Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-31

II must have them" she declared.
81 dream Of them. want to handle
them to wear them Fancy strings
of turquoise blue as robins egg.
Imagine necklace of blue-red ru-
bies. Dream OF emeralds greener than
the grecncst depths OF the ocean.
Diamonds more brilliant than"
Mary Burns cut short the rush OF
fluent comparisons. Then you're go
ing TO marry the Jardine jewels,
JaneY'
81 really think shall Why, what
Is the matter. Nary"
For Mary was laughing laughing
annoyingly and mysteriously. 80,
nothingl" she said But she kept on
laughing of and On all the way
home.
So Jane, with q sigh FOR splendid
Stuart Cameron, married the insig-
nihcant little man Of "cribbed, CANNED
and confined" mentality and Of n ma
ture that was not only shallow but
coarse. Tie resented her early inquiry
ABOUT tNt JhfNlNt ltNth'
Zone would fancy you had only mar
ricd me for those" he said, suspicious
". 81 can't produce them for year.
There are certain reasons they must
stay where they are"
II was Margaret Farrar who met
Stuart Cameron when. gay, eager,
eNpcctant. he stepped from the train.
"Janel" lie glanced quickly around.
Margaret WINGED, but she held her
self well In hand
"stunrtl mus, speak with you"
III don't know how can tell you"
she went on. when they were wan
dcring down a lane pronigotc In mid
summer eirulgchce Of bloom and
beauty. 'Rut--Janc is married mar
ried TO I'll Jardinc"
lie saw the pleasant countryside as
one distorted green blur. The sun
wus prnEciug ball Of copper.
"Mnrglel Is this true? What innu-
enced herr"
"She was young" the sister said,
dcfeusiNcly "She loved beautiful
things. She had heard 80 much of
the Jardine jewels
"Ahi" he said" A flush Of intelli-
gcnce irradiated his face. Then she
did not know"
know whatY
"Never mind now Margaret, could
you care for me?"
She was too true woman TO pre-
varicate. YES" she said, "but you
must not speak 10 me now. lf-when
you know me better"
lie turned. looking into the grave,
gentle face. where the unselfish love
Of many years blossomed forth for
the first time.
81 must have been blind" he said,
slowly; "blindl"
lie would have taken her in his
arms, but she smiled back In his eyes
and shook her head.
"Wait until you are sure you see"
she whispered. blushing,
They had been married more than
year whrn Jane Jardine swept dow
on their pretty home in whirlwin
OF fury.
Margaret" she hared out, "the
JArdine jewels were sold with the fam.
lily plate by old Scott Jardine. Those
in the local bank are only paste du-
plicatcs, which Eds father had made
when he disposed Of the genuine. Did
you know about itp Mary Burns
said she did" She had to pause. so
brcathlcss wns she with rage ed
only laughs lie says II serves me
right-he says sham jewels are good
enough for me e-he"
She broke oil, crimson with wrath,
"l'Ne known for ages Jane" Stuart
Cameron iauntily swung his sturdy
boy out of his wife's arm. Rob
Burns told me about it before | went
abroad"
Take OIL your hat, janet" urged
Margaret "stOy to supper with u.s."
Jane cast grim glance around
the place The athletic engineer, with
MS sun SCI On N'N NNhNNIfN ANt
happy mother In the dainty gown. the
gay little domicilc itself. which was
less house than a home
"rd better not" suddenly she
seemed 20 see Ed Jardiu's sullcn, bc.
iuddlcd countenapcc tn hear his
haunting remark ancnt her disap-
pointmcnt I'D would swear Al.
though, for the matter Of that" she
muttcred between the hysterical
gusts of melancholy laugh "hc win
swear anyhow"
When she had gone lagpugly away
the eyes " husband and wife met.
Poor lanrl Even II the lardmc
Jewels were genuine they could not
make her a happy Woman"
Its an ill wind that blows nobody
good" Camcrop's smile of lingering
tenderness brought the pretty color
rushing TO her cheeks. "I'm glad she
admired them when she hd as deep
ly as she did Beloved. YOU know "
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