Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-01
A BREAKFAST DISH.

"Aud it was the mos. beautiful stone
that / over saw in finger ring. None
Of those paltry things you can't wear
ull candle light on account OF the yell
low there is in them. SO white, So clear,
- brilliant, pellucld rs a water-drop
and sparkling as starl IL was all but
big enough. too, to have name of its
own, ike 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 sun" cried Mrs. Torrance,
the pretty creature in a bewiIchng
gown, pouring coffee for her husband,
the little butler having been dismissed
by Mr., Turrauce--in fear of the wrath
TO come, perhaps shouldn't our dia.
m0uds have names rs well as those of
kings and queen and"
YOURS ought to have one. "said her
husband, quietly. ''lt would be suit
able to cal. now, it's IN the vOcatiye,
you know
well, / must say don't believe
any man was ever 50 undistuTbed by
the loss of such thing as that. Archi
bald, that stone was worth a thousand
dollars"
"Eeally, I ought to be aware OF the
fact, dear, if anyone is. You have
offered 10 sci. il and procure the sum
for nv necessities every time l have
been hard up since we married And
If I have Mildred arrested for this
theft, rs YOU suggest. it viii cost an
other Thousand before we are done
with 1t, for she would certainly be
proved innocent, and then libel suit
would be the next thing III order"
''But. Archy, Mildred can't be proved
innocent How can she be. when
know she took itr And there was no
one else 20 take It," And Mrs. Tor
rance paused with suspended cup, her
great wondering eyes searching space
for a reply. III ever anything lay in a
straight line, IL IS the evidence against
that girl, " she continued The other
DAY when the ring fell on the floor she
was in the room, and she asked me
what a stone like that was worth, and
then gave such sigh that 1 said: i
suppose YOU think IT'S wrong for me to
wear $1,000 on my hnyer2' And she
said. L wasn't thinking of the ring;
was only thinking that II. .0CO can do a
great deal Of good The mluxi We'll, >
said, Il, does a great deal of goOd-in
looking pretty on my hand Indeed
10 does look beautiful there" said she
she's very particular about her ad-
verbs, | wish she was about her cate
Ch.sm-'hut a good deed done by hand
Is It's most beautiful jewel, to my
thinking Just hear thatl To her
mistressl Are YOU through2 Why,
I've Osly just begun"
''She Is quite a missionary" said
Mr.. Torrance, picking up his news
paper. And the worst Of 1t Is, she is
right"
''Now, Archibald, don't, for mercy's
sake, 90 20 reading" said his wife. II
DO think the morning news might wait
Tor once. It's nothing but dynamIters
blowing up the British Empire and
Arabs making mummies Of the British
army-all distractions; but my ring is
something positive, tangible here at
haud.n
Il wish il we're, " said Mr. Torrance.
And then | could be allowed But
as he glanced at the lovely creature
opposite, with her reproachful brown
ewes, In which stood two tears as big rs
The diamond she had lost, her color
going and coming with her breath, as
you might say, and the rose-colored
Htoous Of her morning cap all a futter
With her earuestuess, he folded his
paper aud SAID: well, my dear2"
well, my dearp' m!micked Mrs.
Torrance, In dersiou. IL should say
MS anything out we'll when a man
hedIS Ut servant InsultIng-actually
!Asu.tlug-uis wife, and says she's in
the right
Now, Janet, I will submit it to
your own Judgment If that's fair
Interpretation. ="
You needn't do anything of the
sort 1t isn't fair to suppose l have
any Judgment, II what / say concern.
ing Mildred-perfectly ridiculous cog.
lomen. Who ever heard Mildred for
aservant's nameG''
why not MldredP''
Why not Gwendollue, then, or
tFedegoude, or Thusneldap How
would It seem TO he telling Gladys tC
VtQsa the dust off my shoes? And
lAuIed IS Just as bad. II l had my
N"!, al the cooks should be Noras and
al The second girls should be Ellens
auu Il they came from England, theI
suey should be Elias and Mary AIMS
@ @Iu wouldn't sound as if YOU wer,
.SA4lg a liberty with your superiors
1eu your own name is Just plain Jane
ousht 70 have been ROsamond NV
80 you know,n SAID Mrs. Torrance
9ellY, twirllng the grounds In he
~ or katherine, or Elolse, or some
aug. But l am sure | have troubl,
Iusn with these people withou
e.ls troubled with their names. AnS
uon uelleve her name is Mildred
a. way. l believe its Just plain Mar
., .ua, and she took the Mildred If sb,
Sc"A my diamond she wouldnd,t sto,
a. taking name. OR mavha II yva,
Iuse Ail!ly-" and here Mrs. Torranc
pSussd, E not for breath, but In amaze
and Ls = Re her husbands eyes twinkle
N'Aseit lie back in his chair, a