The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17

to the music.
When Svengali had brought the mu-
sic to q close. Trilby remarked II was |
not very gay. and offered to sing a
song which she knew. and in English.
whereat she sang Ben Bolt" and IN |
ished amid an embarrassing silence;
for her hearers did not know whether |
II was intended seriously or In fun
such volume Of sound ensued that II
flooded the studio. but without melody
or music Of any kind. In fact as II the
singer were tone-deaf as indeed she
was.
With her charm and goodfellowship.
Trilby won the hearts of the Three
Musketeers. Billie's most Of all, and il
was Billie for whom she felt the deep
est affection She cooked for them at
times. mended their clothing. listened
to their music and the wonderful talks
Of ''the 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 day when Billie,
visiting another studio, discovered
Trilby posing for the altogether" He
was so 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 to parbi-
zon to paint the forest and that he
wanted to be alone.
| Trilby, too, saw matters In a differ
ent light, and after much self-exam-
nation and struggle, decided that she
would pose no more, but would earn
her living as fine laundress, with an
old friend who mad laundry and was
doing well. Poor Trilby was certainly
one Of the frall ones but through ig-
norance, rather than wrong intent;
now she saw her mistake and with her
love for Billie there came a new feel
ing, dawning self-respect.
Nineteen times Billie asked Trilby
to marry him, but she always refused.
feeling herself unworthy. Then one
Christmas night he asked her the
twentieth time, "WiI 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
to 60 away and not see him again.
Trilby kept her promise and Billie
became very i'll; when he had sufi-
GENTLY recovered he went back to
England with his mother, his heart, az
1t seemed. quite dead.
| This was sorrowful time for Taffy
and the Laird, as they missed both
Trilby and Billie.
Years went by and Billie became a
famous painter, with beautiful home
Pin London and many friends.
Then the three Musketeers were to-
gether again In Paris, where they WIS.,
tied the scenes Of former times, at least
going to the old studio, now rented to
other tenants, but having still upon its
wall Billie's famous drawing of Tril-
by's foot, protected by covering Of
glass; and beneath 1t some stanzas to
"Pauvre Trilby, la belle ct bonnie ct
chere!"
Il 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. Svengau appeared-the con
ductor. Then a moment of silence
: and two little page-boys each drew 9
silken rope, the curtains parted, and 9
tall figure walked slowly down to the
front of the stage. The house rose tC
, meet her as she advanced, bowling tt
right and left-"It was Trilby."
II Her eyes on Svengali, at sigma
from him, she sang without accompani
ment, in voice SO immense in its
] softness. richness and freshness, tha
it seemed to be pouring itself from al
around; and then her dove-like eyes
looked past Svengali, straight at Billie
= and all his long-lost power Of loving
came back with a rush.
At last-the final performance Of tn,
I evening. Trilby vocalized, withou
9 words, Chopin's Impromptu In A fiat
0 astounding, no plano had ever givel
t out such notes as these! Amid tn
d wild applause and enthusiasm Of al
+ immense audience Trilby had mad
o her debut In Paris.
9 Her debut In London was a differ
ent matter; Svengali Ill. and unabl
+ to conduct. had taken his place in
o box exactly opposite Trilby, but hi
d presence had no effect upon her. Whel
r 1t came time for her to sing she start
l. ed "Ben Bolt" but sang only fey
bars when the house was in an uproa
!. Of laughter, boots and Kisses. Trilb
q had lost the power Of singing true"
/ She seemed to be awakening sror
r sleep, not knowing where she was. He
h old-time friends rescued her and too
d her home to Bibles mother. Svengal
a collapsed from shock and died yer
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