The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-31

tueu grew purple, Win ner Suppressed
vitnpGration. "But it would be an out
rage!" she exclaimed, unable to keer
silence wholly. "It would be his death
hlos, his ruin in more ways than one
For il it were my son, I would nevel
forgive him. My doors should be shu
upon him. Do you hear, Miss Ohaun
eey?'
Miss chauncey did not reply. YounG
Governor Armisted was STOPPING t
speak with her just then, and taking hi
arm, sh, rather abruptly left Mrs
Havers, and Mrs. Havers. presently
rather abruptly left the house.
1t was on the next morning that Mrs
Havers appeared at Mrs. Kings door
and on meeting the lady OF the house
declared that shemust excuse her for The
early intrusion, but she was really in
great distress. for she had lost last night
the Genital diamond from her brooch
and she begged that tho rooms might be
examined, to sec il by any chance it had
been dropped there.
OF course tho household was instantly
in commotion. Everybody remembered
that diamond-you were not likely to
forget II, once having seen ii, especially
on Mrs. Havers' PERSONA very uncom.
mon stone, worth, perhaps, a couple Of
thousand dollars; everybody was upon
the search for it, in all disinterested
eagerness; and in less than five minutes
Miss Cbauncey had espied it where il
had been flung by Mrs. Havers in the
sudden movements Of her anger on the
night before, and had given it to Mrs.
King. who placed it in Mrs. Havcrs' de-
lighted and grateful hand-a plump,
fair hand It was, but ID closed over that
stone, nevertheless, much as the crooked
talons OF some old Hindostanee trader in
diamonds would have done.
any dear madam" said the jeweler,
as Mrs. Ravens took from her porte
monnaie, on entering his shop shortly
the little roll Of silver paper
in which she had wrapped the loose
stone, and then passed it over to him,
"do you mean that you wish me to take
the diamond ont Of the brooch I sold
You, aud substitute this for lit"
at is out already, and I wish you
to put it back again, said Mrs. Havers.
4" / lost it, aud came directly here with
it when found" -
"This3' said the ieweler, holding it
up contemptuously between his thumb
mud finger. "You have made curious
mistake, Mrs. Havers, permit me to
say:" 1.,
ia mistaken I have brought you the
stone exactly rs it was picked up.
"Indeedl Then some ono has prac-
ticed great knavery upon you. This
is very prettily cut piece Of glass;"
"Glassp
; j" MAY I ask where the rest Of the pin
isi''
at is at home" whispered &rs.
Havers, with whito lips.
"Let ne drive home with you, Mrs.
Havers. I should like to look into this
matter little. Some thief has your
The color came back to Mrs. Havers'
lips; her eyes flashed; her whole soul
liz ehtened with a new idea. She directed
the coachman to drive to the central
police station, and from there she sent
IN order TO her husband to deliver her
diamonds to tho detective, who was to
bring them to Mrs. Kings. "Drive to
the kinKs'!" she cried to tho coacliman;
aud lost in triumphant thought, sho did
not utter word to the iewclcr till they
arrived at the latter place. Then she
sprung from the carriage. "Come :"
size Said; and she was in Mrs. Kings
,lrawing.room before the astonishcd
fontuian could read her card. She was
walking up md down the floor in q kind
of glad fury when Mrs. King came in;
the loss Of that diamond was clear gain.
:" You have thief in your house, Mrs.
Kinel" she cried. "The person who
gave rue bit Of glass for my great dia'
monlI
"Mrs. Haversl"
II repeat 1t, Mrs. King. Where is
Miss ChAunceyi l demand TO see her !
NJ Allen and that girl, indeedl" Her
enrascd face glowed with strange sud-
den smile OF exultation. "What au es-
cape p she cried. "Io think OF it-a
tIiei p
"Alrs. Havcrsl" cried Mrs. King
again; caro- you beside yourselff l
will not listen TO such language
"You will havO listen to great deal
more OF it, Mrs. King. Ihavea detective
coming directly, who will speak to some
purpose, and with tho music Of hand
cuffs. Let mo confront her firstl" ex.
claimed Mrs. uavers, clasping her hands
as il she longed to lay them on the cul.
prit. "Let mo sec this thief meet him!"
And she laughed u laugh Of vindictive
malice. "What will Allen say when |
tell him?' she cried. why, if l Ind
known she was 10 have been bought oil,
I would have paid her the price OF the
diamond, md welcome, mud she would
have spared herself this disgrace. Bul
now ! shall not rest till I see her head
shaved and hor prison gown on. or oil
things, thief-the most loathly! pris-
on worms themselves are not so foul to
mo. Yes, Miss Rhoda Cbauncey, yon
will not soon ogoiu defy me when l tell
you my determination | Much comfort
on his way would such MS you bel !
wish Allen wcrc here; you would see
love turn into scorn on his face like a
.rausfOrmation. II you robbed me be-
forc Sou married my son, what in the
world could | expect afterl"
shc paused, because Just then Rhoda
entered tho room, and stool before hei
white and radiant, all her rosy blushet
gone, hut her face shining in wrathtul
are, She had come down Just rs she
vas, her splendid hair flowing loose ovel
her long white dressing gown like vel
--an apparition Of magnificent beauty
and indignation.
Mrs. Havers looked her over from