The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
CHAPTER Iv.--cant. nund.


There's tho duaky princess peek
ting out again. The truth Ia. Abby, II
could hide myself for three or four
years. long enough for people TO for.
get me, might reconsider But II
should be under another name. They
envy us millionaires. Why. wa are
the lonssomest buffers going Wa d!s,
trust every one, we fy when a WON
an approached; wa become mono
snaniacs: ono thing obscsses us, every
body In after our money, We want
friends. we want wives. but we want
them to be attracted 60 us and not to
oar money bags Oh. pshawl What
plans have you made la regard to the
saarchf"
Gloom settled upon tho artists face.
I've got to mud out what's happened
20 her. Ted. This liant any play Why.
abe loves the part OF Marguerite as
She koves nothing else. She's been
Aidnaped. aud only God knows for
what reason. II has knocked me silly
Just came up from Como. where she
spends tho summers now. was going
70 take her and Fournier out TO din,
ner'
Who's FourniorF'
"Mademoisello Fourier. the com
poser. She goes with Nora on the
yearly concert tours"
"Fretty!"
Charming.
II see" thoughttully what par.
Of the lake, the villa d'Este. Cadenah'
btas" .....
"Bellaggio Oh, It was ripping last
summer. She's always singing when
shes happy When she sings out on
the terrace, suddenly, without giving
anyone warning. her voica Ia wonder
ful. No audience ever heard anything
like H."
Il heard her Friday night, dropped
IN at the opera without knowing that
they were singing | admit all you
say In regard TO her voice and looks,
but I stick to the whlm"
but you can. fake that chap with
the blond mustacho," retorted Abbott
krimly Lord. wish had run into
you any day bit today I'm all In I
can telephone to the Opera from the
studio, and then We shall know for a
certainty whether or not she will re
tarn for tho performance tonight II
not. then I'm going In for a little de-
tective work"
ABBY. II will turn out TO be- the
sheep OF Little Ro.Peep,"
Have your own way about t.
When they arrived at the studio Alb,
colt telephoned promptly Nothing
had been heard They were substt
tuting another singer
Cali up the Herald" suggested
Courtlandt
Abbott did 40, And no had to an
aver innumerabic questions. questions
which worked him into a fine rage.
who was he. where did he live. what
did he know. how long had he beer In
Parts. and could he prove that he had
arrived that morning. Abbott wanted
20 ding the receiver into the mouth Of
the transmitter, but his patience Was
presently rewarded. Tho singer had
oct yet been found, bu, the chauffeur
OF the mysterious car had turned up
In a hospital and perhaps BY
etsht they would know everything
The chauffeur had had bad accident.
che car itself vas total wreck. In
ditch. not far from Versailles.
~There!" cried Abbott. sammirg
the receiver on the hook What do
sua SAY to that"
The chauffeur may have left her
somewhere. got drunk afterward, ant
plunged into the ditch, Things have
happened like that Abby, don't ulase
= csmeis hal ty' cat OF your yatas
brushes, Mha, pother about n STAG
err II II had been great inventor, a
po~t m artist. there would hare been
oothing more than two-l!He para
graph. Bu. an opera singer, one who
cntertains W during cur tdis eve
nings---hAt that's different, matter.
Set Instantly that great municipal ma
chinery called tae police IN aston:
cell extra editions or the streets
What Aao."
What the devi! MAKES you 40 e.t.
ter"
Was hitter though, was
phupsophiaiug. CcarslsEGt cons&. "a
his watch Half after tour ~GVne
over 10 ira Msariee aud isss vitN me