The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-07-22

ZONE obstacle hnd interviewed betwee
them To prevent II marriage. or, what
was worse. slc had met the unknown
nftcr she had become II wife. Hooper
inflicted upon himself n succession OF
such torturing hypnthcscs aud when
they had been all applied began again
aud went through the process anew.
One dny Hooper saw In II paper that
Veltvolsky was coming to America TO
sing IN opera The thought that no
might meet her ngnin was pleasant to
him. When she arrived he went to
the metropolis where she was singing
and called upon her. lie told her Of
his bereavement, aud shrtAvmpnthlzed
with him. with kindly luct she d.
verified his mind. When she had time
TO spnre from study aud rehcnrsals
they drove out together Hooper was
frequent attendant ut tho opera
house where Vcltyolsky sang. and
evenings when she didn't sing no fire.
quented her apartments lilo conhded
to her his discovery that some one
who had loved his wife was caring for
her grave. The prinn donna deprecat-
ed his fears that his wife Ind had a
lover. explaining the episode by tho
supposltion that the unknown friend
was some poor creature whom the
dead lind bcfrlcndcd This Temporal
rlly at least relieved his mind.
Hooper was seen NO much at the
opera. npplnuded NO enthusiastically,
drove no often with veltvolsky and
spent 10 much time IN her apartments
that tho little cotcrle OF singers ut last
began to connect her name with his In
a moro tender connection thnn friend
ship. Then one day no saw notice
In newspaper that the prima donna
was to marry an American gentleman
whom she had met In Russia shortly
before her visit TO the United States.
Hooper was naturally very angry at
the publication OF this bit OF informa.
ton. which had not been authorized.
lie went TO the office of tho paper con.
talnlng 1t and complained. lilo was
shown tho manuscript OF tho item.
which Ind come In from an unknown
person. lilo did not recognize tho
name signed to II as belonging TO any
one he knew Nevertheless there
wns something nhout the handwriting,
which was evidently II womnnS. thnt
wns familiar 10 him. II looked like an
unsuccessful attempt At disguise. lIa
c""'" h"t "N'H' h'"'S''i VI mo iee''
'"R ''ht "e III" h'"Wn ,ho Wr'''r OF
'"u NJ ''aS' S'''' "'' h"h""r'''hs'
""'h '"' "i"'" S'"ao" '"hho 10
e"N' 'i"'''' N''' '" ','s ""'he' iho
"'"' '"''h "' wv "'''' "'S 'u'"'n wa"
VIII" ",hH,'" 'n'"''"lS' hhiohg which
WIS "'Hl' !" h'' " 'h'ro WIS hhy
'"'ih'r e'"'h'' "' w" "hHh""h ir'eho
Ut lover
Nv '""n' '"' E'"'' H''o"h WIN
lI'Sh cut """''H' ~ 'Fy 'S'hpeu hin'
IN" 'n' Er"'" nee" n'"ecra'ed no
"ou'n nave o''h 'hihB"h' inns token
Vi M "nhho"h hh''''oh hiied MIN
WIN hHohy
1he mystery, WIN ''s distressing at
''hd"ht 'ohhi'iohS, W'Rhh 10 wehr NO
upon Tue "l"o"'r TINT no i'nr"u Ihey
hisht nhhh'hh'c MS hThlh' touiu no
nave iouhh crew !" work on MS IN
Az u was no '""'d "h'y proou'
ohc hhy NC FORMED rrSoiutioh 10
Jury u h'i III new interest," mho'
Nei's'o'sNy una SHOWN sreht pnrtiai'
NY 10 nm. pui lilht Hho wouiu ihhrry
MN no dli not Know Sho hhd gone
10 thn country ANA 'h"r" no Followed
her' ITO toId h'r 'hnt through her, anu
her nlohc' no c"hil secure comfort.
Won'd shc receive '"'o TINT hnd
wither"h' bht Wh''h Hhe con'd wnfm
INFO II new IRE
ihch bho cohitsS'" thnt sho had
lo'ei MN curing ih'ir meeting III NUS
blh hhh hhu I"Ven MN ever since.
But' knowing 'hht you ma wlfe'
she added, whom you ioV'd gave
no sign "n'y f"hr'h 'hht you might
DC drh"h from h'r I" me hou were
unconscious OF your hnhgrr,
1heh Hooper remembered the men
tioh 10 NM ihhd" III nus letters 10 us
wire Oh nus Nv" i"'in" 'r'rhh anu WON
hcfed VI bhe hnh been jealous.
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soon hHcr phss''i through mo pihce
where hooper hV'h' ana no hnd per-
suhued h'r 10 STOP over Tor Jay
lhhl no might SNOW hcr tho mono III
which u "hS expected hho wouid III
fu'nr" I'VE Ail'r Inspecting IL She
exprcHSon hcbiro 10 VbIt MS oeaa
wlfob grave Wh"h no nAh"h her why
sue co'lid not tell MN
u whS br'ght morning III eary
when th"y drov" TO tho Gene
terry AZ they walled along one or
INC avenues lending To tho lot Hoop
rrs quick eye dlS'rrh'd hguro trim'
ming roScb'IHl thn' hung over tho
grave ~ hiH wire. lilS heart throDbed