The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-04
WILL BURY LOVE
IN CONVENT GRAVE
Canadian Girl Found New York
Musician Mere Saloon
Player.
BACK TO TAKE THE VEIL
Met Him in Rome and Was Will
ing TO Marry Him, but Father
Made Inquiries.
BACK TO TAKE THE VEIL

New York, July 3.-when the Ger
mania OF the Faore Line locked yes
terday morning in Brooklyn, amid all
the scurry and happy hubbub of land
ing, most of the passengers paused TO
look more than once at a slender girl
In brown. whose face was thickly
yelled and who stood very close 10
her mother until man met them, and
after the tedious formalities put them
in taxicab. The banging of the cab
door marked the end, as far as the
Germania passengers arc concerned. OF
little romance. of which the details
had circulated repeatedly as such de-
tails will in the small migratory com
munit!es OF tine Atlantic.
They knew that she had returned I,
America to enter q convent In Quebec,
and most of the passengers knew
pretty we'll why the girl had deter
+. mined upon such Il step. Even thick
set. prosaic business man. when he
1 tried TO give her reason, could find no
words more apt than those of the
Old novels OF fair heroines and black
mustached villains.
1T is a case Of broken heart" he
said simply.
The girl is Irene Plot. the only child
of wealthy Quebec family She is
nineteen and singularly beautiful.
Since a child she was fond of fashion
ing things with her hands out of clay,
and months ago father and mother
TOOK her to Europe, so that the sum-
mer of 1910 found her studying sculp-
ture in Rome
Then. SO the story ran in the small
village abroad the Germania. she met
a young man, tall. with thick, dark
hair, and very much the artistic man
ner. He was of pleasant address and
most people liked him He seemed
glad that Miss Plot was to stay
while in Rome for her studies. be-
complete a musical education which
gave great promise He was a must.
clan. he said. and composer. AS the
quick friendship that was formed be.
tween him and the Canadian girl deep.
ened. on her part at least. into some.
thing more serious, her friends were
glad to hear from him that he was an
American of a prominent and wealthy
family
But the Plots were cautious, even
though the girl was quite ready TO
take the young mans statement at its
face value. The father recognized
that there is perilous uncertainty in
the acquaintanceships formed in the
floating society OF the Continent and
when not long ago the young man
asked for the hand OF mis- daughter he
withheld his consent until ne had
cabled TO America some inquiries as
TO the standing of the artist.
The replies to his inquiries. the
ture that the match was abruptly
broken off. and the dazed girl was
hurried out of Rome to Marseiles.
The young fellow was an American.
but beyond that his story and the
story cabled from America had few
points in common. 1t was all pre-
tense, the father heard. He did have
some claim 10 the title of musician.
but il was based on nothing more sub
stantial than the fact that in New
York he had made livelihood of
sort by playing the piano in the back
OF Sixth Avenue drinking place.
Plainly an adventurer." said the
passengers of the Germania. with
signs and the sympa thetic shaking OF
heads.
But for the girl no diversion brought
any consolation, and though the father
and mother tried hard to dissuade her
to enter convent. There was one in
Quebec and when 1t seemed clear that
her decision was unalterable, the
mother brought her to America The
steamer sailed from Marseilles. where
the father remained. TOO broken in
| health 10 accompany them
Mrs. Plot was in tears when their
friend met them at the pier yesterday
Yes" she said. st is all true. quite
true. We do not know what is best
for US 10 do, She is our only child
the light OF our lives"
The girl shivered a little, but did
not raise her veil. Neither would she
give the name OF the man.
1t is understood that Quebec was
selected NOT alone because 1t is the
home OF the Plots, but because a the
convent where Irene Plot would bury
herself q girl chum and schoolmate
of hers has entered recently, and will
take the VOWS next year. The taxicab
that took them from the pier in
Brooklyn was ordered to drive to the
Grand Central Station. where. it was
supposed, they would take the train
for the North.