Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-05-19

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we felt sure he would wish to be un.
deceived us to the value of an orna
ment which las no clam TO antiquity.
This last sentiment was certainly Il
delicate pirce OF tattery. The Pro,
teSsor accepted it as literal state.
ment of the trnth.
deed, Mr.. Henderson, said he,
"and that's a fact. But how will |
know continued the cautious Scotch
man. "that the Teddy has sent you af-
ter it? And how will she have drop
ped it into the sea-"
well, sir" slid Mr.. Henderson, II
have brought my credentials with me.
Here is my card and here is an exact
description of the bracelet
/ lie handed "a card and IA piece of
/ paper to the Professor, whose last
hopes faded away as he read the min
ute description Of his treasure. He
, knitted his brows to gain time.
"Ot course said the young man,
at must have become injured by being
in the sea-
Though a man Of theories, the Pro-
feSSor was candid.
Lam satisfied, Young Sir; | was mis-.
taken. ,a,d he, resumIng his ordinary
manner. And now, may | ask who
was the lady who lost it,"
Tine lady-Oh, we'll, Sir, the lady
who sent me here, will tell YOU be-
tween ourselves, is my sister" Mr.
Henderson Redeemed again. "Ani,
sr, you will not, | hope, mind my
asking YOU to keep this TO yourself.
There are reasons
Say no more, Mr.. Henderson. say
10 more; you may be sure | will not
be ready 10 tell my mistake. Pre-
torian here, Pretnrlan there. There
= no lack OF Edle ochlttrecs, though
the Kings hedesmrn are extinct"
lie opened the drawer, and taking
ont the bracelet surveyed 1t rather
rueiuIIy.
Yes. that is it," continued Mr.
Henderson; "but It IS good deal the
worse for water. don't wonder, sir,
'sou were mislcd. 1t looks AS old as
the hills"
The Professor slowly wrapped it in
paper aud said, As he handed 1t to the
young man:
And will the lady have dropped it
into the sea, young SIR"
well, she knew it was hers directly
she real the paragraph. and"
We'll, I'm not asking To know
more said the elder man.
'Auf now !; mus. Ic ofT. sir. wisi.
many thanks from my sister and my
self for Your kindness; but first, You
must be good enough 10 let me know
what | owe YOU. know what these
fishing fellows are. and how they
swiuiIe one.
Erhe Professor, however, obduratelv
refused 10 satisfy Mr.. Henderson's :
curiosity on this point, and he found
ut impossible to urge the matter
further. II might have been that he
now bIushed tn own To having given a
sum which, at the time, seemed mod
crate, but anyway the Professor would
only Fcsiors the bracelet as a gift TO
Miss Henderson.
II pleased him evidently 10 have his
way on this point. Aud If he was left
alone with shattered theory he was
not without compeusatlng gleam Of
modern interest.
Il liked the la'ldIe we'll, thought
he. as he began watched the tossing
boat. "aud If his sister had been as
wise like she would not have lost her
Jewels In the sea.
Our friend the Professor did not al
WAYS take his holiday in Scotland.
There are other parts OF the world in
which the remains are undou btedly
Roman, and in Which, if there Is
nothing FOR an antiquarian to prove.
here is everything for him to enjoy.
Such place the good Professor found
tht land Of Provence, where he was
disposed tolingerabout sixteen months
af,rr the date of his interview with
Mr.. Henderson. He arrived AZ Mines
one day. having with great difficulty
torn himself away from Arle>- Aries,
where the Pagan relies confirm, as it
were. the Christian tradition, being of
necessity so much older.
He had been low be it spoken-to
caRrSe de fGHredHr on Sunday, in
the amnhitheatre; he had inspected
St. Tropheme and Il me justice to the
Forum. He had fingered yet longer
for the sake of the library of Mont
Maeur. but on the evening of hot
day in May he found himself at Mines
too late for anything in the way of
sight seeing. bat in time for the table
Il hote. The places on his right hand
were empty; that on hs left was
occupied by IA French gentleman, who
spoke such good English that he and
the Professor were soon engaged in u
discussion on the language of Provence.
Between discussing this topic and dis
cussing his dinner, he was for some
time so deeply engaged that he hardly
noticed that the seats next to him had
/ become filled, and that his immediate
neighbor was lady, until his friend
finding one of his assertions disputed
by spectacled savant opposite, burst
into stream of French so fluent,
rapid. imperative and idiomatic, that
! the Professor lost the thread Not
till then, say, did our friend become
conscious of Il memory-not altogether
pleasant-the memory of mistake.
Even Is he set down the glass of ri,,
0rdinaire, what was so long forgotten
MIR. Henderson, Edle Ochitree,
Pretorian here Pretoriap there?
1t was only bracelet. What was
it that Immediately convinced the
Professor that it was the bracelet?
hardly know, unless it was the sen