Arizona silver belt., 1894-03-24
A BAG OF JEWELS.

My jewels!"
 The exclamation came from beneath The neavy dropping white mustache of Inc pasha the white pasha General rempleton
 les general your jewels Wo want 10 see them'
 The speaKer was lovely girl, quite creole iu her dusky beauty As she spoke she approached the reclining sol. iieI from behind and placed about his swarlny neck q pair of arms like col. unus ot smoked ivory.
 The doughty general claspcd the wrists with hls suuburued hands. and drawing the willowy creature onto bis lap as he swung in the hammock re- piled
 am sorry yerna, but cannot show them e you. Your mother asked 10 see them yesterday They are not here How did you know 1 had jewels. child:"
 Oh we heard so. And the hint was dropped that you came by them in a very romantic way.
 The snowy head of the veteran was laid back m the hammock and bis pierc- ing eyes were fixed upon the full moon, just rising over the liquid bouleyards ui Venice. II was a perfect night. The suuudless voices Of million lights. tell ing of the great floating city gran deur, spoke from al sides. aud then an- swered back as they danced in the rip phug waters. Nothing else disturbed the poetic quiet of the night but the oe- casional splush of a gCndoliT sweep aud the sweet laughter of this bCyy of lovely women who were assembled ups on tue portico oi the Palais du Regina
 Tell us all about it, won you, un. cle; Come here, girls Hear General Iempletau tell us 8 storyl'
 Handsome VerEa was always leader
 Directly the paaeugered hammock was surrounded by half a dozen as handsome women as ever an Italian moon shoue upon The scared veteran thns euviroued drank in the aroma of anlmated feluininity, smiled admiriug y at the several upturned faces md said:
 How much this reminds me of the very night received the jewels NeIna wants to see and hear about. And prob. ably it IS iu association of ideas that find a willingness Co do what l never did before relate how they came into my possession have an idea ladies, that when conclude my narrative you will feel disappointed, but my story has neral and fl you absorb 1t, and the polnt Of my experience is mol lost upon you, then ] will not regret having made you my fair confessors.
 was in command of the foot forces of his malesty, crossing a corner of the desert The march was very fa- ugging. the outlook dismal. and ] must confess. soldier as was, felt very much discouraged, To add to my de- pression l had not heard from my liancee in some weeks. and l found my mind dwelling more anxiously upon her daily.
 may indicate the importance of my mission by adding that while l was making all possible haste 10 relieve MeldUu Pasha 1 bad buttoned in my jacket the entire outline of our cam paign. which was tO deliver to Meldon in person from the minister of war.
 Night came upon us as we entered a piece of palm forest. We halted and made camp Late in the evening sol dIer came to my tent and informed me a lady desired 10 speak with me. 1 was very weary and utterly dejected really loyeIck. 1 am ashamed to say
 The grizzled veteran looked down into the fair faces about him as be said this, but they were absorbed in the story ard expressed none of that hurt be imagined they would indicate at his Inst remark.
 Such thing as a visit from lady in that remote locality aroused my cur osity and glad to have a chance to talk with one because she was of the same sex as my absent love l followed the soldier 10 the very outskirts of the camp. where l found an Arabian horse Of peerless majesty and standing beside him Moorish girl, who so closely re- sembled my affianced | uttered a cry of astonishment This seemed to delight the little woman greatly. They have such naive ways about them and are such clever judges of human nature, She instantly exciaimed
 ronuud the pasha of some one.
 At the same moment she motioned me to dismiss the soldier.
 I did so.
 confess, madam, l said, your resemblance to a dear lady friend iu England IS very pleasing to me.
 Then she piled her arts as only the educated Moor can. Never suggestion, but such languishing sweetness and in toxicating grace and winning artifces; they are indescribable
 NJ. Pasha, she said in purest French, | have come to you upon an efrand of mercy, for bring you deliv- erance from this life Of deprivation. You are young man, and bring yon the power and the means to return to England, wed your ladyloye and live in peace and Inxury for the balance of your days Seef
 She was seated upon the soft sod beneath the high leafed palms, through which the moonlight stremned In her lap she unfolded a parcel and as she opened it 1 beheld the most magnificent amethysts had ever seen. They were, l should say, thousand in number, both large and small.
 Seef she repeated These are yours, pasha, if you will but give me fhe papcrg vOtf bavo to deliver fO th0 pasha of Meldon-t papers outlining your campaign. You can say you lost fheln They will not nrecinitate any