Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26
"wHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR yEwEIs2"

= ''WHENE DO Y0U YOUR JEWEIS!'
II had horrid dream about YOU" he said,
and she saw that he was CHASTITY pale. Where
do you keep your jewels" he asked later. when
they had been talking of indifferent subjects
"'Oh, that Is mothers business. She has all
sorts OF contrivances for taking care of them"
I'm afraid, in spite of ali her contrivances,
you'll be robbed some day." Leon answered
moOdily.
Yes, she would be robbed, he told himself.
Some vulgar thief would get to know of the
wealth that was slowed away in those dull old
rOoms-wealth in its most precious and port
able form-and he. her cousin. who had such
need of share in the old fnancier's spoil,
would he told that those jewels had vanished as
swiftly and silently as If some wicked fairy had
changed them into withered leaves.
Madame Quijada did all she could to dis
courage her nephew's visits. but some reason
known only to herself. restrained her from
actually shutting her door against him, and
Dolores always welcomed him gladly, appear
how and when he might. Ii he was moody she
sympathized with him, plying griefs he did
not take the trouble to explain. If he was rude
she bore with his rudeness. For her he was
Just that one man upon earth who could do no
wrong. Fate and fortune were to blame for
using him badly. Love is fertile in excuses
for the beloved.
1t was now nearly four months since she had
seen him. A brief note had told her that he
was leaving Paris; that he likely to be a
Tanderer upon the earth and that it might be
wears DeIOre tney met again. She
despair at this cruel farewell, and sent her
| mother to his lodgings to find ont what had
become of him. On her first visit Madame
QuIiada heard only the same statement that
had been made to the officer of the police,
but on going a month later she found the nest
despOllcd The law had made clearance OF
all Monsieur Duverdiers effects at the suit of
his chief creditor. The apartment was to be
let. and nobody knew or cared what had be-
come of its late occupant.
The change In Dolores after her cousins
disappearance was too obvious to escape the
keen eye of Perez. He had always known that
| she did not for him. He knew that he
held her by the most sordid of tes--the love of
wealth and the fear of penury. He had seen
her listless. weary indiffere MT but he had never
until lately seen her absolutely unhappy; and
jealous suspicious were soon aroused by that
lnexplcable change. He suspected an intrigue
of some kind. and set a private detective to
watch the house in the Rue ST. Guillaume; but
the man discovered nothing. No suspicious
person was seen to approach the house. nor
did MadIle. Quijada ever go out alone. He
| questioned her closely. lie told her that ne
was sure she had some secret grief and he
urged her to confde in him. She protested
: that there was nothing the matter. She was
tired OF Paris. That was all. Her life was mo-
notonous enough to make any one unhappy.
He had no need to look further for the cause
of her pallor or her low spirits.
Il am going to Madrid next week. Will you
go with me?' asked Perez.
Eyes. yes. / shall be delighted"
| Her face lighted up with pleasure She gave
her master one of those rare smiles, which re-
paid him for the richest gift he could offer her.
she became full Of life and gayety.
She was thinking that Leon had most likely
| gone to Madrid and that she would find him
there. She could not be IN the same city with
| him. and yet not contrive to draw him to her
| house, she thought She would make her
| mother hunt him out for her, even if she her.
self were allowed only to change one prison for
another.
Her whole manner changed. She became
| gay and laxative and discussed the Journey
How soon would they start? She was dying
togo
| suppose" said Perez, Ito make them envious
| OF your jewels and your beauty"
| Yes. yes, want to see them all again." she
answered carelessly.
But cannot have you gadding about Mad
rid any more than about Paris" said Perez
| One city is almost as wicked as another"
| Mother can go and find my old compan-
Ions. They may come to see me, suppose"
| surely, Dolores, you would not receive any
OF your convent comrades in your position"
! said her mother severely. do you forget
that to those girls - honored and happy
| wives, perhaps, now-you would scent an out
| cast They would have nothing to say to YOU"
| Perez looked embarrassed. 1t was the first
direct attack that Madame Quijada had ever
made upon him In the guise of an injured pa
rent. The bargain he had made with her had
| been arranged upon purely commercial prin-
cipies-honor so much-maternal affection SO
much-beauty so much. Even the injured
| feelings of the defunct Quijada, who might in
some distant planet be aware of what was hap
| penlng here. had been considered. The sum
total had been large, and Perez therefore
| unprepared for an onslaught from aggrieved
mother.
Dolores shrugged her shoulders and gave an
| impatient sigh. She was not endowed with fine
feelings and cared very little whether the link
that bound her to master she hated was or
was not sanctioned by holy church. The good
opinion of the world would not compensate for
an alliance with age and ugllness.
your diamonds must 90 to my Office while
we are away" said Perez, after an embarrassed
pause. Il have burgiar-proof safes there
| which Will accommodate all your jewel cases.
| Will take them away with ME tomorrow and
lock them up with my own hand"
And what am / to wear while am in
Spain2"
''Oh, you want to astonish your old friends, I
| suppose. Well, keep the sapphires gave you
| little while ago and few Of your smaller
trinkets. The diamonds must be made secure
before We start. 1t would be dangerous TO
travel with jewels of such value"
'Duchesses carry their diamonds every
| where" said Dolores.
And duchesses often get robbed-sometimes
by their husbands sometimes by their servants
and occasionally by professional thieves. You
had better take my advice In this NATTER
Dolores submitted with IN air OF indifference