New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08

! valdez sapphire. are YOU not? Solnt u"N', ~
| went on with forced composure. q" may nave
| the pleasure of showing il to you. II Is al my
| bankers Just now" -,
Mis-, Panton's steps were heard in the hall.
You are well known a connosseur' VT
| Acton" he Went on hurriedly. your COZ
lection valuable? If so, keep il safe doi
| trust ring oil your hand, or the KEY o. Aour
| jewel-case out of your pocket till the house Is
| clear again. The words rushed from his lips III
| an impctuous whisper. he gave me meaning
| glance, and departed with his daughter. Wen.
| back 10 the drawing-room, my head swimming
What The dear Bishop gone screamed
Lady Carwitchet from the central ottoman wncie
| she sat. surrounded by most of the gen'enlch'
| all apparently well entertained by her CONVERSE
ton. And | wanted to talk over old tnes
with him so badly. His poor wife was my grt ,n.
| est friend. Mira Montanaro. daughter OF tHt
great banker. You know. It's not possible .n wa,
that miserable little prlg is my poor MIRA glri a
The heress of all the MontSnaros IN hn I'G nf her
| gown worth twopence When thlnK vi ny
mothers beauty and her toettcs' Does she
seen her in them? Eleven large stones N "a
sapphre-worth thousands and thousands-tor
the pendant No one replied. 81 wanted to get
| rise out of the Bishop tonight. II used I"
make him so mad when ! wore this
She fumblco among the laces at her throat,
and clawcd out a pendant that hung b. velvet
round Der neck. | fairly gaspcd when snc re,
! moved her hand \ sapphire Of Irregular shape
flashed out its blue lightning on US Snch
| stone. true rich. cornfowcr blue even ny
| that wretched artificial light with SOFT NeiNetS
depths of color and dazzling clcarnesS oil UNI IN
| it's lights and shadcs-a stone IL remember
| stretched out my hand Involuntary, bht Lazy
cSrwtShet drew hack VIII od c"srr & me
what you think of il now. Isn't IT pretty
Superb was all could calculate. staring
az the azure splendor Of that miraculous Je"el III
| . sort Of trance.
She gave a shrill cackng laugh of mcckery.
The great Mr. Acton taken in by bit OF falais
Royal gimcrackery! What an adyffuseincmt LOT
| Bogacrts ct Clc, They perfect artists IN
| frauds. Don't you remember Their stand a, tnc
| first Paris Exhibition They had limitations there
of every celebrated stone but never expected
anything made by man could dclndc UT. AJ'"h,
| never. And She went oil into another mpchlhf
| cacklc, and all the idiots round her haw- Ea"ed
knowingly, as # they had seen the Iokc al along.
| ! was too bcwildercd In reply. which was on the
whole lucky. suppose ! mustn't tel why
came 80 give quite biz sum IN francs for TINS
she went on. tapping her closed lips win her
closed fan. and cooking her eye at as al liz"
paTot wanting 20 he coaAed to t'Ik' - a
queer story
didn't want 10 hear her anccdotc especially
as saw she wanted 10 tell IT, What did want
was 10 sec that pendant again. She had thrust
II back among her laces. only the loop Wmch
! held il 70 the velvet being visible II WIS ~
with three small s1pphics, and even from dis
tance ! clearly made them Out - be- INIT ltions.
and poor ones felt queer thrill Of ~ltm :,
| trust Was the large stone no better Could
| /. even for an instant have been dazzlcd hy
| sham and sham of that quality? The ev"nte
Of the evening had Hurried and confused me !
| 10 bed
| Ny rooms at the Manor are the best in he
| house. Ieta will have II 50. must explain
their position for a reason 10 he understood later
! NV bedroom is in the southeast an1le Of the
house it opens on one side into a sitting room IN
the east corridor, the rest OF which j. taken up
BY the suite OF rooms occupied hY ON and I"th
snd on the other side into my bathroom. tic
first room in The south corridor, where the prin-
opal guest-chamhers are. 10 one Of which II WIS
originally the drSsing-roon. Passing this room
| noticed a couple OF housemnids preparing y for
the night md discovered with a shiycr That Lady
Carwitchct was 20 be my neNt-door neighhor. u
gave me turn.
The Bishops strange warning must have IN
nerved me | perfectly safc from her lady
ship. The disnscd door into her room vas locked.
and the key safe on the hpuSckccpers hunc'
Ii was also undscovcrabe on her side. the rcc"@,
in which II stool being completely filed hy a
large wardrobe. on my side hung thick sound
proof pOrtiere. Nevertheless. ! resolved not 'o
use that room willie she inhabited the neat one.
removed my possessions fastened the door OF
communication with my bedroom and dragged
heavy ottoman across II
Then slowed away my emerald in my strong
box II Is built into the wall Of my sitting
room and masked by the lower par, OF an old
carved oak bureau. ] put away even the rings
! wore hahituallv, keeping out only an inferior
catscye for work a-day wear ! had inst made
all safe when Leta tapped al the door and came
in TO wish me good night She looked flushed
and hnrasscd, and ready 10 cry. Uncle Paul.
she began, want You IN m mp &" town at
once and stay away TIL send for Won.
My dear" ! was too amazed N eNposu-
late
We've got "a pcstilencc amongst rs, she
declared her foot tapping the ground anyrily,
and the least We can do IS 10 90 into quarantine.
Oh. I'm so sorry and ashamed The poor Bishop
III take good care that 10 one else shall meet
that woman here lou did your hest for me,
Incle Paul, and mama cd admirably bat II was
all 10 use ] hoped against hope that what be-
tween the dusk Of the drawing-room before din
ncr, and being put At opposite ends Of the table.
we might get through ~ithout a rnoeiiug--@
But, my dear Explain. Wh, shouldn't the
Bishop. and Lady Corw'chct meet? Why IS 1t
worse for him than any one else p
Why? ! thought cyerybody had heard Of
that dreadful wife Of bis who nearly broke his
beart II hc married Der for her money II served
him right, but Lady Landor says She WIS very
handsome and really in love with him at first
Then Lady Carwitchet got hold Of her and Jed
her into all sorts Of mischief She left her hus-
band, he was only rector with country living
I'm those days. and went 10 live In town, got into
o. horrid fast set, and made herself notorious
You must have heard Of her.
Il heard Of her sapphrcs my dear. But !
was in Rrazl at The time
wish sou Ind been at home. You might
have found her out She was furious because ccss
Valdez sapphire. II had been In the Montanaro
family for some generations, and her father set
lied II first on her and then on her little girl
the Bishop hclng trustee. lie felt Obliged 10 !
take away the little girl, and send her of TO be
brought up by some old aunts in the country,
aud lie locked up the sapphire. Lady CarwitchHt
tells as splendid Joke how they got the copy
made III Paris, and il did Just well for people !
to stare at No wonder the Bishop hates the
very name Of the stone
How long will she stay here asked dis
mally.
Till Lord Carwitchct can come and escort her /
30 Paris 10 visit some American friends. Good |
ness knows when that will be! DO 90 up 10 !
town Uncle Paul.
refused Indignantly. The very least ] could |
do was 10 stand by my poor young relatives IN |
their troubles and help them through. ] did 80. |
! that inferior catseye for six weeks,
II Is a time | cannot think Of even now with /
ont suddcr. The more ! saw OF that terrible |
old woman the more dctested her. and saw |
o very great deal Of her feta kept her word, |
and neither accepted nor gave invitations all that
time. We were cut of from all society but that |
Of old General fairord, Who would 30 anywhere |
and meet any one 10 get rubber after dinner !
the doctor, sporting widower; and the Dubcrlys, !