The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-04-03

TIE EUCLASE RING.

/ will tell the story as well as l can. but
IL Will be at lest, ! iear, but a thing of
shreds and patches. 1t happened more
than ten years ago, and In these days u
lives fast and forgets soon, and some OF
the details my have escaIed me. But 1t
was your remark about words breaking
no bones tbnt recalled the tale. To nue.
words AFRO living things, endowed with a
pow or hat few of us give them credit for
possessing. / believe with Adelaide Anne
Proctor that
Every word has its own spirit,
True or false, which mover dies.
And l think TINT the story of Cecile Longs
life goes far toward indorsing my opinion.
You must remember Frank Whiting
tonf He was my godson, and ! was very
fond of him, and when he introduced me
to lis afiunced bride, Miss Cecile Long, /
was fully prepared to be almost as fon of
her as he was.
Che was certainly a very charming girl
bright, handsome and attractive-and /
turned u deaf ear to tho disparagers who
whispered that she was weak and shallow,
had been n tremendous nirt, and was,
II oreoyer, extremely delicate-a bundle OF
nerves and u most unfit wife for a man
who Ind his way to make In the world. l
thought them admirably well suited, and
they seemed to think the same. l never
knew them to differ on any subject save
one. and upon that occasion Frank solicit
ed ny friendly Intervention.
/ remember the time and the place so
we'll. We were sitting ut tea together toto
a-tetc in the cozy little boudoir OF my house
IN Queen street, Mayfair. / can see now
the rays of the setting sun Mtering through
the dark green persiennes and touching
with golden light the bright brown locks
of my godson's curly head, ard | can hear
as plainly us l did then the note of pas
sionnte pain In his eager tones He was
not one to suffer In silence when a woman
was at hand to sympathize, and In ME he
know no had ever the most sympathetic Of
friends.
"Have you ever noticed, " he said, ''that
little ring with tho pale green stone that
Cecile wears on the third finger Of hor
right hand. No, 1t Is not a crysolite. 1t Is
a ~euclase, a atono found in the Ural noun
tains. 1t Ia rather IL rare stone, l believe,
aud; tho ring was given to her by the young
| Polish artist WIN used TO he banging about
her ut Ostend. He wanted to marry her,
1t seems, and-and he had no business 10
give hor a ring, and sho ought not TO wear
1t. Don't you agree with me9"
! did; but, as / am nothing If net con-
| ciliatory, l murmurcd something soothing
about IA gift from II departed friend"
However, Frank would not 10 put of in
this manner and lie made me promise to
take an carly opportunity CT speaking to
Cecile ON the subject and pointing out to
her tho Improperly of wearing young
Anatoff's gilt.
You must try and prevail upon her to
throw it away or to ejvo it 10 you, or to do
anything she likes with it, bit do not let
mo SEQ 1t or Lor finger. Sho must not
wear it,
/ promised to do ny finest to irduce
Cocilo To SEQ tie matter rom lis pDiio Of
WOW whiei, vas also ri. {, EAa Nlth That
intcnt | soeslt aLd otsail,d an oariy In
trryieW With L>r. / pat t,e Casa cently
hUt t~laihly ie,of1 ltr. alEeail,i l0tb to
Etr .vsst1r t,r Ia cauecuahees ami her
Io,c iuf ila.N lAtisicse in vain.
II ana scr. surl. MRS. urlf, bat ! cnn
not 60 Nuat 43aL. ans. llaiiy cannot.
IN t"e Inst ia,o, il IS u pl5siesl iD.Lns ST.
billy. Ay hand i~9 grown so much iatter
sinro leur l.Ll lnted tAis rin.t en- my
tr,er i.#6l UfI.ti,Go,e GlCw. Doie
Il IS, it4a is Ie.i; . t"tJ Icy din
tFoia! Arc, i,tt RsN@o In G.SG
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