Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-17

him to make the investment
Then Leander discovered that his wife
could be very obstinate woman. 1t
was in vain that he laid before her the
benefit that would result from tran
sient disposal of the gems She replied.
not without logic on her side, that the
Little Catawba might be failnre. and
then her precious securities would be
forfeited Leander, man fashion, grew
angry, and after some hot words reached
the pennltimate of passion.
81 wish, he said in tones Of inyec-
tive, THAT burglars would get the hate
full stones. They might at least be Of
some use to them y
1t is said that curses, like chickens,
come home to roost. After Leander had
asked forgiveness for his rudeness and
Mabel had sweetly extended the olive
branch Of Cancellation he suggested that
she DO donbly careful of her cherished
possessions.
1.-THE town is full of burglars, and
they know the people who have fine dia-
monds. and if they once set out to get
them they II succeed. =
Mabel did not sleep with the dia-
monds in the same room. Womanlske,
she thought if she secrcted them i'll
some place where they would never be
detected they would be safe. Neither
the ash barrel nor the ragbag entered
into her calculations, but places just as
inconsistent did.
One night there was crash in the
room below. Mabel shook her sleeping
husband and whispered in his ear:
Burglars Get your revolver and go
down stairs The diamonds are in tho
bottom of the clock. -
Leander was startled and confused,
but as the noise continued he hurried
on his clothes, and taking his revolver
ran softly down the stairs Mabel re-
manned where she.was, shivering with
fear
There was fearful commotion be-
low, the noise of falling furniture, open
ing and closing of windows and the
rapid firing of the revolver after some
flying robber. Then regard for her hus-
bands life compelled Mabel to hurry
to his assistance. She found him lying
on the floor, grasping his revolver.
She did not faint nor shrek, but,
kneeling beside him, bathed his face
and besought him to speak to her
where am IT, he asked feebly as
he tried to raise himself Are the dia-
monds safe?"
Never mind the diamonds, said his
wife Are you mortally wounded any
where?'
Il don't know" answered Leander
feebly, and, to her credit be it recorded,
Mrs. Leander assisted her husband to
couch and sent off, or rather called for.
assistance before she even thought of
her diamonds
Then the open door of the clock told
the whole story The diamonds were
gone, root and branchl And they We're
the only things stolen.
If Leander had been surprised at the
manner Of his wife on receiving the
jewels. he was astonished at the calm
indifference with which she parted from
them. She allowed the usual course to
be taken to recover the thief or thieves
to justice, but when no results followed
she said she was glad of it; that the
gums hau peeh iiAe in eSiiese 10 'heih'
and for her part she never wanted to
hear of them again.
II wonder" she said, THAT I did
not see it i'll that light before. Twill
never keep anything In my house again
to tempt the cupidity of the wicked or
unfortunate. To that extent am my
brothers. keeper.
But the effect upon her husband WAS
entirely different Either he caught cold
on that night Of the burglary or his
nervous system received shock, for lie
was almost i'll from the effects of his
tussle with the burglar. And he could
not endure to have the subject men.
toned before him. Not even the success
of the Little Catawba, /" in which a
friend had invested for him, gave him
the peace and rest le craved
A little incident that happened at
that time did, however, help to restore
him to his normal condition. His wife
received small package, accompanied
by soiled and dilapidated note, which,
upon being opened, read:
posoRn n.pvs-i yets no slcan senec stoa1
yurc dimons; no yure lady an am a reich If
CIV them up pra fur me- - So,
:, Anu III INC pacAase nia1ei iouiiu her
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