The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-01

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ure OF need It required again and again.
Lord Rorynore kept on repeating to himself
that his wife scarcsly ever wore these famous
family jewels. she had lots of others for
ordinary wear, and these were only sported
on great occasions, which required but once
or twice year, SO that they were virtually
like SO much dormant, Improbable capital.
Once Lord Rorymore had begun reasoning
in this way be soon schooled himself to the
belief that he should be foolish if he let
himself be arrested by squeamish scruples
The upshot was that he returned to Mr.
Triballs shop, partly impelled,by the rsfiec-
ton that in selling his jewels 20 the pawn
broker he would De auRshing that debt Of
5000 guineas, whieh-had been irksome to
him from the first. "a
Mr.. Tribal was not prepared for the pro
posal which Lord Rerymore made him at
this new visit. Heishad trusted that his
manner of granting. the former loan would
convey a rebuke to the young peer, and it
had given him exquisite pleasure to reflect
that he might haya been instrumental in
winning tack the son of his benefactor TO
straight courses. tt therefore, caused him
proportionate pain when he saw TO what ex-
pedients Lord Rorymore was now descend.
ing. He examined the diamonds in silence,
turned them to thelight, and at length said
he would give e4,p0o for them, which,
added to the 95. 25S, he had already lent,
would be about theiro market value. As he
was concluding his bargain, he said gently:
Excuse the question, Lord Rorymore, but
does her ladyship know of this transac-
tionr ~
80 ye-es, of courss,s stammered the peer,
reddening; "but. you know, she wants to
have paste set exactly like them, SO that
society may not suspect anything. You
can make good limitations in paste, can't
your
81 think you will be satisfied, my Lord"
SAID Mr. Tribal, gravely, and he bowed out
his noble visitor, who went forth with
: Bank Of England draft in hi. pocket: .
While these things were taking place in
London, Lady Rorymore was also in
pecuniary straits, and was breeding over
them very dolefully in Scotland. She was
an extravaganza beauty, who had for years
been running up bills without ever paying
them, and now, at length, her tradesmen,
alarmed perhaps by reports of her hus-
bands extravagances. had begun TO send
their bills all together. Now, It was a
popularity in Lord Rorymore that. although
very nimble at getting into debt himself, he
flew into wild RACES when his wife did the
same. And her ladyship we'll knew that if
she were TO confess debts of $4,000
or $1,000 she would never hear the
end of it. This would never do for
a lady who liked a quiet life. So it
came to pass that at the very time when
my lord was converting the family jewels
into paste the thoughts of my lady were
likewise running on paste, for she had lately
been shown some imitation stones which
were really so like genuine ones that il was
scarcely possible to detect the difference
even on close scrutiny. Lady Rorymore
argued with considerable sophistry to
justify herself in deceiving her husband,
just as my lord had done on his side. On her
return TO London she lost no time in going
to the bank without informing her husS
band), and on asking to have her jewels
given up to her she learned, through some
inadvertent remarks of a clerk, that Lord
Rorymore had withdrawn all her Jewels in
her absence and had but lately returned
them. "Ah, then, | am too late" NUT
tered her ladyship, with sudden misgiving,
and she turned quite pale, feeling con-
WINGED that her husband must have fore
stalled her. 'OhI what basenessr" she ex-
claimed within herself. "But if find he
he has done this mean thing l will never
forgive him, and everybody shall know of
it. I'll petition for a divorce. Her lady
ship was almost beside herself with anxiety
and rage as she left the bank and ordered
her coachman to drive her to Mr.. Triball's.
She had heard of this broker as being the
cleverest expert in diamonds.
Mr.. Tribal was seated in his Office parlor
looking into the fire in reflective mood
and thinking of Lord Rorymore, when her
ladyship was announced. She fiounced in,
trailing a skirt of two yards length after
her, and pumped down all her jewels on the
table.
''Mr. TribalI hear you are good judge
OF diamonds" said she excitedly. II want
you to tell me truly whether these stones
are genuine"
"Pray be seated" said the pawnbroker,
and he took up the largest case with his
most serious air. Eyes, your ladvship
these diamonds are quite genuine and very
fine ones.n
"Are you quite sureg' asked Lady Rory
more. all trembling. 81 was afraid they
had been tempered with. have had dis
honest servant"
"They are perfectly genuine, and of the
finest water" repeated the pawnbroker
'Ahl thank heavenw exclaimed her lady
ship, with a great sigh of relief. "Well,
then, Mr.. Tribal. will you buy them of
mem
"Buy them. Lady Rorymorel"
He stood a moment dumfounded but i'm.
mediately my lady overwhelmed him with
flood of talk, mingled with tears. She
told him of her debts, sorrows, apprehen~
sion. She was almost afraid she would be
beaten if the amount of her debts came to
be known. In short, she had now but one
resource in the world, and il Mr.. Tribal
refused to buy her jewels and give her some
others of paste, she was sure that she should
fall exceedingly i'll and perhaps die. Here
there was some more weeping and wringing
of hands.
Mr. Tribal had sat through ali this try
ing scene without making any remark. He
nodded at times, that was all. When his
fair visitor had quite finished speaking he
said quietly: II suppose you know, Lady
Rorymore, that have no right to buy these
jewels OF you without your husbands au-
thorityF
80, but they are not entailed; and be-
sides, he will never know" exclaimed her
ladyship, who seemed to have the law at her
fingers ends.
"Can you assure me that he will never
knoww
'Never, promise you, neverp
well, on this understanding will pur-
chase the diamonds OF you for e14 ,000,"
said Mr. Tribal. "But mind, Lady Rory
more, Irely upon your word that this shall
be Kept a secret.n n2Ss
Externally. o / am sure this is very
kind of you, and 1 shall never forget it."
whimpered my lady, whose heart beat an
ecstetic tattoo as the pawnbroker's pen
signed the check. bsaw
A week later Lady Rorynore received a
suite of diamonds which she believed to be
of paste, and deemed, for her part quite as
nice as the others. a99GH
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