Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-05-02

1--WE should never neglect the i'm
| proba ble,'' Brachard warned him.
Very well. Tomorrow l will sell
| some of my stock
Tomorrow? 1t will be your wisest
| cOurSe-tOmOrrOW."
Jean entered, followed by Zambo, an
Arab waiter, with coffee. Zambo was
we'll known to all the patrons of the
Hotel Ritz
Hello, Zambo.' Govain cried. "Mr.
Brachard wants to be braced up. Fam
DO, were you ever deceived by your
wife,"
mo, monsieur"
1.-THE deuce you weren't. How do
you manage it,"
Il did not marry, monsieur" Zambo
replied with quiet chuckle.
Govain tossed him a coin, and the
Arab kissed his hand. He wished to
kiss Brachard's hand also, but the mil
lionaire turned away from him.
Il think l can begin to tell you about
it now," Brachard said quietly, set
Ting himself comfortably in his chair
He pulled refectively at his cigar for
few minutes. Then he said:
"Govain, are you jealous man."
Jealous? No. l don't know what
the word means" Govain replied,
laughing. "Of course l have pretend
ed Jealousy, merely to oblige a lady
now and then. But 1 don't go in for
it, and I've had a good many affairs.
There's nothing like it to make you a
philosopher. Women are so easy to
persuade. old fellow-all of Them.
Brachard looked steadily at his
guest, while Govain talked and pulled
his cigar.
Then you've never experienced sud
den jealousy-never had suspicion
leap to life in your mind?"
Never Govain replied.
Have you never asked questions
with a misleading smile on your face"
Brachard asked, leaning forward in
his seat. Have you never listened
for a word to reveal the truth? And,
felt the floor give way under your
feet, the lights dance about you? Have
you never experienced that?"
I'm not such a fool" Govain re-
piled easily.
Have you never looked at the wo-
man you love with an entirely different
feeling-that of disgust?"
"You must have lost your mind,
Jacques"
"And all the while, Jerome. the man
who was causing you such grief. such
shame-the man you felt the deepest
hatred for in your heart was
Jean entered with warning knock
and handed Brachard a letter. Co
vain. who was growing uneasy and
restless. arose.
What the devil is all this?" he
asked
I'm sorry. old fellow. It's a caller"
Brachard said alphabetically.
"Is it she?'
Its a message from her You wait
here. I'll be with you in moment"
ooh. no. Have your caller in here"
Govain said There is q bed in that
OIuGI ToOIl, anu L ii tame d LcA
nap while you are talking"
He went into the next apartment,
carrying his coffee with him. Bra
chard beckoned to Jean.
els the hall door still 1ocked?"
Eyes. sir.
Good. Keep it locked and show
NJ. Deveaux in"
Jean went out. and in moment
Brachard's business agent rushed in,
pale and breathless.
Brachard was confident that his
plans could not miscarry, and he was
on the point of revealing his purpose
to Govain. of goat;ng over his ruin.
when the interruption came 1t was
Deveaux who had come to tell him.
not that his orders had been carried
out. but that there had been a hitch.
Brachard had expected that he would
be able to break the market in Egyp-
tian copper. with but slight loss to him
self He had not thought that it might
be necessary for him to suffer finan-
cially while he killed his rivals for
tune But that was the news brought
to him by Deveaux.
81 rushed here on the most serious
business" Deveaux said as he enter
ed the apartment. out of breath.
"Hush Don't talk so loudly. Has it
rea ched COOP
''No!" Deveaux exclaimed wildly.
"Where is it?'
"Seven hundred and fifty
"What. 1t hasn't fallen a hundred?
What right had you to leave the ex-
changer" Brachard demanded
But. sir
Brachard had his hand on the bro
ker's collar and was shaking him. He
was in rage.
81 gave orders that you were not to
leave until it had gone to 800" he said.
"WilI you listen to me. sir?" Deveaux
implored
Yes. Speak"
sit opened at S05 London reported
a drop of forty
rs that all?'