Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-17


curious eyes, looking on those Or
must divine what she meant
to do with them-whether the eyes
were those of husband, maid or sister;
and she thought it was her sisters
voice who now asked for admittance.
With a hasty hand she threw a dress
upon the bed, and then another upon the
first, and then a heavy one over all.
The shining stones were hidden now.
CHAPTER VII.
Oscar Dalrymple was sitting over
his after-dinner wine, and the street
lamps were lighted, when figure,
looking as little like Mrs. Dalrymple as
possible, stole out of the house; stole
stealthily, and closed the door stealthily
behind her, so that neither master nor
servant should hear her. She had
ransacked her wardrobe for q plain
gown and dark shawl, and her straw
bonnet might have served as a model
for a Quaker's. She had been out in
the afternoon, and marked the shop
she meant to 90 to. A renowned shop
in it's line. and very respectable, even
Selma new that. She hurried along
the streets not unlike criminal; had
she been going to rob the warerooms
of their jewels, instead of offering some
to add to their hidden stock, she could
not have felt more guilty. When she
reached it she hesitated and could not
make up her mind to enter; she took q
turn or two before its front, she
glanced in at its door, and its window,
crowded with goods. She had never
been in a pawnbroker' shop in her
life, and her ideas of Its customers
were vague; comprising gentlewomen
in distress, gliding in as she did, tipsy
men carrying their watches in their
hand, poor objects out of work, in
delapidated shirt-sleeves, and half
starved women with pillows and flat
irons. 1t looked quiet, inside; so far
as she could see, there did not appear
to be q soul. With desperate effort
of resolution she went in.
She stood at the counter, the chief
part of the shop being hidden from her.
A dark, vulgar-looking man came for
ward.
What can we do for you, ma'am?n
| care you tho masterp" inquired Sc
lima.
mo"
| Il wish to see him."
| Another presently appeared, and
Mrs. nalrymple was surprised. She
had expected to SEQ common trades
man, Of manners like the first, and he
who now accosted her had the appear
ance and address of a gentleman; and
of a sensible one, too.
II am in temporary need OF little
money, and wish to borrow some upon
my Jewels began Mrs. Dalrymple, IN
a hoarso whisper; and she was really
SO agitated as scarcely to know Wha,
she said.
.lAre they OF valued" he inquired.
.Some hundreds of pounds. ] have
them with me-"
He requested her to walk into
private room, and placed chair. She
Sat down and laid the jewels on the ia
BILE. He examined them in silence. ONT
after another, not speaking till he ha(
: gone through the whole.
, What did you wish to borrow OF
them?''
, "As much as I cam replied Mrs
5 Dalrymple. II thought about four hun
dred pounds
flour hundred pounds!" echoed tn
pawnbroker. Ma am, they are no
worth, for this purpose, more than
. quarter of the money"
She stared at him in establishment
tIhey are real.
ooh, yes. Otherwise they would nc
] be worth so many pence"
MANY of them are new With
(. twelve months" urged Mrs: Dalryn
i pie. "Altogether they cost more tina
. q i've hundred pounds"
ITO buy. But they are not wort
much to pledge. The fashion of the:
ornaments is changing with every SCI
son, and that for one thing diminish'
their yalge,"
al :'What could you lend me on theml
U Zone hundred pounds.
"Absurd!" returned Mrs. Dalrmpl
her cheeks flushing. 'Why. that OF
TT set of amethysts alone cost more.
could not let them 60 at that 1t wou
be of no use to me-"
"Ma'am, it is entirely at your Q
ton, and assure you'll do not press it
he answered, with courteous respet
- tive care little about taking the
in, for so many are brought to us nc
that our sales are glutted with them
"You will not be called upon to s.
these. I shall redeem them"
The jeweler did not answer.
could have answered, that never an I
tcle, from service of gold plate te
nair Of boys boots, was pledged to r.
=, yet butt was quite sure 20 be redeem
in intention.
fare you aware that a great ma
ladies, even of high degree. now W.
- false jewclry," he resumed.
"No, indeed" returned Mrs. D
rYmple. "Neither should believe i
Nevertheless 1t is SO. And
chief reason Is the one l have j
[B, mentioned; that in the present day
race for ornaments is so great. and
fashion of them so continually cha
inn tn at to ho IN the fashion a Is