Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-16
DIAMOND and AMETHYST.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.

IOru costly one. should nave reJolccu
TO be able 70 offer Marcella diamonds,
rubics or emeralds, but since this was
impossible, | did the best could. A
ring is always an acceptable token OF
love or friendship. and having spent an
evening or so roaming the Bewcry,
ventuied into shop in which the unre-
claimed pledges OIL pawnbroker were
displayed for sale, and found amongst
the jewelry very nice amethyst ring OF
the right size, at the modest price Of ten
dollars.
Worth double. so help me Simpson. "
said the young man behind the counter.
Worth double, or I'll eat my head" 1t
was such a large head that this was a
very impressive ofler; and l knew that
it really was nice amethyst, and l hoped
that it had never been stolen.
OF course, Marcella would never know
where bought 1t, and poverty drives us
to strange deeds.
bought the ring. took :. home, pol
ished it up with an old nail brush and
ammonia. rubbed it with wash leather,
and resolved to get u handsome box for
/ had barely time enough to do this
and express the ring in season to reach
my darling by the dawn of the anniver-
sary of the day on which she first saw
the hight; for she had gone with her
mother to visit an aunt in Boston, and
| the aunt was not @~A-@l-lA-a<a-nav suit
ana even IT I had had holiday, which
had not, | had no invitation to- visit
her. The ring must be sent. and be-
/ fouo osx o.nlocE anA L h.trriaA from, ho
Bowery in the direction of Broadway,
toward the establishment of we'll
known fashionable jeweler. was &C
quainted with one of the clerks; and
the boxes there must be handsome il
they would sell them. Young Doughty
was al a counter and unemployed, and
he exhibited some little boxes of satin.
lined Russian leather which were very
handsome.
"Give me your ring" he said, sand
Pll fit it to one" And gave it to him.
and he went away. When no came
back he had two boxes in his hand, and
handed one of them to me, the other to
an elegantly attired lady, who, after re-
ceiving it, passed to a carriage which
stood before the door, A footman in
livery opened it, coachman TO match
was upon the box. Mr.. Glitter himself
opened the door, Mr.. Glow bowed in the
background.
Notice that lady, Parkinl" said my
friend.
"She's a handsome woman" I re-
piled.
Every we'll for a married lady OF
forty" said Doughty. but was TAX
ing what you might call professional
view of her. She is said to have finer
diamonds than any other woman in the
country. They say there are lots OF
duchesses aud all that on the other side
that couldn't show their equals. OF
course, she don't wear em on the street,
but of an evening she blazes with them.
| Her husband is immensely rich, but they
say he hates to hand out ready cash, and
now and then-but there is Glitter com
ing this way, and he don't allow gossip
that's a pretty amethyst of yours
she'll like it. Ha! ha! hal"
fl4 d p s25 5 bid not
store and to the express office. longed
to look at my ring again, but Doughty
had 1t put up into such a workmanlike
little parcel that hated to undo it. The
clerk at the express Office directed it aud
/ rejoiced to know it was on its way.
Two days after / received note from
Marcella:
"DEAR CHARLES: Your magnificent present
took my breath away. Have you come into
a fortune? lam utterly amazed. The name
on the box told me ut once that it was
| something very fine, but never in my wild
est dream thought of anything 40 lovely,
etc., ETC."
OF course, do not mean to give you
the whole of Marcella's love letter. II
was so kind of the dear girl, who had
many handsome ornaments, TO make
such fuss about this little amethyst
ring. But it was just like her. car
ried the letter next my heart until
heard that she had returned home and
went TO her.
When she entered the room, smiling
and holding out her hands to me, for
got everything but her beauty, at first,
hut when we were seated together upon
the sofa she held up her finger. Upon
1t she wore, firstly, the little pearl en-
gagement ring which had given her,
above it ring in which shone the most
magnificent diamond had ever seen, as
large as her fngcr-nail and perfect well
of blazing light
"Your diamond, Charles" said she.
my diamondr' repeated IN a be.
wildered way.
| 81 suppose it is an heirloom OF some
thing OF that Sort" said Marcella; "a
never was SO overwhelmed. But do yor
know, You have won Aunt Matilda by
itf Her own diamonds are very fine
but when she saw this she fairly
screamed. She has made up her minc
that may have you, and she Is going I,
come down and see you-she came hom,
with us, you know"
"Ohl she came home with you" ] re
peaied, like a parrot.
"Now, don't look like that" said
Marcella. .Auntie is very worldly,
know, but her good opinion is Of value
TO us. She influences mamma greatly
and you must smile"
repeated: .Ohl l must smile"
Don't" gasped Marcella. ''Don'
look like that"
But how could I look otherwise thai
''likc that, with the awful truth that hat
flashed upon my mind. burning III
understood what that diamond blazini
on Marcella's finger meant. bought
had given me the wrong box. ha'
Mrs. IS diamond; she had my poo
little ten dollar amethyst. Just hoy
many thousands had stolen l did no
know. was not experienced in gems
But ! was certainly in for grand larcen
ut the lowest computation. bought
! was good fellow enough, but he woul