Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-19

$ eetness and fidelity the more
deeply enslaved the count.
Consuelo's rival, a singer named
Gorilla, was bitterly incensed by the
action of the count. Anzoleto played
on her jealousy and pretended to be
hei lover. OF this perfidy Consuelo
knew nothing.
At the first public performance
Consuelo achieved renewed success,
but Anzoleto was almost overlooked.
Her teacher warned her not to
marry Anzoleto and to prove his
case forced her to visit the home Of
Gorilla. They found Anzoleto there
and Consuelo was convinced of his
perifdy. The repulsed AnzoIeto, re-
fred the love of the count and fled
to Vienna on the advice of Porpora.
A little later, Porpora sent her 20
his friend, Count Christian of Be-
kemia. to serve as companion to his
niece. the Baroness Amelia, just come
from a convent school at Prague
Cosuelo. who arrived at the castle
on a stormy night, was In awe OF
the count and his surroundings, bat
Amelia. a lovely girl, treasured her
and won her instant affection. That
H1glJ, as IOlS utIO SdlllS, eNih
tree on the estate, known as the tree
of misfortune, fell in the storm.
News of it's fall threw the count
household into confusion and terror.
some evil is abroad" the countess
said. and soon after Count Albert
the son, entered, a handsome, paIe
and sad young man, who announcer
that a strange peace was ABOUT -
settle over the house. He smiled III
Consuelo, touched her hand and With
drew, leaving her deeply mystIfled'
Albert, she soon learned, was a
Gentle and admirable soul but d
man of morbid moods which were IN
effect frances and was only mildly
interested in Amelia who was in
tended to be his wife.
Amelia told Consuelo that Albert
was not only a medium but seer
as well as a scholar and that she
found him unattractlVe.
Consuelo, on the contrary, wa"
harmed with Albert, who seemed
much benefited by her presence. he
accepted her as the consolation
promised by an inner voice. Hef
singing called him from his frances
aanspol II ana strong hc1ed I'm.
She became his physician as well as
his confessor.
She found herself surrounded by
mysteries. Secret doors, ineXpll?9-
BILE flames, gliding phantoms, stirred
her curiously and allured her to eN-
ploration. Once when Albert had
been missing for a time they led he''
to a well. She descended it ana
found a secret passage. This she
traversed and beyond it found her
over deranged and i'll, in the care OF
IN imbecile servant. She nursed
aim back to health.
ConsueIo's exposure and excite
ment in this midnight expedition
produced a violent fever and AL
bert's love and care deepened. Fol-
a time it seemed as though he might
win her naltd, but between these de
voted young people the rlssolute
Anzoletto thrust himself.
Although at first she gave way pc
fore him, Consuelo regained her self
control and put him aSide$ The gH0T
Count Christian. finding her roblH
fran about her early life not onl.
expressed his admiral Oh, but re-
ouested hn- to marry hts son. who's"
reason she had restored.
To this she answered, The hon +
is very great, but L am singer, L
must return to my art"
To avoid Anzoletto she fled by
night toward Vienna in order to re-
join Porpora, her teacher. Con-
suelo reached there only to find Por
pora a master without a school or
A Il. pil.
In her attempts to secure po-
sition at the Court theatre she failed
by reason of the opposition of the
Empress Maria and the enmity Of
Gorilla. her bitter rival. The cor
ruption, the savage hatreds which
marked the atmosphere of the court
and the theater led her to dream OF
Albert AMI the marriage he had Of
fered.
At last she wrote to Albert, ex-
pressing her love for him.
Porpora, tC whom she gave her
letter to post, burned it and VIZ Ste
one of his own to Count Christian
He was jealous of Der art and de-
sired to profit by it.
Six weeks passed. Consuelo heard
nothing from Albert, and as sud
den chance to sing in opera came
to her. she accepted it. Her good
ness and generosity had won even
Gorilla, who yielded her part to her.
One day, while rehearsing for Re
nobia, het fist great part, Consue clio
thought she saw Count Albert in
the dark spaces of the theater, a
silent, fitting, mysterious figure.
At about this time, Baron Trenck,
the notorious pandour and freebooter,
coming to the city, CHANGED to see
Consuelo, and instantly fell sin love
with her as did all men. She was