Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26

vanity. When she LEFT the jewelers. shop
her twenty dollars were ia the drawer,
and the morocco case containing the false
diamonds were ia her hand.
She did not tell Charley what she had
done, and she was very uneasy for the
two or three days which passed before
the event Of the presidents party.
The mauve satin came home in due
time, and was greatly admired, but Lau
"a did not take half the pleasure in it she
expected to take. The thought Of the
hired jewels was a heavy one on her
mind.
However, when she began to dress her
spirits rose. And when at last, arrayed
in the glistening satin, with its trimmings
of frosty lace, her lovely brown hair in
becoming puffs and cur!s, she clasped the
sparkling circler of diamonds around
her fair throat, she smiled in delight at
the pretty image which smiled back at
her from her dressing glass.
When she went down into the little
parlor where Charley, already dressed,
was waiting for her, she had her opera
cloak fastened tightly up to her neck, and
did not, as usual, exhibit herself to his
admiring eyes before she put on her out
door wraps,
Accordingly, Charley saw nothing Of
the diamonds uhtil he met her at the
door OF the ladies toilet room, in the
presidents mansion to take her into the
pallors.
His glance Of surprise did not escape
LauIa's eye, and made her cheeks flush,
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ing crowd, so of course she was sure he
would say nothing then.
Lauras entrance into the parlors caused
quite little sensation. Her youth, her
beauty, and her magnificent toilet, m ade
her the exposure OF all eyes, and SHE could
not fail to perceive it.
swell, I declare! you are grand |!
Why, Ia no idea you would look so
we'll" whispered Henriette, when they
met. 'I'm positively jealous, ard I'm
going to keep out of your way, you out
shine me so completely!' she added, as
she passed on with her escort. And
Laura knew she was more than half in
earnest.
She enjoyed her triumph exceedin gly,
spite OF Bharleys uneasy face, until, as it
grew. late, she CHANGED to be resting by a
folding door for moment, and overhead
two ladies conversing upon the other side.
I can only conclude one Of two
things" she heard voice say, which she
was certain belonged to the wife of the
bank president, "she must De either very
silly, Or very extravagant. Of course we
know that her husband could not afford
to purchase jewels which my husband
could scarcely allow me to wear. She
must either have borrowed or hired them,
and that would be most exceedingly silly
and in dreadful taste, to say the very
least of it."
Poor Laura knew it was herself they
were speaking Of. She turned scarlet,
and rose 10 fly, too much distressed to
wait to hear the answer, when she felt
her husbands touch upon her arm.
"Laura," he said in a low tone, "for
PHYS sake tell me where you got those
things you wear around your neck? They
are not yours"
"No, oh, no !" faltered Laura, trembling.
"They are the comment Of tho whole
roomr y whispered Charley. "Our presi-
dent has just asked me how could afford
to give such expensive baubles to my
wife. What could say to him2 What
have You done Laura?'
"Only given up to a silly vanit
believe me! But oh, do take me away
from here, or shall scream or something
I can't stay minute longer, Charley!'
Charley saw that her increasing agita-
ton would soon attract attention. He
therefore took her away at once and they
were soon in the carriage on their way
home.
There, weeping and sobbing on Char
ley's broad, kind breast, Laura made 6
full confession. And charley, thinking
her punishment enough, forebore to ado
one word Of reproof or blame, He prom
ised to explain all to his president, thu
next day, and assured Laura, he did no
think his standing at the bank would b.
hurt when his kind old chief understood
the case. But it was severe lesson tt
Laura, and one experience satisfied her
in wearing other peoples jewels.