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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 56

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Saved by Her Cleverness and 4 Little rench Dove 3 the famous Dutch 4 A 'H that she is back again the real 1 in 4 I hgsw been lured into ra house she had been nearly victimized If II 1 'tM 3 about i 77 Graces of was that Ed was ill at her home in A tw if couraged by tho play of the girl he told her he had planned the whole trip because of his mad infatuation for her that he had invented the story of a film production and that he would make her 77 ra life 'K 'w 1 Z' £7 for Edinonde She had Mlle Edmonde Guy the much admired dancer whose youth and beauty 'nearly proved her ruin when she was lured to Sicily by anunscrupulous admirer The dancer with her teacher and tlover Ernest raw Duren who isso over joyed to have her safely back in Paris again V7 Vol Doilfieii artist at woik on his life size por 1 trait of Mlle Guy she would become his sweetheart shall let you return to the stage and buy the most wonderful frocks and jewels to adorn you" he pleaded as he reached oyer the table to grasp her hand And Edmonde looked as pleased as she could be "How perfectly she cx claimed her eyes dancing with a clever simulation of joy Carried away by the promising look or moment the Sicilian stood irres olute before the beautiful girl His face was twitching and his white teeth were showing under his black mustache "You arc very he said pres ently "Good night" With that ho left Edmonde was alone with her maid and a suspicious looking care taker who said with a grin that he would do anything the signorina desifod That night Edmonde and Louise slept very little They had heard footsteps on the gravel paths under the windows of the dining room and later locked themselves hi one of the bedroom up stairs Hut nothing occurred Edmonde finally thought she might have misunder stood the look in tho eyes She fell asleep when day was dawning igen at tl I studio in the Rue ci Sic ent there twice with Ernest or sometimes til by her mother or hei si ters portrait progressed rapidly tic It was luncheon when the awoke from a sleep that had been just nightmare after another Louise was beside her Tho maid had not left her mis tress all night long now She looked ter ror stricken has hap was the first thing Ed monde said as she arose Louise quickly told her mistress that she had seen Signor dal Terroni outside the garden wall beating a young girl in the most cruel manner That was enough now knew that she a trap and must find a way out before it closed upon her With the ready wit of a Parisienne she then formed a plan that was daring even for a young the most envied woman in the world if woman ot her charm It was thus that Giovanni dal Terroni found a bewitchingly seductive Edmonflu at luncheon where he had expected to face a girl in alarm Edmonde was in deed the very incarnation of alluring beauty in the daring negligee she wore revealing a perfect lino of shoulders and the delicate contour of her young bosom After the first glass of Italian wine Giovanni began to show his cards En eyes Giovanni jumped to his feet and tried to draw the girl into his arms but Edmonde freed herself laughingly and skipped to the other side of the table must be a perfect Sicilian gen she announced theatrically else we shall never agree on tho business of this little plot" "Will you bo the man de manded huskilv you sit down in your chair Mr the girl laughed shall dis cuss the matter with you But you must not move out of your chair until I give you permissifin This is my house ce Several times during the repast Gio vanni dal Terroni tried to break the' rules of the game but the clever girl always managed to hold him at With a few graceful dancing steps as if performing for the benefit of her cap tor she swung toward the door and the electric switch The next moment the room was dark and Edmonde outside The key turned in the lock and Giovanni dal Terroni was a prisoner in the girl's bedroom At the bottom of the diairs Edmonde found her maid with their bags "Where is the she asked "ve locked him in the the woman answered crying and laughing at the same Time "Come' quick tho door 1 is open The pounding on the door upstairs and the mad yells of rage that rang through the house gave wings to the frightened "Tonight I will give you my women They rushed out into the dark Edmonde finally said And with a blown kiss upon her fingers she flitted away Edmonde had recognized the wolf in Giovanni and must now make sure of escaping from his fangs A casual stroll through the house convinced her that every exit was locked and every window on the ground floor bolted The grinning man servant did not let her out of his sight until she' had returned to her own rooms on the second floor When night chine Edmonde began to tremble lest her well laid plan of escape Edinonde Guy is thought the loneliest of the sisterswhom Paris calls its Graces" 4W I I if 4 THE DETROIT hZ TT you wish me to make a he said shall do so but I am afraid there is criminal case igninit him" Edmonde then told thq she pad no greater desire thsriugt buck to Marseilles and Paris as nos siblc I After reaching Paris she suffered nervous attack that kept her in bed for two weeks On the day she rose for tho first time her mother brought in a litlh registered package bearing the of Palermo It contained a diamond sun burst and a card bearing this Words she had heard before "You are very clover (Copy light 1923) IB 'tX zXM z' sfcOfe Courage rom the Golden the Wicked Million aire Had Prepared for His PARIS LAST the mystery of the dis appearance of beautiful r' Ed monde Guy has beep solved Two months ago the girl sud denty vanished from sight and all that could be learned at the theatre where she and her two sisters appeared as the rhree monde Now story ot her harrowing experiences at the hands of a desperate Sicilian has been revealed It is a story of the lure of southern skies and the tempting offer of a great part in a film play which was to be staged nt Palermo but which proved to be only the means of enticing her away from tho man she loves and placing her at the mercy of tho Sicilian who had been fascinated by