Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-26

stones like that do for earrings?"
90, let up, Daa. What's the use of
talking about it? That's carat, isn't
lit?"
Fright you are. But you can get
the same if you wish"
80, some installment scheme,
suppose"
Andrews restored the ring to its
case and the case to his pocket.
mot exactly"
And he forthwith proceeded to ex-
plain.
That same night Mayrell said to his
wife:
''I'll try and manage it, Dot"
''What? Not the earrings?"
eyes"
so, you darling!'
And the next day he brought them
up.
Didn't they sparkle on their bed of
velvet, though! And weren't they
beauties?
Actually larger than Mrs. Kinsley's,
too.
I'm glad you like them, Dora"
Like them !"
And her eyes were brighter than the
gems.
And maybe she didn't rejoice in
them and keep them wrapped in
perhaps she didn't return Mrs. Kin
slev's visit. If you think she wore a
poke bonnet Or veil you are mis-
taken.
And for one whole month home
was paradise of serenity for Will
Mayrell. But ore day, going out in
hurry, Dora hastily put In her ear
rings She could not have fastened
them securely, for on her return she
found herself minus ore.
Of her grief, distraction, who could
write? Straightway downtown went
she and advertised in all the dailies.
But she did not give her real name
and address. She must not let Will
know till 1t had been recovered. He
would feel SO badly about it. No, no,
she would conceal the fact of her loss
from him till she could tell him of
her repossession in the same breath.
She offered $15 reward, and came
home tagged out and heartsick. Bat
day by day passed and never word
came of the missing jewel. She staid
al the house altogether now. she
had no heart for shopping or calls.
Her hope of ever recovering her
precious earring grew fainter daily.
She could not bear to look at the poor
lonely one laid SO carefully away
Going out to the theater with Will
one evening, he said suddenly:
why, Dora, you haven't got your
earrings IN. Are you tireo of them
already?"
80 mop she exclaimed, with fe-
verish laugh, "but [ can't wait for
them. Come, do hate to be late"
And Will, having read the oft-re-
peated advertisements and noticing
the unadorned pink ears. had come to
his own conclusion. But he only
smiled and was silent-except for this
one reference to divert suspicion-like
the wise fellow he was. And when
two weeks had passed and doubt had
begun to settle into despair little Mrs.
Mayrell began to wonder if she could
by any economical strain replace the
lost trinket unknown to Will. She
might have managed it if they had
not been such brilliant stones, and so
large, too. They must be worth an
enormous sunni How Will had man
aged to get them in the first place
rather puzzled and frightened her
when she let herself think of it, but
then VIII always did things on a
grand scale when he made gifts at all.
They must be worth $500 at least.
Several had valued them at that
none at less. She would take the one
in her dressing-case down to Mackin,
the chief jeweIer, tell aim of her loss,
and learn from him the lowest sum at
which it could be replaced.
And this the very next day she did.
Mr.. Mackin examined the earring
as she falteringly inquired what one
exactly like it would be worth. 1.-TWO
fifty, madam"
All, even more than she thought!
'"Two hundred and fifty That is
dealr' she murmured.
He looked at her blankly. 1.-TWO
dollars and fifty cents, madam. We
don't keep such stones, bat we can
have your missing earring replaced
/ for that sum-"
| And then observing her pallor and
divining the truth, he kindly and pc
litely turned his back on Der.
! Over the scene which followed at
horne turn low the lights, ring down
the curtain.
But raise it again for momentl
1t is two weeks since Mrs. Will
Mayrell met her husband with face
which told him his scheme had found
| him out.
| He comes in now and hands her a
paper, pointing out paragraph as he
did so, and this is what she reads:
NEW YoRK-TSpecial to The Trib-
une / George Klnsley, of Chicago,
who arrived in this city yesterday,
was to-day arrested for embezzlement
as he was about to board the steam
ship Servis. His books show deficit
of 1000, token SIS is credibly asserted
to crafty his wife's extravagant de-
maOdS He MANAGED t0 avoid s,Is-