The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28

after doducting his fees and commissions and
expsnses there was s5 cents additional to the
ibid you ever hear anything lIko itr' ex-
claimed tho friend in opcn-cycd SmsEcment.
The woman was too much surprised to say
think" continued the friend with grow
ing rapturo, that. that horrid old umbrella
and now you get IS CENTS FOR Il "'O'' 'U" '
The woman smiled, but could not speak.
and . tshlH1;s the afr. ,Tle %on wHnt On ,S hath yS SSn STS i'm
most marvellous %1nancior, In The world.
and choicest and most valuable stock OF jewelry
ever gathered together In tho city OF New York.
famous firms Of jewellers in the world, and ia
Es TiSTyn, r., + WATERMAN oIa,%in. This 1I.n,a hMPd r;nne
how much am ] offered, ladies and, gents
H9w p SYS AN; H% J. offered to start the bidding j
Two dollars, said a voice,
,,o mrwo dao, MSsd l am otr,erGd,m said the SHsu.Ss:
t S1qsH 7 Ladies $40 and % Psnts, y fhi tn IS ridicSlous f'1 4
magnificent stone worth 5000, maybe, going at
$2t DO hear threei John, take tho ring to
That gentleman and lot him examine it. Do l
Three, said a voice.
Three dollars I am ~offorOd," said tho auc-
doliarsi Four dollars /"
DO lot mo bid for you just for the fun of it -
whispered tho friend.
Make It Ave"
"G,nl'm'n in tho corner bids siy." ,,.-,
"Iiust want TO bid once. explained the friend.
six dollars / nm offered" continued the auc-
tioneer. who Is going to make it sevenf
Don't bid more than fifty cents on any &C;
feeling a presentiment Of evil,
Seven dollars now" cried the auctioneor.
FIFTY cents!' cried the friond, jumping up
and claspinS her hands and blushing and thrill
ing with pleasure.
what, a. and gents, only seven afty Tor
this magnificent stone with eight karat setting.
se &SSI fi eyy,s sa' The sT fEisn thr ssot tj%s', a GSn1I looking
penitently at the heroine.
Did. you buy til" exclaimed the heroine.
"!couldn't hell it," murmured the friend. -,
,"You have $2.4o to your credit; mn'am," said
but / don't want It." objected the woman,
You know there was all that left from what
That was $780, said the woman, plain
Yes" said the friend. remorsefully.
And must ! pay out all that T. she asked.
But" exclaimed the friend with her cheer.
fulness suddenly revived; do you know, that
win itr' the woman sud, only half per.
suadcd. SO she paid out the = 100 and the fifty
cents additional and took the ring home.
1T certainly is cheap for the money, she said,
examining 1t.
sure, a beautiful stone IL Is, said the COOK,
who happened to be in the room.
friend. You know you've made money on
1.-THE aSctioni Don't. trust it. They'll rob
you, said the cook: Leave It to me; Me sis i;
hook it.. She'll get more for it"
"De let her. pleaded the friend. It'll DO
So the ring went to the pawnbroker. and pros
NJ" "W tnC f is ma l!seTs s't that's SlYss Simply pEga ali I can
say" screamed the friend when the money was
brought upstairs.
The woman fingered the money, too happy for
Everything you touch changes to gold"
the cook with n toss of her head. THE pawn
broker man will always do better for a rich
girl Just told, him where the ring came from,
and how much was wanted. and he paid 1t over
SS SfE s sPRS%sn It '1 HSs sgn! ySai,a be . YBnSinff h s'3
neither here nor there, bad cess to him.
friend looking at each other.
The above is merely the prelude. Tho story
One afternoon after these vast financial trans
actions had been successfully carried out, the
husband OF the woman on arriving homo found
.%Oh. you men are 80 stupid" was the reply;
II was Just calculating how much profit ! had
tried to make him believed Actually, that I had
lost money instead Of making II! And she was
foolish enough to believe him q little bit, l. sus.
pect, for she came to inc TO make sure that I bad
the S.! Women have an absurdly high notion
weren't perfectly plain gazing with visible
pride at the last sheet on which she had sum
married her calculations.
The husband scanned tho figures, wrinkled his
brow u moment, gave Il prolonged whistle. and
went out OF the room. HIS wile looked after him
with doubt in her eyes. Then she caught sight
OF the money on her desk and the doubt vanished.
Il don't care what men say" she said. Il
have got the money and that's the best proof
that / made a profit"