Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-29
THE VERSAILLES LOCKET.

ly TO personal skill as a workman, md to cor
rect tastes In part. also, hi, success was the
result OF economy and that sound Judgment
which led him when once he had saved little
money to rent the principa. corner store in
town and advertise briskly. And part was
due to his name, which had an aristocratic
sound
Fontaine was young man Of fine address,
with knack Of apt apparel, and he quickly
became the leading jeweler. His credit was
excellent from the start. He bought discreetly
OF the manufacturers, won and held popular
retail trade, and in five years rose to q good
commercial position
One September morning a stranger asked
for Mr. Fontaine at the store, gentleman Of
foreign accent and appearance, handsomely
alfred, with a shrewd, energetic face. He
was salesman for French manufacturing
firm, who solicited trade direct with Ameri-
can retailers His prices seemed high al
though his wares were original i'll pattern,
and the stones OF superior purity and luster.
In fact, it was grade Of jewels more costly
than Fontaine had yet carried, and it ap-
peared doubtful II his quiet town would
justify such expensive Investments. Accord
ingly he declined 10 buy.
The stranger retired. but in half hour re-
turned again. He had made inquiries at the
hanks ,n1 satisfied himself of tbe jewellers re-
s,,op.ihir,ty Uo now ,,y.ro, :, Ioova fo,v
articles az, commission for rho ,u,,os, az in
,r,I,,,in,, h;s .,yios r,n,a,n, ,1i. ,o,,,aI ,his
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,o,,,irg n DO, yar,, h,rdsor,a e,oId hro.st
,irs Lsarr, ruhy s,r,,hira ami amorold in
npin,,o .o,,;n,,s .rd costly IocLat ia a1.
nl+.d ov.r tho hrilIia,, add,t;ops IN bix a,-
h,rit ,hi.h ,,ouId a, ,..st ,ard oc1.t IN tho
stock and adj n, b;s rsnute
Tho ,o Eat .s,ac;orIv ,yas n ro.oh,a occcs-
sio,, and h. CIV. i, a co,sn,cuops n,ace on
tho nl,,e class shelf ~ b;s CORNER sbnv vim
dov II v.s oval IN f,r,, ,f so,;d coId
adorned win de,;r,te has rel;af vo,k and
da;nty a,or,al II xa. studdsd With n cI,s-
o. ~ ero a;.r,n,a, ~, col s;d. rh.s,
d;.,ro,ds ,,,,,, o,oar aud ,-;,id ,,n;sor,n in
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an n,,,, r,,,,;oa tho ,r,,,o ,,r,s.io Jo,,
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aNo, o,,, IL, ,..,, ~ o,,- ,,,s,,,,ar, will Lrov
IL 4, French ar evrp understand such a
name They will think il was made in
Conro,,;c,,, ,r1.ss ,y, s+a.a +he ,,,,,.,.,r,.
will bava n li,,ia nI,carj nri,ted nam;,,
i, Tho .vars.ilies iocka,, and ,pnonrci,,e,
mvs.lf ne ;,,no,+arr
ac,.,rl,ngiv nov. a.v .r,.srad a d.lio.t.
.dv.rtise,,'.ut i, b,ocr an ,,hi+o. TIL.
v.r,.;l,.s J,..kat Or o,,, I,,,,,r.,+;or
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Er. f,o,s u,na ,.r,,.o,, -p,.i,a "a oon
Tim. pas.sd TN. Ia,,irs ~ tho ,o,vn cam.
exar,i,o1 aud ,d,rire,l tho Ioc,., f.hris,,,,.s
wen, Law and s,iIi tho ;e,,ol ,sv j., re s,tin heJ
mon tic mat gl,ss s5elf unsolj tn br,.,s,-
rins w,r. taken but tho lorte. rrovad too
a,r.,..;ve for r. -.,s,s natr,,ps T,ve,,v,
6v. bundred dollars was the sum he stood
occoun,,b,,, for 10 tho Frorcb r,,,rf,c,,,,,,r
in uayuneut for ;bis locket sbould h. make n
sa,e and ,,,hor,,b i, c,,,;,,an,i,, rsa-,,or.s
ba o,ro,,,d !. d, s-,,,i,l .,,.,,,rs,,, n, a. M
NJ, own, ,,,rs,,d Inv this lhsy,I disc,,,,, fr,,,,
tho cot mice Fvarv NIGH, rho io,.rst re
carefully mt av,v in the burglar nr,of co,,,-
n,rtment of his bngs xt.,l vaui, and svarv
morning its plush box was restored 10 the
show shelf but the Jewel seemed likely To re-
main as al advertisement until the travelling
salesman r,.-appeared to claim il
Ops dov s,art,ar,.n came in and ,.,, hi.
.,,,dr ,,a,ch ,o- ,a,,.;-. nj. r.. III
m. ;,st;,, pcrson whom Fountain. had ofsen
sasn If l,,s rron the st,.e,s w,.r,n, . ,savv
sealskin can and n melton Mister wi,h coI,sr
and cuffs and rrcke; lsns OF se,i n,r and
clad ,hrcugbou, with deferepce 10 fashion
His watch was heavily chased and verv v.l,,-
.hla He was rar.ir,,Iar 10 taLa a rsc,e;r, j.,
the name Of BARTON. and denar,ei
.bruptlv without so ynucb ~ r,.cc.-,i,;n, i,
Rsy;noid Fopt,ins the nronr,ss'sr =, a..