Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-18

throne to eat her luncheon and listen
! to the music.
When Svengali had drought the MT
sic TO a close, Irllby remarked III was
not very gay, and Offered TO sing n
song which she knew, and in English
lwhereat she sang "Ben Bolt" and I'm
ished amid an embarrassing silence;
for her hearers did not know whether
1T was intended seriously ur in fun;
such a volume of sound tensued that 1t
flooded the studio, hut without melody
or music of any kind, in fact ms II the
singer were itune-fieaf as indeed sine
was.
With her charm and gO0tifeliOwsilip
nlrilby won the hearts of the Three
Musketeers, Billies most of all, and II
was Billie FOR whom she felt the dieeIs-
est affection. She cooked for them ut
times, mentied their clothing, listened
to their music and the wonderful talks
of '.ithe glory That was Greece and the
grandeur that was Rome" at other
times she criticized their work: in
fact, WAS quite lone OF them"
a climax came one tiay when Billie,
visiting another studio, discovered
urilby posing for the 'aitogether." lie
was 80 shocked that he was awakened
TO the fact OF his great love for Tril-
by, and rushing home TO his friends
declared that he was going 10 Barbi-
a0n ito paint the forest and that he
wanted to he alone.
Irllby, TOO. saw matters in q differ
ent light, and after much setf-exam-
ination and struggle, decided that she
would pose no more, but would earn
her living as q fine liauntiress, with Rn
old friend who had q laundry and was
doing well. Poor T,rilby was certainly
one Of the frail ones but Through is-
norance, rather than wrong intent !;
now she saw her mistake and with her
love for Billie there came q new feel
ing, q tawning seh-respect.
Nineteen times Billie asked T'rllby
to marry him, but she always refused,
feeling herself unworthy. Then .ons
Christmas night he asked her the
twentieth time, ''Wfill you marry mel
III NOT / leave Paris in the morning
newer to return" and Trilby, fearing
to lose him out of her life, finally an
swered yes"
Bil1iels mother, hearing of the in
to make inquiries about I1rilby, finally
deciding that she was not the wife for
her son, all of which sine said to J1rfl-
by, who in her great love for Billie.
and thinking III best for him, promised
to go away and not see him again.
Trilby kept her promise and Billie
became very III; when he had sutb-
ciently recovered he went back 10
Elngland with Inns mother, his heart us
lit seemed, quite dead
This was q sorrow1fuI time for Taffy
and the Laird, as they missed both
ThIlby and Billie.
Years went by and Billie became 9
famous painter. with a heautifrl home
in London and many friends.
Then the three Musketeers were to
gefher again In Paris, where they Wis
tied the scenes of former times, at Least
other tenants, but having still upon its
wall Bilie's famous drawing of Ts'i-
by's foot, protected by q covering of
glass; and beneath II some stanzas to
"Pauvre Trilby. Ia belle et bonne ct
cheret"
One night they attended concert
in large hall on the Rue ST Honore-
The first violin had scarcely taken his
seat before they recognized their olc
friend Geeko. Just as the clock
struck. STengah appeared-the con-
duetor. Then moment of silence,
and TWO little page-boys each drew q
silken rope, the curtains parted. and 3
tail figure walked slowly down To the
front of the stage. The house rose 10
meet her as she advanced. bowling 10
right and left-tft was Trilby."
Her eyes on Srengaii. ct signal
from him, she sang without aeeompan5-
ment. In voice SO immense In its
softness. richness and freshness, that
IL seemed TO be pouring itself from all
around; and then her dove-like eyes
looked past Srengah straight al Billie,
and all his long-aost power Of lowing
came back with rush
At last-the final performance Of the
evening. Traiby vOealized. without
words. Chopin's IrDproInpfu In A fiat;
astounding. no plano had ever given
out such notes as these Amid the
wild applause and enthusiasm OF al
frnraense audience TriIby had made
her debut in Paris.
Her debut tn London was differ
emf matter; gvengali fll. and unable
TO conduct. had taken his place In 2
box exactly opposite Trilby. but his
presence had no effect upon her. When
IL came time for her 10 sing she start
ed ~Ben Bolt" but sang only a, few
bars when the house was In an upr0ar
of laughter. boots and misses. Triiby
had lost the power Of singing true"
She seemed 70 be awakening from
sleep. rot knowing where she was. Her
old-time friends rescued her and took
her home 10 Bibles mother. Syengali