The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-05

81 can't stand this" he resumed. 81
never see you at all now. 1 have as
much right to see you as any of your
acquaintance. You keep out of my
wayT
eff you would be content to see me as
my other acquaintance debut you
know perfectly well how dangerous it is.
And you could not have chosen a worse
place than this" She bent forward and
added in whisper, 81 expect Mr.. Tt1n-
stall may come in at any moment. He
knew was coming here this morning
about the necklace, and said something
notwithstanding to try and meet me. Do
gol 1t will only make it more difficult
hereafter"
sit cannot be more difficult than it is
already" replied Percy sullenly. 81
should like to meet him and have it out
with him, if he wants to say anythingl
What is there he can say, for that mat
ter? He has no business to interfere"
"You don't know him!"
HE doesn't know me, if he thinks
care for him! Why should we mind? If
the worst comes to the worst, it would
only throw us together 1 am ready for
it-are you?"
"Percy, you are crazy! How can you
talk so! You will make me wish never
to see you again. Nothing of that sort
is possible. Inever thought of such a
thing"
"Such things have been thought of,
and they are possible You are nothappv
as you are now, Sylvia, and you know it.
Why not let society and responsibility 90
to the devil, where they belong, and en-
joy life in our own way? There are other
places in the world besides New York or
America"
"Here is the necklace, Mrs. TunstaIl,"
said the voice of the salesman. He was
standing on the opposite side of the coun-
ter, with the box in his hands.
She was thankful for the interruption,
for she was becoming seriously alarmed
at Percy's manner; and, drawing the
box towards her, she opened it. It con-
tanned necklace of fine diamonds,
which had been selected some time be-
fore, and set according to Mrs. Tunstall's
directions. She examined them and ex-
pressed her approval 1T is twenty-five
hundred dollars, is it not?" she said.
twenty-five hundred dollars" re-
peated the salesman, softly.
She looked around for her muff, which
Percy had just replaced on the counter.
She slipped her hand in it and uttered
an exclamation. Then she sent quick
glance over the counter and on the floor
"Have you seen it?' she said in star
tied tone.
81 beg your pardon" said the sales
man, blandly. Percy maintained
gloomy silence and an distracted gaze.
MY pocket booE-and some money in
bank notes. had them in my muff,"
she exclaimed.
"Have you'- she went on, turning
to Percy.
He looked at her uncomprehendingly.
what is it?' he demanded.
'My purse-and the money. Why,
you had my muff just now. Didn't
you"-
did I have your muff? WASN'T aware
of it. know nothing about it, said he,
unconcernedly.
f'But can't lose tit must be found
it was right there~ she exclaimed
again. ''It can't have disappeared into
nothingr
'May I inquire if the sum was large
One?' put in the salesman, softly.
"Why, yes! there were twenty-five
hundred dollars and some smaller notes
in the purse. 1 had brought it to pay
for the necklace"
By this time several persons had col
lected, drawn by the evident agitation of
the handsome young lady; among them
was a small, bright looking man, with
an alert and confident manner. He sub
jected Mrs. Tunstall and Percy to keen
but unobtrusiye scrutiny.
perhaps you put it in your pocket"
Percy suggested, who, on hearing so
large a sum mentioned, had begun to
arouse himself from his curious apathy. |
She put her hand in the pocket of her
dress and felt in it anxiously, then shook |
her head.
t'No," she said, land, besides, recol-
lect it all now distinctly. 1 put the money
in my purse when went out this morn
ing, and put the purse in my muff, as 1
always do. When l got here took out |
the purse and took the notes from it,
Pardon me, madam" interposed the
bright looking man at this point; Il am
connected with this establishment, and it |
is my duty to investigate cases of missing
Can you state what was the de-
nomination of the bills representing the
sum of money-twenty-five hundred dol
lars think you said?''
There were four bank notes" Mrs.
Tunstan replied; lone of thousand dol
lars, and three of five hundred each"
"Thank YOU" said the man, making a
note on some tablets in his hand. "Do
you recollect the numbers Of the notes or
the banks they belonged TOT"
She shook her head. 81 didn't look"
she said.
"You took these notes out of your
purse, you say
81 took them out SO as to have them
ready. was little nervous about car
rying so much money, and 1 thought if I
should lose the purse I would have the
money separate. But now it is all gonep
''After taking the notes out of your
purse, what did you do with them" pur-
sued the bright looking man.
81 held them in my hand in my muff;