Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-02
Why. JENNY IL didn't mean any

eyes and voice. Only" returning
| CLEAN OF mischief in his face as he saw
| the excitement fade out of hers, with
that funny little twinkle in the eye, and
| that fol lie rol thing perched on top OF the
head auG the waist up to the ears, it does
| look such an old-fashioned quiz. don't 1t,
now" holding it out for inspection
Il dare say" answered Janet already
| selfreproachiul as she stroked 8 her
boys' brown curls. But do you sup
pose we should look very new-tashoned
ourselves fifty years from now Harry"
"Ho, you" cried the saucy boy. "Tell
YOU what, Miss Jen, take you girls as you
stand from the stills under your feet to the
cheese plates on your heads, and "a natu-
ralist fifty years from now wouldn't know
what sort OF animal he'd got hold OFF,
g Is a cheese plate animal or vegetable,
Harry" asked Janet gravely.
Animal, l guess" answered Harry
/ boldly. YOU'D think so over. at old
| Gresham's, if you could see"
"Oh, you horrid boyr' moaned Angie,
turning her head on her pillows.
Come, Harry won't have you talk
So" said Janet laughingly, as she picked
| up his slate-pencil
| Sc Harry returned to arithmetic and
Janet went over to coax poor sickly Angie
back into good temper.
! The bequest at the time had seemed to
! Janet an ineXhaustible mine OF wealth.
! kind of F9rtunatus' purse which should
| carry out all her cherished day dreams; it
would surround poor Angie with luXuries;
| it would send Harry to college; it would
even form, at least, nest-egg for that
once impossible treasure which Arthur's
father made the condition of their happi-
ness. But as time slipped by, she found
| every dollar, in anticipation at least, 4
dozen times appropriated, and the treas
ure become impossible again. She could
almost have fanced it all a dream bu; for
the watch which lay before her, sufli.
GENTLY solid reminder in its heavy, old
! fashioned case, the eyes of the miniature
winking up at her from the dim enamel.
| She looked back at it with a smile and
| then sigh then one day remembered
suddenly that the prescribed three months
had nearly elapsed, and She must not for
| get to take it with her the next time she
went down town with Harry.
| Mr.. Scandinavia why old man, with
| black eyes and polished bald head, on
which velvet skull-cap sat coquettishly
askew-received them; lookingat her, she
noticed, with singular curiosity as he
took the watch from her hand.
This is very old acquaintance OF
NINE" he said, as he pressed one spring
after another. A very remarkable and,
indeed, | may say, valuable piece of work
| manship. Were you aware OF that, Miss
Hollister?" he asked with a sudden sharp
look at her.
AS a souvenir it is, indeed, very valu.
| able &c me, she answered, coloring a
little, " but | did not imagine that in it.
| self
All, that is because you have probably
| not studied it as have Look at il again
now, Miss HOLSTER, and see if you per-
ceive nothing remarkable"
1t is intricately nlaid," said Janet
hestatingly as she turned it over, land
the portraits are done with curious exact
ness, but"
ITO be sure, to be sure, the portraits"
put in Mr. Sandman, rubbing his hands
with the quick, catlike motion peculiar to
him. There is something curious about
the portraits, is there not2 Now what
should YOU say it was, ELI, Miss Hollister?"
Janet looked doubtfully from his face
to the pictured ones and back again
"Only see the eyes"' continued the
old man gleefully; "how they twinkle,
as ii they were just ready to tell you all
about itin
And truly the two little diamond points
IN each face, as the old man turned them
to the strong light, sparkled and winked
as 1t fairly radiating mystery.
What would you say:' he went on,
"it were to tell you that each Of these
concea ed diamond"
As large As a roc's egg" ecstatically
mumured Harry. who, fresh from the
Arabian Nights" wonders. would in
deed hardly have been surprised to see
Genie issue from the watch-case.
am not familiar with the roc's
egg said the old man. turning upon
Master Harry with sudden confusing
ceremOniousneSs, lit being. apprehend,
OF the kind chiefly found in mares nests.
which | have never yet had the fortune to
discover. But was about 10 remark that
the four eyes conceal four fine diamonds.
which, united, form u very pretty little
sum indeed. Look. Miss HOLSTER
And, pressing hidden spring as he
spoke, the outer case flew aside. revealing
second one within, in which were set
TWO large diamonds while. on repeating
the same action with the other side, SINH.
lar treasures were there disclosed.
y" You must understand, Miss Hollis.
ter said the ieweler. noddng at J&net's
bcwIldcred face, that the late Mrs. Mac
donald was of "a cautious temperament
no bad thing in anybody; and having
suffered some losses by bank She con.
ceived the idea Of investing a certain nor. |
ton OF her fortune in such a way as to re-. |
tain il safe about her own person. She
commissioned me to make all inner case |
Tor this watch-readily done from its great
hichness. a. you may obscrve-in which |
two diamonds were set on each side, in a I
position 10 come directly beneath the /
eyes. MhlNN MeIe fhrn nirrrDh WITH