The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-14
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~ L Ildu IIOJ IildCIt up MS NINA. Nine.
boz was on pins and needles. When they
went out together, she stopped him before
all the jewelers. shops.
The pretty Nine. boz pushed him in.
There was a whole sea of c~ovetOusness in
her nut brown eyes.
q on, dear. They won't eat you"
And when he rcappeared confused and
stammered, They 500 francs" she
replied, with conviction, oh that is not
too dear"
Oh! He would have been only too de-
lighted to buy the bracelet, but 500 francs
were 800 francs, and the amount told
From time to time he twirled his thumbs
one round the other like Il man who cal
culates.
'What are you doing, old boy?" asked
the little woman. Are you thinking about
giving the bracelet to your pretty little
wife? Listen to me now. | had intend
ed to order IA new dress, IA dress for you.
one Of those blue ones you like so. Well,
if you will buy the bracelet for me- l will
deny myself the new dress. All! There
is merit for you If you like"
He objected fecbly. "DOn't you think,
dear, that the children need new linen,
and that les pantaIons dc Loulon are get
ting "a triflc short>''
"Oh, there's no hurry about that, she
said. II will make them longer"
Like a snail that withdraws head and
thorns, Hippolyte went into his shell and
didn't come Out again.
He m~cditatcd, pcrpleAcd 1t would
| give her 50 much pleasure, " he thought
to himself, "but, on the other hand, Wis
dom, prudence"
One morning, walking around her room
i'll her dressing gown, Fancy said to him,
1 x-1+ - -sl,, ay- - I"- F"1A
And what if l contributed to the pur-
| chase Of the bracelet. If | gave you part
| of the money, what would you say them"
He opened his eyes with establishment.
"Ah, l am wrOng!' she sighed. have
saved all this money, sou by sou i'll my
| housekeeping. | economical 10 sous here
and 2 francs there, and l meant that you
should never know it. But, what--you? l
am too good naturCd, too foolish, too weak!
~ see that you are unhappy and go and
give you 100 francs of that saved money.
1t is all l saved! The whole sum! Dc not
imagine that | have saved any more. Do
you want thcm2 Shall we pay for the
bracelet with thcm;"
HippOlyte stretched out his hand, but
she declared that she would pay the jew
eler herself.
"Listcn to me, dear. We Will go past
viz 'lI'I Nc IN you III OAO Vi
the office. The more l think of it the more
that big bracelet fascinatcs me. We will
go in, and l will try it on. That will do
no harm. We need not buy it just because
I try it on
That night they stopped, as before, IN
front of the jewelers. store.
"Oh, there it is!' cried Fancy. Look
at it! Is it not really beautiful? How it
glistcns! Let us go in. Only you are not
going to buy it. You are not going to say
anything, but just let me make the bar
gain
She went into the shop. Mime. DOE
asked to see the bracelet. She fastened it
on her wrist, looked at it lovingly and
played with it so prcttily that even the
jcwcIcr, a fat, tlorid man, felt the charm
of the little woman and favored her with
| his most amiablc smiles.
She expected to gain something by this
little seduction, and she asked:
"HOW much is this bracelet, monsieur
400 francs>''
Five hundred and fifty francs, he re-
piled in a low, in~sinuating tone
That's too dear"
He smiled, and his eyes nearly closed up.
no. he said, THAT is not too dear. 1t
is Il fine piece of work, and it suits you SO
well. l lose by selling it to you at that
price. But for you'-he looked at her as
if he We're sucking u bOnbon-'I will
mako it $40 francs.'
She looked at Hippolyte pcrplcXcd.
'That is still very expensive, is it not?'
she said in n low voice, with a touch Of
hypocrisy in it.
1t is-a little cxpensivc-ycs," muir
INJURED the husband, "but-if it gives you
plcasurc-why'-
His face wore the resigned, unhappy ex