Telegram-herald., 1891-03-05

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vsh3 Ezais hlla = 49, 4l1 uSkSred kissa
- = sszt Es4r tAe cHe.
A nlasleLts 5 z@assaxdRess followed
for Lord K.sFy saors. sko k4A breaa.bt
TIE iepsl eases Ia psresi Uaeer his
sF1n. felt ashamat a. be united the
stfings but NJ. Tribal - ae ioozed at
htEa. feit more zsAaEaxd ssa Whsa
TIE 'evseis iay ~xp7set and E.erd Rory
mere stated his sxrand. the pawubgox-
eF's face rsaesast, and be hung his
head evidently tr3ablsd - the story
u extravasy@Res @aa inpen&iag raln
which he guessed is ka.l placed the
Rorynoses 50 high ia as esteem ne
hae, "a Il we're. huht them a shrine IA
his heart sni here was tie heir - this
great house al sdy dilapiaAting Is fort
unes. Lord Roryaors. netieing the
ecnhlsioB on Nr 1ribslis faee. inter-
pFeted il a. a - aptosn Of gnssiiiinguess
- Lead bat 10 Was soon uudeceiyed
Five thousand guinsas. my lord"
said The pasnbrokes, quietly. Very
well. will sign your check"
"Yoa had better examine the stones
though, Suggested the peer They
are said % be worth IS. ooo g7.ineas: bat
people sonnet taes make mistakes about
those things"
The korymore diamonds are well
known. answered Mr. Tribal. as he
sat down ~ his writing-tabis; "but |
have no - IA keep these jewels in
pledge. Il your l1r'lship requires money
shall bs happy - lend il. Your word
Ia enougA for re.
''Hell, but shis Is really very obiig-
ing. remarked Lord Rorymore, natural
~ astonished. ~ tho pawnbroker
handed him tie check. II shall only
want the money for few DAYS. bat
you must allow Ge 70 give you bill"
PAY ne et your convenience" said
the pawnbeoser, civiIly. There was a
slight pause, and then he added: Lord
Rorymore, your father, once rendered
me service which my whole fortune
would not repay. l am only too glad
% b. able 10 oblige his son"
''Oh, in1ecd-ah, We ought 20 count
a. old friends them" said Lord Rory
more, with = forced smile, as ne fingered
the draft. II had never heard that"
Your father did not tell you. then.
how he befriende1 rne?"
NO. he said nothing about it."
THAT was just like him. exclaimed
Mr. Tribal. with feeling Your IA
ther was a good and noble man. my
Lord" This was said IA the pawnbroker
was cseorting his customer to the door.
"Deuced queer money-lender that"
soliloquised Lord Rorymore, stopping
into his brougham. with the jewels I'M
der his arm. ~ wonder whether there
are more like him" But musing in
this strain no felt uncomfortable, and
he vowed to repay the money at the
earliest possible date.
Spendthrifts make many such vows,
which they arc unable To keep. In the
course of a few days Lord Rorymore
was again in straights, owing % losses
on tho turf and at cards; and to make
matters worse be was at this juncture
victinized by his steward. n rogue who
sbsconded after collecting his quarters
rents and a great deal of money paid
for timber, corn and cattle. This time
Lord Rorynore was truly in n lamenta-
BILE predicament. After instructing his
solicitor TO raise him a loan on mort
gage he was still in want of money to
pay some debts of honor and defray his
personal expenditure. twas then that
the thought suddenly occurred to him
of selling his wife's jewels and having
diamonds OF paste put into the settings
in their place. The irst time this pretty
idea occurred to him he dismissed it
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need it occurred again and again. Lord
Rorymore kept ON repeating to himself
that his wife scarcely ever wore these
famous family jewels She had lots OF
others for ordinary wear, and these
were only sported on great occasions.
which recurred but cnce or twice year,
SO that they were virtually like so
much dormant, Improbable capital.
Once Lord Rorymorc had begun reason
ing in this way he soon schooled him
self TO the belief that he should be fool
ish IL he let himself be arrested by
squeamish scruples. The upshot was
that he returned to Mr.. Tribalrs shop,
partly irnpelled by the reflection that
In selling his jewels 10 the pawnbroker
he would be quashing the debt of 5000
guineas which had been irksome TO him
from tho first.
Mr.. Tribal was not prepared for the
proposal which Lord Rorymorc made
him at this new visit. lie had trusted
that his manner OF granting the former
loan would convey rebulle to the
young peer. and it had given him ex-
quisite pleasure to reflect that nc
might have been instrumental in win
ming back the son of his benefactor to
straight courses. IL therefore caused
him proportionate pain when he saw TO
what expedients Lord Rorymore was
now descending. He examined the dia-
monds IN silence, turned them 10 the
light, and at length said he would give
Gp,e9O for them. which. added To the
G5.25 be had already lent, would be
about their market value As he was
concluding his bargain. he said. gently:
"Excusc the question, Lord Rorymore,
bat does her ladyship know of this
trausastioa?"
''Oh, ye-cs. Of course" stammered tho
peer. reddening But. you know, she
wants - have paste set exactly like
them. 50 that society may not suspect
Any thinr. Yen can make good imits-
tions in pa.te. can't your
II think you viii be satisfied. my
1ord." seid Mr. Tribal. gravely, and he
bc1ci ont his noble visitor, who went
forth with a Rank-of- England draft in
his pocket
While these things were taking place
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