The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-08
''CONSUELO, THE GYPSY SINGER
BY GEORGE SAND
Condensation by Irving Bachelor

7 Porpora. to whom she gave her
letter to post, burned it and wrote one
OF his own to Count Christian. He
was jealous of her art and desired to
profit by it.
| Six weeks passed. Consuelo heard
nothing from Albert, and as a sudden
chance to sing in opera came to her.
she accepted it. Her goodness and
generosity had won even Gorilla, who
yielded her part to her
One day, while rehearsing for Zeno-
bia, her first great part. Consuelo
thought she saw Count Albert in the
dark spaces OF the theatre, a. silent,
fitting, mysterious figure.
| At about this time, Baron Trenck,
the notorious pandour and freebooter,
coming to the city CHANGED to see Con-
suelo, and instantly fell in love with
her, as did all men. She was terrified
by his fierce manner and his disfig-
ured countenance.
One night he forced his way into
her dress1ng-room, and pleaded for
her love. He cast magnificent jewels
at her feet and then in transport of
fury, seized her arms as if to carry her
away.
A disguised, powerful man darted
through the open door, seized the
bandit and threw him down the iron
stairway.
Although her rescuer's face was
covered, Consuelo believed him to be
Count Albert. She called, she ran to-
ward him, but he was gone. AS she
stood looking down the dark stairway
the prompter announced the second
act OF the play and she went on the
stage as Zenobia, adding to her
triumphs. She sang now for Albert,
believing that he was somewhere in
the audience.
Her conviction was confirmed when
amid the flowers which fell around
her, flung by the Empress and the
people of the court, she picked up a
small green sprig of cypress, which
was to her a sign of grief and despair.
1t was like a symbol of death.
In the midst Of her uncertainty a
letter came from the director Of the
Royal Theatre in Leipsic, offering her
the papers with him. Consuelo de-
sired to leace Vienna, for the EN-.
press was determined that she should
marry one of her favorites.
AS Porpora had destroyed her letter
to Count Albert, SO now he pretended
to have had reply in which Count
Albert renowned all claim upon her.
With mistaken faith in her old
teacher, Consuelo sorrowfully accept.
ed the new engagement, signed the
contract and started for Germania.
1t happened that the King Of Prus.
STA, Frederick the Great, travelling
incognito, met her and was so pleased
with her that he gave orders for her
entertainment in his capital, but com.
manded that Porpora should be sent
back to Vienna
All these plans, however, failed, fol
Baron Rudolstadt, uncle of Count AL
bert, brought word that the young man
was dying and greatly longed to see
Consuelo before he passed away
Without a moments hesitation she
fastened to the castle.
Filled with exalted love and pity
Consuelo kissed the dying man
realizing that he was even then hardly
more than a spirit. He desired he1
to marry him, in order that his for
tune and his title might pass to her
and so firm and insistent was his
demand that Consuelo consented.
Count Albert lived only a few hours
after the ceremony, leaving Consuelo
sorrowful, but after all, at peace. Then
she turned her face toward the
temple of her art.
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