Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-11
A USEFUL LESSON.
Honor and Love More Valuable
Than Diamonds

ling like twin stars, as enveloped IN seal
she tripped down the steps and turned
her head moment in passing by. Mrs.
Mayrell dropped the Holland window
shade from behind which she had been
accommodating and turned away with
a groan To live in the basement
..fat'' was bad enough. To have tape
stry Brussels carpets when Mrs. Kins-
ley had moquet was worse; but to have
only coral earrings now when the ten
ant of the floor above displayed dia-
monds was the latest and most cruel
blow of fate.
A latch-key turned in the street-door.
There was step in the passage with
out Wills CHEEKY voice rang out
"Dora, dearr'
And then in minute-"Why, what's
up? Are you ill?'
For his wife of year lifted her head
from the sofa-cushion and turned to-
wards him a pair of suspiciously red
eyes.
"No-or' gulping down the sob that
would rise; "but-b-ut she's got
Nbemr'
Poor, big, good-natured, mystified
Will just stood and stared.
Il saw them!'
"You did, eh?"
"Ye-yesr' fer
"And now," deliberately, twill you
be good enough to tell me who is
.she,' and what has she 'got'?"
Dora swallowed another invisible
pill as she rose.
Il mean Mrs. Kinsley. She has got
diamond earrings -
Will burst into boyish laugh; then.
seeing that it was very serious mat
ter with his wife, sympathetically
sobered up.
''COme, now, Dora. Be sensible,
like good little girl. You don't mean
to say you'd cry for a pair of ear
rings?"
Mrs. Mayrell's pretty olive face
frightened not at all at the pleasant
raillery.
much good it will do met" she de-
clared. sullenly, and intently regardful
of the toe of her slipper Will edged
over to the sofa, sat down beside her,
stole an arm around her.
''Dora!" So 81
s'Well?' " 3aaaG sr
.'You don't look half SO pretty when
you're Cross A4
Silence.
Will began to ask himself if he hadn't
made tremendous mistake about
twelve months ago. Then he ban
ished the thought as disloyal. She
-oc 1itt1o co1f,ch yorbore x,o;x,
times discontented, but he loved her
very dearly, and no other girl would
have suited him half SO well.
Dora, pet" he said gravely, "you'd
have diamonds if l could give them to
you, indeed you would, dear. But
you know I've got to figure pretty
closely to make ends meet now that
hard times are upon us. You know
that?'
She nodded.
But when half a hour later he went
back to the Office, he left behind him a
still very detected little lady.
He was not quite SO gay as usual
that afternoon. He didn't joke so
audaciously with the boys, nor break
now and then into lifting whistle
The man who had the desk next his
observed the change.
What's the racket, Mayrellp"
Will started 80 Alnt
20, nothingr' and he laughed and
shrugged his shoulders. s
That's ie," returned Andrews,
with calm directness, and the familiar
ity born of long friendship. ''Out with
it!'
VIII turned on him.
You've helped me out of good
many tight places I admit, but you
can't do it this time"
Andrews, sandy-haired and chubby
faced little Scotchman, cooked his
head on one side like an inquisitive
sparrow. MAY be not, but try me-"
VIII laughed with an air of embar-
raSsment.
ut seems foolish thing to worry SO
about" apologetically. sWell, as you
must know, here's the case in nut
shell. Dora wants diamond earrings,
and I could quite as easily purchase
for her the Worlds Fair with The Great
TastArp thyoWp in, New yop. know