The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-25
SHE'S A TICKLE GIRL
Mrs. DOctoree Bertrand Changes Her
Lodgings Often.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE STORIES
A Woman's Moral Depravity and a
Mans Love OF Dangerous Ad-
venture The Mother Deserts
Husband and Children.

A suit in replevin which was COM
menced in Judge Almon's court yester-
day. but was very short lived on ac-
count of the inability of the person
who commenced the action to furnish
bonds in the required amount, revealed
an entertaining story Of womans
fickleness and Its consequent troubles.
A little more than two years ago Mrs.
Doctoree Bertrand and Alfred Roy
eloped from some point in Canada near
Quebec and came TO Montana and set
tied at Elk park. Mrs. Bertrand left
a husband and several children behind
in order to be alone with her lover. and
not to be outdone in the display or
moral depravity Roy deserted his wife.
The woman also carried off 500 of her
husbands money with which to defray
the expenses of herself and her lover
until he could find something to do.
They had a high old time while the
money lasted and when 1t was gone
they settled down to the humdrum
workaday existence at Elk Park. Hav-
ing abandoned herself to n life of i'm
morality II was not expected that the
woman would be faithful to the man
with whom she had eloped, and Ut was
not long until she boosted of a second
lover in the person of Emau Grampre.
soon grew distasteful to the people at
the park and she and Roy were ar
rested for unlawful cohabitation. The
charge was sustained and Roy was
fined $780, while the woman was let off
with $50 fine. Grampre stepped in and
paid the woman's fine and remarked as
he did so that he had Roy just where
he wanted him. Roy was unable to
settle and was committed. Grampre
and the woman then came to Butte
and secured quarters out In East Mer-
curry street. Grampre found employ
ment as an expressman and every
thing was harmonious until Roy put in
an unexpected, and to Grampre, an I'M
welcome appearance.
Immediately on the expiration of his
imprisonment Roy followed his faith
less mistress to Butte, and II did not
take him very long to persuade her to
live with him again. He secured a
lease on a milk ranch belonging to the
Hamilton estate and furnished up a
home into which the tickle Mrs. Ber-
trand moved, leaving Grampre in the
lurch. Roy established a profitable
milk route and he was at peace with
all the world for a time. With all her
faults, however, the woman exerted
charms over her two devoted admirers
that were irresistible. and Grampre
did not propose to give her up without
"A SITukklt. AIUtI the SOTGntSS lnClutnl
to her heartless desertion of him had
worn off he renewed his attentions at
her shrine and pressed his suit with all
of the fervor of an ardent young lover
in the first paroXysms of the initial
heart throbs of affection. His devotion
had the effect of making her dissatis-
fed with life on a milk ranch and she
became peevish and quarrelsome. She
seemed to yearn for a change and in
order to expedite matters she had Roy
arrested once or twice. II is said. on
frivolous charges, after they had had
a particularly violent quarrel. He
stuck to her. however, and II was not
until yesterday that she played her
last card.
When Roy came up town yesterday
morning to deliver his milk route he
left things in their normal condition.
and his tickle mistress did not appear
to be any more disconnected than
usual. When he returned to the ranch
a little after noon, however. he found
that an entire change had taken place
during his absence. The woman with
the abnormally tickle disposition was
gone and II only took him a few min
utes to discover that she had taken
everything of value around the place,
except the cows. with her. The house
had been stripped of all it's contents.
All the furniture. bedding, carpets.
stoves and cooking utensils were gone
and with them the entire stock of pro-
visions that the house contained
Nothing was left except a few of Roy's
personal effects. and when he took an
inventory Of them he found that one of
his suits of clothes had been carried off.
He valued his property which had been
carried away at 5000. lie hurried back
up town and discovered that the fur
niture and other household effects had
hpan renewed nv Crar nd
Bertrand to a house belonging to Mrs
Adelaide Rock in East Silver street,
where they had taken up their abode.
Grampre wore a complacent smile and
appeared to greatly enjoy his rivals
discontinue. Roy commenced an ac-
ton in Judge Almon's court for the re-
covery OF the goods. but was unable TO
furnish the necessary bond and was
compelled TO drop the case temporarily
The next chapter in the unusual case
will no doubt be fully as interesting as
the preceding ones.