The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-30
reused herself out of her dream-like tor

reused herself out of her dream-like tor
pidity
"Nho is there?" said she.
And Mary answered:
81 am, Aunt Jacque"
81 dreamed" said the old woman, "that
some one was tampering with my jewel
drawer Go, Mary, and see il the key is all
safe"
And Mary, pale and trembling, obeyed.
"Bring IL here" said Mrs. R0zele. Let
me see 1t. Ave, that's right. Take good
care of the key, child. Let il never go cut
of your sight The diamonds are there
the diamonds that mean 10 give TO you.
Aunt Jacquei" gasped Mary.
yes" nodded the old dame, "yesl You
never suspected II. did you? The dead
gold drops are hollOw-the great sparkling
diamonds that l wore that hight when l
danced at Versailles, with Eugene de
MontIjo opposite me in the set This old
house and the diamonds are all that is left
OF the great R0Zelle fortune. and they are TO
be yours y
The dew of Precipitation broke out on
MaTy's forehead as she listened, and no
sooner had Mrs ROZele fallen asleep again
than she called Polly to take her place, aud
hurried across the meadows to the Godfrey
house.
Everything was In the wild disorder incl
dent TO the morning after a party. Kate,
lust dressed came yawning to greet her.
"Where's Emiiy2 My. didn't you know {?
Gone back TO New York in the o'clock
morning train. Received a telegram that
her mother was sick. Didn't even go TO
bed after the party"
Did she leave no message for me 2"
None that | know of-except, of course,
her love and all that sort Of thing Isn't it
too bad she should be hurried away like
this?"
Mary wrung her hands. What was to be
done? Suppose Aunt JacQue should in
| sist on seeing the jewels! She hurried TO
the railway station and telegraphed to
Emily to send the earrings at once, and
| then returned to Rozelle Croft with feel
| ings that can better be Imagined than de-
scrlbed
at was my own fault" she kept re-
! peating 10 herself-"my own fault And
alone must bear the punishment
The day passed slowly on and no message
| came. Aunt Jacque walked and slept by
| turns, talked about the first President and
beautiful Eugene de Montijo, called Mary
| by some loving name and then drifted back
into the darkness that borders on the IN
seen land.
But presently. as Mary sat by the fire in
| the saloon, drinking her tea, while Polly
kept watch aud ward upstairs, the shrill
old voice called out, IN plainly audible ac-
cents:
The gold earrings! Bring my gold ear
rings, | say! Mary has the key Tell Mary
to bring them here"
The girl started up, caSpng her hands,
and turning very pale. The punishment
had descended upon her at last.
At the same moment hand tapped at the
windOw-glass. MaTgery Dix0n's bright face
was close pressed against the easement.
open, Mary-0pen!" cried the sweet,
fresh voice. Here's a little package En-
HaTdwck left with NE to give you, and |
hayen't had q chance to come over until
now"
The Rozelle diamonds at last in their IN
pretending shells of plain gold-and the
cloud was lifted from poor Mary MeIen's
heart.
And Margery Dixon could not imagine
why Mary was crying so Historically as she
took the trinkets from her hand.
rs she so bad as that?' said she. "But
you know she was very old"
It, was true. Miss Rozelle was very
old" She died that night; but before she
died she so emnly gave into Mary Mellen's
hands the Rozelle diamonds and the deeds
Of gift OF R0zelie Croft and all its lands ia
the presence of the doctor and old Polly.
The girl was not much of an heiress that
was true, but to her the thing meant wealth.
Father and mother and the children
shall come to live here" said she. ecstatl-
cally. And perhaps some day. when |
have laid off my mourning, / can 20 TO q
party and wearthe diamondsi"
For, as you Will see. Mary Mellen was
-but girl, after all.