St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-03

elder Vanderclam, who is gay old widower
and is counting an heiress, having invited
her to go to the Grand Opera House that
evening, took up the pin and gave it a rub
on his coatsleeye, preparatory to putting it
in his scarf; but, as he did SO, one Of thase
stones dropped out
''Why this is very strange remarked the
old gentleman, picking up the stone. It's for
tunate the stone wasn't lost. On our way
downtown, Percy, we will stop off at Tik
fanys afitfnhave it fixed.'
The old jeweller at Tiffany's squinteI~
the pin, and lowering his voice. to mys-
terious whisper, said: "Are you aware that
this precious heirloom has been tempered
with?" a.ss
"Tampered with !' howled old Yanderclam.
"The genuine stones have been taken out,
and replaced with rather poor limitations.
These are nothing but brilliantly faceted
glass. Eli What! is your son ill2'' 4Js,t 10 III
Percy had tainted away. Restoratives were
applied, and as soon as the youth was suffi-
GENTLY revived, father and son entered cab,
and were rapidly driven to the Yanderclam,
mansion ON Fifth avenue. 90 -sa- If
"Now, SIR said the elder Vandercam.j
sternly, as soon as they were alone at home,
"why did you faint?'' 3na.s.e. pa :.
"Cigarwettes, % murmured Percy. - -;
"You are liar. You had access to- that
scarfpin. You have pawned the diamonds. .
Where are they, you theft" exclaimed athe
old man, whose face was purple with rage 4
Then Percy was compelled to tell thetruth.
The grand old man seized his degenerate Off
spring, and handled him after the manner of =,
railroad porter toning down a Refractory
Saratoga trunk. That scene in "Aristocracy,',rf
where the California millionaire bumps his I
princely son-in-law's head on the table, was a
little like it. Let us draw a curtain over the
narrowing scene. aua bevoi n
few hours later, the fast train to Philadei-
phia conveyed the Vandercams and their
family lawyer, Colonel Rowe, of Rowe &
Bummel to their destination. On their ar
rival at the hotel, where the prospective Earl
of Starvedale Abbey was supposed to be
lodging, the elder Vanderclam asked the
clerk if Lord Hungerford was in. -
son, yes replied the clerk, with very
peculiar smile, she IS in-he is into us for
about $4,000 for board and wine.''
"But is he in the hotel?' -. D.
"Naw,' replied the clerk, softly picking his
teeth, che is in jail. He was arrested last %
night for forging checks. He is an old hand
at it, - re,-if4.>
Half an hour later, the New Workers cons
fronted the scoundrel, who had half a dozen
aliases. E,.,s ~
cav, Pwercy," said the young lord with
breezy cheerfulness, 81 'ope you got your
bweast pin hall wight. Dooced hawkard,
dontcherknow? cawn't imagine low hit
got in me luggage"
'You internal scoundrel, where are those
diamonds" demanded the elder Wander
clam.
'Deah me, now, pway don't get hexcited;
low should know. They were disposed
h'of long hago. You cawnt ave me locked
h'up for theft SEEM hi ham hin limbo
h'already"
Old Mr.. Vanderclam made a rush at the
foreigner that would have done credit to Jim
Corbett, and, but for the stalwart efforts of
lawyer. Rowe and the jail officials, there
might have been tragedy.
AS there Vas nothing to be done, the party
returned to the hotel. Later on in the after
noon Lawyer Rowe was again called on to
act as guardian angel, this time for poor Percy.
His exasperated parent suddenly remembered
his promise to escort the wealthy young
heiress to the Opera House in New York. and
the possible consequences of his failure to do
so put such keen edge on his wrath that he
once more sailed into his degenerate son, but
not heir, for the old gentleman s-first act on
returning to New York, after his worst fears
in regard to his matrimonial affair were real
lied, was to stop Percy's allowance, and
make a new will.
No wonder that the unfortunate young man
is a mere shadow of his former self, and that
he is smoking cigarettes at rate that viii
soon terminate what might have been bril-
liant social career.
ALEX SWEET.