The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
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NEPHEW'S PREJUDICE

were taken to induce him to withdraw
his letter, and after about three weeks.
realizing that he was hurting himself
moro than he was the club by keeping
away from it. he coolly made his way
thither, and established himself in the
reading room, just as If nothing had
happened, being all the moro glad to
find himself there once moro, ms 1t is
the only place in Picking where ono can
get glimpse at all vne American and
European newspape
His arrival caused no little stir in the
club. and 1t was not long before the
president OF the institution approached
MN, and called his attention TO the
TACT that the reading-room was re-
stricted exclusively TO the use of mem
hers OF the club. and that as the envoy
no longer formed part thereof his
presence there was contrary to the
regulations. He added, that for the
occasion the club would regard His
Excellency as it's guest, but that he
legged that he would not place him
again under tho necessity OF reminding
MN or the existence Of the regulations
instead OF taking the matter quietly,
Gerard raised his voice. lost his temper.
biustered and intimated that as n for
10 make use of the club. whether he
was n member or not In fact his at
ttuue became such that the president
ana several members OF tho committee
VINO had been attracted by the noise.
t.t themselves constrained to demand
that he should leave the premises with
out further delay, which he proceeded
10 DO, and before an hour had elapsed
II" received n letter from the president.
statihS that in view Of what had taken
place, His ENccllency could no longer
be permitted to cross the threshold OF
;he club. even as guest. Gerard In
sisted that all the members OF his leca-
uon STAFF should sever their connection
with the club, greatly to their disgust.
since II involved them in the boycottinr
10 which he was subjected
y slight Of this kind quickly becomes
known among the natives at Picking.
Nhcn they see foreigner treated with
tontumcly by the members of his race.
they are not slow TO take their enc
theretrom. The consequence was that
Inc position OF Gerard q; pekinf. be-
came absolutely untenable; while his
prestige as an envoy was so cruelty
impaired that his usefulness from a
! diplomatic point of view was ended
IN the Chinese capital. That was why
he was transferred to Tokyo
Whllc Gerard IL the author OF $50
ciety OF Berlin the other volumes of
- - "NaiinE Win society IN st.
( ! ctcrsDufg. Madrid. London. Rome.
/ Vienna and Paris, were not from his
! pen though they appeared under the
I same name of Count Nassili," and arc
/ wrongly credited To him
Thcy were written by a very clever
russian Jew journalist. who called
| himself NJ. de Cyon. who was for a time
( special agent I'm Paris OF the Russia n
Minister of Finance Wychnerradski
tut who was subsequently, dismissed i'm
disgrace by Count Wittc, when the lat
tel became chief OF the Russian Treas
ury Department. De Cyon was asso-
GATED with Nine. Adam in many of her
literary enterprises. hut bccan,e in
'olved In questionable pccuniary trans
actions In Paris, and died. completcly
discrcdited. and under cloud, not long
ago.
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