Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-30

1--WE were not going to refuse" MUIR
INJURED Netherthrong, in his dry way
and then the cork popped, and q bottle
OF champagne was called for by the
stranger-who, by the way, was burly,
cheery-looking man with y dark beard
and bright gray eye.
"There was more in that pocket-bool
than thought" he said presently tC
Keane; ''and though was wrong tt
think Of Offering you money, should
still like to make you some return"
my dear sir, have drunk your
health" said Keane, laughing, land ]
want no better return"
II hope You have mad good day."
81 have had an excellent day, SO for. "
'Well, ] can't put you on to o good
thing in racing, for I've lost on every
race; but II you think Of spending any
part OF your winnings on diamonds for
your wife, or any ono else's, that is my
line OF business and may be able to
help YOU"
Now, Mr.. Keano has o very pretty
wife whom he Is much attached to; and
in answer to something in his eyes the
stranger went on:
Here Is my card, with my private
address-15O Halfmoon street. My bust
ness is in Hatton garden; but II you'll
drop me line and look in when you
are going to your club Ill let you see
any thing you want, and thousand
pounds for stones at the price they cost
me will be better spont than the same
amount at Bond street jewelers..
buy wholesale and in the rough chiefly;
but ! keep q lot cut and mounted rs
we'll, as specimens"
Good business, hope; do you want
partner?" said Mr.. Keane, always on
the lookout for chance.
"Well, don't know" said Mr.. Gled-
stane-that was the name on the card.
at is a goodish business, though; the
retailers make big profits. You look at
a necklace with five pendants in Onyx
& Shines window now; it's marked
three thousand guineas. I bought it for
fourteen hundred pounds in the winter
and sold 1t to them last week for two
thousand"
''Phew!" said Mr.. Greenwich Keane,
''you don't say sou
my dear sir, If you will look in on
Sunday / will show you the fac-simile
Of it."
''What price would 1t be?" Mr.. Keane
was very fond Of his wife, besides being
a cOol-headed young man with an eye
to business.
His business eye being upon the man
he was talking to, he noticed slight
change of expression and q downward
look in his eyes, as If he did not alto.
gether relish being taken so quickly at
his word. The polite smile, however,
as Mr.. Gledstane answered:
"You do business promptly-just the
thing for our trade. / did not mean to
part with those stones so soon, as they
are going up; but sixteen hundred
pounds will give me interest on what |
spent, and you will get them under
their fair cost price. But don't be in
too much Of hurry; come and see
them and bring your wife. Your card?
Thank you; will fix day."
"None of your close-handed sharps,
hat" reflected Mr.. Greene as the train
bore him to Victoria. perhaps Id bet
;er not say any thing to old Neither
hong, or he will be getting the poor
,eggar round to baccarat before have
he diamonds. wonder If he does
LAY baccarat?"
Mr.. Keane is as kind young hus-
and as you would wish to see. He
fought his wife o new umbrella at
Briggs and paid her bill at her bonnet
hop on his way home, so she had
eason to be pleased with his having