Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-11-20

"1Iy uncle hos bten offered a great
deal Of money for Che GEM faid Yer-
bona. with asieh, "and Z wish % good
mess he'd sen 81. But he won't. And
whit is worse. he vents mo to marry q
hateful, specialized little old man in1gcw
York. WHO. next to himself, IS the best
judge of Jewels lea New York. md who
owns q greeu tuby which i8ndend match
90 Uncle Nenable'8 unset emerald. Iio
calls 80 au archaeological alliance
well should think 30 partook some
what OF that nature. said Fritz thought
fully.
Gle is going up to Now York to-mor-
row TO q lapidaries' convention" said
Verhena. "And / suppose he win bring
iir. Twistleton back with him. Oh,
Tritzlr
"Don't be alarmed, hearts dearest,
said Fritz, cousolingly, encircling her
waist with his arm. ''fhe 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 / wouldn't dare openly
sefy him like that. He has been very
gooG f. me, futtered YerDona.
"rn be gool to you. too, my darling"
"Eonsense, Fritzl You're spelling my
hair. Do stop, Fritzr' protested the
girl.
"Then promise me, yerbena."
40, I'll promise nothing"
at the lapidaries' convention there was
o stormy session that year. Horr Heidel-
grun WINS there, q stuffy, dried up old
man, Of great age and still greater AFRO
gance, who had apparently coine out Of
his spider web in Vienna for the sole.
purpose of discomfiing al tho anti
q~uaries OF the western continent.
''De Malmaison emeraltf' said Herr
Heidolgrun. DAT ish a mistake. Vat
you call one big lie. TO occupies Ill your
time TO chase desc lie and den nail him
down. That the Malmaison emeralt in
mine collection"
Elbow can chat be-" said Mr.. Venable,
choking with rage, while Mr.. Twistlo-
ton stood by ready to espouse his friends
cause, "wahen here it is-the very stone
itselfg'
He opened the velyeS casket which
contained the drop Of green fire. It
blinzed at the circle Of eager faces above
st like q baleful eye. Herr Heidelgrun
laughed a shrill caclle Of derision.
''Dat de Malmaison cmeraltF' said he.
80 how easy are some folks hoodwinked
A ferry good imitation, ! grant, o, yes,
Ican tell you all about him. But de
genuine Lalinaison emeralt it was sell
me in 1860, ct Vienna, BY one Capt. Giles
Venable'-
C'Ycrbena's father" thought Mr.. Ven
able, with a start and a sinking Of the
hearty
"For dc gracious 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 l engage my
best worlanen to mako him an imitation
Malmaison emeralt which shall deceive
70 very jcweler himself. 1 tink I make
my fortune, but Iam wrong. De captain
he pockets his forms AID he rides away.
De gracious empress she change her
mind. She get tired of emeralts, and
she thinks she will hat pearls. But l
know dere will some day be market for
de Malinaison emeralt. / keep him; l
hat him yet. Here lie is, and here is 20
letter from Capt. Giles Venable which
proves his geuuinenczs. Ell? Are you
to be satisfy nowF' And the green blaze
Of the real gem put the artificial imita-
ton TO shame at nee
Mr.. Venable came home without wait
ing for the adjournment Of the lapi-
da-ies' convention. He did not bring
, Mr.. Twistlcton with him.
"a man who couldn't even tell q bogus
, stone from q real one" sputtered Vena-
bic, ''and calls himself a judge of gems.
Verbcna, come here
, Nerbsna came accordingly, With the
teapot IN Que hand and a pan of hot
graham mullins, fresh from the oven, il
= the other.
give got something to tell you," SAID
AIr. Yenablc.
p Eyes, uncle" mu-mured Vcrbena, ne
4 little heart giving m ominous throb IN
der the cluster OF roses she Wore.
"The ALalmaison emerald is alum
, buglr said Mr.. Venable distinctly.
ooh, uncler'
n "And Caleb Twistleton is a charlatai
4 and an a%dventurer." And no proceede'
to impart to his niece the whole revela
ton OF Herr HeidelgruD. "Your father
il my dear" said he, has wrecked th
family fortunes and broken my heart
Henceforth / viii give up the study @
gems. III donate my collection, such q
it is, to the Vaudeville museum.
4 may serve rs " nucleus for tomethin
greater in time. And I'll devote mysel
TO ROSES. They can't initiate flowers
Il And, 'Verbena"-
eyes, uncle"
"You fsay marry young Elcombe,
.stSea choose. After this, Twistleto
doesn't deserve a wife"
"Ihank you, uncle," said Nerbera, d.