Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-10-25

took her departure, promising to bring
her son about that afternoon.
"And now,' said the physician at
parting, "a word of advice to yourself.
Keep calm and quiet, madam. No I'M
necessary excitement, if you please.
No tears, no scene at parting. Just
come here as if you were going to pay a
visit, present nae to your son and leave
Immediately. 1t is always best to leave
the patients to us. We understand how
to treat and quiet them. Leave-taking,
tears, embraces and all that sort of
thing are bad for nervous persons. So
pray be calm, collected, and brief. Re-
member it is in your sons interest.
And, now, au revoir six heuresp
"The lady mournfully pressed the
great mans hand, entered her carriage
and was rapidly driven off.
'About half-past on the same after
noon the lady's carriage halted at M.
Labouriau's bijouterie establishment.
She walked into the store with the
quiet possession of born lady and
inquired for M. Labouriau.
"The grayhaired old gentleman
glanced at the card the lady had hand
ed him, bowed deeply and said
"'Mme. de Jauville, | am charmed to
make your acquaintance. En- quot
puis-je vous etre agreeable? What can
I do for you"
"'My husband was too busy to accom-
pany me- replied the adventures,
and I am afraid We shall have to put
you to great deal of trouble, mon
sieur'
"'Nothing can be any trouble which |
can do for you, madame, or your illus
trious husband answered the polite
eweler.
MADAME bowed.
"'My husband has Just presented me
with $4,000 francs. M. Labouriau, de-
sire to buy parure of fine diamonds.
So if you will kindly let me see some
thing nice for about that amount | shall
be pleased to buy from you, your name
and honesty being SO favorably
known
"'Pray be seated, madame, and per-
NIT me to show you some extra fine
goods
"Parure after parure was brought
forth, until the velvet table shone in a
thousand rays of superb diamonds.
zone was more beautiful than the
other. This one surely was exquisite,
but the other became her still better,
did it not? What did monsieur think?
Monsieur was unable to decide. And
this last one? Words failed her. She
had never seen anything more lovely
and brilliant.
cit was literal 'embarras de rich
esses,' and among all these beautiful
treasures madame was not only unable
to decide for herself but, in fact, could
not decide without having her dear
husbands opinion on them.
"What could she do? Monsieur was
so exceedingly busy he could not posi-
bly, come to the store himself Would
M. Labouriau be so kind as to send one
of his young men with those six parures
to her home with her? She had her
carriage at the door. True, it was
long drive, but in two hours, or three
at the latest, the young man could re-
turn. Together with M. de Jauville she
would decide on one of the parures,
pay the young man. and return the 9TH
ers. She was sorry to give so much
trouble, but really what could she do?
"M. Labouriau fairly exhausted him
self in polite phrases. Why the trouble
was not worth mentioning. Most GER
tainly he would send one of his clerks
with her-nay, better still, he would
send his own son.
" ITEMS, Francois he said, Just slip
on your overcoat and accompany Nine.
de Jauville. Hurry up, my boy, while
| pack up those parures and make out
a memorandum
GA few minutes later everything was
ready, and the young man and lady en-
tered the carriage.
Home she said to the driver.
"They chatted pleasantly all the way.
The doctors house was nearly an hours
drive from the jewelers. place of bust
ness, but it only seemed short dis
lance to the young man, who was
charmed with his companions vivacity
and wit.
cit was about quarter past when
they arrived at the doctors house.
They were at once ushered into the re-
ceptiOn room; the servants had evil
"'Pray be seated, M. Francois. she
said sweetly, bestowing a brilliant
and most bewitching smile on him,
and just hand me that package, please.
The doctor will be in Immediately and
| want to show the parures to him my
self
1.-The youth did as he was hidden. He
had scarcely parted with his precious
package, which must have contained at
least 400 francs worth of diamonds,
when the doctor entered.
'"The great physician bowed deeply
and rather tremendously to the lady,
who said in the most natural and calm
est society manner
"'Bon soir, M. de Jauville, this is my
Francois, NJ. Francois Labouriau I
will leave him with you. l might be
de trop during the examination
''The young man had marveled all the
time at the strange scene. Surely he
never had seen husband and wife meet
with SO much ceremony. And what
did she mean by calling him-an utter
stranger-'My Francois Something