Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-04-11

IT was gray dawn almost when
Brachard walked, a gaunt,
stern. forbidding figure, to the
- Hotel Ritz, his hiding place.
Anne-Marie did not seek rest even
after Brachard unlocked the door of
his own apartments and gave her per-
mission to retire to her own rooms.
While he was walking up and down
the drawing room, planning his re-
yenge upon GOyain, she was pacing
the floor Of her room, prey to sick
ening humiliation. 1t was not until
her husband left the house, however,
that she gave way to her feelings; then
she threw herself on q couch and
Bobbed bitterly.
Her experiment in deceit had react
ed terribly. Never in her life had she
dreamed of such degradation. Go
vain. to whom she had fed from OPP
pressive boredom for freedom, for
love for the sweet romance which her
life had never known, had shown him
self a dull. stupid, unworthy black
guard an idol of the c0arsest clay.
He had taken her from her home to
notorious cafe and introduced her to
a gathering such as she would have
blushed to think Of. At the table. par
Elephants in the revelry, We're men and
women whom she knew slightly, art
lists and members of that fast set i'll
society whose doings are the topics of
tea table gossip and who cling to the
social fringe.
ooh if l could die; if I could die.'
she moaned as she lay sobbing.
1t was there that Clothilde found her
when daylight came. wide eyed. for
sleep would not come to her She had
not removed her torn dress; her beau
,iful hair was Il tumbed mass, and the
blood stained handkerchief was still
bound around her injured hand. Con-
WINGED that these. like the broken door,
We're marks of Brachard's violence,
Clothilde was voubly sympathetic.
"Oh, madame is injured" she cried.
''NIay l call the doctor:"
NO. Clothilde, it is nothing"
Clothilde nnwound the handkerchief
end san jagged cut on Marie's hand.
She ran to get Il basin Of water and
battle the wound.
"Monsieur is a brute" she cried.
an. Brachard had nothing to do with
this. CIothilde," Anne-Marie said hur-
riedly. Il hurt myself. Come 1t is
of no consequence. Help me undress.
! do not wish to be disturbed by any
one. If my mother or father or NJ.
Max telephones or calls say that I will
see them this afternoon
Yes. madame" ..
Clothilde drew the curtain over the
windows through which the strong
morning light was flooding and left
her mistress in bed. Anne-MaIie, thor
Oughly worn out and exhausted by the
terrible events of the night, was soon
asleep.
Brachard, arriving ut the Hotel Ritz
gave terse orders to the night clerk:
Il wish Il suit overlooking the Place
Vendome and quite secluded" he said
Il shall not register and do not wish
my presence here to be known, even tC
employees of the hotel. | Will give you
a note to send to my valet, Jean, at my
house in an hour. and he will come tC
me here. Have him call me at !
O'clock
Brachard spent Il busy hour before
going to bed for Il few hours sleep
His plan of action was we'll thought
out. He would fight Goyain and would
crush him, but not with toy sword OF
puny pistol. 1.-The weapons would bt
his own.
He prepared cable dispatches to be
sent to London as soon as the cable
Office in the hotel was open. Then hi