News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-10

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pens, you are mine just the same.
"What are my children so busily
talking about?" asked Mrs Crawford
entering the room, and, hearing OF
the pink diamond for the first time,
she could but wish her son a god
speed in his undertaking.
The next morning Ralph had gone
before the ladies assembled for break
fast, and Miss Diana left on an after
noon train.
CHAPTER y.
Two, three weeks elapsed, and has
ty letters, received daily by Mrs.
Grandford, told how urgently her
son was persisting in his search, but
with no very encouraging success,
and Anemone was beginning to droop
under the suspense. Still, she said
little, and Mrs. Grandford only re-
doubled her kindness and attention
to her.
1T makes as little difference to me
as to my son, Anemone," she said
one day, ." this question of your par
entage. If Ralph had decided that
Diana or that any one else should
be the future Mrs. Grandford l would
have been pleased; but this pleases
me still more, because his heart is in
it. You will not dissappoint him,
Anemone, even if he is not success
full in the search ?"
Il will try to do what seems to me
right" answered Anemone, and she
knew she should stand by her first
determination.
At the breakfast table again Mrs.
Grandford opened a letter from her
son that renewed hope in Anemone's
heart.
81 have found" he wrote, ga jew
eler on an out-ofthe-way street, who
has furnished me with the address of
an English jeweler in Paris, whose
workmanship he recognizes in the
setting of the ring. This afternoon
l leave for Paris"
envy blessed stars !" exclaimed the
old ieweler, when Ralph a few hours
later reached Paris, drove to his ad-
dress and showed him the ring. "Our
pink diamond l had believed ii AT
/ the bottom of the seap'
/ In a few moments Ralph nude lIi
business known and the jeweler, turn
ing quickly to his register, found the
names of the diamonds purchasers
and the date of sale with several full
notes in reference to its early history.
These the jeweler read carefully to
Ralph, but it was only when he
reached the last two that Mr.. Grand
ford took out his notebook and
made two entries; then thanking the
ieweler for the information and buy
ing several souvenirs of his visit to
him, he hurried back to London and
from there hastened home.
His very step in the hall, and the
ring of his voice as he greeted his
mother and inquired for Anemone,
told that his quest had been satis-
factory.
Never had Anemone looked more
lovely as, dressed in an evening dress
of pale blue, her eyes sparkling with
expectation and the thrill of glad
welcome in her voice, she came for
ward to meet him.
at is all right, AnemoneP he
cried, and after dinner you shall
know who you are"
"Mayn't l know now?" she asked,
laughing; lit is very hard to wait
longer"
We will cut dinner shorter" sug-
gested Mrs. Grandford, "out of sym
pathy for Anemone, and my own
interest in the discovery"
A 1aN Dnl nh
his notes:
"ln 1922 the stone was first set in
n ring and placed on exhibition in
London. There it was secured under
false pretenses by a young man-his
name is immaterial, commented
Ralph-and given by him to lady's
companion, in the family of u cousin.
This companion was arrested for re-
ceiving the stolen stone. A trial fol
lowed. This companion had caused
serious injury to the lady who en-
ployed her and she was obliged to
give up the stone and leave the coun-
try.
I'm 1859 the stone was sold to
Arthur Judson Greyfield and mount
ed as an engagement ring.
"Then," explains Ralph, the jew
eler himself recalls adding his note re-
lating to the diamond, two years lat
er:
"The morning papers report the
loss of the small sailing vessel called
the Saxon. She carried among her
limited passengers Arthur Judson
Greyfield (second son of Sir Robert
Greyfield), Mr.. Greyfield's wife and
his daughter, little child.
"The bereavement is the more
terrible as it is not known just where
the ship was lost, but probably OIL
the rocky coast of P. Mr.. Grey
field was in search of II climate for
better health.
'This must also mean The loss OF
the pink diamond which Mrs. Grey
field was known to always wear-see
note above.
JAMES WHITAKER, Jeweler." >"
"Sir Robert Greyfieldp exclaimed
Mrs. Grandford. "He is still living,
Anemone; | know him well, and now
| remember his bereavement. For
long time he hoped that the ship was
not wrecked that hewould sometime
hear from his son and from his
and grand-child."
"Ohl may l go TO him?" asked
Anemone, tears coming into her eyes.
Yes" answered Mrs. Grandiord
and we must lose no time; If the
old gentleman finds a resemblance to
his daughter-in-law in you he will die
happy, for he was so fond of her"
"And the resemblance will prove
/ am who the pink diamond leads us
to infer | am, exclaimed Anemone,
"his grandchild."
1T is hardly an inference, Anemo-
me-" said Ralph, quietly. 81 can see
how, the terrible storm coming on,
your mother tied herring about your
neck as Il possible means of identih-
cation, we're you saved. The proof
may not be legal, but it stands in
yestigation,"