Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
STORY OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE.
HY MATA HAIR.
Edited by NnznrIene Dnnn Knnnibelle.
Copyrighted.
international News Bureau.
Germdnys Greatest Woman SOU

feet OF him flashed the weapon ard
aiming am, at him. | shouted: You fcnd.
On seeing the muzzle of my revolver
ne suddenly turned to stone with fear
re knew / would make good my threat.
In voice fun of supreme agony he
cried: oh. lady. lady! have mercy on
my innocent soul; mercy, lady. rncrcy!'
was dear to appeals for mercy.
but my anger was not yet soothed. /
stood over his dead body and emptied
the chambers OF my revolver over his
now PROSTATE body. OF course, I was
Immediately put under arrest but in a
month my husbands high position Sc
cured my release, and the matter was
Indian newspapers. Yet l know that
even to-daY there are men and women
In certain city Of Burma who still
remember the tragedy.
Although my husbands high position
was able TO secure my release, not
even the Yiceroy of Indian himself
The authorities gave my husband just
two months in which to have me sent
away from British India. 1t nils me
with rcmorse even now when | think
now he tried to change the dictum of
the authorities. He could not. He
loved me, yet he could not give UP his
position and leave India along with ma
| would have deserted him even if h.
had.
DESERTS HER BARoNET
HUSBAND AT LAST MOMENT
When / realized that ! must leave
India. I began to make my plans for
my future career and where to take up
gether all my jewelry, and, taking all
the cash-about E55O-taking advan-
tagc OF my husbands absence on an i'm
portant mission to the north Of Burma.
took my little girl and under a false
name booked passage on French
steamer TO France;
straight to Amsterdam and left my lit
tie girl in convent. leaving all my
as payment for my child's care. Then
| journeyed to Paris. OF Paris | heard.
and of Paris l had dreamed. On many
occasions my husbands friends. and
would rave over me should i exhibit
my Buddhist dances in one Of the many
artistic ,hea,ers. 90, on re-, rheachni n, Paris
thorities regarding the fortune my
father had left me. which. under the
Dutch iaw ; would pass SGT to my, my c saen
my husband. How he would grieve
over my present fate If he should hear
ready heard VIVA, has 6efallen me.
took stock OF my cash and suddenly
had osy swo G Fe ief1 h nay
pocket. But this fear as suddenly dis
appeared for the moment when re.
about my dances and how Paris would
rage over me.
The next day l visited nearly every
theatrical manager in Paris and every
where was face to face with de
mand for previous engagement certih-
Gates. told them that l was brought
crafty was the interpretations OF ORR
entail religious rites and that l was
an Oriental religious dancer. My eH-
plantations in every case amused and
amazed the managers and some sar-
castically. others sympathetically. re-
fused me chance to demonstrate my
yy,tr ar faFy N n
secure a theatrical engagement TOT TWO
days, and after being convinced that
Paris did not appreciate me. ] decided
TO visit London, and the following day
TREATED COLBY IN PARIS.
SIZE GOES TO LONDON
in London, l interviewed many man
ayers, but was again assured that the
English public would not appreciate
or tSleTa,e my dances danes and that me
lie performance would be shut down
before l finished my dance. However.
oa Kindly me that and
dances would. perhaps, find an audi
ence at private entertainments. had
demonstrations. but thought that i,
might open way for me for public
introduction of my dances SO. follow
/ Vent mt to an address ct Piceadiily Cir
Gus. where to my surprise huge.
bulky. but courteous, person received
was simple. but extensively furnished
and as l sat almost buried in large
leather chair. I noticed that there were
men and servants about. The huge
man requested me to wait for him for
a few moments and disappeared. He
returned with a Weman whom Who he in
to talk to them very long before l was
absolutely certain Of their nationality
they were Germans.
Oriental?" asked the woman as her hus-
band INTRODUCED me to her
spoke. He told me that he was a pro-
Queer in London. but his specially was
to book Paris and London successes
for several Berlin houses.
"But I am not success / have
never had an opportunity to demon
strate my specially of art. come to
you TO give me an opportunity to dem
audience" found myself pleading
You are short Of funds?" inter-
rapted the aS Momam that Wns The
husband and wife exchanged chances
significantly. Thereupon the woman
left us and returned with ten-pound
note. and putting her hands on my
shoulders, begged me to accept her Of
fering in the form of n retainer:
naturally accepted the money offered
standing that would return on the
following evening prepared to take sup
per with them and show them some OF
my dances.
On the appointed time was at the
house OF my newly-made German
friends In these days. when ! was
still guileless and a stranger to the
ways and methods of the Europeans,
I naturally did not understand why
this German couple so suddenly inter-
ested themselves in my affairs.
HUN SECRET AGENT
BECOMES HER CANCEL"
T was met at the door by Johan Won
Bernhardt, my angel" They were
dressed in evening clothes and were
waiting for their carriage. They told
me hastily that they had accepted an
invitation to dine out, and after the
dinner I would be given an opportunity
to demonstrate my dance to an audi,
appreciate my art / was surprised
and happy to think that In such a
short time I had succeeded in winning
over such friends. Little did I imag
ing in the service Of the Kaiser.
Half an hours ride brought us to
place where we stopped and where wo
were entertained at dinner party OF
ten couples. During the dinner I
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