The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-17

on entering his shop shortly afterward, the
little roll Of silver paper in which she had
wrapped the loose stone, and then passed it
over to him, 'sdo you mean that you wish
me to take the diamond out of the breach
sold you, and substitute this for it," I
cit is out already, and wish you to put
it back again." said Mrs. Havers, 81 lost it,
and came down directly here with it when
found.''
"This?" said the jeweler. holding it up
contemptuously between his thumb and fin
ger. You have male curious mistake,
Mrs. Havers, permit me to say
"A mistake! have brought you the stone
exactly as it was picked up"
s'1ndeed Then some one has practiced
great knayery upon you. This is very
prettily cut piece of glass;"
GLASS;
"May l ask where the rest Of the pin is?''
alt is at home,'' whispered Mrs. Havers
with white lips.
''Let me drive home with you, Mrs. Ha>
| vers. / should like to look into the matter
a little. Some thief. has your diamond
The color came back to Mrs. Havers' lips
her eyes flashed; her whole soul lightened
with new idea. She directed the coach
man to drive to the central police station,
and from there she sent an order to her hus
band to deliver her diamonds to the detec>
tive, who was to bring them to Mrs. Kings.
''Drive to the Kings!' she cried to the
coachman; aud lost in triumphant thought,
she did not utter word to the jeweler till
they arrived at the latter place. Then she
| sprang from the carriage. Come she
said and she was in Mrs. kin2s drawing
room before the astonished footman could
read her card She was walking up and
down the floor in kind of glad fury
when Mrs. King came in; the loss Of that
diamond was clear gain. ''You have 4 thief
in your house, Mrs: kingl'' she cried. 1.-The
person who gave me a bit of glass for my
| great diamond
Mrs. Hayers ~
| 81 repeat it, Mrs. King. Where is Miss
Chauncy: | demaud to see her My Allen
and that girl, indeed.' Her enraged face
glowed with a strange sudden smile Of exul
tation. What an escape she cried. 10
think OF ia thief"
Mrs. Hayers p cried Mrs King again
are you beside yourself: Twill not listen to
such language"
| You will have to listen to a grent deal
more of it, Mrs. King. | have detective
comming directly, who will speak to some
purpose, aud with the music of hand cuffs
Let me confront her first !" exclaimed Mrs
Havers, as if she longed to lay them on the
culorit. ''Let me see this thief meet him :"
And she laughed laugh Of vindictive
malice ''What will Allen say VIII tell
him she cried. ''Why, if had known she
was to be bought off, would have paid her
the price of the diamond, and welcome and
she would have spared herself this disgrace
But now l shall not rest till see her head
shaved and her prison grown on. OF all
things, thief-the most l0athy prison
worms themselves are not so foul to me.
| Yes, Miss Rhoda Chauncy, you will not
soon again defy me when tell you my de-
termination ! Much comfort on his way
would such as you be. l wish Allen were
here; you would see love turn into scorn Oh
his face like q transformation. If you
robbed me before you married my son, what
in the world could l expect after?''
| She paused, because just then Rhoda en-
tered the room, and stood before her white
and radiant, all her rosy bushes gone, but
her face shining in wrathfll fire. She had
come down just as she was, her splendid
hair flowing loose over her long white
dressing gown like veil-an apparation Of
magnificent bs luty ana indignation
Mrs. Havers looked her over from head to
foot with horrid insolence, and burst into
u shocking laugh. III is innocence itself =
she cried. '.How we'll dressed, how well
posed, how well acted Ana, miss, you
will look just as innocent in blue jean
prison gown with your hair cropped, You
marry my boy with your ways and wles ~
~ hat is this my dear ?" and Mr.. King
came into the room, and tall form -olowed
behind him-that Of young Armisted.
III is a crazy woman, William"
Crazy" cried Mrs. Havers THAT girl
may well wish that I were. This is what il
Is, Mrs King: | drop diamond from my
pin IN this room. person finds it, keeps
1t, gives me in its place cunningly cut bit
of glass. What does such person deserve.
The State prison. Aud here comes the off
Ger TO see that she has her deserts
! Ii was the detective whom James wonder
Ingly admitted, and who. marmuring
swift apology to Mr.. King. stepped to Mrs.
Havers' side, and in few words gave her TO
understand that she was little premature.
and had perhaps better first 60 home.
premature ~ cried she. when lose
diamond and that girl gives me bi. Of
| glass. it is premature for me to sag 80
Have you been at my house. Have you
brought me the pin,''
Yes, Mrs. Havers'
You ought to have br yughi me nv SON.
That is true
Let me have it, she cried, stepping for
ward imperiously AMI taking ii. ..Tuere.
DO you see. That is the vacant place Of the
missing stone, and mere is the peIce Of
glass Will you let me have it, Mr.. Dim
TRY This is the pin you sold me. Is ii not
And this is the glass she gave ne"
This Is the setting Of the pin, said the
Jeweier, gravsly, tr there is your name mp
On il n ny own marking. bat these are NO.
the stones sid you. They also are glass
four peices Il glass. The stone that you
lest last night i unioabsly glass also. and
that IS IL You were robbed. no: last night
bot long ago. Mrs. Havers-''
IN Is impossible." gasped Mrs HaTers-
her face darsening and dsrkening with her
feeling II was robbed last night AID de-
nand the arrsst mere and nov No pslfer-
fuv 80 iSx and n fIr.