, 1874-08-08

him examining piothre In tho of1Ico. gavs
| parting. word Of consolation to my patroii, md
n ~ hour nftorward waB iil tho oxprcsa for
WasEso WWasnse al A95 i Doe afS tSsi ssx a fot te
.to Tho hhtci, found Madame WaH at n bail at
/ tho Fronel, lsmbaaHy. I eqnt up my card to llcr,
ploaain,E ,, nfgont bl,slnoua u = momcn. slla
my card iii rampIca III hor land. %Nothins % ia
mnttct with my vory,rn,lch. absorbed lusband p"
clio said ratl.or tlistainfuy, throwing aside i1or
.oad, aud showing, hor beautiful neck, with a
her buBon,. 'Ycs nnl no, 1ladatne." I saId.
Let liz get into tho corner Of Ibis nntc-room'
showed hcr TIC engagement ring. sI!o stnrtod
Mt the nsEht Of IT. MY uodi" Bio aaid iu low
voice, In most pitoous accouts,
"1fAH lie FoltsAKEN ME3
lovo him 70. It waa my fanlt. Fray take me
homo; Hhail die. lio docs not understand
our warmpr Southern natnrcs. I havo tried
90 hard to 1ntcroat myself III Its worx x,-lot
bis business, but hls other ideas, Ills r,,ina:
bnt I could not; hut I will try, 'fs no Ill?
What is It ~ Carried army BY. her beauty
mud omotion, lost my villa for tho nonco. How
| tro1Iblc,"1 at 1nHt said, is not 40 grave. YOU
ilaFe simple ring oil your finger There, hidden
" that Glorious sapphire. .'"-sho had torn llor
for hs siag ~ q token Of reconciliation" 49,.
-, Agreed" s!o said, giving 1t to mo, as 1
AinsHd her hnnd "but Ii lhefo nothing moro ?"
"iea, something moro, 1hat beautiful neck
4 MI .3ntAo Uo 4UI u Llil4 JLbk HH InlF WILL
out those dia1nontp. Wo want to borrow tllam
Tor sixty t!a-- beg your pardon," Rnd bore
ilouuaeycA terribly. Sho lontsetl alnnzod for n
,aonent tlo" laughed, a,l turned the pretticsa
hurt my tiugorH clasping md unclaspiug. tie
| fastenugs. IL tl.as a!l he wants? /. m, 10
lappyl You will take mo homo? Mind it don't
Hlip down my, back. There IL q French farce
about ~ w that', 1hofe, you afo nh adept Now lot
;" Impossible train 1oaycs in d half hour,u
Int will t,oo," sho Hail aud sho hastily
Wr0te lino, which was giyon to d gorvaEt, who
| lall.
1t waa. Il curious aight to SEQ young gontlo-
man @ a1ld la'ty atl euyoroa In q travelling cloak
%!e!s n ganze aress trimmed With inco OCCASION
ally popping undor cover, travelling Tint night in
| the express but 4 wealth Of artificial fowosy
thrown out of tho cur Windows from ti,no to t,nlo
must have furnished ,,uiq,o discoveries for tho
agfictlt1ral pcop|o who lived along tho line at
Il regular bill OF Bale Of tho diamonds was 1uado
out. At tho Now York depot no arrived in time
sharp IL o'cjoc1s, whoro tlla lady'a husband re-
ccived III, and Il happy meeting it waY, puno-
| tual 10 d moment was
| THE FRIEND OF THE HOUSE.
1ie was al Adopt ut d,smonntlns diamonds,
Mhieh f 10 s,,, managed to Do wita coarse jack
six ysars. ltow am I 10 Judge Of tllcr weight"
llo cried. Then ho cf,,ckIcd counted tho stoncg,
brcsthed on them, rubbed thom On tito thread.
bare Zap Of Ais coat, then arranged tho.n
hat. Then he hcmncd and hauod over tLorn.
said ono had flaw, ono was badty cut, do
carca that, out OF tho sixty, forty y-threo wero
Bfazl|ian stones and tho reat Indian tton ho
hHept thcm into his dirty hand, wrapped each
ono separately iii pieeoH OF thin papor takcn from
copying book, aild kept mo in fcyer for half
M hour. ~ laayo acon," ho said, "fe!so stones
il crown jewols. and pEo cannot be too particu-
lar. They may bo worth,"" here ho paused, md
fcnH fnIf ton ufnutnH In n rnfcntir1,s nm
outside. had appraised them higher on Mad
amos neck-tlio surroundings OF courHo added
to Their charms 1fd fol, tlsat il a French com
pliluont. t ~ a bargain. Got u bill Of salo'
All! a!l right already aignodl Now, young nm,
retro to that closet and slut the door," / did
10, nnd through the key-holc saw tho blesnea
9id 3La follow taEs l;! or hs cravst, unfold II,
dGHw diJ ont .!ta tc1 ad ntitSning 9f notos pull
it waB-nnd from thcnco came a
wadling Of money. I WAS recalled, and the
amount Of money was pnt in my hand. took
It tltnkins Of :: certain Roman Emperor and
whonce oln Of Ills revenues camc. when tho dear
ing my thoughts, sat.l: :Noa ol0'" liz VIVA
about going. md lad p,cled IN: his constant
ing stock Of tEo Office, whon r,lslol up to linn
md lugged linn. Ho did not seo,n sirprisct
bnt took it pleasantly. "That is good custom
atd boonGs to my e;GHutry a'n not conscious
way7 Tho transaction is T. legitimate one. If
tlla money is not Initl in sixty days shall send
tho Htonou to 1}n!pl.on, in Paris, who will giyo
mo certainly $4,000 franca profit, on my pur-
| chago."
Tho money was just in timo md TO woro saved.
That Tery next day went to London md urged
oil the agent Of tho South American Government
the payment of oltr claim. succeeded but par
TALLY, but obtaincd enough money to reLease ths
pledge and was buck again III Now York in 1css
than forty dayB. Tho old Fronch gentlernaa 4
caino upHmiling and the dipnlonds wero returned.
| HE DID EVEN 4 GALLANT THING.
| for Ito Ind tue Eonls ren0uutcd III an e1cgaut
style, and Bali l. Black. for they wero the jewel
ars in those days. said That our old friorid had
exhibited larislnaBs as to ornaulontation and q
niBgardliuess AZ to priccs which was amazing,
Tho junior lad lis fortune inpairotl for mauv /,
yenr to come, but ,nado it up In timo, but the
dual functions wore loft in alaYauco. AMY dear
husband" uaid tho lady to MO this spring-sho
Florida, ostenslbly FOR his hoalth, oyory winter,
but, would you believe it, llo panges lis time
there exploring Isidian mounds for skeletons.
lIo Inns such strange IDEA that all indians were
Mt ono time cannibula. Ills Yalgo caiuo homo
full OF human bones, Ehiol Is Hays, from their
being a,l brohpn tint shows tlat tho savasos
cut human beings. can't tako m interest iu
that. could i,l rtlinn. / mover wear diamonds
now, but when your taughtor il mar1iod prom
se her q pnir OF ear-rilgs-two stones from d
certain aocklaca.-Ne,o lorh: Times
AFTERNOON.