The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
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While in quest OF an engagement from
Tho Broadway booking agents. Edythe FL
il0tt. actress whose dramatic star has
waned. meets Ralph Davis a diecredited
hangcr-on Of the Rialto. who had played
with her IN Frohman company six years
before. Edythe expresses desire 60
leave the stage, and Davis hints that he
he's a plan in view by which they can
make thousands OF dollars. Davis takes
eight dollars from Edythe. and calls upon
Dorothy Brent. n reigning chorus queen.
Dorothy has learned Of Davis character
and repulses his attentions. Davis leaves
the chorus queen In rage. but deter
mined 70 win her friendship. That night
he calls upon Edythe and disclOscS plan
for them both 10 enter the fortune telling
business. she II to be known as ''Coun-
tess Zicka.' Davis invites E6ytho out 10
roof garden, and while she Is putting
on her hat, he selects n purple veil from
her wardrobe. telling her that It viii give
her the mysterious appearance necessary
Tor a successful fortune teller. Davis
meantime has had the venture financed
BY Andrus & Bodliue. brokers. who are
willing 20 put up $4,000 IN return Tor
which Countess Licka' IS 10 ADVISE
young society and Wall street men 10
speculate in the stocks which the hrm
handles While Blythe and Davis are
seated on the ROOF garden talking 70
wealthy young man named Gabriel, Doro-
thy Brent enters with Eodine. the broker.
Edythe Immediately becomes aSitaied-
and demands TO know who the newcomers
are. Davis tells her, whereupon she rises
from her seat and cries shrtily' through
the purple veil 'Bewar0-ho mas a Gag
ger-beware, beware"
Davis Is inclined 20 be angry with
Edvthe. who tainted after her dramatic
exclamation. but Gabriel. who has been
taken in with the Countess Zicka Tor
tune telling story. attributes her actions
70 a clairvovant vision. Davis then turns
the affair to Advantage by giving tne
newspaper n sensational press agent
yarn OF the incident The next morning
Bodine IS furious al seeing his name
coupled with that OF Dorothy Brent IN
the public prints. although he Is not
married man. de starts to bcrate Davis,
but Gains down when he Is told tn6 8,I
young Gabriel. recent heir to sS-Vc0uVV
fortune Is infatuated with Countess
zicka'' and virtually IN the brokers' net
Bodine also Quiets kndrus his senior
partner with this information. when the
old man takes him 20 task
Davis rents and fits up lavishly house
for the fOrtunc-tcllinE enterprise stock
and news ticlCers and other secret april
ances behind the scenes are not over
looked. To avoid gossip about Edyth III
LOFTS DISAPPEARANCE. ne has ner ueatn
announced in the newspapers from a sIiiai
New Hampshire togn- Mrs SINKS
former 1seIsshhor Of Eighties. IL ekepticalr
and asks her hrother-in-laW, oetecuNe'
10 Watch Davis
one Of the first patrons Of Countess
Zic<R Is Dorothy Brent. y no demands
that the secress explain the roof gar
den incident In reply. the countess re-
cites in a vision Dorothy's departure from
her Kansas home, which s,aggers '9e
vfsitor as she had never told anyone IN
New York Of her past. Davis secreted
behind the throne. also Is thunderstruck
NJ Fdythe's knowledge. and demands that
she let him prompt the vision o. DOrothys
future.