The New York herald., 1922-03-05
War Born Love Story Stirring Berl
and Paris and Heroine May Wis
America With Dancer Husband and
Partner TO Round Out
Honeymoon Paul GreetS,
the David Warfield of Germany. a
Played Cupid Unawares
Honeymoon

great German fleet. He accounts himself
poverty stricken, and is naturally inclined
to be morose
And he is still lonely-lonelier than he
was before the coming of Clothilde for
along with the disruption of his beloved
German Empire and the absconding of
the Kaiser and the downfall of his own
personal greatness his lovely Clothilde left
him.
1t was at about the time that the Junker
sun was beginning to set in the last family
glowing strip OF Junker sky that Clothilde
at tea one day in the studio of Paul Greets
met young Russian dancer who had
found much favorable criticisms for his
performances in Berlin He was young
and dark and slim. His tongue was quick
and his mannerisms were evidence of good
breeding.
1t must have been case of the meeting
OF two young persons who had only to look
into the eyes Of each other to discover
eternity. Sakaroff was to Clothilde all that
was desirable. To him she was all that
could be admirable and lovable He fell in
love with her that first, short afternoon
and Clothilde went home that evening to
sit by her bedroom window with her face
cupped in her palms and envision his face
and his airy poise. She lay awake that
night to think of him.
Paul Greets was aware that the atmos
phere was full of high dreamings. He
knew that Sakaroff was deeply in love- for
the dancer-after the manner of men-had
frankly told his actor friend that his pulse
had never qufckened to the heart beat of
any girl as it had to Clothilde He had
seen many women and had thought he
loved them; but now he understood. Now
he knew that love comes only once to the
life of any man.
Greets considered the situation long that
night. Sakaroff was his friend, and Saka-
rolf had asked him to arrange that he
might meet Clothilde again. And he in
weakness had promised
Began to Think of Admiral
And What He Might Say
But now he was considering the conse-
quences. Had 1t not been the sheerest pre-
sumption for him to have taught dramatic
art to Clothilde in the first place? II was
nothing more than his fools good fortune
that Admiral Won Tirpitz had not learned
of 1t. Could he go further?
What would be the reaction of Admiral
Won Tirpitz should he learn that Clothilde
was in love with Sakaroff. the dancer?
Ciothiide Won Tirpitz marry dancer. and
Russian one at that? Paul Greets could
see the roof rising to give outlet to the
anger OF the ferocious old foster father.
Nevertheless Greets did arrange that
they should meet again in his studio. II
was not the next day nor the next. week
after that first meeting Clothilde herself
came to him and asked naiveIy that Greets
have another tea and invite only herself
and Sakaroff.
He gave the tea, and 1t was not long
before Greets saw what he had cherished
and fed. Clothilde and Sakaroff were
utterly absorbed in each other and were
haltingly making plans to marry and to
travel to the many cities in Europe where
he would have to go to dance.
Paul Greets dreaded to think of the con.
sequences. When the Admiral should come
home and find that he had nurtured this
love affair he would no longer be able to
claim friendship with the lord OF the Ger
man navy. He would be in disfavor and
disgrace. -
But when the chaos came and the Grand
Admiral returned in poverty and defeat
but not in humility-the climax to the ro-
nance did not come at once. II was
deferred.
Suggested Dancing Team
and Trip to America
Clothilde's whole thought was in some
consideration Of how she might aid in re-
storing her father to financial indepen-
dence. She thought OF the stage and tact
fully broached the subject to the Admiral,
who few into such a rage that she cringed
and fed and ran to Greets's studio and
the arms of gakaroff tn ba cornforfad CHE