Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-12
BATH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER y, 1910.

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to the jewellers to learn her name, aud all
about her, and ran till he was out of breath
and I'LL he found himself in wood cou-
! pie of miles from town Here he came to
himself gazed at the old oaks that waved
their branches around him, and laughed at
his own folly. H posted back to the Jew
ellers aud learned that The lad,'s name was
Emma HeIrnod, but it was some time be-
fore he could prevail upon him to say more.
The young lady had come there, without
the knowledge of her mother who was sick
III bed, to sell Der only ornament, neck
lace of pearls and diamonds, to provide for
their daily wants. She told him the family
were in great need and the honest jeweller
told her that he would buy the necklace,
but that she should have ,he right 10 re-
deem it within year.
Send it back to the lady at once"' cried
the baron, "you shall have your money
within an hour-at once, do you hear.
1t was dark when the jeweler brought
! the necklace to its astonished owner. She
would not take it first ''You mustp said
the jeweller in great anxiety, 8 you must
| have my orders from high quarter.
| ""'C S"t t"c hIobOy L pau iot ~ AIpNbd
piled him with questions, and the jeweller
whose cardinal virtue was not silence, told
her the whole story. Emma bushed scar
let. He laid the necklace on the table. and
went away. .. -.
He did well, for she wanted to be alone.
She sat in silence half an hour, lost in
| thought, often in tears. She did not know
the new prime minister by sight ,as she sell
dom went from home while she was tel
ling her story and crying at the jewellers,
he ran all al once into the back shop, and
cried, 6 Miss, miss, stop crying, his excel
ency, the prime minister will be here in a
minule!" This frightened her, for she had
dreaded him ever since her fathers msfor-
tunes, and she went out hastily. But when
she saw in the dreaded statesman, the noble
looking man, whom, though they met but
once, she had never forgotten, her strength
failed her. She knew that he had attended
her home but how, or what he said she had
forgotten. She replaced the necklace in
its casket, feeling that it was now doubly
dear to her.
/ Emma felt strong in the belief that her
newly-found friend would rescue her father
from his prosecutor. "We are safe, moth
err" said she, joylully, standing by her pa
rents bedside. 81 mean to write letter
to his excelency, the prime minister. He
is kind hearted statesman !" She was too
! full the adventure ,okeep anything back
so she told the whole story from beginning
to end, not forgetting minute description
OF the baron's personal attractions. accord
ing to which, ne rivalled the Belvidere
| Apollo The story cheered her mothers
dropping spirits, so that she left her bed the
next morning 1t was grief that made her
sick 1t was hope in Leinau's protection
that cured her. Emma spent the whole day
IN writing letters to his excellency the pres
ideDt ofthe council, and in tearing them up
again, for somehow or Others strain of ten
derness would creep into the letter, which
was not proper in writing to great man,
and he stranger. " And vet," Emma
reasoned, :" il was necessary TO say a few
words Of thanks for the necklace;' but
where to find words to express the very
warmest gratitude, and yet nothing more.
( Her mother lent her aid but Emma thought
her style too cold and formal, so that it was
dark before the letter was ready. 1t was
| finally agreed that each should write a let
ter according to her own ideas, and then
select the best out of each. They had
hardly begun their task when visitor was
announced and a stranger entered. He in
formed the ladies' that he came from his
highness the grand duke, who did not wish
The registrars wife and daughter should
continue to feel any anxiety as to his situa-
ton. The mother, with smiles on her lips
and tears in her eyes, could have Rugged
him in her arms Emma. ashamed and
grateful, could have fallen at his feet.
"Of course, the suit commenced against
Helmold must take its regular course" adj
ded the stranger, "but, whatever the result
may be, his highness will provide for him
and his family. 1t may be some weeks be-
fore you see him again, bnt you need not
fear for his safety, it is In your power to
shorten his imprisonment.
"How?" exclaimed both.
"By letting nobody know what are the
dukes sentiments, OF that have called on
YOU"
"But tell me your name at least u
Mother said Emma, 1T is our bene-
factor, TO whom we were Just writing
The baron accepted an invitation to sit
down and hear full account of all their
sufferings especially when the mother told
him they would be alone.
'Fot many weeks, those we thought our
best friends shun US as though we had the