Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-15

away to suffer. He went forth again,
to the department Of police, to the
cavalry barracks, but nothing could
he learn. Then In his room he sat
Borrowing over his friend and yet
thrilled with selfish happiness, for
he had found the barbaric rosemaid.
He went to bed, tossed. slept, dreamed
in a mingling Of distress and gladness,
and awoke. Shottle was standing In
the room.
"Thank the Lord |" cried Drace, and
sprang out of bed.
"That's what say, friend Virgil.
But you will please address me as
Colonel Shottle. I am a free man.
Here !"
He held forth an envelope; opening
it, Drace took out hundred-dollar
banknote.
"What does this mean, Lib?'
II am Colonel Shottle, sir, and not
Lib"
II beg your pardon, Colonel; but
what does this meanT'
Shottle sat down and crossed his
long legs. He took out a cigar and
lighted it.
Virgil, fought as long as I thought
1t was Of advantage. The old carbine
had wouldn't sh~ OF, and want to
tell you that mauling darby heads
with piece Of iron is hard work. l
looked about for you but couldn't find
you, and knowing that you knew how
to take care OF yourself, I began to
sniff for way to get out, found a
hole In q wall. ducked through and
scooted. That was all natural enough.
Anybody could have done that. But
now comes the inspirational part. I
got around into Royal street and met
steamboat captain who asked me to
have a drink, and I needed 1T, for /
had been hard at work.
$50 went In With him. And then
up hops to q gambling house with
the money you'd paid me for intro
/ ducing you to Nadine Ia vitte. The
poker tables were full, so nipped In
modestly at the faro-bank. That's not
a very swift game, but sometimes 1t
is as sure as buying houses and lots, II
you've got the patience. invested
cautiously till about daylight, cashed
in exactly two hundred, and here I
am as refreshed as horse grazing on
clover"
Colonel, I congratulate you" said
Drace.
The two breakfasted together, and
then Drace set out to find again the
house at the scene of the riot-the
house at the window Of which he had
!, seen the face Of Nadine Ia vitte. At
length he found himself In the side
street where he had taken refuge the
night before, and turning out Of this
he came to the tree from the limb OF
which he had cut down the half
strangled victim of the mob. There op-
posite was the house and there was
the window at which he had seen Ma
dimes face; but across the window,
boards had been nailed! The other
windows, too, and the doors, were
nailed up: the place was deserted.
| Could that face at the window have
| been only q creature of his magma.
tion2
An old negro in nondescript livery
came down the walk from a house q
few doors away. He might have been
footman to harlequin. But when
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change In his countenance appeared
to alter even the aspect of his attire |:
and now he might have been usher to
] governor. This quick change had
been brought about by his intuitive
discovery that BRACE was a man Of
consequence.
"Do you know anything about the
people who lived across the street?'
| Drace asked.
wall, no sab; da wus po' folks.
sah."
"Then you don't know where they
/ went"
"No sab. Ny 'ployment is ter look
after folks OBJ er higher 'dition, sab.
| An den ter preach on Sunday"
"Oh, you are preacher"
called. sab. wild er blast from de
| trumpet"
"Does your church ever need
money! In mement he lost his
dignity.
"Look yeah, boss, whut's er niger
/ church fur eff 1t amt ter need money!
!, Co'se 1t need money. But what you
| gwine do erbout it7
"Yassuh," he said, when BRACE had
! warmed him with a greenback. II
| reckon dey done moved away There
was er kind Of rumpus last night. And
| I reckon they-all thought II wasn't no
| place fob dem no mo- dey lef' mighty
| sudden-like, rhly dis mawnin'."
| And that was all Drace could learn !:
no one In the vicinity would admit
l that they knew them or their destina-