Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-08

WITH your IaTner. IL is true lie owes
me much; and ii Is true that If were
10 become a member of his famil:
would forget that. But want to make
you care for me for myself. IT,
flush, Mr.. Boyce." said the girl.
"There are people near-this Is no
place to discuss such things"
The young man lowered his voice.
and Shottle could hear no more He
calmly finished his chicken and then
sought out brace, whom he found pac.
ing mp and down impatiently.
"WeH?" demandef Drace.
"His name" announced Shnttle, ",s
Boyce. Frederick Boyce probahiy--.
or maybe John. It would be John, IG
think"
"Hang his name" exclaimed brace.
did You find ont hers"
Nadine" replied Shottle With u
trinmnhant air.
"NaGine" repeated brace. and ca
ressed the name with his lips. '':uf
what's her last names?
"Brown probably or mayoA Jones.
Or II might even he Smith"
Drace scowled his wrath et s1'ch
fipnancy "I.ook here lib he SAID
TIL give you twenty-five dollars to
ind out her full name and where she
lives. I'll give you hundred II you'll
lind somebody who'll introduce me to
her"
! Its a bet" said Shottle. 'But I
must warn you you're late. Boyce
wants her to marry him, and he's got
hold ON her father. But she stood
nm off,"
"H'm-she stood him off? NY offer
stands. Lib. She couldn't possibly
throw herself away on low.looking
fellow like that"
j Shottle asked for the twenty-five In
advance, was denied and took himself
/ off. grumbling. He found Boyce and
The girl called Nadine just leaving the
little alcove, and stopped them, bow
! ing low. "Sir." he said, addressing
Boyce, 81 have been directed to In
form this lady that she has been
awarded a prize as the best Walter
in the room. II you will be 30 good
us to give me her name and address
in order that II may bio delivered to
herr"
/ Boyce regarded Shottle suspiciously.
"Well!" he exclaimed. ~ didn't know
they did that sort Of thing here. What
is the prize and who IL giving it?"
"The prize" replied shottle blandly,
lis a-turkey. 1t il given by the
by leading butcher Of the town"
Boyce laughed. and the girl added
her silver merriment. sT'm sure TIN
aattered," she sale '"The name Is
Nadine La vitte, and the address"
She broke off, and flushed little.
Shottle's jaw had dropped; then he
gulped with an extraordinary contor.
ton Of his face In the endeavor to
mask his establishment. "And the ad.
dress?" he pursued.
The girl and Boyce exchanged a
troubled look. 81 think" interposed
Boyce, sit would be better to take the
the fowl home tonight Perhaps you
would be good enough to deliver 1t to
our carriage. It Is ordered for one
o'clock-Number 297." Bowling with
pelican grace, Shottls departed, but
he delayed some ten minutes in dark
thought before he sought Draee again.
For Shottle wanted the hundred dol-
lars, and If he were TO tell Drace that
her name was La vittei Could ii be
possible that she was Stephe's dasgh'
teri
He presented himself before Dracs
at length. Master" he announced,
cher name is Nadine Brown and her
address is Carriage Number 297."
Carriage Number Two But that
Is no address. Aud"
Listen, Master" went on Shottls
hurriedly. 81 have q Schema magni-
ficent scheme. Not only shall you be
! introduced to this lady. but you shall
| be presented TO her In the role Of q
protector and rescuer."
"How in the world win you manage
tbatT
| very SlIupASs AT EG0 MAAuI%S PoSS
one, you are to be standing on Blank
street just beyond the lamp at the
corner of x street. Carriage 297 will
drive past. From out the shadow Of
garden wall two men will spring out
and stop the carriage-attempt to rob
this Boyce fellow and that girl. You
] will rush up with a cane--a cane, virs
gil, no pist0l-and drive off the rob-
hers You are hero-the lady thanks
you. Tableaug'
"But-but!"
Leave 1t all to me-but give me
that twenty-five dollars. know fel.
lows who'd hold up the devil himself
for five."
AT ten minutes past one o'clock vir-
gil BRACE was standing In the shadow
Of a tree near the street-crossing de
cided upon, cursing himself for hair