The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-07

Ou,r IsdlDu, Iestipu, Crletl AuTe1a,
clasping her little hands with deep
sigh. "And will they really be my very
own?"
Ralph assured her that they would,
and that she should act III them the fol-
lowing night if she liked.
/ think there was not d woman pres
ent who did not envy Aurelia as Ralph
took up flashing diamond crescent and
held it against her fair hair. saw Eve
lyn turn away and begin to tear up a
small piece of paper in her hand. Wo-
men are very jealous of each other, es-
pecially the nice, by which l mean the
pretty ones. was sorry TO see jealousy
so plainly marked in such charming
looking girl as Evelyn, but women are
all the same about jewels. Aurelia
blushed and sparllled and pouted when
the clasp caught in her hair, and shook
her little head impatiently and was alto
gether enchanting.
After the first burst of admiration had
subsidized Gen. Marston, an old Indian
officer who had been somewhat in the
rear, camc up and looked long ct the
glittering mass upon the table.
care you aware" he said at last to
Ralph, pointing to the crescent, ''that
those diamonds ara OF enormous value5
have not seen such stones In any shop
in London. dare not say what that one
crescent alone is worth, or that emerald
bracelet. Jewels of such value as this
are a grave responsibility" He stood
shaking his head little and turning he
crescent in his hand. Wonderful" he
said, wonderful Do not tear up that
piece of rice paper, Hiss Derrick, he add
ed, taking it from her. 1.-The crescent was
wrapped in it, and will put it round
it again. All these stones want polish
ing, and many of them resetting. They
ought not to be tunbled together this
way in bag, with nothing to prevent
them scratching each other. See, Ralph,
here is a clasp broken, and here are
some loose stones, and this star has no
clasp at all You must take them up to
some trustworthy ieweler and have
them thoroughly looked over"
Il suppose the second son was spa-
cially mentioned, Middleton" said
Charles, as l drew back to let the rest
handle and admire.
Z "Of course" said Lady Mary sharply;
'and very fortunate thing, too
/ "Very-for Ralph" he replied. sit is
really providential that am what am
Why, l might have ruined the dear
boys prospects if had paid my tailor's
hill o1d 1;,oJ ~, tLa cOuD 4r1- o,,,o,,rr +I,o
buttercups and daisies. All, my dear
aunt, as see you are about to remark,
how all things here below work together
for good!'
II was not going to remark anything
of the kind" retorted Lady Mary, draw
ing herself up; "but," she added spite
fully, II do not feel the less rejoiced at
Ralph's good fortune and prosperity
when l see, as 1 often do. the ungodly
fourishing like green bay tree"
"Of course" said Charles, shaking his
head, ''if that is your own experience /
bow before it. But for my own part 1
must confess l have not found it so.
Flourish like a green bay tree! No, Aunt
Mary, it is fallacy. They don't. 1 am
sure I only wish they did. But see the
rehearsal is beginning. May 1 give you
an arm to the hall?''
The offer was entirely disregarded,
and it was with the help Of mine that
Lady Mary retired from an unequal
combat. which she never seemed able to
resist provoking anew, and in which she
was invariably worsted, causing her, as
1 could see, to regard Charles with the
concentrated bitterness OF which q Sc
vcrely good woman alone is capable.
soon perceived that Charles was on
the same amicable terms with his ia
Their, that they rarely spoke, and that it
was evidently only with view to keep
ing UP appearances that he was ever in
vited to the paternal roof at all. Be-
tween the brothe-s, however, in spite of
SO much to estsNnge them. a certain
kindliaess of feeling seemed to exist
which was hardly to have been expected
under the circumstances.
The rehearsal now began, and Sir
George Danvers, who had remained be
hind to put by the jewels, and lock them
up in his strong box among his papers,
came and sat down by me, again thank
ing me for taking charge of them, though
T assured him it had been very little
trouble.
Mot much trouble, perhaps, but q
great responsibility, he said courte-
ously.
"a soldier, Sir George" replied, with
slight smile, becomes early Injured tc
the gravest responsibility. 1t is the ali
we breathe; it is taken as matter Of
course"
He looked keenly at me, and was 81
lent, as if considering something-per
haps what had said.
was delighted to find the play wa;
one of those which I had seen acted dur
ing our passage homo. There is nothing
like so much as knowing q play before
hand, because then one can Away:
whisper to ones companion what i:
coming next. the stage, with ell it.
adjustments, had been carefully ar
ranged, the foothghts were lighted, til,
piece began. All went well till ncarl;
the end Of the first act, when there wa
cry behind the scenes OF. Mr.. Denis!
Mr.. Denis should have rushed on, BIZ
Mr.. Denis DID not rush on Tho pla,
stopped. Mr.. Denis was not in the Ii
brary, the i1np-ovi5od greenroon; Nr
Denis did not appear when his mann
was called in stentorian tones by Ralph
or in pathetic falsetto By Charles. Il
short, Mr.. Denis was not Forthcoming;
A rush upstairs on the Fart Of most o
Ia ,-o,1,,rr me-, hror1t-laA "a 1i,rht tho