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stairs, and she did not know it, when
Polly, driven. TO desperation, con-
scented to Marys piteous appeals for
Oh, Polly, do let me ask Emily
HardWich to come here, she sobbed.
She shall sleep with me, and she
won't eat much; and feel myself
stifening into an old woman here
alone. Aunt Jacque will never
know =
Emily came under vow OF solemn
secrecy. Emily got acquainted with
Kate Godfrey, the minister's daugh-
ter, and Kate introd uced pretty Mar
gerry Dixon, and the quartet con-
strived to enjoy themselves hugely al
ways on tiptoe and under their
breath.
s II Mrs. Rozelle finds this out, ]
lose my place said Poll
But she shall never find it out!''s
cried the four in chorus.
Aunt Jacque was very cross this
evening when Mary ran apprehensive-
" upstairs.
What's all that noise down be-
low?'' said she fretfully.
t.l'm very sorry that the foot stool
got knocked over, altered Mary.
s. And in poking the fire the logs tum-
sbled over the fredogs and
Why haven't you been up here.
before to read to me?o imperiously
questioned the old dame.
didn't think it was so late.
Light the lamp!' said Mrs..
Rozellc. Get your book; begin
now!
Mary oheyed, and when she had.
read the old woman to sleep she sat
looking at the odd little figures on the
lamp shade. wondering. how Aunt
Jacque could have been young and
pretty enough to dance with the first
President IN the brilliant Partisan
court; wondering where the famous
Rozelle diamonds were kept; wonder
ing why Aunt Jacque had not shown
them to her when she displayed the
quaint contents Of the flat Jewel
drawer in the Japanese cabinet-thin
sold-gold chains, fantastic brooches,
more or less broken, saucer-shaped
slockets and bracelets OF curious make,
but never a precious stone in the
lot.
The dead-gold eardrops, like minia-
ture globes, were the most modern
thing among the. articles, but. the
whole collection, Mary je eringly told
herself, was not worth SIS!
ST wish she would show me the
diamonds thought Mary.
And at that very instant Aunt
Jacque awoke with a little start.
81 was dreaming about the Rozelle
diamonds, said she, sharply peering
toward the bandy-legged Japanese
cabinet.
Mary
Yes, Aunt Jacque.''
Perhaps the time was come at
last.
Look at the tall blue vase on the
right-hand corner OF the mantle. Is.
there a key there?"
81. Yes, Aunt j acque.'
"Oh, then it's safel But the dream
was so very, very vivid. Ring for
Polly. Iwant my wine-posset. I feel
like going to bed. :
Aunt Jacque went to bed as usual.
The next morning she did not get up.
Size was not}siek, she said-only tired
But the doctor shook his head, and
gave orders that the house should be
kept very quiet.
Miss Emily will have to go home,'
said Polly, "and Miss Kate and Miss
Margery mustn't come here any more
at present.
Emily suceumbed to circumstances,
and went to stay with Kate Godfrey
for a few days before she returned to
the city. Kate was going to have a
party.
4 "Oh, if I could only have something
nice to wear' said Emily ..Those
gold earrings OF madam's! For one
night, Mary! She's lying quite drowsy
and unconscious; she never would
know. And / am SO shabby and poor
looking among all Hates friends!''
And Mary, over-persuaded, crept in
to Aunt Jacque's took the key
from the blue vase, unlocked the
drawer and distracted the dead-gold
knobs with velvet-soft fingers.
Emily uttered q cry of JOY.
& ooh. you are so sweet, so good, =
said she.
sure you bring them back to-
morrow" adiured Mary.
- ~ Oc " li6S sure, SttlO IIlfifl .#ssi 5
The next morning Aunt Jacque sud-
denly reused herself outEof her dream
like torpidity.
1'Whoiss there? said she.
And Mary answered:
~ arr, Aunt Jacque!o sa3 5.5
81 dreamed, /" said the old woman,
that some one was tamDering with
my jeWel-draWer. Go, Mary, and see
if the key is all safe. E
And Mary, pale and trembling,
5obeyed.
Bring it here said Mrs. Rozelle.
81 let me see it. Aye, that's right.
Take. good care OF the key, child. Let
it never go out OF my sight. The dia-
monds are there-the diamonds that
4 mean to give to you.''
Aunt Jacque!" gasped Mary
Yes nodded the old dame, tsyesI
You never suspected it, did you? The
dead-gold drops are he the great
sparkling stones are inelosed inside.
them. The diamonds that I wore
that MONT when r n arcnd at Versailles