Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-05
SATURDAY EVENING!
Never Be Too Quick to Accuse
a Person o. Wrong.
THE BRIDES BEAUTIFUL DIAMONDS.
A Story that Reveals How True Lover
Relieved Her Failure Husband
From Everlasting Disgrace.

Diamonds big and bright-unsct
d almonds that shone and CLEANED
and changed to all manner Of colors
us Mr.. Muford moved the velvc,
tray about before his customers.
They were sitting al II table in tn.
little room at the back of the store,
the jeweler and the rich Mr.. and
Mrs. Carberry.
Mr.. Carberry had bought his
wife's wedding ring of Mr.. Mulford
the day he opened the store twenty
five years before, and had been
regular customer ever since, and
successful broker may be very
good customer indeed,
As for the store, it was much
finer than it was in those days. II
had larger windows and better
stock more carriages stopped be-
fore the door. Neither OF the men
had anything to complain of as far
ns fortune went.
"Well," said Mr.. Carberry, at last,
W think we've settled the matter
The stones are chosen and the set
tlngs selected, and | fancy Bessy
will have as pretty II wedding pres
ent as need be. We want to please
her; she has pleased us, and daugh-
tors don't always do that"
4,o. urrJH----......, 'rrunrrV.''
said Mr.. Mulford, with II little sigh.
"You don't mean to say that your
little girl" began Mr.. Carberry,
and stopped short with: 81 beg
your parden."
"Oh, no excuse" said Mulford
blandly. "You've known my
Esther since she was II baby, and
you know she has no mother to ad-
wise her. Esther is dear girl, but
| had ambitions for her. wanted
her to marry well-there was young
Vinton; why, he went wild over
her"
"Any man might" said Carberry.
"I always think of the Turkish say
Ing, 'She must be jewelers.
daughter, for she has diamond eyes,
whenever she looks at me-"
ayes, Essie has her mothers eyes,
said Muliord, "and l. n good girl.
But there Is II young man in the
store-the light one with the small
mustache who brought US the book
Of designs, you know she has taken
notion to him. Well, you know,
n man don't usually pick out II clerk
In his own store for his daughter.
After all, l don't see why not"
said Carberry, "if he is otherwise u
fine fellow-carry on the business
and all that-you've no sons of your
own. What sort of II boy Is he?'
"Oh, he is very WE'LL" said Mul-
ford; "gentlemanly, excellent ere
dentials, but | don't know him yet,
It's Just dark girl and II light boy
admitting each other, as far IA can
tell. Pm not sure they are suited
to each other or that he will make
her happy. IL may be that he
thinks II would be good for him to
marry my daughter, 1t would
please me 80 much better To have
Esther marry some enc above such
suspicious"
"l should like IL, | thinL," said
Mr.. Carberry. "lie'll not carry
your daughter away, and you have
only one"
Every true" said Mulford, "pm
too ambitious, no doubt. still, |
can't help II, II Is my nature. AT all
events, I've told her that they must
not think anything settled for n
year or more. won't give my con.
sent until know young Cummings
BETTER
"rhat's only your duty" said |
Carberry. "Well, | hope IL will end
well, And when the diamonds are
set let the young fellow bring them
over, so that can talk with him l
little. I'm n pretty good judge of
men, 1 fancy. IN give you my /
opinion OF him.
80 will !" said Mrs. CarbeTry; |
aud then the three parted, the Car
bery's entering their carriage and
driving 10 their residence, which
was quite outside OF town,