The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-01-07


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tht 4 shntitt now and then m.scd
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rhine iHe gpfessAle elill. The soup,
however seemed 10 rcanimAte her, and
she 'o9p ohattcd away Ia AZ lively a
strain 4. usual
YleLaf AaA achieved wonders In re.
gard to the dinner A delicious, clear
soup, some cold SALMON AiLh mayon.
nal'0 sauce. apd q dehgAtg salm u
chicken. with trnffes. succeeded each
other IN turn, and were warmly praised,
especially by my aunt When The meal
wins about han concluded mn aunt said,
fhddeak< lasbls down Bee fork
II d,elHr. / hal almost forgotten
about my letter. Lizzie. You have
bcul Jne speak Of my niece. Caroline
WRIST my dsthr Margarct's daughter
who lives IN Albany rthe Queen Of Dia-
Imoads a. used TO call lrra'
Yes, aunt, often"
pWcl. continued my aunt, drawing
4 letter bearing the Albany postmark.
Ifum fer pnctet, "wfch 7 Wont up.
just now. z CHANGED 10 remember
tfl,at BralYet bHa l,Fsught me up two
lejtersiAis morning, pll thai ! had put
Dc pockcte4my dressing-gown
ydiAoyt reading them Afterwards. |
iAIsy with Dc silver. and flus-
tered by her illness that Forgot them.
| happened to think Of them while up.
stairs. and il Is well that did, for Car.
Dline Is coming tonight to stay with us
rtill to- midday express from Waterdsle
10 New York leaves tomorrow; and,
moreover. she Is going 10 bring with her
all kardiamonds.N
"All her jiamonds' And for what
reasonsF
Ny aunt, in answer, opened the letter
and scahned rs pages.
"Ah. here II Is. She says; "My hus-
band has lust telegraphed 10 me that we
are to sail for Europe by next Mondays
steamer. am going TO bring my dla-
monds with mo, 10 deposit .. riiIany's,
and, rs | do not wish 70 remain all night
ut 4 hntel with such q mass Of valuable
jcwels.I shall venture 10 task your hos.
pitaltg. | shall bring no baggage, only
/ small ~valise. with a change Of cloth
ing. and my jewel-cascs. Please meet
me at the Watardalo Station Mt y quar-.
ter pas, eight That sldesi my aunt.
hour at which tho Albany train
stops there. so, Victor. | shall want
tho carriage At a little before eight. |
am rather surprised" continued my
aunt turning to me : she spoke, that
Caroline is willing to travel with so
much valuable property about her.
Those diamonds Of beers are worth, at
the very lowest calculation. fifty thou
sand dollars
"Finy thousand dollars Aunt. YOU
surprise me"
did you not know that Mr.. West
has 4 perfect craze for collecting pre-.
cious stones. particularly diamonds.
Every time that he and Carrie 20 10 En-
rope they come back laden with fresh
treasures in that line. She has \ SUI
pcrb diamond necklace. Then. there Is
the hracelci that belonged 10 the En-
PRESS Eugenie. and the set u rose-pcarls
and hrilliants that she bought at the sale
Of the Queen of SPANS jewels. and the
pear-shaped diamond pendants from the
I Nuarf sale. and ever 80 many more.
And only u good Victor. here. TO
stand quart over all these treasures.
Victor. | shall have 10 take out the Gen.
erals reyolvers 10 lend YOU for To-
night.
"ff madame desires me to sit up MI
night, I shall be happy TO do 50, 70 keep
watch over tho house. replied Victor,
with bis usual bow.
"No need Of that But perhaps Il
would be as well for you 20 sleep on
the library sofa. with the rcvolvers
within mach. Now, let Us be OF. Liz
zle, You must come with me for COM
| pany.n III
SAs said those bet vords irsf as Vic
ts tpnshcd out Il the tiosr. carrying
sfh lham the tray kAAsas With plates
and glasses. did not feel at all In
lcllnsd 10 take a drive Of over a mile in
the sharp frosty air, and was beginning
a ndnsal. when a glance at my aunt's
face fruye the words upon my lips.
capHat aestnhc her exrfesish. / can
compare II only TO the tountenancr Of n
ghost-sccr. who has bcheld some hideous
and malesolent specter. Invisible 10 all
other persons present She laid one
Singer on her mouth. IN token Of silence.
and the next moment was busting
about, looking for shawls and lap.mgs.
and discussing, IN her usual clear, de-.
cided tones, a. TO what rOom she had
best put Gnnsih Caroline In. and
whether the diamonds had not best h
, locked up In one Of the silver chests iii
f, morning. did no, dare 10 question
her. Something very strange and terri,
Q BIZ .rnnng wy Enlng on VI thHf I wa.
r cnnsinrrl. hni Tdid my bsss to follow
her lead, and 90 talk easily ans
chrcrtully willis, putting on my hat AMI
fur.line.l rloal which virtnr ha1 hr,,.l,