The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-23
"TRILBY"
BY GEORGE DU MAURIER
Condensation by Alice G, Groxjer

by, and rushing home to his friends,
declared that he was going to Bar
b1zon to paint the forest and that he
wanted to be alone.
Trilby. too. saw matters in a differ
ent light, and after much self.exami-
nation and struggle, decided that she
would pose no more. but would earn
her living as fine laundress, with an
old friend who had a laundry and was
doing well. Poor Trilby was certain
ly one OF the frail ones, but through
ignorance. rather than wrong intent:
now she saw her mistake and with her
love for Billie, there came a strange
new feeling, dawning self-res pect.
Nineteen times Billie asked TriIby to
marry him. but she always refused,
feeling herself unworthy Then one
Christmas night he asked her the
twentieth time, will you marry me?
II not l leave Paris in the morning
never to return: and Trilby, fearing
! to lose him out of her life, finally an
swered, Yes"
Billie's mother, hearing of the in
| tended marriage, journeyed to Paris
! to make inquiries about Trilby, finally
deciding that she was not the wife for
/ her son. all of which she said to Tril-
by, who in her great love for Billie.
and thinking it best for him, promised
! 10 go away and not see him again.
Tr1lby kept her promise and Billie
became very ill: when he had suffi-
! GENTLY recovered he went back to
England with his mother, has heart,
as 1t seemed. quite dead.
| This was sorrowful time for Taffy
and the Laird, as they missed both
Trilby and Billie. Nothing was heard
OF the former for long time.
Years went by and Billie became a
famous painter, with a beautiful home
in London and many friends.
Then the three Musketeers were to-
gether again in Paris, where they Wis
tied the scenes of former times, at last
going to the old studio. now rented to
other tenants, but having still upon
its wall Billie's famous drawing of
| Trilby's foot, protected by a covering
of glass; and beneath it some stanzas
to "Pauvre Trilby, la belle ct bonne
ct chere!"
One night they attended a concert
in large hall on the Rue ST. Honore.
The first violin had scarcely taken his
seat before they recognized their old
friend Gecko. Just as the clock struck
Then moment of silence, and two
little page-boys each drew a silken
rope, the curtains parted. and a tall
tlgure walked slowly down to the
front of the stage. The house rose to
meet her as she advanced, bowling to
right and left-"It was TRILBY"
Her eyes on Svengali, at a signal
from him, she sang without accompan-
lment IN voice so immense in its
softness, richness and freshness. that
I 1t seemed to be pouring itself from
all around; and then her dove-like
eyes looked past Svengali, straight at
Billie, and all his longlost power Of
|. loving came bacak with a rush.
} AT last-the final performance of
the evening. Trilby vocalized, with
out words, Chopin's Impromptu in A
flat; astounding, no piano had ever
given out such notes as these, Amid
the mild applause and enthusiasm Of
|; an immense audience, Trilby had
made her debut in Paris
Her debut in London was q differ
emit matter; Svengali i'll. and una BILE
/ to conduct, had taken his place in
box exactly opposite Trilby, but his
presence had no effect upon her
When 1t came time for her to sing.
she started Ben Bolt" but sang only
lew OATS, WQeu inc mouse was IN an
uproar of laughter, boots and Kisses
: Trilby had lost the power of Singing
true"
She seemed to be awakening from
sleep, not knowing where she was.
} Her old-time friends rescued her and
: took her home to Billie's mother
SvengaE collapsed from shock and
: died very suddenly.
5 The friends learned from Gecko
4 that there were two Trilbys," Sven
gall had but to say dor and she sud
: denly became an unconscious Trilby
+; Of marble, to do his bidding. SO they
r travelled giving concerts, Svengali,
Gecko. Trilby, attended by Marta, an
old servant Of Svengali.
! The long strain had it's effect upon
f poor Trilby, and she dropped and died.
i surrounded by the old-time friends
and Billies mother. Not long after.
}, little Billie. broken.hearted, followed
e her.
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