Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19
BY ROBERT BARR.


triumphanty before the great looking
glass that reflected back % fuil length
portrait
"Now confess that you never saw %
rrotuer giri." cried the princess Elec.
fully
u dont think ! ever diI." admitted
Jennie. but rhn was looking ut thr
image OF the princess and not ut hHr
own. The princess laughed. but MIHH
Baxter seemed too much affected hy tnH
unexpected present tn Join lu the mOrfia
mont. She regarded herself solHmuly iu
the glass Tor re- fUW moments. then
slowly unllI tlH clasp. ami, slipping
the string of brIllnnta from her neck.
handed Thorn back tu the princess.
You orc very, very kind. but I clu-
not accept 90 costly present
cannon Whyf Have 4 offended
you by anything 1 have said since you
"oh. no. nor u Isn't that"
what. thon' Don't you like me,
after ull2'
Like you7 / love you. puncosa'"
cri0d the girl lmpuisiyely, throwing her
arms around the others neck
The princess tried 90 laugh na she
pressed Jennie closely TO her. but there
was o. trUmur or tears In the laughter.
You must take this little kilt nH
souvenir ul your visit with me. I was
really very unhappy when you came.
some nisundcrainndinrs. I'm very
grateful And 10 Isn't natural Tor "a woe
man 90 rofuse diamonds. Jennie"
~ know it isn't ana won't quite
refuse them. IN postpone 10 ia posse
Die That something / shall DO before
docs. then g1udby TO tho uockncci n
u doesn't. when I have told you ull
about my mlFdceiHi shall confess cour-
nEoously-you viii give me the dh-
monds."
crime are your about 90 commit7 Why
not tUll me nuwf You have no idea
how you have aroused my curiosity"
n dare NOT tell you. princess, not
until my pruirci proves success ur
failure. We womau-aumr have our
way made Tor us. others have our own
way 90 make 4 um among the others.
ana / hope you VIII remember that, "
you are ever angry with WU.'
els 10 rs now Kind pf speculation. r.
fortune made Boo day, gambling
something ri that sort I um going
Ca stake o. good deal ou the turn Hf
card. 40 please PTay that luck VIII not
nj pluck VIII make you win. I am
sure that you VIII carry % through. but
10 ut nnt you don't succeed. trN. try
again. and u you haven't the money
ia supply The capital. / know 1 should
INV NN HNNNlNN'H aNNNN AA.'NNH M|'N NNNHN ANNN
best wishes f1r your success"
Thank YOU princess. ! can hardly
IAN after that"
The time had como when the two
friends must part The carriage was
waiting On take Miss Baxter to the aiu-
ton. ana The Elrl babe EuOdby Go her
hostess with "a horrible feeling that Hho
was acting diHl0yully by one who had
hufflnudrd her In her hand bag was
the iuyltutiuu TO the bail, and also the
letter she had written in the princess
name. accepting u, which latter she
posted lu Murau. Ia due course, she
reached London and presented herself
90 tho editor OF The Daily HuElo.
"Woll. Miss BAXTER hC said, you
have hpon extraordinarily successful 10
solving the diamond mystery and I
congratulate you. My letter reached
you, suppose. Have you given any
thought tu the problem that now cnn-
fronts uH? Can you set us fun report
~ the Duchess uf ChlHclhurarH ball.
written no Couvlnciugly that all the
guests who read 10 viii know that the
writer was prgHentl'
II g all a question Of money, Mr.
Moot things are. Wen we are pre-
pared TO apend money TO gct Just what
we want"
"lIow much7"
"Whntovcr ~ necessary"
NNNNN hN'NN'H . AN NA ANANN NhNN'
give hundred pounds. 500. Al, 900 n
need be-"
"lt win cost you C I 900. and q may not
come co. more than E1OO. Place tlUul
90 my credit ana . shall return what ls
lofJ ! must 40 ut once Co Paris and
carry ont my plans from that city"
"rhcu you have thought out q
HuhrWgf What Ia it9"
~ have not only thought u out hut
most of tho arrangements ore already
made, ! cannot say more about &C., You
/ will hnvo 20 trust entirely 90 mr.'
There iH re- good deal uf money ut
! stake, Miss Baxter, and our reputation
/ az newspaper aH we'll I think i should
| know what sou propose Co do"
| Certainly. ] propose CO. obtain Tor
/ you an accurate description OF b1u
| written hy one who was present"
Tho editor gave uttcruuCo Co "a sort uf
| intoriuutl0n that always served him iu
| place OF a laugh.
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