Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-16

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- rings of a wandering peddler.
What did he care about the supersti-
tion regarding the stones? His fellow
officer, Allonby, was only laughed at
for warning him against the purchase.
Clifton rode off with the rings. while
his friend strolleG over to where the
peddler was tying up his pack.
"See here" he said, there's a rupee
for you. Now tell me about those rings.
The sahib has bought them, and you
can tell me the truth now"
Master promise not to tell the other
sahib. and l will tell him." replied the
old man. Allonby gave the required
promise.
Those jewels very unhcky jewels"
began the ancient vender. "They marx
ing very bad luck to different peoples.
First sahib who bought them was Ma
harajah of KaroSpoor. The sahib knows
what happened to him. Then Fortes-
cue, sahib at Rotibad, bought them.
That poor gentleman killed OIL, riding
very next day. After ROtibad mer-
chant buying those jewels. and his
house burnt down next week. Then all
the people saying: These very bad
Jewels and all very much afraid to
to buy them. That merchant wanting
to sell them to me; but l too mach
afraid to buy. Then another man told
me-those jewels only bad for three
people. You buy and then sell them,
and next purchaser will have good lack.
That's all, sahib. L tell sahib whole
truth. The sahib who has bought those
Jewels will have good luck, IL God
wills" The old man took his departure
and Allonby continued to muse over his
queer story. After all, he thought, it
may simply have been a coincidence
that those three people should have
come to grief Anyhow, L hope old
Clifton won't have bad luck. Mean
while the subject of Allonby's thoughts
had refined In in front OF pretty little
bungalow half way up the Kharpur
Hill, where most of the residents of the
station had their bungalows, and where
what breeze there was in the place
could be enjoyed by the jaded plain
dwelers At the sound Of his horses
hoofs a young girl who had been re-
clining at ease on deck chair in the
veranda hastily rose. Nettie Vernon
was pretty sight that afternoon, with
her golden hair and the English roses
still in her cheeks. So thought Clifton,
and he thought, too, what lucky fellow
l. I, -
Officer" said the young lady, with the
light Of laughter in her eyes and it's
dimples in her cheeks. what brings you
here so early this afternoon? Have
you been promoted? Are you ordered
to the frontier to fight the Russians, or
what? Do tell he, and dont-oh!
don't look so serious" The young Off
Ger looked down at the bewtching up
turned face, and then.
Did You come all this way to do
that" asked Miss Vernon with mock
reproach "Oh, how foolish and hot
headed the young men of the present
day are. Now, when was young-ohv'
The sentence was not finished. Look
here, Nettie," said her lover, what do
you think of this ring? That's what
brought me here. Isn't it a beautiful
opal? And the most beautiful girl in
Pangal shall wear it if she likes"
"Oh. Charlie, what a dear you are!'
cried the young lady. in delight, but
aren't opals dreadfully unlucky?"
There you CO." said the discomfort
ed lover, you are as bad as AllOnby,
who has been crOaking on the subject
Ike Edgar Allen Poe's Raven"
II didn't say they were unlucky,"
pleaded Miss Vernon: II only asked il
they weren't. / am sure, Charlie dear,
nothing will be unlucky that you give
me-" she added sweetly. In another
moment the ring was on, and the two
lovers, comparing their jewels, thought
them quite the incest i'm Kharpur.
A few days later Charlie Clifton was
driving to the Kharpur station. 1t was
the day of the Sawarbad races. Sawar-
bad was some forty miles from Khar-
pur, and large party was going over.
The railway station was couple OF
miles from Clifton's bungalow. He had
driven about half way when he disc0v-