The Dugdale Millions — page 81: what you’re looking at

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DISQUIETING NEWS. the Wallis was too indignant over the perversity of each to even scold Dick, and dismissed him to his room for the night with the contemptuous remark that sucha stupid didn’t deserve to have the affection of sucha girl as Bessie. The next morning, Mr. Stanton accompanied Dick to New York. On the cars, Dick found an item in the morning paper which interested him and which he pointed out to Mr. Stanton. It was this: **Yesterday afternoon, there died after an illness of only an hour, a character well known in certain circles —Edward Barber. He was a man over seventy, and was quite celebrated as a ballet dancer and director of the ballet at one time—then known to fame as Signor Barberini. After many years’ service at the Drury Lane, he came to this country to take charge of the ballet of the Italian Opera. In 1856, however, he received a paralytic stroke, from which he never fully mecowerca, Since then he has been a costumer and dresser of theatrical stars. He was taken ill in a saloon he much affected and was carried, by two com- panions with whom he was drinking, to the room he occupied in the neighborhood. He had no family.’’ ‘*You will not be able to question Barber,’’ said Dick, Comicboclk C@© 3