The evening world., 1911-11-14

law OffcerS.
He Is held by the spell OF the woman's
beauty. he says. Sho Is not to be his
wife-he Is already provided In that re-
spect-but will be his beautiful COM
panion in love-" by which flight of fancy
he to-day designated one hitherto classi-
fled as an affinity. They are Just going
on through life, hand in hand. he dream
Ing OF her bean = and charms and she
absorbing the wonderful melody of his
voice in its soulful roles.
IDOL OF DRESDEN" FLED FROM
MERCHANTS WRATH.
They came by the liner Rotterdam
last night. Separate staterooms were
assigned 10 them. lie Is to resume his
work at the Metropolitan Opera-House
on Friday night. when he appears as
Tristan in Tristan ind Isolde" The
closest attention has been paid to the
tenor since. I'VE years ago. he left the
Royal Opera in Dresden. where he was
known as the idol of Dresden" and
fed precipitately to Bohemia before the
ire Of a Dresden merchant, Herr Dinges.
taxing along the wife.
When they came from the steamer the
couple at once became the centre OF in
terest. Had they been married? Did
they intend to wed? Both questions
came to the front as logical queries.
Married." asked the tenor. repeat
ing the question. mo. We are not mar
ried. We will not be married. She is
my beautiful secretary and always trav-
els with me. II Is her beauty that is so
great. She cannot sing at all, but her
beauty makes UP for everything she
may lack.
I'VE are companions in love. Madly.
blindiy. ~passionately. I love my secre-
tary. She loves me-but we are not to
be married. i have a son ten years Of
age and have been married twice. Mrs.
Dinges Is going to travel with me for
ever"
AFFINITY REFUSES TO TALK;
SHE'S mot A GENIUS"
The singer and his beautiful secre-
they took a suite on the seventh floor.
When an effort was made to talk
with Frau Dinges after the first cha,
with the tenor. she replied over the
hotel telephone:
II no speak English"
"Sprechen sic Deutsche?' asked the
reporter.
ia, ia, ia. ja,' replied Frau Dinges
Whereupon the interviewer explained,
In his best rathskeller German, that he
would fain hold speech with her. and
she replied in pretty accent:
Herr Burrian Is by the rehearsal
gone. Maybe when he returns to the
hotel he will you see. 1t Is not pos.
sfble you for M to see now"
Twill you give me you picture fol
the paper?" asked the reporter.
why my %picture?" she answered
81 am not a genius; I am no singer"
The soulmating IL OF little consequence
either TO Herr Dinges or TO Jelline X,
by which rather uncertain title the ten
or's second wife Is known to fame. A:
for Herr Dinges. he has a divorce; as
for Jelllne X, she has alimony OF $500
q year. and IS fully aware OF existing
conditions, refusing, a. her revenge, t.
permit a divorce that the n may
marry the woman he loves.
FEARED OCEAN BUT NOT LOVE
VOYAGES.
Hardly more than five years age
Burrian first came over. He had wor
great fame In Dresden and abroad. ant
II was with difficulty that the Metro
politan management got him aboard a
ship. But he got over his fear OF thu
ocean and has mad a number q
voyages.
None of thenr Is as interesting as hi
three voyages on the waters of love
with two shipwrecks marking thei
history.
Four years ago he came back with Jel
Nns X. as his second wife. She wa
fair and graceful. Then, while slnginI
Siegfried In the Dresden Opera House
he saw Frau Dlnges in the audience
Then came telepathic vibrations tina
bring such souls together. She cam
every day he sang and met him ever
day away from the opera house. Her
Dinges made his discovery. The wifi
stormed and raved. The German pens
law gives q husband criminal redress
fHe sought It. Taking the woman tn
tenor fed 70 Bohemia where he has
hop estate.
WIFE HELD HER PLACE AS Llv
ING BARRIER.
The police followed and Jelline i
heard the story Of their love with bite
hatred. Would She step aside with
divorce decree and let love NINA
the situation? Not sne! She would max
him support her and stand as a Twin
barrier to the contamination of the re
nance of Dresden.
The police still pursued the pair. The
iumped from place to place, BY royf
ed.ct his title of Royal Chamber SINCE
was taken from Burrlan and he turne
toward America as his haven. lie
under contract to sing edch year uni
1919. This year, when no one hear
from him. the MANAGEMENT sadie I'll
will come; he has reasons for not beln
netissH."