Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-07-15
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in Claude Melnotte fashion for barely
a week when another woman ap-
peared.
The newcomer was a singer former
ly employed at the Scala, but now
just returned from prolonged South
American tour. Her voice had given
out, and, faced by poverty, she had
prudently unearthed certain proofs to
the effect that, twelve years earlier,
she had secretly married Prince ANA
dec d'Antri, then youth of twenty
two.
Thus equipped, she had descended
on the happy pair, and most painful
scene had ensued. D'Antri, COR
fronted with the documents, had made
no denial, but had tearfully assured
Blanche that he had supposed the Wo-
man dead. Be this as it might, the
first wife had been SO adamantine as
to refuse with scorn the rich allow
ance d'Antri offered her, and carried
the matter to the Italian courts.
There it was promptly decided that,
as Amadeo's princely title was chiefly
negatives of morganatic unions, the
first marriage held.
$50 | am without home and with
out a name" laboriously translated
Lefty, punctuating her daughters
written sentences with shuttle and
moan. "What am | to do? Poor Anna
dec is disconsolate. 1t would break
your heart to witness his grief. But
he cannot help me. Most OF our ready
money has gone into the houses we
have bought and other necessaries.
The bulk of my dot is, Of course,
decided to Amaedo, according to conti-
mental custom, and it seems the poor
fellows ignorance of finance has led
him to invest it in such way that
for the present it is all tied up. l
am without money, without friends.
Helas! I"
"In other words" interpolated Ca
1eb, "he's got her cash nailed down.
and now he's kicking her out dead
broke, while he and the other wo-
man"
"I start tomorrow for Paris" con-
tinued the letter. 81 have just about
money enough to get me there. and
shall stay with the Pages until you
can send for me- Oh, Mother, please
make it all right with Father if you
can. Don't let him blame poor ANA
dec. You know how Father always"
"Well, go on!" commanded the
Railroader grimly.
That's about ALL" faltered Lefty.
"The rest is just"
ga eulogy on the old man, Ell? Let
it go at that. Now"
"Oh, what are we to do?" driveled
the poor woman, sopping her eyes.
Sand all the"
"All the splurge We made, and the
way our dutiful girl was going to
boost us into the Four Hundred?" fin
ished Caleb. THANK the Lord, it
comes too late for campaign docu-
ment! But / guess 1t about wrecks
my last sneaking hope Of landing on
the social hay-pile. Never mind that
part of it now. Ven have all the
rest of our lives to lick ourselves over
the way we've been sold. AnG I'll
give myself the treat, as soon as | can
get away, of running over to Yurrup
and having Friend d'Antri sent to jail
for bigamy and treated real gentle
and loving while US there If mill
lion-dollar tip to the right politicians
in Italy will do 1t. And guess it will.
But I can't get sway till after this
election business is all cleared up.
..-l. 4,.4Qcn;5,8 gcG to De brought nome
ght OF. jerry"
His sons momentary interest in the
family crisis had already lapsed He
was sitting, stupid, glazed of eye, star
ing at the floor At his fathers call
he glanced up.
You'll have to go to Paris for her"
went on Conover, "and bring her back.
Take the next steamer. There's boats
sailing on most of the lines Wednes
days. Let's see, this is Monday. Go
to Ballston, as you were going to,
tomorrow morning. Get that pack
age from Lanier, and send it to me
from there by registered mail. Be
sure to have it registered. Then catch
the afternoon train TO New York. That
ought to get you in by five-thirty or
six I'll telegraph Wendell tonight to
find out what's the fastest steamer
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