The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-10

ner with us, and tomorrow ii you please
we will have them put into the Bank for
safe keeping. They are the finest sap
phires in England" she added, to Mrs.
Bob, sand / would not have the RESPONSE
bility of keeping them In my house for
all the world You are most foolish,
Laura. to carry them about the country
with you"
"But I want to wear them, DEAR" Laura
''You won't be able to wear them if you
lose them, you know" Mrs. Bob put in.
81 had a nice little collection of diamonds
a few days ago, and now you see all my
wealth. I wear these every night and near
ly all day for fear I may lose them, too.
In fact, I may as we'll confess among
ourselves-When [ cannot wear them suit
ably outside my frcck I wear them under
meath it. If were you should wear as
many of your sapphircs about you as you
can"
ooh, mop Laura cried, with laugh;
"they are too large and too heavy; they
would show"
''That is what I should do" said Mrs.
Bob, wisely.
"But how could they know just when to
slip into Mrs. Lovelace's room?" Mrs.
TraffOrd asked
''Thieves know everything" Stephen
Howard answered. Chow did they find
out just the position of my sisters room
at Matcham, where her box stood, what
kind Of box it was? How did they know
the exact moment to choose them and get
off clear with plumber from two different
parts of the house? Oh! thieves are mar
vellous creatures"
81 have never felt very sure of your
maid," remarked Mrs. Trafford.
"Oh! she is honest as the day. Besides,
she could have taken them over and over
again if she had wanted. | had her from
Lady Lunderton or rather from her
daughter Mrs. Stonor. She was there
eleven years and only left when Lady
Lunderton died. Oh, no; she is quite in
nocent Of that. l have the utmost conf
dence in herr
'And her mother did die," remarked
Bob
Then Cox came to say that dinner was
served, and they all went down, Sir An
thony, with comical expression, carrying
his Wife's jewel-case under his arm.
''Put it on the chimney shelf. Anthony"
Sct1u NILS. IIdhOIui Wu6I0 L Cdu h0eP lily
eye on it. Dear me- poor Mrs Lovelace,
do feel most sorry for her"
ayes, poor thing, so do l." echoed Julia,
thinking of Captain Legard and Pamela
Winstanley and how he had played off
one against the other and ended by throw
ing over both. Poor little soul, with her
bold little dark face and her blazing black
eyes, it was hard really that she should
have lost her jewels; and yet, it seemed
almost like Judgment upon her for her
folly in flirting so desperately as she I'M
doubtedly had done, when she had quite
charming husband always at hand who
would have been proud to crafty her
every Whim-yes, it was really like judg-
ment!
So they dined in great merriment with
the StauntOn sapphires safely reposing on
the chimney-shelf, and after dinner Laura
with much pride showed them to the
Markhams and Stephen Howard.
MY DEAR" said little Mrs Bob at part
ing" take my advice-Wear those sap
phires about you, wear them under your
clothes. Banks may be broken into al
most as easily as hOuses-nObOdy can take
your sapphires away by violence, at least
not in such circumstances as are likely to
be yours"
cob! Anthony keeps a revolver by him
at night" said Laura, confidently.
Burglars ere generally very near
Shots" answered Mrs. Bob. Anyway,
remember what l say. wear mine all
day, and push them between the mat,
tresses at night. Well, you may laugh,
but it's true-I do really"