Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-07-09
THEDIAMOND EARRINGS
A BROADWAY JEWELLERS Pc
cuLHAR CUSTOMER.
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j have had some peculiar cas-
toners. . sid an old Broadway leEe4ez
agnt there was one case which J o.
aeFe no one can duplicate hare =
large patronage from The zsn An9ai .
1 aown-the gamblers ana Tie rAe-n&
\ pa0pls They are very literal y! -
/ Of 5eEelry when fortune fArors ihsaA F
1 ana they select trst-elass guoaa Aba .
in most instances appeal 20 d exec
lent Judges Of quality.
The individual 81 whom ] was
1bout 10 tell yoa Eas a man who hrst .
| cane 10 nv store about four years aga I
He was a VERY shabby looking yoang
/ felloE. whom / watched esui10ls4y
when passed him pair q cheap
solitaire earrings In coWplinnce E4ih
his request He hardly glanced A.
then. ana asked for something better
i and took the ffst pair and brvnshi
ont 4 pair that were 3 shA1e h1gheE~1n
ur5oa These he pnsksd aside Alsa
Aaa asked for finer goods untA lad
| shown hin everything In ny stock e.
cepf q par Of earrings worth sSyA
which did rot care % permit lin 70
| hzzdle
4 was little out Of patience With
the fellow ard pointing 70 The ear
rings in the showcase. ! told hln iAs
price and be Immediately asked 70
see them Thinking thai he nighi
make an EFFORT 10 grab them and run
awaE. lifted them from their velFet
case and walked around the counter
holding them up 70 tie Igat - # ny
change az position vas aeluAtsd by a
desire 10 shoW the stones % The best
advantage
He examined both stones very
closely. and almost took away ny
| breath when he said be Wuaid take
/. thera and at the same tine pulled oct
a large roll o. hank notes from bis
| pocket He counted ogf $3.50 ard
/, after had strapped the earrlngs he
!, gade me good nigat and hurried assay.
! was nouPl1ssed TIE nAn Vas q
I mystery 70 ne and often thought d.
him Until one night aboat q uoath
later when be came again
He sore 4 shiny six hat and his
+ shabby clothing had been replaced By
neat but very expensive gATmelis
He saw that ] Recognized him aud
after a leE wor3s aboai the Eeathes
4 drew from his pocket the earrings
had sod hIrn and said that his wife
dislIked the settings and that be &c,
sired mex ones ] showed hin ser
. eral other styles and be soon selected
h one
Then be told me that be hAa eS
pected ; large amount 81 n0uey bal
= had been Disappointed aad fnally. il
q very iraak business ike mAnper
a asked me II ! wOlh leadF hin $50
until the earrings void Be reset
,5 looked a little ike pawubruksr. bat
believed ttat the nau uas il cos
"a quarters fnzncl2llv. aud after criu
caIly examining the stones % see tia
4 they had not beea changed CAV
q him the 1ouey.
= AZ the time when Ind told hiu
the earrings would - ready be came
= paid ne the amount borrowed and e.
4. Tor the settings bat insi ted that q
= allowance be made for the Old Sc,
~ t!ng4 He Thanked me for the favor
a and went away.
a a week later be came again 70
~ / ne -sAAaA4 = ~ IVA AL "a
q. continued having those stone reset /
Irregular intervals nearly four years
each time asking Tor the money 40
always paying il al the time appoints
~ for the delivery Of the earrings.
During our long acquaintance
learned that b. Was an iuvetera'
gambler who played high stakes ar
n, that the diamond earrings had origin
ally been bought as a nest-egg I,
days when luck was against him.
feared that a pawnbroker mig
. change the stones. % instead Of raj
ing money o. the earrings in the a
- ual Eav. be adopted the novel scheu
il which he Involved me
Who wore tie ear-rinzs2 y
body He carried them around 10
u. chamois bag. Did Inot End il tronbi
~ some to have him borrowing and 7
- turning money 30 frequently2 No,
- liked the fellow. and aside from thi
- IL paid ne too handsomely. His Ia
-. visit here was couple OF moaths az
- when he left the earrings after PIC
~ ing out their twenty second settin
80 and TOOK away with him 500
The night they were 70 be finish
- / received q re suest from the nan
call al his rooms I found him alo
-. il \ cherries little hall bedroom
ing Of pueum0nia He was yg
-. grateful 70 me Tor having beer
~ banker. as be pat II and asked me
- see thai be Eas deesntly buried 81
telling me 20 keep the earrings
- the money advanced and for the fun
80, Al expenses
60 4 complied with his request II;
- 7 the diamonds yei2 No. sold ih
- last Christmas for 81. 200 and q
are now worn BY one 81 The m
fashionable women 10 the city. II
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