West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-04
A BREAKFAST DISH.
Story of the Loss and Recovery
of a Valuable jewel

~And II was the most beautiful stone
that ever saw in finger ring. None
oil those paltry things you can't wear
TIL candle-light on account of the vel
low there is in them So white, so
clear, so brilliant, pellucid as water
drop and sparkling as a start 1t was
all but big enough. too, to have 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 Mrs. Tor
rance, the pretty creature in be-
Wicmng gown, pouring coffee for her
husband, the little butler having been
dismissed by Mr.. Torrance-in foar of
the wrath TO come, perhaps shouldn't
our diamonds have names as we'll as
those OF Kings and Queens and"
y ours ought to have onen said her
husband, quietly. 1t would be suita-
BILE to call now; it's in the vocatve,
you know"
well, must say don't believe any
man was ever so undisturbed by the
loss OF such thing as that Archibald.
That stone was worth q thousand dol
lars
Really ought to be aware of the
lac, dear, il any BODY is You have
offered to sell 1t and procure that sum
Tor my necessities every time | have
been hard up since we married. And
If ] have MI fred arrested for its theft
aS You suggest, it will cost another
thousand before we are done with il
for she would certainly be proved in
nocent and then a libel suit would be
the next thing i'm order"
But. Archy, Mildred can't be proved
lnnocent. How can she be. when /
know she took It.? And there was no
one else TO take it. And Mrs. Tor
rance paused with suspended cup, her
great wondering eyes searching space
.7or q repy. III ever anything lay in a
SirdiSnt me, 1t Is the evidence against
mat 9ri, she continued. "The other
" when the ring fell on the floor she
was IN the room, and she asked ma
what stone like that was worth. and
1hen gave such sigh that / said. Il
suppose YOU think it's wrong for me IN
wear q thousand dollars on my fiuger9'
ANA she said: i wasn't thinking of
ring; / was only thin king that n
thousand dollars can do great deal of
good. The mink! Well | said ii
0Des great deal of good-in LOOKING
pretty on my hand Indeed it does
look beautifully there she said-sbe's
Netl particular about her adverbs.
wish she was as particular about her
c'tecnism-'but good deed done bv a
hand s ITS most beautiful level. 10 nv
thinking. Just hear that! To her
mistress Are You through? WHY. Pye
oniy lust begun
she is quite a missionary" said Mr.
torrance picking up his newspaper.
and the worst Of it is, she is riobtb'
Vow Arch bald, don't, for mercy g
saNe 20 To rcaling said his wife 81
90 t"lnk the morning news might wait
Tor once It's nothing but dynamiters
bio"ihg up the British Empire. and
Ara's maNng mummies of the British
army all distractions; but nv ring is
so"e. :, NC positive, tangible, mere at
g wish it were" said Mr.. Torrance
''And then l could be allowed - Bnt
rs he glanced at the lovely creature on
pos.te, with her reproachfuI brown eves
IN "nch stood Two tears as BIG a. the
diamond she had lost, her color going
anu coming with her breath. As Won
might say. and the rOse-colored RIB
oons Of her morning cap all a-futter
win her earnestness. he folded his
paper, and said: "Well. my dear
Nv Ell, my dear" mmicked Mrs
Iorrtuc'. ders on. II should say
% + anything but well when a man hear.
81 % seiVan. insulting actually insult
Ih2 MS vile, and says she's in the
right
Now Janet, ] will submit il 30 vour
own iudgmcn, if that fair interpre-
ta5O1
You needn' DO anything Of the sort.
Ut .n . FAIR 20 suppose / have any iudg-
M.uI what ! say concerning Mildred
-rHri city roo -u'Ous cOgnomen. Who
ever heard of Mildred for a servant s
name
Why not Mldred2'
"Nhy not wendOline. then. or Fred
eg01de or Ih1snelds2 How would il
s.n t0 Doc telling Gladys TO brush the
dHs. H| my hoe Aud Mildred Is inst
.ad fl had my way. an the cooks
should ne |Oras. and ali the second
g Holid Boz flans. and if they came
from fug sud. hen they should BE-
t'lH and Mary AIMS and 81 wouldn't
sound as i sou were taking % libor "
WIN your upper or- when your own
p Hm. .- 'u+t plain Jane : ought ~
haY. been IO-amOnd myself Won
know eij Mrs Torrance. ab.ertly.
i'IrNug .Ia grounds in her CUP cor
katherine. or Eio.se. or .rmethfng
Eu Im sure ! have trouble enough
with people without being troubled
f .ar namr. And 7 don believe
n. Uu. Mildred autw1. be-
i U plain Nsrha and She
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