The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30
.STORY OF THE DAY
THE WALWORTH DIAMONDS.
by Augusta Prescott.

well and smoothly that It's course hau
been hardly uneven enough TO be roman
tic. and that fact had been the nearest
approach TO grievance that Rose could
claim. Bat when they-Rose and her mo-
ther-returnod TO town from their vaca-
ton in the mountains her trouble began.
II began one afternoon when Mrs.
Wlnkworth was looking forward TO the
FIRST OF her dinner parties for that season
and had called at the bank FOR her dia-
mond collar. 1t was to be a big enough
dinner party TO require a display OF dia-
monds on the part OF the hostess. But.
instead Of the diamonds, the clerk to
whom the application was made. brought
back rom the Vlult requIsluOu, CNtcu
in August signed Robert u. Wink
worm, and endorsed "hecefycd tne
herein mentioned case Of diamonds. j. {.
Lowell"
All this constituted 4 very disagreed
bic surprise Tor Mrs. WinKworIh, and
Tor Rose, too.
who IS j. q. LOvell?' Mrs. Winkworth
demanded Indignantly
"a don't know, ma am said the clerk.
Then no turned 90 the cashier ana stlu,
MI. kits0n, do you know anything about
tllag
SIR. Kitson came, bowed, smiled look
cu at tie recclptcd order, ana said, II
remember quite well. Mrs. WlnkwOrth-
90. yes. quite weil-the young man Who
presented The order was unknown 10 me.
flat sou see. u says, The bearer and
mentions no name.
what did the young man look likcY'
"Mcu, perfectly respectable. / should
say. Looked Ike an onlce messenger OK
some kind. ON. / expect yOuu hnd tudl
Mr.. WiulIwOrth has been having your dia-
monds reset Tor you, while you were
away"
Mrs. winkworth expected nothing OF
the sort She knew tndt those diamonds
were In no need whatever or resettng.
She was not clear as TO what was 20 be
done. but she knew that no one had been
authorized 20 take possession OK those
diamonds I'm her absence and she did not
know j. c. Lowell, and she felt that on
ihc whole. the proper place 10 Investigate
this Mystery was her husbands office.
So, Mrs Winkworth swept in wrath out
of the bank. not even turning 10 say,
Good afternoon" and Rose followed
her. looking very pale and frightened.
who" said Mrs. WinkwoTth. as she
occupied her husbands Office in force
"wh0 is J. c. Loyen?'
Mr Winkworth looked around from q
typewriter letter which he was eNamlh-
ing for clerical errors and said, what,
my dear2 Lowell? Let me see. | don
know any Lowell my dear. What's the
"The matter IS that j. c. Lowell went
with an order from you. on the loth OF
August and got my diamond collar out OF
the bank.'
"Order from me-" Mr. Winkworth
shouted, "my dear YOU must be
NO. I'm not. Robert
Papa they showed US the order, and It
has your signature
"Mr Fits0n was the very one who gave
up the diamonds"
Here was. as Mr.. Winkworth himself
ruf o. pretty mess indeed The ola-
mOnds had been stolen very cleverly IN
time 10 give the thief 40 months elsE
start The signature on the order, MT.
WInkworth had % admit was so exact
Iv Ike his own that De could not blame
the cashier for accepting II. Then came
the question. who was the forserf ana
with that came Roses trouble
While they had an three been In consult
fatiOn az the bank With Mr kitSon II
was Rose who had suggested tnat per
maps the signature was genuine one
only sEilllllv peeled or or some po'u-
msnt where if properly belonged ana very
carefully grated on this sheet OK paper.
s minute examination under magnIslnS
classes proved tnat this had not been the
nav 0f tina swind'o fnt Rose ldlent
remembered WHO DC was she had heald
talk uf tlat very delicate method ~ steal
ine Signature It WA the same person
who had remarked fo her ON the singular
beauty OF nar fathers signature. ana
who hai wondered Wde her anyone co4ll
ever successfully imlta - mat ssuttu,e
Do WE '-'l's ~ t,.r,r. Misunderstanding
tr. l'5 ~, 1., ' not al Mrs. Wirkworth's
LID. dinner party. because it was by no
means "a young people anair. but raihef
tn amalt or ora l-..Iil,',s t,,e nsvf even
e,d f. noticed a very decided rec
1.r d., +,., ,',.ruar ~ hie faur-a That
resfrei rr meant that Rose was really. oc-
.,.t,I o-itl n horrible SUSPICION which
SIX bad MOI even whispered 90 her mo-
fger sba was debating with herself whe-
l4ef s.- S SIt' i5sf Seemed IMPOSSIBLE Be
ta.aeo lie AGONY of the fancy itself and
sew oacn a' entertain .Iic6 "A sus-
,ic. .1 ' of her lover. the poor girl was des-
p. ..,VS3t IS tbe matter with you this even
Goa. D.. TIa.1ri.k. asked her Ho was sit-
tre bv center table aaa Where E,,es v '45
o .,''f t4Ta iaaf1d anxioDs'v into her face
pose looked at him for moment thrn
-.dIv turned her ewes away ana said'
.H N"','''7' -''''''7
..rten when are You going 20 tell me
i bagnn g When you were away IN the
n,ot.ntaia-2"
pcsa Looked no m his quickly
irr.,. ltl ,.ou know" she said
.ot" ,,.se tbfnrs are apt 70 happen
f,
, I,vhat tbf0r-o' .
"I believe they are called summer
ei-t,tions ~"
So turned away with little eXcla-
.,,eti4,, of ootulouce.
because" DE went on. if IT'S anything
INA that want 10 know-now."
Grow can won Doe $3.50 frivolous
90, dear Miss Wnkwo-th. J am IN
r'oe+ ~areart earnest. Don't let there
to orv secrets between MS. les always