The Kanzas news., 1859-04-16


something. of that sort. "a -. - - =
!. ga poasaata that. is .. beautiful ring Of
yours. said she. after replacing her own.
.Yes-so-so,' . said CouratIandt. gIaneine,
With justifshle vanity, at ,, splendid dis-
mend whick blszsd on bis little finger. at
ed TO-" -, g'9 ~ =, -
=, az do so admire diamonds?" :, -
"Of course you do. II You are a woman.
and your sex is always partial to that stone, =
,g II is . king amqDg jewels; and. for my
part always like that. -HEbich is, the very
best of its kind -. - 80, -. rs.l, -
'"|Did Jon ever see blue diamond3s''y
/ :: No. Is there such stons?...,.,q e, -
:. cob. yes, II is very rare. and Of extra !
ordinary beauty, saw one ct Blackball q
Co.'S yesterdays very fine ops-snd Was
greatly tempted to buy it,, - ,ga.,sF4s
- II should ike to see it, -. -
&c. '...Wvell, LET; us drop in, when We get mp
there, and leok at it. I wish to see watch
I thought Of purchasing yesterday 81, =:
When the company passed the store of
Blackball & Co., CpurtIandt and his lady
entered, aud asked TO SEE the rare and beau
tiful blue diamond.
~ was 9 ioi SS SIouos VI tue AosS eA3uSlVe
brilliancy-a splendid diamond, with a
clear blue tinge-a faint ultramsrine color
in heavy and chaste setting. ,-.-r
Miss Larkley went into raptures over it.
Such love of a ring! Such a perfect
thingt She had never seen anything so
lovely in all her lifef What was the price
of it?
Three thousand dollars, Misc an
swered the clerk. -,
Miss Larkley was silent.
.Courtlandt bought the watch he had been
looking at. aud they hurried on. to overtake
the party. .,,
Ali the rest of the way to Dick Chaffer's
house-where Miss LaIkley was visiting
she tai ked of the beauty of that ring, and
the praises of the blue diamond were sung
in all moods and lenses. The young man
strove to evince the budding affection that
he began to feel springing up within him,
but she played diamonds against his heart,
and they proved trumps.
81 will make her a present of that ring" I"
vowed Courtlandt, within himself, ''before
the week is over!''
- Naturally enough, the handsome brunette
joined her voice 70 that of Miss Chatter, in
fore she Miss Larkley) should return home.
81 live out of town little way" she
said. ''but l shall stay here three or four
days longer, and you must be sure to call. ;"
This the young gentleman did, as mat
ter of course. His matrimonial ideas be-
gan to focus themselves up and centre them
selves about definite object. He liked the
bold originality, the Off hand freedom of the
woman. and thought that with his fortune,
he could not only make her happy as his
wife, but make her make him happy as her
husband, also. % .4l n
A week passed, and she was still visiting
the Chaffers.,t The town was becoming
somewhat deserted Newport spread its
rocky arms to receive tie gay world Ma
hapt's ocean-voiees called for pleasure seek
ers; the crustling leaves of Saratoga and
Ballstown whispered soft invitations to them;
and Dick Chatter felt anxious to astonish
the watering places with his b. m. Boone
rang, the winner of the last trotting match
on the Union Course. He and his sisters
had to take wing, with the rest of the cir
Gle ; Hattie Larkley had to return to her
home at Yonkers, and Courtlandt had to
lose sight of her. dE1se III yIiH .HH -1 lis
It was odd that she, never mentioned her
family connections. nor invited him to call
upon her, if ever he came, near. Yonkers;
bat she seemed so different from other wo
men that it was not so strangeain her as it
might have been in another. Courtlandt
thought bat little of it. He did not care
twopenee about her family, or anything but
herself. , He was rich enough to have his
actions respected. whatever they might be ;
and If he had chosen to marry a rag picker,
she would have besn apotheosized by his
set. T1sEs ~rEH Ire .siQeaq anJ oj IcI1ci
So he determined to see her once more.
before she vent to Yonkers and he to Sara
toga. in order to lay, not only his heart and
hand, bat the blue diamond also, at her feet.
With this intent, he proceeded, one hot
afternoon, tn Blackball Il Co.'S, and asked
the dapper salesman for the rare and prec-
ieus stone }- ss.l -ia Uya hHr .11ia
sold. SIR" replied the official. d b.
''SOld To whom ?'
"Doa't know. sir. Can tell you in mo-
ment." ....r .-. ,,'.,,--. 49,.
Five minutes examination of large book
revealed the name of the purchaser.
"Cotht Carajo Caramba, No. ss Dazzle
Place, isif.e ~ laf -z=.ffrEs 1af~Gu-
H"Who is he 2" sI. strs.
Celebrated fast man, sir.''
''But must have. q blue diamond imme-
diately. Have you another go r.u
"No. sir."
''Can I get one in New York ?''
'a ''VeFy doubtful. SIR" fgs e aei'-.
''Is there any possibility of my being able
TO get this gentleman to part with this one?"
Don't know. sir. .'' In give you his ad-
dress, and you can try: or if You choose
to wait. we can import one for you.r'', asa
'But l can't wait. Give me the. address,
if you please
The address was written out, and Court
iandt started off for Dazzle Place. He found
No. ga large, handsome house, with an
elaborate silver belf-pu!l and number plate
on the door-and inquired if he could see