Connecticut western news., 1920-12-02

/ VA A & to sing In Professor Porpora's school. He was handsome. He had imagination which colored his fine voice when he sang. Consuelo, a scrawny, dark-skinned Spanish peasant girl, was another of Porpora's pupils. She was plain, but had a beautiful voice and spirit.
 She and Anzoleto were good friends, nothing more, but he-an errant philan- derer-was always falling in love and coming to Consuelo for sympathy and advice. He was a rascal and an in grate.
 Consuelo made her first public ap- pearance in the simple dress of a peasant girl, and her voice-filled with the fire Of her soul-took the city. Everyone was at her feet. Young ...i1a,-s an1lght her hand and among tAem wag Anzoleto. It was the TO- nEastic Ts==ssceA in Venetian history, sssaae EG1a Ceene4e e=ge=>A herself sS hee feasvw-pupii, but repulsed the sauxa zag ss=.-s As4 ~oa sam.ra- essn; =% wEBW a$a Es0oeszy had won respect.
 The Count Justinian not only en- gagged her for his theatre, but fell In love with her and tried to win her from Anzoleto. She would not be led away and made it a part of her contract that her betrothed should also be en- gagged to sing. Her sweetness 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 her lover. Of this perf1dy Consuelo knew nothing.
 At the first public performance Con- suelo 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 Con- suelo was convinced of his perfidy. She repulsed Anzoleto, refused the love of the count and fled to Vienna A
 A little later, Porpora sent her to his friend, Count Christian of Bohemia, to serve as companion to his niece, the Baroness Amelia, just come from a convent school at Prague. Consuelo, who arrived at the castle on a stormy night, was in. awe of the count and his surroundings, but Amelia, lovely ~y '. F. Erc affection. That night, as Consuelo came, an ancient tree on the estate, known as the tree of misfortune, fell in the storm.
 News of it's fall threw the counts household into confusion and terror. "Some evil Is abroad" the countess said, and soon after Count Albert, the son, entered, a handsome. pale and sad young man, who announced that a strange peace was about to settle over the house. He smiled at Con- suelo, touched her hand and withdrew leaving her deeply mystified.
 Albert, she soon learned, was 8. gen tie and admirable soul, but a man of morbid moods which were in effect frances and was only mildly interested in Amelia; who was intended to be his wife.
 Amelia, told Consuelo that Albert was not only medium, but a seer as we'll as a scholar and that she found him un- attractive.
 Cons.ie1n en +he contrary, was charmed with Albert, who seemed much benefited by her presence. He accept cd her, as the consolation promised by an inner voice. Her singing called him from his frances, transported and strengthened Aers. She became his phy- .acien as we'll as his confessor.
 She found herself surrounded by mysteries. SSecretp doors, .inexplicable flames, gliding phantomss stirred her curiosity and allured her to explora-