A LetterI
must hold up my story for a moment at this point to introduce Miss Betsy Pryor, who was later to play such an important part in the case.
As with all celebrities, Mme. Storey's fan mail is a considerable factor in her life. Whenever we are getting any newspaper publicity it reaches enormous proportions. Some time or another it all has to be read. When we came to Newport I was hoping we had escaped it for a while, since only important letters were to be forwarded; but the mere notice in the Newport paper of her arrival produced a fresh supply from local sources.
As I was skimming over these letters all so much alike and so tiresome, I came upon one which forced me to sit up and take notice, because it struck a fresh note.
'Dear Madame Storey:
'I have just read of your coming
