The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-07
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While IN quest Of an sagemcnt from
the Broadway booking agents, Edythe FL
lott. an actress whose dramatic star has
wancd. meets Ralph Davis a discredited
harSer-on OF the Rialto. who had PLAYED
with her in Frohman company six Yeas
before. Edythe expresses a desire to
leave the stage, and Davis hints that he
has a plan in view by which they can
make thousands OF dollars. Davis takes
eight dollars from Edythe. and calls upon
Dorothy Brent. a reigning chorus queen
Dorothy has learned OF Davis character
end repulses his attentions. Davis leaves
the chorus queen In a rage. but deter
mined 10 win her friendship. That night
he calls upon Edythe and discloses a plan
for them both 10 enter the fortune telling
business. She Is to be known as 'Cotia-
tess Zicka-' Davis invites Edythe out to
roof garden, and while she is putting
on her hat. he selects a purple Veil ram
her wardrobe, telling her that tt VIII give
her the mysterious appearance necessary
Tor a successful fortune teller. Davis
meantime has had the venture financed
by Andrus q Bodiine. brokers. who are
willing TO put up S. 600. IN return for
which Countess Zicka" Is TO advise
young society and Wall Street men 10
speculate in the stocks which the firm
handles. While Edythe and Davis are
seated on the roof garden talking 10
wealthy young man named Gabriel. Doro-
thy Brent enters with BOdine. the broker.
Edythe Immediately becomes agitated,
and demands to know who the newcomers
are. Davis tells her. whereupon she rises
from her seat, and cries shrilly, throush
the purple veil. "Beware-he has dag
ger-beware. beware
Davis IS inclined 10 be angry with
Edythe. who tainted after her dramatic
exclamation. but Gabriel. who has been
taken in With the Countess ZicSa'' for
tune telling story. attributes her actions
20 q clairvoj ant vision. Davis then turns
the affair 20 advantage by giving the
newspapers a sensational press agent
yarn OF the incident Tho next morning
BOdine Is furious at seeing his name
coupled with that Of Dorothy Brent IN
the public prints, although ne is I nov
but Gains down when he Is told thaL
young Gabriel. recent heir TO ks,uOV'VUv
fortune. Is infatuated with countess
Zicka' and virtually In the brokers net
Bodins also ouiets Andrus. his senior
partner, with this Information, when the
old man takes him TO task
Davis rents and hts up laviEhly a mouse
FOR the fortune-teliing enterprise. stock
and news ticI-srs and other secret april
ences behind the scenes are not over
looked. To avoid gossip about Edyth E
iiott's disappearance. he has her death
announced in the newspapers from small
New Hampshire town. Mrs. SINKS,
former neighbor OF Edythe s, - skeptlcai,
and asks her brother-in-law, detective,
90 Watch Davis
one OF the first patrons Of Countess
zicka is Dorothy Brent, who demands
that the seeress explain the roof gar
den incident. In -spiy, the countess re-
cites in a vision Do1otiy's departure from
her Kansas home. which staggers the
visitor, as she had never told anyone IN
New York Of her part. Davis, secrcted
behind the throne. also IL thunderstruck
At Edythe's knowledge. and demands thar
che let him prompt the vision Of Dorothys
future
Edythe finally permits Davis 70 predict
q rosy future for Dorothy, in the course
Of which the latter confesfes that she re-
pulsed Ralph because she was AFRAID she
would Ike him TOO Wen AlIeI DoLotsi..
departs the indicator announces another
caller, and Davis hurries into the throne
room and announces that IL Is Bocine,
nna Of hts financial hackers.