The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-07-27

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vituperation. "But it would be an ont
rage % she exclaimed, unable to keep
silence wholly. "It would be his death
blow, his ruin in more ways than one.
For if it we're my son, I would never
forgive him. My doors should be shut
upon him. Do you hear, Miss Chaun-
cey2"
Miss Chauncey did not reply. Young
Governor Armisted was STOPPING to
speak with her iu,t then, and taking his
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 she must excuse her for the
early intrusion, but she was really in
great distress. for she had lost last night
the central diamond from her brooch;
and she begged that the rooms might be
examined, to see if by any chance it had
been dropped there.
OF course the household was instantly
in commotion. Everybody remembered
that diamond-you were not likely to
forget it, once having seen it, especially
on Mrs. Havers' persona very uncom-
mon stone, worth, perhaps, 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 it
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. Havers' de-
lighted and grateful hand-a plump,
fair hand it was, but it closed over that
stone, nevertheless, much as the crooked
talons of some old Hindostanee trader in
diamonds would have done.
"My dear madam" said the jeweler,
as Mrs. Havens took from her porte
monnaie, 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,
edo you mean that you wish me to take
the diamond out of the brooch l sold
you, and substitute this for itl''
"It is out already, and L wish you
to put it back again" said Mrs. Havers.
81 lost it, and came directly here with
it when found"
"This 2" said the jeweler, holding it
| up contemptuously between his thumb
IL
mistake, Mrs. Havers, permit me to
say"
ga mistaken I have brought you the
stone exactly as it was picked up"
"Indeed Then some one has prac-
ticed great knavery upon you. This
is very prettily cut piece of glass;"
"Glass |"
I" May ask where the rest of the pin
isl"
"It is at home" whispered Mrs
Havers, with white lips.
"Let me drive home with you, Mrs.
| Havers. 1 should like to look into this
matter 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 coachman to drive to the central
| police station, and from there she sent
an order to her husband to deliver her
diamonds to the detective, who was to
bring them to Mrs. Kings, "Drive to
the Kings - she cried to the coachman
and lost in Triumphant thought, she did
not utter a word to the jeweler till they
arrived at the latter place. Then she
sprung from the carriage. "Come -
she said; and she was in Mrs. Kings
drawing room before the astonished
footmau could read her card. She was
of glad fury when Mrs. King came in;
the loss of that diamond was clear gain.
You have thief in your house, Mrs.
King!" she cried. 1.-The person who
gave me bit of glass for my great dia-
mond |"
Mrs. Havers !"
81 Irepeat it, Mrs. King. Where is
Miss Chaunceyl / demand to see her !!
My Allen and that girl, iudeed!" Her
enraged face glowed with a strange sud
den smile of exultatiop. "What an es-
cape!" she cried. "To think of it--a
thief !"
"Mrs. Havers!' cried Mrs. King
again "are you beside yourself ? l
will not listen to such language
you will have listen to great deal
more of it, Mrs. King. Ihave detective
coming directly, who will speak to some
purpose, and with the music of hand
cuffs. Let me confront her firstl" ex-
claimed Mrs. Havers, clasping her hands
as if she longed to lay them on the cul-
prit. "Let me see this thief meet him u
Aud she laughed d laugh of vindictive
malice. "What will Allen say when !
tell him?" she cried. "Why, if L had
known she was to have been bought off,
| would have paid her the price of the
diamond, and welcome, and she would
have spared herself this Disgrace. Bul
now shall not rest till / see her head
shaved and her prison gown on. OF all
things, q thief-the most loathlyl pris
on worms themselves are not so foul tC
me. Yes, Miss Rhoda Chauncey, YOU
will not soon again defy me when l tel
you my determination Much comfort
on his way would such as you be-
wish Allen were here you would SEE
love turn into scorn on his face like {
transformation. If you robbed me be
fore you married my SOD, what in tho
world could | expect after2"
She paused, BECAUSE just then Rhodi
entered the room, and stood before hel
white and radiant, all ber rosy bushe
gone, but her face shining in wrathfu
fire. She had come down just as sh'
was, her splendid hair flowing loose owe
her long white dressing gown like vel
an apparition of magnificent beaut.
and Indignation.
Mrs. Havers looked her over iron
head to foot with horrid insolence, an,
burst into a shocking laugh. sit j
innocence itself r. she cried. "Hoy
we'll dressed, how we'll posed, how wei
acted Aha, miss, you will look just a
innocent in blue jean prison gown
with your hair cropped You marry M
how with your Ways and WileSP'