, 1874-08-09

:, -ohe nefyouSly passed hcr Lair banda Owe
ite thick folds. aud besged mo to tell he
what would allow her for it, told her $50
| SHE WAS EVIDENTLY PLEASED
| At the la-senesY Of tue sum, aud she hastily pm
| IT doTn upon nj Ivory tablet, and threw tht
| cloak one aida. She tten took up white ball
! dress and praised chat, pointing at the length
its train and tho tineness Of its finish. 1 Offered
her good sum for that, also.
She then proceeded with great rapidity, forget
ting oil her sorrow for the moment, in the pleas
ured OF bargaining. -
| Some OF tlo dresscs brought $50, and SOU,
four times that SIM Al Of thaln were OF tht
best material. and bore the. traces Of superior
workmanship.
,Khen the, pile WA finally separated into .thf
sold and unsalable, there set remained 5000 tt
| be Snln1u from some quart
| ~ hava already sold or pavnod MT jeT
| ohy.' eaid the poor gitl With . falterine
voice: "aud have nothing left but dla
1noud cross. I must not sel that, but + ca1
! pledge it,
| Permit me to see it, ! replied.
| She produced it.
| II was Very handsome. The stones were oi
| good sifa, and Weto well set.
~ win loan sou the necessary sum for this u
security" nald
All, madam" sue cried, in trembling voice.
.'hoH kud you are to mo! was afraid Of you.
Thought this would ba ono OF the Earliest
moments of my Life, but yon have been SO frans
and so generous that feel ashamed TINT erer
uftatuEu t4lAt Wt5 UNDERTAKING aacfuce-
Allan ia eafe. ply father will bs left in peace.
Madam.
MAI KISS 1oUs"
Size threw Ler ar1us about ny neck, and
pressed her soft lips several times to mine !;
and tho tears upon her cheeks left moist ute
upon my face which seems to be there even now
/ produced my wallet, aud, conscious that my
beautiful girl WAS busling red, I counted out
upon the little table tic exact amount that sle
required.
when and where are gou 10 deliver thia
~ noon tootuorfqy in enc Of tho paraocs of
the Albion "a private hoteD.
"To tho Pfosident?
"ies, to the President.''
. And he. theq, is to assure you that proceed-
Jugs against your brother Will not be taken auu
to ysEn you that h1t immediate mshs to canaaa
will be necessary:
:'Iee. MADAM"
.'Ana have yon any property left7"
''lery littlo-really very little; that is, mono
':yoa Lave siven then, all 1h.sit is possible
for you TO gIye2"
"I-l-yes. That is, T."
- understand, said /; :: you have stripped
your. wardrobe, yoar purse, your bank. your
.tq Jay tie wey q your brother out Of ulo
auaudagy III which.ila has placed himself. uo
il isnotant Of it. You do it under no prcsBu,o
but thet Of loso for him *ud Tor your father.
Am rlEnt:
She hung her head, pad in nervous manner
tried TO turn the rings which had been upon her
lagerH. l}at there vera now 10 rings there.
At this moment thero came knock at tho
door. The maid weat to it, and returned With q
message from sou'e ono who wished to
Douyow THE DIAMOND Cross
for the night, AZ hers (tLe would~bo borroTer.s)
VAS being repaired.
3ly yoal1t; lnay caught 1er breath and turned
pale Thou she glanced toward nc.
1T is my brother'n atiancee," hhe said; f'sho
has worn the cross before"
Without tho slisb test hesitation, I drow it
from my bosn4n, whittier. bad placed it Tor
Eafe- -keoping, nna put it into 4er Iands.
'.iou SET bring it to re carly in the morning.
That will do equally we'll"
The act was vo1y 1n5usiaess-ike, mud
never did +. similar one. I was compensated
for the departure from ny recttuac however,
by watching t.la divine expression OF
gratitude which transformed the young girls
face as she cacc!ycl tho jewel.
She ssat j. to the borrower with J. lni mcs-
sage.
prepared to go axay. With = delic2cy that
was as pleasant as il was rare for nc to expert
ence sas relieved Of the necessity OF bundliug
up tbs elothinE had purchased; tue maid was
directed to make . parcel Of it, aud to carry it
down to TIC carriage which was waiting for INC.
took leave OF 1ny fair oao with much dlnicul-
~. Sic embraced me a3aiu ami again, aud Ele,
too, gonel ol1s!y forgot tho advantages hal OBJ
talNCA IL Et.3 &QhI4tsArr.3 S4i3 ielL LIAL 1 QQu
afforded her.
Ilcft Lfr stauding in tie centre of the floor Of
the apart lleut. with ner face buried in her white
hands, arI with tho Wild Lights of tho ire play-
Ing stzani;o Gan1ools OIL aid about her delicate
figure.
Upon reaching The sidewalk agniu, I found
that the coupe hal bccn replaced by = hired
carriage; tue discretion Of tho change Was sp-
parent
During tho night which succeeded tLcso traas~
actions, I reflected upon What had bcea :old me-
aud ma1a up my mind that
ALL WAS Sor QUITE As MY YOUNG LADY SUPPOSED.
- had discovered, bJ-tbc-wa5, iaa. 1er name
raa Kingsford. also that her pareats were ex-
tsenc!y wealthy, aud that she and her brother
we're ouly children.
Early on the succeeding morning gentleman
entered my shop. aud asked ne to purchase
Iamoud crosB, which Us Thought old-fashioued
Mud out OF date. Ea unrollad it from somc bits
II paper, and handed it to me. recognized it at
hight.
The nirrora ara arranged 1n ny showcases in
way that enables 1ne, by looking downward,
apparently at What hold in my hand, TO watch |
be features and behavior Of my customers.
WLiIo pretending. tlerefora, to examine the [
)e7son before mic. I detected enough OF bis |
eatures to CONVINCE me- that he Vas tic brother
if Hiss hn1sford.
With m{ foot I touched two aprings, ono Of |
WHICH Instantly CauSEU D0lk u ld5LGu +QQ QOEf,
Willie the other rang j bell which summoned my
3rothcr from, rear roo1n.
T then put the crosa uuon the shelf behind |
ne, and ASKED tho young man to step to tho sid |
# the counter where thero were two chairs.
told him briefly tl!a. knew him, aud that
I KNEW Or H1s DEYALCAT1uN.
Tho effect Of these announcements upon him |
raA unexpectedly severe and sudden. His blood
loved puck upou his heart, aud for : moment |
% was paralyzed. LIE fell forward in his chair,
nd would hare slipped upon lie lloor had not
aught li1n. He slowly aroused himself, but, by |
ho time he rcgained Ills power OF speech, ho
cemod to have grown ton yoars older. His eyes
;ero large and wandering, lines appeared III lis
hecks, and his head settled down between lis
Aouldess did not think he was coTarily, but
bat he Was not go callous and wicked rs / Lad
upposed-
He was totally undone lie trernb1ed from his
cad to his foct, aud his knees shook as it he |
ere sludde1inS with the cold
I asked him tue name of his confederate. lie |
.plicd that it was MARSHALL.
!" Please describe him.
After momellt 1o replied:
j" He is protfy tall, and lie has white hair and
eay1, and broad forehead"
+" Is he not p1eaebug in his nannecs9 Has ha |
o. fine address?
Yves, be ta1ks Ike al ANGEL
"What we're you about to do With The money !
,sf var Ionn7 In ret for fiat rrnss /" |