The Detroit times., 1910-04-28
NUMBER THIRTEEN
A Powerful Serial Story.
BY T. M WHITE
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passionately by the shoulder.
Can yOil fully understand what has
happened?" She asked. is that drink
sOddened brain OF yours I'm a III stat"
10 comprehend? Oh. il YOU We're only
man II seemed 20 me TO be good
thing 10 marry you thought with
your old name and my brain We could
have accomplished great things. But
from the very first YOU have been "A
drag on me | have had To watch you
when my whole attention was needed
tor more important matters. And,
after all, this is the result.
n see" AltamOnt said I'm not
quite such a fool as you took me- FOR.
Terry has played you false II that tele-
gram means anything al all II was
n mere precaution on your part 20
have that fellows movements spice
upon What are YOU going To DO
now"
Why. see O Brien at once of course.
and If necessary proceed at once 20
Paris myself
eRnt Won don't know but what nc
telegram Is all blind. Altamont pro-
tested III may be a mere trap 10 lure
you la Paris and so bag all the birds
with one shot Give nae "A stiff brandy
and soda that | may pull myself TO-
6cthcr. and then I'm get up
With glance OF passionate con
tempt for the speaker. Lady Altam0nt
complied with his request The wo-
man was more anxious and nervous
than she would have thought IL posi-
bic TO be She was playing a bold
game. but success was not browning
her efforts
u shall have 10 go 10 Paris. she
said. after long pause II need not
hc any more than a couple of DAYS. !
want e5O'
Atamont laughed stupidity at the re
quest
Then youll have TO want. my girl"
he said I'm absolutely broke |
should have the very greatest diff
Guilty in putting my hand on fiyer.
I've had a dreadful time lately. and
the run OF the cards has been terribly
against me. Md people are beginning
TO whisper about my play n anything
does creep out and have to leave my
club it 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 her
energy I'm reproaches heaped upon the
head OF this poor creature. She had
married him with her eyes wide open,
and she had To put mp with the con
sequences And in any case he could
not last very much longer Lady Al
lamont calculated coolly upon this cou
tingency as she looked at the feeble
shaking creature on the bed.
IT Is so like you TO fail me in an
emergency" she said Still. | must
have some money. and I care very lit
tie where IL comes from. I've pawned
everything OF value that ! possess
Come can't YOU think Of some way
OF raising the needful supply"
of couCSo can. Altamout
chucklcd It's a bit risky. but the
thing has been done before. and it viii
be done again You want an expen-
sive wedding present for friend Go
and blum II as far as You can with one
or two Of the big jewel merchants ara
get them TO send something costly on
approval Once you've got the stuff
ask the people to send I'm the bill
they Will be quite helpless Then you
can trot OF 10 the pawnshop with ,he
swag and raise the needful on IL
Nothing could be more simple
Lady Altamont looked at her hUs-
band almost with glance OF approval
The plan was very simple. and yet SO
likely to succeed