The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24

41y3y observes Mr. Ehccmbe.
stMy mclk has been offered greaa
dead of money for the gen. sad Yer
beu, with sigh, '+aua wish to good
ness hed sell it. But he won't. And
what Is worse, he wants me 10 marry a
hateful, specialized little old man IN New
York, who, next to himself, is the best
Judge of jewels IN New York, and who
owns green ruby which Is dead match
to Uncle Venable's unset emerald He
calls it an archaeological alliance"
s.Wen, I should think i paxtook some
what of that nature, I" SAID Fritz thought
fully.
HE is going up to New York to-mor-
row to lapidaries' convention" said
Verbena. "And suppose he will bring
Mr.. Twistleten back with him. Oh,
Fritz
Don't be alarmed, hearts dearest, "
said Fritz, consolingly, encircfing her
waist with his arm. The only way in
which we can guard against this COM
plication Of Ills Isl
Eyes, Fritz"
''To get married while Mr. venable is
gone"
ooh, FRITZ I wouldn't dare openly
defy him like that. He has been very
good to me-" futtered Verbeaa.
''I'll be good to you, too, my darling"
''Nonsense, Fritz! You're spelling my
hair. Do stop, Fritzw protested the
girl.
''Then promise me, verbena."
"No, I'll promise nothing"
At the lapidaries' convention there was
stormy session that year. Herr Heidel-
grun was there, a stuffy, dried up Odd
man, of great age and still greater AFRO
gance, who had apparently come out of
his spider web in Vienna for the sole
purpose Of diseomfting all the anti
quaries Of the western continent.
"De Malmaison emeraltr' said Herr
Heidelgrun ''Dat ish mistake. Vat
you call one big lie. 1t occupies all your
time to chase desc lie and den nail him
down. l hat the Malmaison emerah In
mine collection"
"How can that be-" said Mr.. Venable,
choking with rage, while Mr.. Twistle-
ton stood by ready to espoase his friends
cause, 'when here it is-the very stone
ITSELF"
he opened the velvet casket which
contained the drop Of green fire. 1t
blnked at the circle of eager faces above
1T like baleful eye. Herr Heidelgrun
laughed shrin cackle of derision.
dat de Malmaison emefalt?' said he.
90 how easy are some folks hoodwinked!
A ferry good imitation, grant, o.
I can tell You all about him. But de
genuine Malmaison emeralt it was sell
me IN 1850, at Vienna, by one Capt. Giles
Venable"-
(fVerbena's father" thought Mr.. Ven
able, with start and a sinking of the
hearth
"For de gracious Empress Augusta,
who was den making de collection for
necklace which should outshine all the
courts Of Europe. pay Capt. Venable
5000 forms for him, and engage my
best workmen to make him an imitation
Malmaison emeralt which shall deceive
re very Jeweler himself. t'ink make
my fortune, but am wrong. De captain
he pockets his forms and he rides away.
De gracious empress she change her
mind. She get tired of emeralts, and
she thinks she viii haf pearls. But !
know dere will some day be market for
de Malmaison emeralt. I keep him; l
~ no
letter from Capt. Giles Venable which
proves his commences. Eh? Are you
to be satisfy now" And the green blaze
of the real gem put the artificial imita-
ton 10 shame ut once.
Mr.. Venabls came home without wait
ing for the adjournment of the lapi-
daries' convention. He did not bring
Mr.. Twistleton with him.
"A man who couldn't even tell a bogus
stone from a real one," sputtered Vena-
bic, land calls himself Judge of gems!
Verbena, come here"
Ferbena came accordingly, with the
teapot in one hand and pan of hot
graham mullins, fresh from the oven, in
the other.
1--we got something to tell you" said
Mr.. Venable.
Eyes, uncle" murmured Verbena, her
little heart giving an ominous throb m
der the cluster of roses she wore.
''The Malmaison emerald Is alum
bugi" said Mr.. Venable distinctly.
ooh, uncle!"
"And Caleb Twistleton Is charlatan
and an adventurer" And no proceeded
to impart to his niece the whole revela-
ton of Herr Heidelgrun. your father,
my dear" said he, has wrecked the
family fortunes and broken my heart.
Henceforth l viii give up the study of
gems. I'll donate my collection, such as
it is, to the Vaudeville museum. 1t
may serve as a nucleus for something
greater in time. And I'll devote myself
to roses. They can't initiate flowers!
And, Verbena"-
Eyes, uncle"
"You may marry young Elcombe, if
you choose. After this, Twistleton
Decent deserve a wife,
Thank you, uncle" said Verbera, de-
Flag.
A Wonderful Memory.
The following anecdote of Mozart
shows that he must have been born
When fourteen years old he heard in
Rome the 'MiSerere of Allegri:' and !