Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-14

of the rue Mogador, his life and fortunes
changed.
He had met the nobility band.
At once he was put in possession OF
such a collection Of precious old paint
ings, Ga:nsboroughs. Zuccheros. Rem
brandts, Titians, Lawrences and Matters.
as few amateurs possess. He almost solo
a Flower Gypsy by Murillo to the Louvre
Museum; and GOupil was sufficiently tax
en- in to make an engraved plate OF it,
He was still John Daulby; but he traV-
eled luxuriously to New York. where he
left old masters on deposit. and back
to Dresden. working the American colony
There is glimpse Of a Paris architect
who made original papers" to certify
the paintings; but the real members OF
the band remain in the shadow, pulling
the strings of their puppets.
* x
Suddenly, they told John Daulby to en-
bark for Italy-where a title of nobility
awaited him. The band had tried him
and found him worthy. He was first
class mobility" operator.
One Pietro Carducci negotiated the title
of nobility for Daulby in Daulby's own
name 1t was the domain of Borghetto,
near Naples carrying the title Of count.
The band did not appear in the matter;
but the poor tailor's son found the $1,000
cash purchase price fall magically into
his hands.
Where did he get that $1,000? Daulby
cannot explain; but it gave him his pa
pers of nobility, including Italian natural
ization.
Arriving in New York as Count d Aulby
&c Borghetto, he found his old masters in
the hands of the law. Yet he showed
none of the distress of a man working
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countess. In his hotel he met the young
woman from Boston and her mother. The
father or grandfather was that old-time
literary man who wrote still-remember-
ed poetry and was the friend Of Wash
ington Irving. Later. Daulby persuaded
his mother-in-law to borrow $1,000 for
him; and his failure to repay while put
ting $4,000 worth Of reservations on the
BILE in a worthy family.
1t is the mark of the swindling band
lavish capital for immediate business, but
not a dollar for sentiment or superfluity.
Dauiby needed $4,000 to redeem the
paintings left in the New York mans
diately. At this moment. when every
thing smiled on the Boston family,
first catastrophe overlook them-a1d
caused Daulby temporary annoyance.
heSuidrlZlnS tnelr marriage DeIOre tnc
Italian consul. he was disguised to learn
that all Carducci's PAPERS were for
geries. Had Carducci swindled the band?
Or had the band swindled Daulby through
Carducci? Duulby certainly continued
confdant. Il shall soon have a real
title" he assured his bride. and he GER
tainly had honeymoon money. With her
and his precious old masters he sailed
for Europe-and the chateau of the
Loire.
1 asked the Young Countess X. who is
painfully interested in the Daulby-Paine
case, whether the agents of the band
ever offered to put into her hands such a
sum as the $4,000 which Daulby found
SO magically to restore 1t.
They must trust their puppets to keep
their own skirts clear she answered.
II am sure that they meant Daulby to
buy real Italian title. They offered
me a greater sum to put my old place in
order to receive Americans. The profits
are immense. You will see. Money, wit
nesses and documents will fall into the
hands of Daulby's lawyers. They know
the laws of all countries. Why, they
are suing Mrs. Paine in Boston"
"In whose name?'
I'm the name of Daulby for 1000 600
francs worth of paintings alleged to be
bought from him. The Paris papers say
that If she pays UP she will get back,