Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25

nm W euoiSH IOr usage TO rod
EXIk possession of its first
VIZ sweet flavor. The power,
&H//L%H "A pleasure and insipidity
SsshnSH, of her new life were, so
NGSlL to speak, in the swad-
ding clothes of novelty as yet In
fact, about the only relic of old times
left to Mrs. Hors1aw was Mr.. Horshaw,
and he did not count for much in
society's opinion, except as the husband
of Mrs. Horshaw.
Scarcely year since the new lead in
the Little Ju'e" silver mine had de-
veloped its Aladdin-like qualities.
Scarcely year since the modest cabin
in Red Wood Gulch had been ex-
changed for the brown stone sar-
cophagus on Prairie avenue, whence
Mrs. Horshaw, after n few brief pre-
liminary futters, had burst upon So
ciety like n golden butterfly, little
crude and glaring perhaps, yet genuine,
very genuine. "Little julie" was dis
gorging n cool five thousand in silver
bullion per week. The mine had been
named after Mrs. Horshaw by her hus-
band.
Late III the morning after the pro-
phet's ball, Mrs. Horshaw was surveying
the contents of her jewel-case in the
privacy of her boudoir. There was
ring at the front door, and n housemaid
announced: "a man from Jaccard's,
Num-"
"Jaccard's' was the well-known
jewelry house. "What can he want."
she said, wonderingly. "However--
send him up"
Presently gentlemanly young man
entered, his hat i'll one hand and
small portmanteau in the other.
"Pardon," he said, "but Mr.. Hor-
shaw left word that you might want to
make a selection, and MS we had Oh ly
few of this style left, we-at his sug-
gestion--concluded to submit them to
you for inspection at once"
He had opened his satchel and taken
out several sets of pearl iewe'ry of
rather unique design. Mrs. Horshaw
seemed astonished.
''But [ do not care for pearls" she
said. 81 cannot see why my husband
should have left such directions. At
Jaccard's they certainly know my pre-
ference for diamonds"
perhaps there is some mistake"
said he, with n Chesterfieldian bow.
'It is no matter And yet these
pearls are really quite the-aAgo, as
sure you.
ooh! they will do--for pearls, L sup
pose"
Mrs. Horshaw fingered them care
lessly, then looked fondly at her really
fine diamonds. The man adjusted an
eye-gloss and examined them critically.
81 can easily see," he said, gallantly,
"why Madam does not care for pearls.
These are indeed perfection. But, if |
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surel That reminds me. Your husband
desired us to match them with some ear
rings We have i'll stock"
"Yes-I do need another style of ear
ring. But it was very good OF Mr.. Hor-
shaw to think of that himself"
Mrs. Horshaw looked Mt the man du-
biously, whereupon, with another bow
he presented one of Messrs. Jaccard's
business cards.
Il er suppose you wish to take one
of these bracelets back"
"With Madam's permission, yes.
For comparison, you know. As it will
take but a short while to match them, L
will leave a set of the pearls until my
return. Not necessary, of COURSE" this
with fine renunciatory gesture, ''yet
there is no harm, and giving security is
always more business like"
Such grandiloquent demeanor was
quite overpowering to Mrs. Horshaw's
still virgin conceptions of eastern polite
requirements She declined to receive
the pearls bat he, having pocketed the
bracelet, would not hear of it, and de-
parted with final bow and flourish,
leaving her with titillating sense of
satisfaction, as of one before whom the
great of the earth have unbent them
selves.
Two hours later, Mr.. Horshaw, coming
home to lunch, was thanked by his wife
for 'being so unusually thoughtful.
"Why, haven't been near Jaccard's,"
said he, when he caught the drift of her
remark.
Mrs. Horshaw felt twinge of alarm;
then she remembered the pearls.
"It is all right, J. guess. The man is
to be buck directly; besides, he left
lovely set of pearls as security.
Thought I'd be more apt to buy them,
suppose.
Mr.. Horshaw, though insignificant rs
an adjunct of fashion, had certain bust
ness instincts, and this procedure struck
him rs unusual, if not queer. ''Wel-
we'll see when he comes back.
But he did not come back. They
waited until four o'clock, then Mr. Hor
shaw, taking the pearls along, went to
Jaccard's with many misgivings. One
of the statesmen looked at the set and
then shook his head.
''The poorest grade of imitation.
Hope you did not think them genuine. "
Mr.. Horshaw gave his wife's version
of the whole affair.
"Ev IDENTIFY a case of gross swindling,'
sad the sale, man. "We have no such
man in our employ, and goods like
these" he eyed them contemptuomsly,
tive never handle ON any pretense."
There seemed nothing for it but to
inform the police, which Mr.. Horshaw
did forthwith Then he went home and
lectured his wife, who, aside from grief
over her loss, felt quite h,miliated at
having given her husband such good
grounds for asserting himself, privi-