Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-12

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ton, Mr.. 0rosvsnef, aad brin9 4 - -
my daughter u yours"
I believe sueosedsd adll1sably b
suppresslng the Contempt 1 Seat foi
that old maA. He knew I had teoo0a
With which to provide . bems fee his
daughter. and he was WILING z I'M
poverish me for the sakS u t6i1 ih1ie
nifcant piece Of bric-a-bsac. and thes
give his daughters welfare into my
hands.
Every goed," said. riang. 'Ths
~ase shall be yours."
In March. 1ooo, It was sold at auo
ION. 1t was bidden in for me, a. !
have stated. for the sum Of o18. 600
Some thought 1t was purchased for
William T. Walter. Of Baltimore. 9th.
ers averred that it was for the collec.
ton Of Brayton Ives. Of New York.
All this. despite the fact that Mr.
Walters and MF. Ives. I bel1eve, die
claimed the purchase. The furors ere.
ated over this matter by the press Of
the two cities may stu live within the
memory Of few Of my readers. Some
there were who believed neither Mr.
Walters nor Mr.. Ives. Upon the death
Of Mr.. Walters, when general access
was had to his magnificent art collec-
ton, it was ascertained that the vase
was not in his possession
AS for Mr.. Ives. he has q vase resem-
bling the "Peachblow Vase" but Mr..
Montague Marks, editor OF the Art
lmateur. u quoted by . prominent
ew York paper as saying:
II have seen Mr.. Ives vase, and
while 1t resembles the original Peach
blow Vase yet can assert that It 10
1ot the same"
1 carried the costly little object to
Mr.. Christopher as soon as 1t was
placed in my hands. He Rugged It to
his heart, kissed 1t, wept over It and
danced about the room Like q school
boy. He was In a perfect transport
Suddenly. however. he realized what
was due me. and stopped short in q de-
lir!ous pas seul to lay a hand on my
shoulder and exclaim:
My dear boy. take my daughter,
She is yours!
simultaneously with the words cam%
L patter Of swiftly moving feet upon
the floor, and an instant later the vase
was snatched out Of Mr.. Christophers
stood Inex, her form erect, her dark
eyes flashing, and the passion Of a
deeply felt wrong expressed In her
beautiful face. Above her head she
held the vase.
"Inezw exclaimed her father.
"And for this," she cried, TOR THU
Sou would sell my happiness. you would
barter me as you would q slave! II
this your affection for an only daugh-
ter? Who gave you the right to set q
price upon my love? And. concedins
that you have the hight. is It not a
mockery Of everything a woman holds
dear to make this pagan gew-gaw a
full requisite for her love and lifelong
happinessT
Before this impassioned outburst her
father actually crinxed. His meagef
frame contracted to its smallest dimen-
sion, he sunk on his knees and raised
his trembling hands
'"Inez!" he implored: "IneA my
childT"
But Inez went on, rslentlessly:
"And what Of him who, out Of love
sor me, has wrecked his fortune to buy
for you this contemptib'e piece Of pot
wronged us both, and TIN b your pun
ishment!"
Swift a. Nesh she cast the Peach
.iOw Vase" upon the Aoor with . force
that broke ii into . SCORE Of pieces, and
then, like some avenging goddess, she
fragments with her slippered foot For
q moment the old man was speechless
and unable 10 move; then, with a shriD
cry Of sorrow, he dropped into q chai4
and covered his face with his hands
Inez turned to me with tears trem-
bling In her eyeAaheA
"The punishment was terrible" ahA
said in quirertng tones, and my hand
and heart will requite you perhaps.
for the money you have lost Though
poor, we are rich in each Others love.
We can work together; we viii face the
world side by sider'
Ny heart exulted. lnex was worthy
kings homage, and I had never
known her before SO well as I knew
her at that moment l was supremely
happy, and there and then confessed
my wealth and social position She re
ceived the acknowledgment calmly.
1T Is WELL" she said. II should
punish you for the deceit. I should
also reward you for your honesty OF
purpose. Where love Is there IN neither
rank nor riches. 1t Is neither to bs
bought with titles nor to be sold for
gold.'
With these words she gathered up
the fragments Of the vase and gave
them into my hands.
And now leave me-" she added, gen.
tly. Il must be merciful, now that I
have been just"
AS left the room she turned to min
ister to her father. Thus for the first
time is revealed the mystery Of the
"Peachblow Vase."-New York News
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