Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-19

"lcs, that ~ exceedingly 1ioUtDit,
dryiy observes Mr.. Elcombc.
my uncle has bern Offered n great
deal Of money for the gem. said Yer.
bona. with a Sigh. "and wish TO good
ness hold reIl II. But he won't Aud
what 10 worsc he wants me 20 marry y
hateful. specialized little old man in New
York. who, next TO himself. Il the best
Judge ~ Jewels In Now York, md who
owns a green ruby which Is dead match
10 Uncle Ncnablc's unset emerald. lie
calls It an archaeological alliance
"Wcli. should think Vt larlook somc-
what OF that NATURE said Fritz thought
fully.
"Iie i going up 10 New York to-mor.
row 10 q lapidaries' convention, said
verbena. And suppose be will bring
Mr.. Twistlcton back with bim. Or,
Fritz
Don't he alarmed. hearts dearst.T
said Fritz. con-olingly. encircling her
waist with his arm. 1.-THE only way In
which we can guard against this com.
piication Of ills To-
.Yes. Friikf
ITO got married while Mr.. venable is
gone"
"Oh. Fritzl wouldn't dare openly
defy him like that. lie has been very
god 20 me-" nui;erci Vcrbcna.
I'm bc good TO you. too. my darling
"Sonscnsc. Fritz' You're spelling my
hair. DO stop. Frtzr protested tho
girl.
Then promise me. Ncrbona.'
mo, III promise nothing
At the IApldarios' convention there WINS
q stormy s'~sion that year. Herr Iioidol-
grun WIS there. stuGs. dried mp old
man. OF great age and stu grcatcr AFRO
gnncc. who had apparently come out Of
his spider web In Vienna for the sole
purpose OF discomiting all tho anti
quAries 81 the western continent
"Dc Malmaison ciueraltl' said Herr
Heidelgrun. dat ish mistake. Vat
you call one big lie, II occupies all your
time TO chase dies. lie aud den nail him
down. haf tho MAlmaison einernlt 10
mine collection
Glow can that be-, said Mr.. venablc,
choking with rage. while Mr.. Twiailo-
ton stood by ready 10 e-pousr his friends
cause. ''when here II is--thc very stone
.tael6'
lilo opened tho velvet cashct which
contained tho drop Of green fire. IL
blinkcd AZ the circle OF eager faces above
Il like baleful eye. Herr Hcidclgrun
laughed sirill cacklc Of derision.
dat dc Nnlnaison omcraltf said he.
20 how easy are some folks hoodwinked.
A ferry good imitation. grant. %, yea.
can tell you all about him. Dut de
genuine Malnnlsnn emoralt 10 was sell
me In 1850, at Vienna. by one Capt. Giles
Vcnablc'--
(''vcrbcnas father" thought Mr.. Ven.
able. with start aud a sinking Of tho
hcart.)
"For de graciou. Empress Augusta.
who was den making de collection for a
necklace which should outshine all the
courts Of Europe. Ipay Capt Venable
5000 forms for him, and I engage my
best worlsmcn to mako him an imitation
Maimaisonrmcralt which shall deceive.
70 very icwelcr himself. itink | make
my fortune. but lam wrong. De captain
-, pockets his forms aud he rides away.
DO gracious empress sho change her
mind. She gct tired OF cmcralis, and
she thinks she will hat pearls. But I
know dcre will some day be- market for
de Malmaison cmetalL l keep himi
hat him yet. Here he Is, and hero Is ~
letter from Capt. Giles vonahlo which
proves his gunuinoness En- Arc you
10 DO satisfy now" And the green blaze
of the real gem put tho artificial imita-
tion 10 shame at once.
Mr.. vcnable came home without walt
ing for the adjournment OF the lapi.
da,ies' convention. Ilc did not bring
Mr.. Twis,loton with him.
"a man WIN couldn't eyon tell u bogus
stone from n nal one" sputtcrcd Vena-
ble. "and calls himself judge OF gems,
Ncrhona, come here."
vorbcnh came accordingly. with die
teapot In one hand and pan OF hot
graham mullins, fresh from tho oven, In
the other.
Eve got something to toll YOU" said
Mr.. Venablc.
YES, uncle" murmurcd Vcrbenn, her
little heart giving an ominous throb I'M.
der the cluster Of roses she wore.
''Iho Malrnaison emerald q alum
bug!H said Mr.. venablc distinctly.
"Oh. uncle!'
"And Caleb Twistle,on IL charlaian
and mn ADVENTURE" And he proceeded
10 iinpart 20 his niece the whole reyela.
ton OF Herr Hoidelgrun. "Your father,
my dear" said he, "has wrecked the
family fortunes and broken my heart.
Hcnceforth | will give ~ the study Of
gems. IN donate my collection. such ~
II Is. 10 the Middlcyille museum. 1t
may serve as nucleus for something
greater In time. And III devote myself
to roses. They cant initiate floworsl
And, Verbcna"---
ayes. uncle
you may marry young Elcombc. II
you choose. After this, Twistleton
doesn't deserve wife"
THANK You, uncle said verbora, do.
murely.-True Flag.
A wsnde-fai Memory.
The following Anecdote Of Mozart
shows that he must have been a born
mudciani
"Whcn fourteen years old he heard In
Rome the 'Miscrerc of Allcgri;' aud
knowing that II was forbidden to take or
give copy Of this famous piece, he paid
such attention TO the music that when