Telegram-herald., 1889-10-27

e t-le eA Hilte- - sg11 - - AStSs
be lefl tps Foan as he hai entered Il,
a.eh q a5s saif11ss that N4ra
laoaght muss - z.l111.. useful Ln lis
,f.ssia1sl eu1eS
Tie ln1ian rhe CLLnase ard several q
ths orher oours lent % the rajah for Tbs
occasaosl. were arranged So - . forua
u1agniGeeiE seits ~ reeepUon rooms.
Tbs gardens were Illuminated. sRd the
terrace on = whiea the pr.nce's private
rooms opened turued into bower q
TOsSs.
Nora Cznn0ck N.-s beautiful woman.
blI Il required = very special order q
beauty ana dress 10 shine among that.
apart lEom metaphor. 'glitteriug thr0ng.
TIE diamond. the great flashing, oAz-
zlng Lzke.et tl.sI seemed ~ hsI.d heart
u laird Lre w.tlllu ig, o5-ainal this dis
tncts0a for lis wesrer. The Orange dia-
mond became prev sllIng topic u DIS
eussion Ths F4jah. who blszed, IS
Nora said 10 her husband. h4e a tree ~
Botanical gardens fets. one mass II
colorel jewels. aas attracted at once ~
the r&se splendoF Of the greet diamond
lie had a passion tor precious stones,
and eagerly asked ali about u.
The detective was present. BE had
walked behind his Ten thousand pound
charge into the exhibition. and every now
and then Nora saw him unobtrusiyely
moving about. Nora had already been
glad OF his watchfulness for between her
carriage and the entrance she had fallen
&. l. IN,
had proper martial stride. and sudden
ly a man, artisan OF mechanic. had ap-
peared, blocking her way for a single IL
slant. lie had looked full in her face
with an eager rather than impudent air
and asked in = distinct but rough voice
"Where is J.m:'
She glanced back, satisfied 20 see the
detectives sallow. wien face close at
hand, and the man disappeared in the
darkness, but his voice fingered IL her
ear. She was sensitive 10 tones, and
there was = peculiar ring OF pain and
bitterness in it.
''ile is mad" she thought pitifully,
but mad from misery OF some kind"
and again and again that Where is
JimT-the aimless query seemingly
wrung from a deeply troubled SQUIRE
CURED to her memory.
itsethcr fancifully thinking By and by
of the many astray and wandering in this
perplexed world. This bali was very
gorgeous and very pleasant, but it SEEM
ed to her, now that she was a little tired,
just one blazing spot of beauty and lux
l.. e .,.1
wistful seeking after many things lost or
unObtainable.
There must be a good many lost Jims
about" she thought with a little smile,
as her memory fitted back good
many years to an old young love Of
hers, a young fellow whose name, being
too romantic and sounding for Saxon
taste, had always been known as "Jim"
by his intimate friends. He had spent
a year in her old home, and it had been
year of great enjoyment, endless fun,
merging by degrees into serious love
making He had not been the most
satisfactory Of youths, rather a scape-
grace, in short, but terribly winning, and
when he went away TO make q fortune,
after showing greater capacity for spend
ing one, NO-a's heart was very near
breaking This w2s long ago, and sho
was a far happier woman than if she
had had the misfortune to marry that
first love Of hers. Nevertheless, there
was always q soft spot in her heart for
him, and she reproached herself for hav
ing allowed the time to slip by for an
4. I, 4 -,
write on tho chance OF his being still in
the same place. All these reflections
flashed in and out Of the brief spaces
during which she was not actually IN
conversation with one friend or another,
while the ball was running out its bril-
liant sands.
Col. CannOck meanwhile was very
well amused, having found many an old
acquaintance, chiefly civil servants in
high posts, on leave. He had lived
so long in India that TO meet them
was a refreshing excitement for him.
One of them. Sir Meredith Walton. who
had Just retired into private life with his
X. c. II. G., was discovered by him at a
whist table. Walton's play was thing
TO watch respectfully, devOutly indeed,
By true whist PLAYER, and Col. Can
mock stationed himself behind his back
Presently he resigned his seat to another
devoteo Of the science, and went for a
stroll with Cannock, having up TO this
| time seen nothing but the four suits and
the green cloth. But one flash Of his
keen hazel eyes took in more than Col
Cannock, who was talking without cessa-
ton, had absorbed in the course of hours.
People, things, places, were ticketed by
| some electric mind process, and popped
into their inches, not to be moved again.
Cannock had told the story of the
| Orange diamond, and was now looking
about eagerly for the wearer of it
II can't see my wife anywhere, but
! look-just between those palms-that is
the detective fellow they have put on
| guard over the diamond.
Sir Meredith looked between the palms
and strokcd his mustache once delber-
ately. be was man who dealt out
words rs grains OF gold.
That Is no detective. he said plscidly
What ne said was never taken with a
| dlSresItCuu uI PinCh % sai0 q ii6ii' Uo4o''
| Col CannOck seized him by the arm,
asked what he meant, protested, as
sured. but looked anxious
IF : were betting man 7 would lay
you twenty pounds on it. Give me leave
30 telegraph to Messrs ", and viii
speak to my boy Ia Che
ii Che. a superior Chinaman in blue
silk. long pigtail. hands folded under his
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