Connecticut western news., 1921-01-20
Trilhy, that's my name, Trilby o'Fer-

[ ! throne to eat her luncheon and listen i to the music.
 When Svengali had brought the mu- sic to a close, Trilby remarked 1t was not very gay, and offered to sing song which she knew, and in English, whereat she sang Ben Bolt" and fin ished amid an embarrassing silence; for her hearers did not know whether | it was intended seriously or In fun such a volume of sound ensued that 1t flooded the studio, but without melody or music of any kind, in fact as If 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 1t 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. Barbi- zon to paint the forest and that he wanted to be alone. N. | H. ent light, and after much self-exam- ination and struggle, decided that she | would pose no more, but would earn her living as fine laundress, with an, old friend who had laundry and was doing we'll. Poor Trilby was certainly one of the frail ones but through ig- norance, rather than wrong intent now she saw her mistake and with her love for Bnlie 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, "Will you marry mel If not I leave Paris in the morning ' never to return" and Trilby, fearing to lose him out of her life, finally an- swered "YeS." z-r... ~' ...- 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 1t best for him, promised to go away and not see him again.
 Trilby kept her promise and Billie became very i'll; when he had sufa- ! ciently recovered he went back to England with his mother, his heart, as 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 famous painter, with a beautiful home in London and many friends.
 Then the. three Musketeers were to- gether again In Paris, where they vis- ited the scenes of former times, at least going to the old studio, now rented to other tenants, but having still upon It's wall BiIlie's famous drawing of Tril- by's foot, protected by a covering of i glass and beneath 1t some stanzas to "Pauvre Trilby, la belle ct bonne ct 1 chereI"
 One night they attended a concert ] in a large hall on the Rue St Honore. The first violin had scarcely taken his seat before they recognized their old 1 friend Gecko. Just as the clock struck, Svengali appeared-the con- 1 ductor. Then a moment of silence, : and two little page-boys each drew a f silken rope, the curtains parted, and a i tall figure walked slowly down to the front of the stage. The house rose to meet her as she advanced, lowing to i right and left-"It was Trflby."
 Her eyes on Svengali, at signal from him, she sang without accompani- l ment, in a voice so immense In its | softness, richness and freshness, that it seemed to be pouring itself from all { 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 the ! evening. Trilby voealized, without words, Chopin's Impromptu in A fiat {; ! astounding no piano had ever given out such notes as these! Amid the ! wild applause and enthusiasm of an immense audience Trilby had made her debut in Paris. 1 Her debut in London was a differ ent matter; Svengali i'll, and unable i to conduct. had taken his place in a l box exactly opposite Trtlby. but his presence had no effect upon her. When [ it came time for her to sing she start ed Ben Bolt" but sang only a few ! bars when the house was In an uproar of laughter, hoots and hisses. Trilby had lost the power of "singing true" Z She seemed to be awakening from sleep, not knowing where she was. Her old-tiIne friends rescued her and took
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