The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-14
CHAPTER xv.-(contInued.)

DO not wish TO be disturbed
by any one" Anne Marie said,
as she got ready for ped. III
- my mother or father or Mon
sieur Max telephones or calls,
saw that | will see them this after
noon"
Yes, madame
Clothil1e drew the curtains over he
windows through which the strong
morning light was flooding. ana lei'
her mistress In bed. Anne-Marie
thoroughly worn out and exhausted
by the terrible events or the night
was soon asleep.
| Brachard walked from his home 70
the Hotel Ritz through the gray dawn
To the night clerk. sleepily amazed
TO see Brachard, who was well known
TO him. at such an hour. he gave terse
orders 49,
81 wish a suite overlooking the
place Vendome and quite secluded,
he said. Il shall not register, ana "
not wish my presence here 10 DC
knowns even TO employees or the hoteI
| will give you note TO SEM 10 III.
valet, Jean, at my house In an hour
and he will come TO me here. Rave
him call me at o'clock. Is that al
clear?"
| Yes, monsieur"
| In his rooms Brachard spent busy
hour. before going TO bed Tor lie"
hours sleep. His plan or action was
we'll thought out. He would night 20
vain. and would crush him. but MOI
with a toy sword or puny pistol. Inc
wea pons would be his own.
He prepared cable dispatches to be
sent to London. as soon as the cable
Office In the hotel was open. Then ne
went through his telephone book and
got the telephone numbers or Grace
Rutherford and Govain.
Time enough to call them when
awake" he said 10 himself They
will be sleeping it of then. Now they
are doubtless still making merry al
my expense"
There was still the story OF thar
midnight supper that he must near
He resolved to know every detail and
to plan his revenge accordingly. Grace
Rutherford. he surmised. was one Oh
the party. He knew her foolish inlat
uation for Goyain. and that she ire
quented the after midnight society oil
Paris, because It was only there that
she could be sure OF fnding him
She was A widow of 35. well born
and was still received In good 30
cieey, although not SO cordially az
formerly. She had been desperately
| In love with Govain and had sup
piled him with money from time &c
time until he met Brachard.
The millionaire had uses then loi
| Govain: IL WAS In part through MIN
that he reached Anne-Marie and hei
family. He also loaned Govain money
taught him safe speculation, made MN
rich. Then Govain repaid Grace nel
money and broke OF what she consid
cred their engagement.
| Since then she had pursued MIN
through his excuses, losing GROUND
all the time where she sought TO re
gain a foothold. The pursuit was fol
| ". for Govains nature was incapaple
of love. and she was or use 10 hiH
no longer.
She will tell me the pretty story.
Brachard muttered as he made note
OF her telephone number. she ma!
not wish to, but she WILL
His thoughts were busy, too. VIII
Govain. His betrayer had developed
under his tutelage, into shrewd spec
ulator. Cowardly at heart and intense
ly fearful OF losing his money. III
watched the markets every hutter
ready TO fly to cover on an instant
warning OF impending trouble.
Brachard knew that at the slightes'
indication OF impending storm, Govair
would unload and protect himse1.
III he sees disaster coming. or ever
n hint of IL. he will save the fortune
have made for him." he reflected
His entire fortune now is invested II
EGYPTIAN copper, and he has margin
of 60 francs. A drop OF 100 francs
would wipe out his fortune and leave
him penniless, dependent again upor
the bounty OF Grace Rutherford oi
any one else he is able to dupe
But he must not anticipate the
drop. The only way TO make sure o.
him is to keep him under my eye