Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-01
The Lost Bracelet.


A0 YRA KENT was sitting in
M1 low chair on the balcony, her
o0e$ head leaned back, her eyes
lowered to the face Of the young man
who lounged on the steps near her-s
handsome young man, the Second
Adonis," the ladies were wont to call
him.
what an awful pity that Tom Row.
en- has no money!" they said to them
selves, with the most pathetic EN-.
phasis. Ills face and his manners
are perfect"
''rhey like to flirt with me-" he said,
with n smile Of self-disdain. but they
know better than to say Yes to me-
10 an observer, her eyes seemed
resting on his now. but lie knew they
were only idly CHANGING.
"Do you value the trinket so hlghly?"
Kowen had just asked.
'"rhe trinket" she exclaimed. indlg-
nantIy. II do not call it trinket. 1t
Is most precious relic; 1t has been in
the family almost 200 years. would
give anything to have the bracelet back
ugain-anything"
LET us be practical. What would
you bestOw upon the man who will re-
store your bracelet to youY"
"Anything-anythn cried Miss
Kent. sitting upright. her eyes spar
King. You have no idea how much
] want that bracelet! Besides my af-
fectlon for 1t. do you know there Is Il
legend connected with 1t. to the effect
that SO long as 1t is kept in the family,
good luck will never desert the Kents!"
but the rewardY" quietly pers!s; ed
the young man.
Myra Kent Eughcd-the sweet. sin
cere laugh which KOwen had come to
know SO well. and which was so differ
ent from that of most girls of fashion.
'"rhere Is little would not give"
she said, half in earnest. II believe
would give my hand. If the man did me
the honor to want It,"
Tom ROwen rose to his feet Though
his eyes glowed peculiarly. though his
face was pale. lie yet commanded his
voice, so as to say, mocklngly:
"Of course, Miss Kent, you are safe
your offer of reward. You know the
bracelet is gone irrccoverably. You lost
1t on the highway more than week
ago; you have yourself looked over
every foot of the road. Some tramp
has found It; 1t is probably in some OBJ
scurc pawnbrOker's shop by this time"
He added a few more words on some
oth nr la1 hn Il
slowly away down one Of the walks Of
the garden and disappeared among the
trees.
AS soon as he was out Of sight his
whole appearance changed. He looked
alert and alive. lie stood still mo-
ment, CHANGING about him.
ut is all folly. l know. but am 60
Ing to try to find the bracelet for her.
! should Ike to do that. or course
cannot ask her to he my wife; she Is
the last person under the sun to he
poor mans wife. Her father would
dsinherit her. and how am going to
get her the fol-de-rols which are neces-
sary to her cxistence!"
While he walked he was looking
among the duSt-cOvered golden rod and
grasses along the roadside. He went
on thus for half mile. then he reach
ed a turn, and retraced his steps on the
other side Of the way. He gave up the
rext three hours to thorough exam
ination of the space of road where the
bracelet had been lost.
Like all people who are looking for
some lost article. ii seemed to him that
underneath every shrub. secreted be-
hind every stone. he should lind the
treasure. There Is wonderful fascina-
lion in such Il search.
1t was not until dusk that Rowen
gave 1t up for that day. and returned to
the hotel In the village where he was
staying.
For the next two days he was en-
gagged in the same way, and he did not