Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

When Dinh Gilly's ringing baritone
voice raised itself in an aria, her heart
thrilled as harp at the touch Of master
fingers. Miss Destinn told friend that
the thrill In her practical, money-making
heart was novel sensation. one that she
liked.
The voice OF the soprano from Bo.
hemia performed tho same tricks unon
the heart Of the Algerian. He bowed
nearly to the floor on being presented to
her.
Madame is singer. not deity" I'm.
presarfo Gstti-Casazza is quoted as hay.
Ing scolded
You make the mistake. sir. Believe
me. she IS divine" maintained Dinh
Gilly. Onn
Ever after glance from his eyes set
Emmy Destinn dreaming Of the ysstness
OF the yellow African desert, OF the II.
imltable eXDanse Of sky above, of the
stars that seemed SO largo and near. of
'he faint, far outline OF the Pyramids.
ana OF great chorus Of love chanted by
million voices.
Ever when Emmy Destinn smiled tho
Arab had quite the same vision. It was
curious. They talked to each other about
II. Naturally pledge OF hearts and lives
Followed. That Winter Emmy Destiun
and Dinh Gilly were examples of how
happy man and woman can be when
III love- though opera singers. Their love
notes were louder than the Jingle OF
golden coins.
And then? Every love story reaches
the stage that contains those ominous
words. and then" Emmy Destinn, en-.
amored OF the new country that had
opened the door Of opportunity to her.
determined to become An American cltI.
zen When she applied for naturalization
she said: II am an Austrian, but It Is nv
intention to marry An Arab OF Alsiers. It
VIII be when the war is over" she said.
1t was necessary for the impatient
lovers to wait until the close OF the war.
war is cruel, not only to the men whose
breasts are shattered by its bullets, but
to those which Cupid has transfxed by
his arrows. Waiting hearts are unhappy
ones. Yet the Austrian and the Arabian
must wait for the full garnering of their
happiness until the war is over. For,
until she became. by the passage OF time,
an American citizen, she was An Austrian
subject Dinh Gilly was an Arabian
but educated in Paris and q resident of
that city. He was q French subject.
Such marrias6sas theirs would not be en-.
couraged by the nations they represented.
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would be declared illegal
So they waited. And then Nine.
Destinn went to Prague for a visit.
Heimweh had seized her. Often bride
elect is moved to go to her old home for
a conference with hausfraus before the
important event OF homemaking is under.
taken. Dinnh Gilly paid similar visit
to Paris.
When Nine. Destinn wrote her fenco
that she was ready to sail for America he
telegraphed, 81 shall come to Prague to
escort you to America" "But no; 1t may
not be safe," she warned.
When did lover listen to warnings
about his own safety? Especially If the
lover were an Arab with burning eyes,
who dreamed OF the wide stretches of
desert. of stars that looked large and
near. OF the faint, far outline Of the
Pyramids, and of chorus OF a million
voices chanting of love? Gilly went to
Prague. He was not allowed to clasp for
an instant his adored one to his faithful
heart. No sooner had he arrived than he
was arrested. Was he not Frenchman?
He pleaded that he had come to Prague
merely to escort his f1ancee to America.
The authorities replied: "But you are
Frenchman."
Nine. Destinn had to come alone to
America to fulfil her contracts. For Aus
tria had demanded from him a promise
never to take UP arms against Austria.
II have no intention to enter the French
army, but We cannot tell what may hap.
pen," he replied. His candor cost him