The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-09
THE WOMAN In THE PURPLE VEIL
SYNOPSIS Of Chapters Already publishsd


While in quest Of an enEa cement from
NE Broadway booking agents, Edythe FL
nott an actress whose dramatic star has
WAhed, meets Ralph Davis, a discredited
hanger-on Of the Rialto, who had PLAYED
with her in a FrOhman company six wears
before. Edythe expresses desire to
leave the stage, and Davis hints that he
mas plan In view by which they can
make thousands OF dollars Davis takes
eight dollars from Edythe. and calls upon
Dorothy Brent. reigning chorus queen
DoTotny has learned Of Davis character
ana REFUSES his attentions Davis leaves
the cacrus queen in a rage but deter
mined to win her friendship. That night
ne calls upon Edythe and discloses a plan
LOT them both 70 enter the fortune telling
business. She is to be known as ''Coun-
tess Escka.' Davis invites Edythe out to
roof Sarden, and while she Is putting
on her hat. he selects purple veal from
her wardrobe. telling her that it viii give
ner the mysterious appearance necessary
Tor successful fortune teller Davis
meantime has had the venture financed
py Andrus q Rodline. brokers, who are
willing to put I'D SIS 900. In return for
which Countess Zicka" Is 10 advise
young society and Wall Street men 70
speculate in the stocks which the hrln
handles While Edythe and Davis are
seated on the roof garden talking 70
wealthy young man named Gabriel. Doro-
thy Brent enters With Bodine. the broker
Edythe Immediately becomes agitateo,
and demands TO know who the newcomers
are Davis tells her, whereupon she ilses
from her seat. and cries shriily. throush
the purple veil. "Bewar6-he has Gag
ger-beware. beware"
Davis is inclined to be angry with
Edythe. who tainted after her dramatic
exclamation. but Gabriel. who has oeeh
taken In with the Countess Zicka' Tor
tune telling story, attributes her actions
70 clairvoyant vision. Davis then turns
the AFFAIR TO advantage by giving me
newspapers a sensational press agent
yarn of the incident. The next morning
Bodine is furious at seeing his name
coupled with that OF Dorothy Brent IN
the public prints, although he is not a
married man. He starts to berate Davis,
but Gains down when he Is told tnat
young Gabriel, recent heir 20 a S5,O00.OU
fortune. Is infatuated with Countess
Iicka' and virtually in the brokers net
Bodine also ouiets Andrus. his senior
partner, with this Information, when the
old man takes him TO task
Davis rents and fits up laviEhly a house
for the fortune-telling enterprise. Stock
and news uckers and other secret appil-
ances behind the scenes are not over
looked To avoid gossip about Edyth FL
lotts disappearance, he has her death
annou iced IN the newspapers from small
New Hampshire town. Mrs. Stinks,
former neighbor Of Edythe's IL skeptleai'
and asks her brother-in-law, detective.
10 Watch Davis.
One of the first patrons OF Countess
Zicka Is Dorothy Brent, VINO demands
that the seeress explain the ROOF gar
den incident In reply. the countess re-
cites in a vision Dorothy's departure from
her Kansas home. which stagEers the
visitor, as she had never told anyone in
New York Of her past. Davis. secreted
behind the throne. also Is thunderstruck
at Edythe's knowledge. and demands that
she let him prompt the vision Of Dorothy's
future.
Edythe finally permits Davis 20 predict
a rosy future for Dorothy. in the course
OF which the latter confesses that she re
pulsed Ralph because she was afraid she
would like him too we'll After Dorothy
departs the indicator announces another
caller. and Davis hurries into the throne
room and announces that IL is Bodine,
one OF his financial hackers.
Davis perturbation over the arrival OF
Abdrus and Bodine in New York is due TO
the fact that while he has made consid-
ercble money out OF those who have visit
ed the Woman In the Purple Veil" his
hackers have not. 50 far. benefited 10 any
extent Wall Street men have not visited
the seeress. and Double Eye stock Is
IanEuishing for lack Of a Nuyer. They
have notes due. and both men are much
worried over the entire AFFAIR and are de-
termined 20 make Davis come up with
some Of the profits
Bodlne. who Is terribly respondent. goes
to see Dorothy 70 urge her 10 90 out 70
dinner with him but nnds that she has
been crying and wants TO be alone. Upon
inquiry, he finds that she, too has visit
ed the woman IN the Purple VEIL and,
while she won't diVulge what she has been
told she refuses 20 take part In the
merchandising. This adds 10 Bodine' 3
discomfort. and ne leaves her, vowing 70
make Davis do the right thing or he viii
bust up the whole game"