The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-21
A BREAKFAST DISH.
Story OF the Loss and Recovery
Of q Valuable Jewel.

- 80 80 P'''A'
that ! ever saw in a finger ring. None
OF those paltry thing, you cant wear
ill candlc-light on account If the yell
Iow there Is in them. 50 white, 50
clear, 50 brilliant, pcllucid a a water
drop and sparklin" As a star, IL was
all but big enough, too. TO have a name
of its own. like those that the ROYAL
diamonds have star OF the Four
Points of the Compass. Light of the
World To Come, Glory of the Middle
OF the Earth Mother OF the Moon.
Why under the sum- cried Ms. Tur-
rance. the pretty creature in 4 be
wIichlng gown, pouring coffee for her
husband, the little butler having been
dismissed by Mr.. Torrance-in fear of
the wrath To come, pcrhaps-"shouldnt
our diamonds have names A. well as
those of King and Queens and"
Yours ought 10 have one. said her
husband. quietly. 1T would be suita-
bic 10 call now; its in the vocatlve,
You KNOW"
We'll, | must say don't believe any
man was ever 80 undi-turbrd 10y the
loss al such a thing rs that Archibald.
that stone was worth a thousand dol
lar
..Rcallv | ou@ht TO be aware of the
faci. dear, il any body is. You have
offered to sell il and procure that sum
for NV necessities every time ] hav
been hard up since we married. And
If | have NJ Hired arrested for its theft,
aS YOU suggest, ii will cost an pthcr
thousand before We are done with it,
For she would certainly be- proved in
nocrnt, and then a lib.' suit would be
the next thing in order"
But. Archv. Mildred can't be proved
innocent. How can she be. when |
know She took il? And there was no
one else 10 take it And Mrs. Tor
rance paused with suspended cup. her
great wondering eyes searching spac.
for "A reply. Iii ever anything lay in u
STRAIGHT !nr. it j. the evidence against
that "irl.' she continued. ..Ihc other
DIV when the ring fell on the hoor she
WIS ia the room. ald she asked me
what a stone like u a; was worth. and
then rave such Il si"h that ! said: Il
suppose you think I's wrong for me To
wear a thousand dollars on my iinger?'
And she said: Il want thinking of
tie RING; | was cnly thinking tina. a
Thousand dollars can 10 a great deal IF
good The min>. Well | said. 1T
dies a great deal of Sood-in looking
pretty on my hand. Indeed il does
look beautifully there she said she's
very particular shout her advcrbs; 1
wish she Wa rs particular about her
catcch'Sm-'iut good deed done 10y a
hand : It's most beautiful Jewel. to my
thinking jus. hear that, To her
mistress Are ,ou through? Why. I've
only .u>i begun"
.>hc is quite a missionary said MIR.
Torrance. pi, King up his newspaper.
land the worst If 1t Is. she is right
Now. Archibald. don't. for mcrcy's
sake. 90 la rcaiing, said his wife. Il
sio think the morning news might wait
for once. It's nothing bat d,namiters
blowing up the British Empire. and
Arabs making mummieS of the British
army-all distractions; but nv ring is
something positive. tangible. mere al
hand"
IL wish il were'' said Mr.. Torrance.
"And then | could be allowed Iut
As he glanced at the lovely creature OPP
positc. with her reproachful brown eyes
in which stood two tears rs big A. the
diamond she had lost. her color going
and coming with her breath. as YOU
might saw. and the r~ose-colored RIB
hons Of her morning cap all a-futter
with her earncstness. he folded his
paper. and said: We'll. my dear"
.'Wcll, my dear" mimicked Mrs.
Torrance. in derisiOn. Il should say
its anything but well when a man hears
of a servant insulting actually n-u
ing-hiS wife. and says she's in the
right"
Now. Janet, | will submit il t. YOUR
wi Judgment if that's 3 fair interpre-
lation."
You needn't do anything OF the sort
1t isn't fair to suppose l have any judg-
ment. if what l say concerning Mildred
perfectly ridiculous cognomen. Who
ever heard of Mildred for = servants
name"
why not Mildred?"
"Why not Gwendoline. then. or Fred
egonde. or 1husnelda? How would il
Seem 10 be telling Gladys In brush the
dust of nv shoes? And Mildred is gust
a> bad. Ii | had nv way. all the cooks
should he NoraS. and all the second
girls should be EllenS. and if they came
from England. then they should b.
Elias and Mary Anus. and il wouldn't
sound as if YOU We're taking = liberty
with your >uI,eriorS when Your OWE
name is Just plain Jane. L ought 10
have been itosamond myself. yen
know. said Mrs. Torrance. ab>en;ly.
twirlin@ the grounds in her cup. 'or
katherine. or EloiSc. or something.
Blu I'm sure | have trouble enough
with these people without being troubled
win Their anne And doa't believe
her name = Mildred. an,wa | be-
iieye its Just plain Martha. and she
tOO& the Mildred. Ii she tooS my
diamond. she wouldn't stop at taking q
name. Or NAV be it WAS just Miily-'
And here Mrs. Torrance paused, not
for breath. hut in amazement TO see her
husband eyes twinkle. and he himself
lie back IN his chair. rs he pushed his
plate away. with = laugh he could re
press no longer.
III she took your diamond. Well.
my darling. l AN glad You have ar
rived at ne diamond once more. | be-
gan t. think IL had been lost again.
But don't tell me about the income
queece Of a woman's mind. Its work
ues are labyrinthine, but the thought