Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-25

up to our hero, and cast anchor under his
eyes.
/ You will think she remarked. later
what l said the other day about gewgAws,
that | am very changeable In my tastes !;
ba' am not come this time upon my own
secount; I want 10 see some diamond
iockets Tor . friend"
| This IL quite the usual course with ladies'
and others who victimixc tho jewellers
They buy a ring tor ten pounds, and after
/ having thus established themselves--cast
ont their sprat TO catch . herrinY-they
psuonize the establishmeut In earnest.
| Singular to say, however, this did not
arouse Mr. Riddei's suspicious. Not with
standing his prctensc Of Indifference to Mrs.
Montfort's charms, he had privately sent
to DE IL Bois. Ia the interim, and found
that the lady did reside .. that fsshlonabIe
hair-dresser's. And on the hrst floor. lie
bad done IL, OF course, in the interests OF
the ntm, add 10 case she should call again !;
but perhaps he would not have been pleas
/ ed had Messrs. Nation and Boitby been
made sware OF his ptecsusion.
The iocket that pleased her most WAS an
expensive one, perhaps too much 10 for
her friends purse. she said. l, WAS very
foolish OF that lady. but she had such a
complete reliance upon her (Mrs. Mont
iori's) taste and Judgment that che had
placed tho nstter eotlrriy IN her hands.
IL was great responsibility. What did
Mr.. Riddcl thinki
Mr.. Rlddel's thoughts we're always cut
aud dried on such occasions. He express
| ed his opinion that the locket selected by
Mrs. Montfort was certainly the most ele-
giant Of all and testified to the sag sciiy osthe
| lady Who had such confidence 10 her good
taste. bot ~ TO the price, Mrs. Montfor,
| herself was the only judge as to the state
| OF her friends excheQuer.
"Ob. she's rich enough" smiled Mrs.
Montfort. '-snd as open-handei as any
womsn can be. Our sex are naturally in
eiined TO be = little close" she added with
! smile; don. you think so:''
| Mr. Riddel did no, think so he had Al
| ways found ladies very generous In their
! dealings. In this lady's particular case
1 he felt more cer'sIn than ever that the
locset.-And be let the light play on !, 40
ss to show the brilliant to the best adyau-
/ tsge.-was the very thing to SUIT her.
! II think so, too. )" murmured the widow:
but then you see there's the responsibility
I I tell you what you must do. You shall
send all the locke,s 10 my lodgings for All
hour OF so. and then my niece, who Is stay
l ing with ne, shall give her opinion on The
ms,ter; and By her advice 1 will abide"
Mr. Ridiel smiled. but shook his bcauti-
| tui head OF hair. Every curl OF it-and
there were thousands Of tten-eXpressed
polished bat decided negative. We
could not do i,,madam {; We really could nj. ="
what not leave the iocke,s for an
hour
No, madam. not for q moment Of
course II Is but mere formula, one OF
those hard-snd-fast regulations the exist
ence OF which one so often has to dcplorc :;
but have no authority to obligc YOU a.
you request. | can s-nd the locaets, OF
course-or brin. them ny s-lf-hus who-
ever is In charge OF them Will have orders
hot tn lose sight OF them. This i an n.
variable rule With every customer whose
[ name y not on our books"
Instead OF getting into rage-genuine,
II Ac VAS genuine. or pretended IL she WAS
= s~lni er--the widow Uttered low, rip
ping laugh.
Like III. voice Of Summer brook
Will II ihf u 5ffiy IT, ,seph P9q'a g x5ua Jaas pn
>ingeth aquiet tune
only her teeth we're much whittier than the
pebbles OF any btoo>.
" ou tickle me, she said, (of course
she was only speaking meta aphorically) $50
that cannot help laughing; II is 90 droll
that you should think | came here 10 steal
lockets"
My dear madam" said Nr. Rlddel,
'Pray do not talk like that II 4, rested
With me-" (.ly dog tha, he wa.) you
should carry OF the whole contents OF the
shop 10 choose from."
You are very good and very kind" she
said. III any other person had expressed
such doubts Of me | should have been ter
Iib!y offended; bat quite understand how
you are situated. Well. you shall bring
the lockeis yourself; and tor fear you
should think | have any wicked de,lg u.s."
she added with blush, will you come
this mornIngi IL will be equally coDven-
lent 10 nly nlece. aud you needn't be afraid
OF being garroted by daylight"
MY dear madam" exclaimed Mr.. Rid
del for the second time and with deeper
depreciation than before. how eau you'
Ut course | viii Come wherever you
please"
Very good. As my b,oughsm is here.
viii drive you home 10 It."
ln dve minutes he had packed up ali The
locA-ts, and was following her elegant and
stately fgare down the shop.
There he goes with another duchess"
whispered Nation to Boitby; ..see how he
runs his hand through his hair"
Let US hope that she will comb It tor
him" answered Boltby the bald. thinking
oi that happy pair who had seemed all in
all to one another. but had not been % pre-
occupied rs 10 prevent them giving him the
chloroiorm. II believe she Is no more
duchess than you are"
II.
Months rolled on; but though you had
gone ever SO many times into Messrs
Moonstone's establishment you YOU Id not
have seen Mr.. John Riddel. His flowing
| cataract Of hair no longer adorned the lore
mans desk. over which CLEANED in its
place-like moonlight after sunlght-the
bald aud shining head Of Mr.. Boltby. And
, yet our hero WAS 10 the shop; be stood IT
! the counter In The further corner, where
the youngest assistant was always placed.
| On charge OF the muoFning iewelry,) with
Welsh wig On. HIS own mother--not TO
mention the duchesses-Would never have
known him. He had fallen frolu his high
estate. and was beginning life again on the
! lowest ruBg OF the ladder.
| This WAS how II happened. Mrs.. Mont
| fort aud her niece. . young lady only less
charming than herself, dwelt. as have
said, ON the first noor Of Mr.. DE Ia Bois's.
the court hsiT-dresser. They bad lodged
there Tor some weeks. and by pusctual pay
meDis and czTelessness concerning the do
nestle accounts. had won the heart OF
their susceptible landlord. He saw that
she had an inward grief-passing that Of
the ordinary widow--And be veatured to
inquire what II was.
''Alss!" she said, IL have dear and
on ly nephew whose condition gives me the
greatest usessi0ess. He has over worked
himself. aud IL Threatened with brain fever.
The doctors say that II We could only get
/ him TO have his head shaved oil might be
we'll but he has splendid head Of hair
indeed. . great deal too much Of Il, No
argaWeut Of nine will induce him to part
| with Ii.
This touched Mr.. De Ia Bois's profession.
al feelings.
"Desr me. madam, how pity the young
gsntletaan! 1t 10 . terrible thing TO part
with ones hair; but still-we could shave
hiT better than 1t any other establishment
In the Kingdom, and quicker"
''Oh, don't care about the quick ness, Z"
answered Mrs. AOntiort hastily: "the thing
Is to get 1t done thoroughly. would give
6fty pounds II Alfonso would only submit
to Il. Don't you think, II be came with me
one morning. you could get it done Whesh-
sr he would or nOsy'