Safié, a Persian princess, loves an envoy named Ahmed. When Ahmed is sent on a diplomatic mission to a distant country, he promises to send Safié a rose once a week as a token of his devotion. But Zehu, the son of a famous magician, also desires Safié. While Ahmed is away, Zehu tries to force his affection on the princess, who is saved by her uncle. Infuriated, Zehu plots revenge. He sends a poisoned bracelet to Safié, who, not knowing its origin, wears it and becomes ill. She succumbs to the poison just as Ahmed's first rose arrives, and she dies with her lover's name on her lips.
References
Boardman, Herbert R. Henry Hadley: Ambassador of Harmony. Banner Press, Emory University, Georgia (1932)
Canfield, John Clair Henry Kimball Hadley: His Life and Works. Unpublished Ed.D. Dissertation, Florida State University (1960)