The herald., 1897-07-02

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citedly: But 1 must see you at once.
l am now going to Westlake park, and
you must meet me there at once"
So saying she closed the telephone
gathered up her packages, and entering
the coupe, was driven straight to West
lake park. There, as prearranged, Mrs.
Bradbury met the big blonde English
man, held a few moments conversation
with him, and then they both entered
the carriage and were driven away.
From that moment, as far as her fam
lily was concerned, she was dead and
buried.
The fact that Mrs. Bradbury tele-
phoned Ward from the drug store dis
tinctly disproves the story published in
an evening paper, which states that
we'll known society lady was used as
go-between by Ward and Mrs. Brad
bury, and that the message that took
the latter to Westlake park was delivered
by the lady in question.
OFF FOR MoNDoNvILLE
Leaving Westlake park at a little after
1 o'clock in the afternoon the hackman
was instructed to drive out westward,
and the jaunt extended to the city limits
as far as E street, where the couple
aDlghted, and the driver was paid and
directed to go back to town. The couple
stood on the dusty road, and as Hulse
looked back once or twice he saw them
trudging along in the same direction.
When he got out of sight they turned
and walked back to Vermont avenue.
| The region is sparsely settled, and
they thought they were unobserved, but
IoJ vic nd
of the resplendent beauty of Mrs. Brad
bury is a rare sight in that suburb, par
ticularly when in company with am un-
attractive, middle-aged man, such as
Ward, and a lad who lives thereabouts
| had his curiosity excited by the spec
tacle, and without attracting their at
J tention drew near to see, and ascertained
that it was Mrs. Bradbury, whose fair
face is known to almost every resident
Of the city. He watched them turn i'm to
| Washington street and then west.
| That settled it; there is only one place
| out that broad path which is by no
means primrose strewn, to which pso-
pie resort, and they rarely walk it, or go
| it at all in the light of day AT night ht
hacks with the lamps out, parties 81
sporty boys and their companions dItxs
| there and have chicken dinners atld
either beer or champaign as appetite
and purse may suggest. There are
apartments up stairs, and there Isl no
| hotel register, and money is the first and
only law of the place. Landlord Pat
Flynn has the full confidence of people
whom it would ruin if their presence at
| his place were known, for he cannot be
cajoled or bribed, or bluffed into giving
any information as to the frequenters
| of his resort or their actions
MRS. Bradbury, Mr. Ward?" he said
yesterday afternoon, when asked IL they
had sought the shelter Of his secretive
roof tree, "Who are they? Never saw
them; don't know them. No, sir, they
have never been in my place. You
doubt me; well, look for yourself" and
he then opened door after door Of rooms
that were gaily furnished, though the
| odor Of stale cigarettes and the stain OF
wine gave the place the character that
belongs to resort where characters are
| lost.
The fugitives were not there, but
there are ways of outwitting the closest
mouthed landlords of such places, and it
was ascertained beyond any possible
question that the couple had been there,
having, as stated, walked the half mile
or so from e street and Pico.
NERVOUS AND AGITATED
Ward ws very nervous and showed IT
plainly. Mrs. Bradbury presented the
calm and possession that comes
from long training. 1t was evident that
this beer and slSittles phase of life was
| ba tUn =
tie affection for each other. They took
two or three drinks soberly and SOM
brely, as men do, together-not at all
like companions in gay amour. Ward
then walked all about the place, lob
bling about, i'll at ease, looking careworn
hesitant and apprehensive.
One of Flynn's notable chicken din
ners failed to develop any joyousness or
hilarity; the sense of being hunted, OF
having declassed ones self, was plainly
heavy on them both. To one of the at
tendants Ward admitted his shortage
Of cash. and this naturally added to the
depression. The two conversed for a
long time and evidently came to defi-
mite conclusion, for at II o'clock they
rang up for cab, settled their score and
departed.
AT WANNACK'S RESORT
From here they drove through town
and went to the other end of the city
to a resort of similar character in East
Los Angeles, known as Wannacks S
park. Here the balance of the
night was spent and yesterday morning.
Ward telephoned to friend and in
trusted some business affairs to him
and negotiations were again resumed
for a loan on the jewels which Mrs.
Bradbury had carried away with her.
These cost something over $4,000 and
consisted of portionF of the gifts made
to her by her husband during their brief
married life. The jewels were so-well
known and the question of their owner
ship SO doubtful that the transaction
was refused by several cent per cent
men, but at last one was found who was
willing to risk $15O0 on the lot, and the
proffer was eagerly accepted. For the
first time since the plunge into the social
Ianfbc had haer; ia tho cOIIn1n fO1ln1