The Washington times., 1923-03-13
SMOKES ENDED.
ROMANCE OF
|SAD0RA
Dancer Tells Why Serge Quit
Her. Taking With Him Wife's
Pretty French Maid.
BY HARRY e. FLORY,
international News Service.

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PARIS, March l3.-One incense.
quential package OF cigarettes--not
lliquor-was the real cause of the
separation Of Isadora Duncan, the
dancer, from Serge Essenine, her
temperamental. youthful, Russian
poet husband.
Still detected over her rejection by
her youthful lover, Miss Duncan.
herself revealed the events OF that
fateful niglat exclusively to Inter.
national News Service.
Serge is d genius, and like all
geniuses he's q little cracked at
times Miss Duncan began by way
|of preliminary explanation of some
Of his acts. For q year and four
months hadn't let him get out OF
my sight, for knew him well. II
was terrible, and you cant imagine
how much ! suffered, but suffered
willingly becauseRI loved Serge ana
he loved me.
tons OF Serge's early life, his war
experiences, the tortures he sui
tered. the following he gathered
about him In Russia by means Of
HIS poetry and his fears on their
American trip. He thought the
Americans were worse than q pack
oe wolves. He was afraid Of them.
& violent AT Times.
There were times when Serge be
came violent.
Many things contributed TO cause
these spells: Serge's war expert
ences: the fact he Is q Russian,
..and all Russians are that way;
had LIQUOR resulting from prohibited
liberties in America; hut chiefly the
3 poet and genius In him.
Came the night OF February II.
Serge had been in q, most pleasing
mood all day-llad attended to lsa-I
dorass every wish, had helped her
Is meet those terrible American
reporters and later In the evening
had partalken OF q quiet dinner with
his widely known wife.
But Isadora noticed something
81 could always tell when a spell
was coming on, 3 she explained,
and knew what was going to.
happen. At II O'Clock Serge said
he was going out to get q package
Of cigarettes. did everything TO
dfssuade him but he finally left.
Her Hopes Dashed.
The deserted wife hoped for the
best, but when three hours had
passed and Serge had not appeared
Isadora began to visualize his con-
dition when he finally would come.
He had been that way before.
"a rolling pin would not suffice.
besides such q utensil was I'M
known to the Hotel Crillon. A doc
tor would be- necessary first Of all,
she decided. and In little red taxi
she started out in Paris, deserted
early morning streets to locate
Serge's particular Russian physi-
clan.
The search required an hour but
was successful Meanwhile Serge
also had been successful In his
celebration.
The scene that met Isadora's gaze
when she re-entered their luxurious
suite was one Of confusion. Fix
lures were broken, furniture was
smashed, draperies were torn down.
Serge was not there. In corner
of one room sat Jeanne, Miss Dun
cans French maid.
The police took him, she sObbed.
Those words spelled the end Of
the Duncan-Esgenine romance.
Took Maid with Him.
The police were respectful but
unyielding and would not let Isa-
dora see her husband. Next morn.
ing he was released and the same
evening, without ever once design
ing to look UP his wife, he left for
Moscow, taking with him the
French maid, Jeanne.
Since then Isadora has not once
seen her Serge" and although
Serge, surrounded by kindred spirits
in his favorite Moscow haunts,
doesn't seem to mind, Isadora be-
means her fate.
MY whole life has been a
tragedy" she says. But should
never have married Serge. / never
did believe in marriage. 1t belongs
to a decaying age. represented by
America, where all life is according
to pattern, like the pictures in
breakfast food advertisements.
And ali that because of one in
consequential package Of cigarettes,
or the lack Of them.