New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
WOMAN CIRCLES
GLOBE ON BET
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when in desperation | wrote some arti,
cles and sent a sample to the Pan
MALI And, would you believe me, they
were accepted They told me they
would give me three guineas thou-
sand words. Then came sad blow
They told me they paid only on publ
cation, and that 1t might be six months
before they began to publish them
And there I was, almost about TO
starve! | saw the man and gave him
the talk of my life. But it's never
done, you know he said. That is
usually the last word for the English
But l kept on talking, and finally he
gave me a check for $500 and told me
not to tell any one.
Then | went to the Continent as
companion for a woman. left her IN
Paris, and when my money ran low
again | played my mandolin, still very
badly, in the cafes at night.
81 always went masked, wore my hair
very brainstorm and never appeared
until midnight. They called me La
Flame | had boy with me who
looked like an East Indian. After
played he would take up a collection
and then we would make a quick get
away in taxicab. | went to Vienna
also.
Was Mystery of Cafes.
81 became the mystery Of the cafes
People began to wonder who was the
woman in the mask who played he
mandolin so badly. One night an
American got impetuous and tried TO
tear my mask off. A Frenchman inter
posed in my defence. His name was
Pierre Sylvaine. / married the French
man.
"He was perfectly good little baron
but | left him because he would not
let me continue my trip around the
world After we were married he put
his foot down on it. But | considered
it was a matter of honor with me-Mr
London had bet $1,000 that | could
make the trip. had to finish it.
80 | left the baron and returned
TO London. The baron followed me and
agreed that | could finish the trip II
| would come back TO him afterward
| went on in cabaret, billed as La
Flame the mystery of the Paris cafes
From that ! got a booking for South
Africa. didn't want to act, but II
meant money and progress on my way
around the world, so took 1t.
an Africa | met the Zulu chief La
duna, in his native kraal. 1t was a two
day trip by OK team across the veld'
and then trip through the woods in
a litter. Fe was charming. He spoke
Kafir and English. He was a mag
nifcent creature physically-6 feet
inches. His proudest possession was
a plain kitchen chair. He kept it in
the middle of his house and sat upon
it as though it were a throne. | toot
a picture of him on it.
Was Guest of Rajah.
"Then | went to Bombay. On the
train | met young naval Lieutenant
and his sister, who had been brought
up in India and had known the Rajah
of Rutlam from childhood. They in
troduced me to him.
"The rajah was very highly edu
Gated and a graduate of Oxford. He
dressed richly in brOcaded coats, rich
silk turbans and many jewels he wa:
fully aware he was king and the sor
of kings. He was the best polo player
in all India. | stayed two weeks at hi:
guest house and rode with him to the
polo field every morning. He liked me
because could ride, and | also pleased
him by praising his polo play.
From there went to Agra. / came
down with typhoid fever and was in the
hospital six weeks. | finally got out
and went to China. In Hong Kong
got commission from paper there tC
go TO Canton and write my impression.
of it. There was 'reyolutionette,' as
called it, going on. Ny chief i'm
pressions were that If it were not fol
disease and the fact that most Of the
men are students the Chinese would
rule the world.
IL happened to notice Vladivostol
on the map, and decided 10 run over
there. A man | met heard | was goinl
and asked me to undertake mission
for him-to deliver some important
private papers to his wife in Vladi
vostok We agreed on cable code.
was to send him the word seventy II
succeeded in finding his wife, anC
fifty if not.
II found her, delivered the paper:
and then tried 10 send the WORD
seventy But war had been declaredi
there was martial law and they sus
pected was spy. They TOOK me be
fore the cOmmandant. OF course,
could not tell him seventy meant the
papers have been delivered as he
would be sure | was a spy then. lie
could not talk English and could not
talk Russian, so for three hours We
were at a deadlock. Finally | made
him understand that | meant seventy
rubles,' and | was allowed TO go.
THAT was my last adventure.
came on TO San Francisco, called or
Mr.. London, so .he could see had won
his bet, and then came on here, where