Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-06-22

nacklace"
I've brought you the necklace"
said Tom moving to the fire. "All
alone2 You oughs to be glad to see
me"
ooh, Tom ! AMI"
"Not so glad as if / was Raoul
Rossitur?' with a grim smile,
4 wouldn't give farthing to see
R4oul Rossitur, in comparisonl"-
And then | was so confused with my
confession that poured the tea into
the sugar-bowl. Tom came and bent
over my chair just at this moment.
"Tbank you" he said; "but you need
not blush 50 about it. What nice
housekeeper you make! VIII you
come and keep house with me, dar-
hng2
ooh, Tom! do you really want
me?"
q want you SO much that I never
Jared ask you before, for fear you
would say no"
"You might have known that l
shouldn tp
And then-why, we finished our
teal
"Here is your necklace, said Tom,
later, as | was going to dress for tae
ball; "but you don't mean to wear
gewgaws?"
"Not wear my emeralds, Tom?
What do you mean"
Odd you send your emeralds to
me by Mr., Rossitur, dear"
Certainly; | haven't any others
You acknowledged them, too. Come
don't tea.e me, Tom tt ere must be
some mistake!'
"Im afraid so. MI Rossitur left a
case containing a necklace at my Of
flee, with your note. | carried it in
to Gemm Il Agates to have the clasp
repaired, and they surprised me with
| the assurance that your ancestral
emeralds were-green glass! Eli, Ri,
is that you? Head better?"
"Do-do you think-did Raoul-
do you mean to say that Mr.. Rossi-
ter has stolen them" | gasped.
q haven't said anything about it
love; I leave you to draw your own
conclusions, Certainly a remarka-
ble transformation has taken place
in them, you will allow. Don't you
th,uk so, Ri? Morse Agate remem-
Uored the necklace perfectly, because
Cousin Chester Field carried il into
the store on one occasion to discover
its value, and stormed considerably
about SO much money lying idle
Morse Agate said he would take his
oath that they were emeralds then;
now they are genuine glass Ri,
what's the matter? Were you very
much attached to the jewels?' But
Ri had tainted away.
We did not go the county ball that
evening. Ri was delirious with fever
before morning; and it all came out
in her rawlings how she had plann ed
to elope with Rossitur that very night
while we were at he ball, how sue
was to take tic carriage to the near
est station and meet and marry him
at Y. 1t was pititul to hear;
Int all the same. | believe be meant
to play her false. Of course we sent
for Cousin Chester and his wife at
once but Ri was able to set up be-
fore they arrived, and begged us to
say nothing about Mr.. Rossitur .--
And as for the jewels, they were my
own, and Cousin Chester would only
storm about them, while Tom could
lust as well take measures for their
recovery. Bu' do what he pleased,
Tom could find no trace of the dark
young man.; the distinguished men
whose letters he had exhibited had
never heard of him; and finally the
matter was left in the hands of the
police, and there it rested. Gradu
ally Ri recovered from the shock,
and began to look with favor upon
Frank Rugby's devotion, and both
our weddings were arranged for the
same day.
, | remember that when my toilette
was complete Ri whispered, "Wha
a pity YOU havn't your emeralds!
= feel as if were to blame" and tina
Cousin Chester turned very red il
' the face, and fumbled in his pockets
for something, and cleared his throat
. and stammered good deal, Will
e lie said: "My dear girl, l resign m,
= guardianship of you into Tom
=. hands; and | don't know as either o
J, you will approve of all my measures
3. If had allowed things to keep il
: the old ruts, your income wouldn
= have been above a thousand a yea
t to-day; but you sse-I might as we
e confess, l suppose-there Was CAP
s iiaI chance tor investment, sure t
$ double and treble your money be
:, fore you could say Jack Robinson
+. and-well-there were the emerald
J. lying idle, aud I'll be blessed If
II didn't pawn your heirloom six yeal
W ago, get a jeweler to fill the setting
:? with colored crystals, and invest tt
V money in the Fortunatus Minin
n Company, and now you're as rich
Ie Croesus, though it was terribly risk
y and cost me many good night
r. sleep. And here are the emerald
safe and sound, thank goodness
If and he held a parure of jewels befo1
d my eyes.
t, What could 1 say? When do
IN money come amiss? Besides, To
was young and struggling for a foe
" hold in the law. And Cousin Che
t. ter had meant it for the best-on
a there was Mr.. Rossitur2
,r 81 feel as if We ought to beg b
C. pardon"
every we'll" said Tom, "Jnly fiji
id him first. Without doubt he was
We fortune-hunting adventurer if not