The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-10-16
A Tragedy Of
The Stage

COrSO IN CAIRO WIN MeTSDSTSs pHS
| diplomatic attache, on a beautiful
spring day when he suddenly sat up
right, shocked at sight of the face
of lady wearing a red velvet hat
and white gown, who look at him
and turned pale, as she swept by in
her carriage
I "Mersberg-look, do you know herr"
But before the attache could follow
with his eyes the direction Of his
friends finger the other carriage had
passed their arabic and was lost.
! The driver was directed to follow,
If he could, and shortly the lady's
vehicle was encountered again on the
Corso. In the approaching carriage
was seated a woman no longer quite
| young. Her passionate features now
wore an expression of hopeless de-
! spair, mingled, however, with in
domitable energy AS she caught
sight of Begern she became red as
/ blood, and turned her face toward
j her companion, a stout Levantine, in
a rather loud. fashionably cut light
suit.
"A beautiful woman Do you know
herr"
Certainly, l know her. I fought
the duel with Roedern over her.
Il loved her passionately and pro-
posed to her. She was madly in love
with Roedern. He was a scoundrel,
/ but she would not believe me. She
/ eloped with him; he left her, and
her father refused to see her again.
The old story Once l heard she had
entered music hall with shooting
act. She was a good shot with re-
| volver; not one of us could compare
! with her."
"Do you still love her"
mo. 1t is over long ago; out 1t
i was, of course. a shock to see her
again here so Unexpectedly. l won
der how she is getting along.
F., Badly, suppose" the attache
said. Judging from her companion.
! He is one of our most notorious Lee
yantines, fabulously rich, but thor
oughly bad character. But didn't you
, say she was remarkable shot, and
) had appeared on the variety stage?
heard yesterday of wonderful
markswoman appearing at the Palais
dOro. 1t might be she Let US find
out about it at your hotel"
They engaged the box next to the
stage.
I'VE are in luck" said the attache.
1 oro,in0 bfo prnoroyo aTho pav+
number will be Madam Yvonne. the
celebrated woman shot"
The curtain rose showing a row of
white targets against purple back
ground. A tall, slender woman in a
tight-ftting metallic, glittering gown
like the skin of q serpent appeared.
The two men recognized the woman
from the Corso.
Without casting a single glance at
the audience, she picked up one of
the several guns and took a very
quick aim The bullet pierced the
very center of the first bullseye. Then
report followed report in quick sue
cession, until the shots came like
hailstorm, and each one hit She
bent backward across the chair and
| hit, she lay on the floor and took aim
in a mirror and hit, held the gun at
arms length without any support and
hit the bullseye. She shot little balls,
silver balls from the head of a giant
negro, and the applause grew even
more furious.
A fat Levantine accompanied by
lady with painted face entered the
box next to the two men.
The attache took hold of Begern's
arm.
at is our Levantine of yesterday"
he said
The woman on the stage turned her
| head, and the hand that held the pis-
toll dropped. She had caught sight of
| the laughing Levantine and his COM
pauion, and in the box next to him
the man whom she had known and
who had loved her. Her face lost its
icy calm, and a cry of pain, half
smothered, burst from her lips.
She became excited and nervous
and missed her aim The audience
flung taunts at her.
"The miserable ours" burst out
George Begern.
The woman threw one glance at
| the audience, then she turned her
head, and looked at the Levantine,
who sat laughing and kissing, and
from him she turned her eyes full of
! despair, toward Begern. Suddenly 1t
| was as If a mask fell from her face
and to George it seemed as if he
| were once more looking into the dear
! girlish face of old. Her expression
of shame gave way to happy smile.
Then a shot rang, bullet whistled
| through the air. and the Levantine
collapsed with a shrill cry. In the
midst of the panic came the sound of
another shot, and the woman on the
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