Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-28

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diamonds and rubies. al LnaI
would fetch her," he muttered ~
you. girls are like trout. They.:;
rise TO . fy. II Its colors striks
fancyp'
The result Of Zana's re4iecssc.-
to leave her In great doubt AZ 4
identity or r. SIS present will !
tain bracelet which had been .n.'
the jewelry coniided to Ernes, ~
Ii was certainly very like-exaotiv ~
so tar as her memory serve bar ~
then the design three coiled. jutnr-oa
IN pythons) was q not nan =
in Indian bazaars; and IL migbt ~.
be that this was merely a duplica,s
the other. Besides. even were -
same. might not II. S. have rere,v,s
from. or purchasd it from, Irnes, AZ
tonl
For one brief moment her hear,
despite herself. at the thought Fla, !
s. might be Ernest himself unaer Ca
neutrality-suspicious., perhaps, and saal
ing thus 10 pave the way 10 her ~ |
~giveness. But this idea she upies,.
dismissed rs visionary, and. in the eng
she resolved, come what might 40 !
{ o find ont from X. 5. himself how !
became possessed OF the bracelet ss
would wear IL that very night. aDs|
Thus. UPON his w terms, discover h.
identity.
Old Montmorency INDUCED in ssyer,,
selt-satislied chucLles when he saw n.
jeweied pythons blazirg upon the la
arm Of the Light of the Harem: lint =
registered an Inward VOW to keen
sharp lockout for the ~. 8 erious asam
Now, how eool-headeG 3iehard Sem
ervilie ever allowed himself to beeam
so infatuated with the new dansx~
at the Folies Bergere, he would hsw
found II hard 70 explain TO himself. n
had gone TO see her, just as he had
gone TO e dozens OF other popular X
vorites, to while away an hour ples.
antly. But, having seen her, a yery
demon of passion he'd entered his SOM
Her presence haunted him all thn
night and next day: and 10 o'cloa'
found him les more In a stab at tn,
Folies Bergere. awaiting, with an eagq
longing, the reappearance Of his en-
shaver.
LIS - AhGAAkCoSs AE NNAu Hi1ltU
b1t told himself In vain. Night afte
night he felt himself drawn with IRE
sistible force to feast his eyes upn
this wondrous girl. and his i~nfatua4ion
OF course. increased at each visit. Thd
he found some vent for his pent-u
feelings by sending her gifts Of jewel
ny, hoping thereby to pave the way b
an introduction. But finding ordinan
trfnkets coEtemptuously Ignored, be
had at last. in a fit OF desperation
forced the pace. SO to speak, by send
ing the bracelet.
TO his intense satisfaction she won
Ii that same night; and this, In Tia
face OF his BETTER, could mean nothln;
else than consent ON her part 70 maxi
his acquaintance. Sc he at once sent
note 10 her dressing room, giving hh
own full name and address. and add
ing that. as he already knew where sa
resided, In the Avenue Marigny, h
would venture TO paw his respects 4
her personally the following day at
y. m., unless he heard from her to tz
contrary.
Zana read the letter in her dresslnl
1 lODAt. NNAflCd w lGA AiAaiARClE LUhN kNrN
course with respect ~ the proposed visl
next day. and drove home. little dream
ing that her b~rougham was being fol
lowed by a iacre engaged for that Pun
pose by the crack-brained waif VIII
had saved her life ON Blackfriar
bridge.
AS a matter OF Fact. Billy had Onl
that very night discovered the wheres
! bouts OF the theater where La Ben
Clifford WIS performing, and, right
dreaming il of prime importance to a
certain where she lived. ne had sue
cceded In making a porter understand
by means OF signs, that he was TO kee
within sight of the brougham she hal
entered.
The French cabman, concludinl
probably that this queer-looking far
vas IN emissary from some one o
mademolselle's countless admirers
grinned intelligence, and pursued tb
brougham to within twenty yards 0
it's destination-No. 1i1 Avenue Ma
riCny, near the Champs Elysees. Thl
address Billy carefully wrote down o.
a scrap Of paper. and was driven
the Care Saint Lazare. G which tel
minus he had discovered a cheap lods
ing house kept Ivy an Engiish-speasinl
Dutchman. Billy was four francs IN
poorer for his drive. but immeasurabl
rich in the knowledge that he had a
~certained his idols whereabouts
Punctually at the hour named, Rlco
ard Somerville presented himself .
No. al Avenue Marigny. and was ao
mitted to Zana's presence.
IL lave come, Miss Clifford. rs yo'
See" he began. bowling low. and IN
tone OF the most marked Difference. u
glad response to your implied permii
sion"
You mean because I wore the brace
letT' replied Zana. half-inquiringly.
Certainly" he assented. THAT. al