The Detroit times., 1908-12-24
"San1S0n!''

He was such a man when he APP
feared in Paris, after more than 10
/ years OF silent worship OF Anne
Marie; a decade or courtship that
was battle with fists and brain. And
/ Paris hailed him as the man who
( brought with him the age of gold.
He began the development OF won
derful Egyptian copper mines. made
himself master OF the world OF finance
and the richest man in France, while
all Who knew him climbed to wealth
along the easy slopes he pointed out
| to them.
Wins \ Wife. but Not Love.
| Then he married Anne-Msrie dan.
define. VINO took him because her
naughty, impoverished mother begged
| on her knees for a wealthy son-in-law
! And she loathed him with all her
heart because he was ric1 and un-
couth. and she knew that he had
bought her, just as he had bought the
magnificent mansion. once owned by
dead and happily forgotten noble
man. TO which he transported her. his
bride.
There Jacques Brachard learned
that his wife hated him, because she
told him so, and told him why; ana
he loved her so much that he pitied
her. be who had never litied any
one, not even those whose fortunes
be took, TO their utter ruin; and he
left her TO her own ways
To her own ways and TO the insid-
ious temptings OF a man or her class,
Jerome lie Govain, whom she had
known always
This Jerome La Govain was the
prevailing type OF a Partisan noble
man. He was dissolute, conscience
less, inhumanly skilful with sword and
pistol and courageous with either;
and he had been a paupeI, depend
ent upon the bounty of woman whom
he lyingly deceived, until he engraft
ed himself upon Jacques Brachard
and made money In Egyptian copper.
Now, to add interesting complexities
TO his relations with Brachard, he be-
gan TO make secret love to his wife.
jacques Brachard was waiting
gloomily in his drawing room for
Anne Marie to finish dressing for her
mothers reception and join him. He
was restless, as always. and paced up
and down the softly carpeted floor. He
was thinking, as always, and his brows
were drawn together. His evening
clothes hung anonymously upon him.
His big. awkward body seemed at war
with the beautiful apartment.
Anne Marie entered. She had more
than fulfilled the promise OF her girl
hood, SO far az beauty went She was
tall. dark. with the rich. warm color Of
the Orient In her oval face. She did
not trouble TO look at her husband as
she said casually:
Good evening. Have kept YOU
waiting >"
Good evening. there is no hurry
Brachard answered Il shall have %
leave You Al the reception tonight and
come home to change my clothes. |
take the il 90 train FOR London"
Very we'll I will order a motor car
io come for me she said iudifrerently
You dc not ask the reason for my
going away
Il assume that o. Is excellent your
reasons usually are
This is my first journey away from
Won since our marriage he went on.
and if gives me a strange sensation
Il snail not complain az your al.
scrcc. Monsieur. she said colby.
Mad we not better go The motor i5
waiting
Rrqchard nodded and lea the way
down the wide stairway land or
through tho hall 30 no port cochcro.
where their automobile VAS standing
Nuuc-Natic drcw sNa" from his
tou,h ~ he as-isfed her into fhc car
riage. and settled herself in a corner