The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-20

covered some siiSh' :,
the clasp. He was profuse In MS aPoio
oies and said that it would be repaired
q nd ready for me the following morn
60 Iexplained that this would not
nc was to leave the city on the
.ioht express for Nice. After mo-
nent,s hesitation the jeweier prom
;sea that | sould have 1t at six O'Clock
without fail.
"As was leaving the store noticed
n woman standing by my side. l say
7 noticed woman. 1t would be more
correct to saw that noticed beauti-
full white hand with long taper myers
ON one of which was diamond Oh un
usual size and briliancy. In TINS hano
was small, jeweled watch, ana as l
was leaving the counter l caught q
few words spoken in pecunariy
rrs;cal voice. / was too full OF the
Thought of Edith's happiness on re-
ceivinp nv gift to glance at the
woman's face, and long before l hao
reached the sidewalk she was forgoN
ten.
.Atso'clock I returned, and, true TO
his promise, the man had the necKiace
ready for me. Placing it in the lnsioe
noc,tet of INV coat left the store ana
had inst time to complete a few re-
manning arrangements before going 10
the station. / bought a first-ciass ticK-
ct and tipped the guard, after GIVING
him to understand in my very oest
French that did not want him to put
other passengers into my compare
ment. l tucked my travelling rug
.ronnd my knees, opened French
novel, when the door was opened' anu
y a woman hurriedly entered tne com
= nartment and took the seat next tne
,v;ndow on the other side OF the car.
Glanced at my unwelcome companion
y She was dressed in mourning OF th'
richest material and in perfect taste
III As was noticing these details some
thing by her side, that had at mrs
III taken for cape, moved. 1t proved U
be a black French poodle, and as n
10 cat mn and turned his head towards m
saw that around his neck he wore
broad silver collar, from whlcn ot
r. pended a peculiar heart-shaped pa'
-, lock.
Tn Turning to my novel. soon forge
the ;ntruders, nor did / again think
them until, perhaps, half an hour late
when was startled by feeling som
thing cold and wet pressed against n
hand. 1t was the poodle's nose
- had crawled across the seat and Wi
evidently DESTROYS of making my a
quaintance.
ON sChicco, come here, eXciaiineo
Wv singularly familiar voice.
ri. "The dog paid no attention to
es mistress. but wagged his tail &C
no. tentedly as / stroked his curly head.
~ ".You must excuse my dog, SIR 81
red nv companion. He is great pet a
Ful- expects everyone to notice him.
the afraid he will annoy YOU
Lot "I protested that he would not,
+. sv added that was fond Of dogs, pood
~ in narticular. Perhaps no answer '
hur due, in part, to the fact that tne We
test an was young and very beautiful.
\ ctr had only that minute become aware
Van this. the light having been too din
b;g the station to let me see her face.
,;ng voice. too, affected me singuiarly
Gear was low and sweet, and l was
~ that somewhere had heard it bef'
ora sat for some time vainly trying
ssad recall the circumstances of our m
.ried ing, but the more / pondered on IL
th.t more homeless seemed the task.
,he "A little later, on looking VI
and found mat my COMPANY. :,
ouse books or papers, so taking an II
trated magazine from my satch
have offered it to her. She thanked me
turn- smiled sweetly. After time
,,;rg tired of nv novel and resolved Z
tempt a little conversation with
r,;ed neiehbor. l asked her if she wa
i, he ing to Nice. She replied that she
an he and went on to say that her 81
vortb whom she had expected would go
liars her, had disappointed her at the
- he moment. She. however, couia
,llepe wait until the following day, a.
: side father, who was at Nice for his he
NJ tn had wired her to return at once
long "She spoke of her dislike for II
|, that inc alone, particularly at night
+ met explained that as the compartme
. on served for ladies was full she had
miner obliged to enter mine. She was
,;lv of TO intrude, but the train was abt
GO to start, and the guard told her al
ne on. other seats were '"
o with assure her that was eiau VI VIC
ris to- chance that haa given me % ~"
I was a companion. She smiled and
days, me II was 10 DC long ~ 49,
rest of chatted on ABOUT tue piaoe M :,
prom ing the names Oh many :
most. people who, she said, were her
ID the and whom should no doubt met
father ''As the evening wore on she o
OF con- basket containing a dainty
Edith Would share IL WIN her. In
v that evidently had ridiculous idea
ur DAYS appetite. Why, there was enou
er from six! Ihls seemed 10 pc 0ie Ca