Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-07-28

III Is NJ nome, whispered MrS. Ha-
vers, with white lips.
Let me drive home with you, Mrs.
Havers. | should like TO look into this
matter little. Some thief has your dia-
mond."
The color came back to Mrs. Havers'
lips; her eyes flashed; her whole soul
lighted with q new idea She directed
the coachman to drive to the Central DO.
lice station, and from there she sent an
order to her husband to deliver her dia.
monds TO the detective, who was to bring
them to Mrs. Kings. "Drive to the
King's" she cried TO the coachman; and
lost in triumphant thought, she did not
utter word TO the jeweler till they ar
rived at the latter place. Then she sprang
from the carriage. 4" Comet" she said
and she was in Mrs. Kings 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 thief in
your house, Mrs. King" she cried. "The
person who gave me bit of glass for my
great diamond"
" Mrs. Havers!"
"f repeat It, Mrs. King. Where is
Miss Chaunceyi l demand TO see her
My Allen and that girl, indeedp Her
enraged face glowed with a strange, sud.
den smile of exultation. "What an es.
capel" she cried. ITO think of it-s
thfefp'
" Mrs. Haversw cried Mrs. King, again
"are you beside yourselfS | will moi
listen to such languager'
" You will have to listen to a great deal
more of it, Mrs. King have detective
coming directly, who will speak to some
purpose, and with the music of hand
cuffs, Let me confront her firstr' ex-
claimed Mrs. Havers, clasping her hands
rs If she loBged to lay them on the cul-
| prit. /" Let me see this thief meet him ~
And she laughed laugh of vindictive
malice. "What will Allen say when ]
tell him! :" she cried. Why, If | had
known she was to be bought off, l would
have paid her the price of the diamond,
and welcome, and she would have spared
herself this disgrace. But now / shall
not rest till see her head shaved and her
prison gown on. Of all things, a thief
the most loathy! prison worms themselves
are not so foul to me. Yes, Miss Rhoda
Chauncey, you will not soon again defy
me when | tell you my determination
Much comfort on his way would such as
you be! l wish Allen were here you
|
like transformation. If you robbed me
before you married my son, what in the
world could expect afterr'
She paused, because just then Rhoda
entered the room, and stood before her
white and radiant, all her rosy bushes
gone, but her face shining in wrathful
fire. She had come down just as she was,
her splendid hair flowing loose over her
long white dressing gown like veil-an
apparition of magnificent beauty and in.
dignation.
Mrs. Havers looked her over from head
to foot with horrid insolence, and burst
into a shocking laugh. at is innocence
itself" she cried. How well dressed,
how well posed, how well acted Aha,
miss, you will look just as innocent in a
blue jean prison gown, with your hair
cropped You marry my boy, with your
ways and wilesr'
"What is this, my dears" and Mr.
King came into the room, and tall form
followed behind him-that of young
Armisted.
Crazy crazy wpman, William"
girl may well wish were! Ims ls Thai
il is, Mr.. King: / drop diamond from
my pin in this room. A person finds it
keeps it, gives me in its place cunningly
cut DlI Oli grass. W nat uOtb SUCH person
deserve? The State prison. And hert
comes the officer to see that she has hel
deserts"
1t was the detective whom james won
deringly admitted, and who, murmuring
a swift apology to Mr.. King, stepped tC
Mrs. Havers' side, and in a few words
gave her to understand that she was lit
tie premature, and had perhaps better
first po home,
premature I" cried She "When / lose
diamond, and that girl gives me bit OF
glass, is 1t premature for me to say so
MOI DO your duty, officer, and arrest the
thief at oncel Have you been at my
houser Have you brought me the pin y
"Yes, Mrs. Havers."
"You ought to have brought my son. y
"That is true"
"Let me have itr' she cried, stepping
forward imperiously and taking it
There! Do you see? That is the vacant
place of the missing stone, and here is tn,
piece of glass. Will you let me have it
Mr.. Dimitry? This is the pin you solc
me, is it notr And this is the glass sh,
gave me-"
This is the setting of the pin" said til,
jeweler, gravely, "for there is your name
upon it in my own marking; but these arr
not the stones | sold you. They also ar'
Elass-four pieces of glass. The stont
tNat you lost last night was undoubtedly
glass also, and that is it. You wert
robbed, not last night, but long ago, Mrs
Havers."
at is impossiblen gasped Mrs. Havers
her face darkening with her feeling. g.
was robbed last night and l demand tn,
arrest here and now. No paltering be
cause it is in this house and in this com
pany. Here and now do your duty or
will see to it that you are removed from
your post"
"You force me TO be very explicit, Mrs
Havcrs, " exclaimed the officer, reddening
And since you want an arrest, you shal
have tiff you still say So Last March
when you were ILL., your pin was takeI
from your house to a certain pawnbrok
er's, the stones were removed and sold
the crystals were put In their place, tn,
pin was taken back and put in your jewel
bOx-by the only person who knew wher'
its key was to be found. We have lonl
been cogniZant of all the facts, and wait
ing on your movements. The money wa
spent in riotous living. The thief, Mrs
Havers, was nobody that you suspect.
grieve to say, it was your SON."
My sonl" she shrieked.
, our son. III remains WIN you
say whether or not the arrest shall tax
, place"
at is falsep' she cried " 1t is false
it is false am in the midst of cor
! spiracyl Take me home, oh, take m
homei Oh, Allen, Allen, Allenln An,
as she cried the name her wonderful fac
seemed TO grow older by years, and sh
staggered and CROPPED with oustretche,
hands as she walked. But az the jewele
! handed her out, she turned her hea
as if for some malediction, and the las
thing she saw was Rhoda, her face hiddel
in his breast, clasped in the arms of youn
, Armisted. .-Hdrpsr's Bazaar, sj ~! y
"A correspondent writing from Macon
. Miss, TO the Columbus Iader, says; Nv
! have in our town probably the stronges