her beauty Edmonde with her sisters Christinend Miiric first attracted the notice of Paris1 when they appeared at the Concert Mayul in the big Varna review early last winter The throe girls performed grace lid dames together with their handsome dancing tutor Ernest van Duren and in a week's time all Paris was crazy to sec them Dressed in the flimsiest of veils they took the city by storm and Ed monde ns the prettiest and shapeliest of the three quickly became known as the most beautifully molded girl on the Pnris stage Van Duren himself had already estab lished a reputation as an interpretative dancer and pci feet specimen of young manhood The inevitable Er 1 nest and Edmonde fell in love with each other 1 One day in March the'5 Pkli tl i ot portrait if st Uid pose for him 1 ri tan Duren thcJi I did not oppose the plan art lor the sake of nrtc And so Edmonde began to pose for Van ISoi Juliette a week eompnni and the It was about half finished when some thing happened Maitrc Van Dongen was giving one of his justly famous ar tistic receptions and flocked to enjoy the hospitality of tho jovial long bearded Dutch painter Edmonde and Ernest were among those present Artists literary people and society folk mingled freely in tho salons of Van Dongen admiring tho portraits of some of the most famous men and women of Paris and congratulating tho artist on his work arrival in Paris a tall dark evrd man cane known among the theatrical set jis the most reckless spendthrift that had ever ionic to the capital foi a good time His name was Giovanni dal Terroni and his home was in Palermo Sicily This man managed to be presented to Edmonde and Ernc st He told them ho Hie house had admired tnem both on the stage und wished to engaged Edinonde for a' film production of masterpiece "Cavalleria Rusticana" which was to be splendidly staged in the vicinity of Pa lermo Edmonde lie said was just tho iv pc for Santuzza He would pay all the expenses of the trip for Edmonde and her maid a salary of $1000 a week anda bonus upon completion of the picture The fonsequence of this proposition was a long family consultation at the When we speak of the "sense of taste" upon the bruin unless applied in the form we think at unco of tho tongue for here' Of solution to the hervos of tho tongue is' the seat of tho principal ncn of Ol' ThcM ncvcs Pot l'T larly distributed through the mouth but taste transmitting the sensation which are closer together at the top qf the we call taste directly to the brain nnd tonge jlt thc ba( than they aro registering an impression there precisely at the centre and the sides as sound or pain The difference in tastes noticeable in But in order to be apparent the ob different kinds of substances is due to ject tasted must las at least partially the effect which these solutions have dissolved cither in water or in tho nat upon the brain cells which control our ural secreted by the glands nerve reactions just as sounds have of the mouth for even substances with varying intensities and the nerves of marked tastes such as suit or quinine feeling indicate different degrees of pain will not make the or pleasure ness and as luck would have it found the girl the maid had seen dal Terroni boating knew you would do thc girl whispered "He is a monster ol low me quick "To the rench said Edmonde more dead than alivo with fear lest dal Terroni would finally break down the door and give chare But they traveled under a lucky star and an hour later they arrived at the 'house of tho rench Consul nt Palermo The official listened to Edmondc story would not after all prove successful aid then told her that the man ra whoso Just then a footsteps sounded house she had been nearly victimized on the stairway Iler heart almost stood W8S of tho most powerful richet still There was a sharp rap at the door merenants in tne island and a moment later dal Terroni was thc room Ho had not noticed that the key was on the outside of the lock my hq said in oily tones "you look more like a lady ready to trave than one foe a' tete a tete of love It is for a honeymoon yes?" Advancing toward Edmonde with his' eyes bulging from their sockets the man seemed determfned to make short work of any possible resistance 'My little rench dove" he murmured with an evil smile "1 shall keep you in a Cage of "How perfectly laughed Edmonde with her most fascinating look home of Edmonde The girl said she would go if Earnest agreed and if he thought he could get along at the Con cert Mayol with two graces instead of three The only way to do this was to pretend illness and so it was done Two weeks later Edmonde and her maid were on their way to join Signor Giovanni dal Terror! at Palermo Upon arriving at her destination Ed monde was met by Dal Terroni and taken in a luxurious motorcar to a pre tentious country place in the hills back of Palermo "My family are on the Continent pnd be hack here for a fortnight" said he "and if you will accept this modest abode as your own in tho meantime I shall be greatly Edmonde as a true child of Paris thought this was most wonderful but hcrK suspicions were aroused when her host informed her that the preparations for the picture were not yet completed and that she would have plenty of time to get acquainted with her role as San tuzza She asked to be taken to the movie studio but the swarthy Sicilian evasively said thc scenes would be taken among the w(lds of tho mountains where all the necessary had been built "We shall proceed there in a he said "and in the meantime we cun' work out the business of the part right here I shall take tho part'pf Turridu your lover iii the play in order to help you" Jt sounded all right to Edmonde but when she saw the look in the eybs Mr instinct told her to beware "Very well signor" She said with ii pleasant smile "I will accept this jiouse' for a temporary stay and I hone'vou will give me tho pleasure of your comnanv foi luncheon tomorrow Louisa (to her Among them was a rycent maid) signor wishes his hat and MARVELS THE TONGUE 25 I'M KBi 4 I 'w 1 MM OwOwwWW'irir vJwwCsffirSrJf 85Uw5v IK 4 VP 7 ri 0 6 1 lt i 'O 9 £4 if 'W 'v I A 1 4 VUt 3 fr f4j fl 4 Bl VWtkSrW 7 I A ci 1 4 'V 1 I I xWv 7 jb 4' i IK? 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