard enjoyed himself vastly.
MI Merrihew has been telling me
all about you" said Kitty.
You mean. OF course. my good quail
ties" replied billiard
TO hear him talk one would think
that you possessed nothing else. But
/ am sure that you have glaring
faults such as man might pass over
and woman go round
Il believed that Merrihew had a Sc
rious fault Till tonight" he said.
She looked at him quickly and col
ored.
Has the foolish boy been telling
you that l refused 10 marry him?
like him very much" she added grave
~. but | shall never marry any man
TIL | have ceased TO love the stage.
am not whit less extravagant than
be Is. How could the two OF us live
on an iDcOm>- which he himself admits
that he cannot live withinl month
after | am gone he will forget all
about me"
"Merrihew is the most loyal man I
know" HiIlard declared
"Of course he is loyal. And be is
always In ea nest-for the moment"
And then they both laughed
IL was ou'rageously late. nearly 4,
when the revelers took leave. MerrI-
bew was ~ ply with that evanescent
happiness which goes hand 10 glove
With late suppers and magnums
Isn't she little wonder. Jack7"
"fes. she is. Dan. IL might be a good
thing for you to marry sensible little
woman Ike that. But she won't have
you"
mo. she won't" Merrihew reached
for bis wat h. -Four a m"
Say. what do you think OF that man
WORTH"
Very good voice. but hes too hand