The Detroit times., 1910-04-28


urag on me. have had 10 watch you
when my whole attention was needed
for more important matters And.
after ALL this is the result
Il see Altamont said. m not
quite such a fool as YOU took me for
Terry has played you false II that teie-
gram means anything at all II was
mere precaution on your part 20
have that fellows movements spice
upon What are YOU going to DO
nowe"
+ why. see O'Brien at once, OF course.
and N necessary proceed al once 10
Paris myself
But you don't know but wha; me
telegram is all a blind Altamont pro
tested 1t may be- mere trap TO lure
YOU 10 Paris and so bag all the BIRDS
with one shot Give me sur brandy
and soda that | may pull myself 10.
gether and then IN get up
With a glance OF passionate con
tempt for the speaker. Lady Altamont
complied with his request The wo'
man was more anxious and nervous
than she would have thought II posi-
/ Die 10 be She was playing hold
game. but success was not GROWING
her efforts
Il shall have to go 10 Paris, she
said, after a long pause. Il need not
be any more than couple OF days. !
want $50"
Altamont laughed stupidity at the re-
quest
Then you1l have 10 want. my girl
ne said I'm absolutely broke.
should have the very greatest din
Guilty in putting my hand on Aver
I've had dreadful time lately. and
the run OF the cards has been terribly
against me And people are beginning
10 whisper about my play. II anything
does creep out and have 10 leave my
club II would be all up with us socially
and you know what that means"
! Lady Altamont was silent for little
time II was no use wasting hef
energy In reproaches heaped upon the
head OF this poor creature. She had
married him with her eyes wide open
and she had TO put up with the con
sequences And in any case he could
mot last very much longer. Lady Al
lamont calculated coolly upon this con
1
shaking creature on the bed
1T Is so like you TO fail me in an
emergency" she said Still, must
have some money, and care very lit
tie where II comes from. I've pawned
everything OF value that possess
Come. can't you think OF some way
OF raising the needful supply"
"Of course can Altamont
chuckled ITS a bit risky. but the
thing has been done before. and il will
be done again. You want an expen
sive wedding present for a friend. &c
and blum II as far as you can with one
OF two OF the big jewel merchants and
get them 10 send something costly on
approval. Once you've got the stun
ask the people to send in the bill -
they will be quite helpless Then you
can trot of 10 the pawnshop with The
swag and raise the needful on It
Nothing could be more simple"
Lady Altamont looked at her nus
band almost with glance of approval
The plan was very simple. and yet SC
likely to succeed.
III do II" she said And I'll send
O'Brien a telegram asking him 10 meet
me at one OF the lunching places in
Bond-st And try and keep off the
brandy till come back again. may
want your advice once more"
Altamonts plan proved quite sue
cessful After all, the reputation oil
the family was not wholly lost. and
more than one enterprising trades
man was ready 10 do business with the
handsome, well-dressed woman whose
carriage was so perfectly appointed
Lady Altamont's name was well
known, too. little while later and
half a dozen green leather cases r.
posed on the opposite seat of The
brougham A little later still they had
been transferred TO the custody OF a
leading pawnbroker. and Lady Alta
mont, who had not made the slightest
secret OF her identity. was the richer
by some hundreds or pounds
She was taking a much more cheer
full view OF the world now. She was
even thinking OF her own husband
without contempt. She would go over
TO Paris the same evening and set
matters right. But first OF all IL was
necessary TO see O'Brien. II he had
not already departed on his errand. he
was pretty sure 10 come in answer 70
the telegram.
O'Brien did come at length He was