Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-17
INFLUENCE or AN OPAL RING.

Are you at all supcrstitious" asked
the girl in the yellow shirt waist.
Eyes, ! am" replied the girl in the
sailor hat 81 have reason for it, too,
and ! don't care who knows it, II
wear my shoes a size larger, if neccs-
clover or two; | always cut my bangs
In the dark of the moon, and
why, how absurd Now, | confess
that | myself do not like to sit thirteen
at table, stil that is not really being
supcrstitious; it
I'D like to know what it is, them"
cried the girl in the sailor hat. "@ut
know one thing absolutely: 1t is IN
lucky to possess an opal and it is aW-
fully unlucky to- break looking
glass;"
"Gracious me! Why not long ago
you dotted on opaIs to the extent that
YOU wore one set rs an engagement
ring"
81 know did" said the girl in the
sailor hat Il told you that | had rea-
son for my belief. You see. Jack and
| had Il quarrel not long ago, and :"
ut was very silly of you too" said
the girl in the yellow waist" The idea
of qnarreling with a man who owns a
tandem, right in the midst of the cy-
cling season, too, and with all the
other girls wild to try it,
Well did quarrel with him. and af-
ter | had sold my bicycle and bought
stlckpin with the money, too! lIe-I
guess I'll not tell you Just why we
auarreled, either. Anyhow, Il week
later, he decided to go to California
ana called at the house on the day he
was to leave to receive back his letters
ana presents. took his letters down
with me in fact | was reading them
when the doorbell rang, but | had TO
run upstairs again for his presents
BY the way, where do you kee your
tcwelry?"
Tho truth is, | have rather n UNIQUE
receptacle for 1t, and thereby hangs
tale, | slip 1t inside the pillow case
on an UNUSED folding bed, which
''''''' "a my iooili,
Il sce-the chambermaid had put
the pillow case, jewels and all, into the
wash. That always happens when
Not at all, The jewelry was safe
enough, but the bed Is always rather
hard to open-that's the reason | use
1t as safe. It's harder to open than
the real article would be. Well, that
day 1t was caught more firmly than
usual, and | tugged at 1t, perspiring
ut every pore, while Jack kept sending
up messages that he was afraid he'd
miss his train believe he thought |
wanted to keep his old ring"
But what on GARTH"
Finally gave 1t one awful jerk, and,
just as | was not expecting it, it flew
down, knocking over chair. The
chair struck me In the chest, almost
knocking the breath out of me fell
against the dressing table, and my
sleeve caught In one of the cut glass
toilet bottles Jack had also given me
the bottle flew against the mirror,
pun seaald puBsnoul oluI " 5ulYpeIq
bringing the other boarders to see IL a
cyclone had started in my ROOM
HIN! believe they do say that 1t Is
unlucky to break mirror, Perhaps the
opal was the cause of 1t. Did Jack sue
coed in catching the train"
He didn't so. | cried so that he
well he forgot about the train and we
made 1t all up on the spot"
Then don't see that you had any
i'll luck, after ALI"
"Oh, don't YOU? do, had staid
angry just long enough for Jack to sell
his tandem nj a ruinous price and buy
II single wheel with the money. It will
take every cent have In the world
for that horrid mirror. I'm afraid to
wear the opal again, lest something
else happen. and ~ not soul will
know that am engagea,"
Good gracious" said the girl in the
yellow shirt waist.