New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
THE LOST PENDANT.
From The King.


with a diamond centre. Initials back, M. L.
The above reward will be paid any one
bringing the same to Nessrs Lighton & Sim
mons, Sloane-st"
Three people in three different places were
reading the advertisement soon after o o'clock
on the morning OF Friday May 10.
The first, who was solid looking person in
blue. sitting high stool in the inner pre-
cinc;s OF New Scotland Yard was doing so be-
cause he paid for it.
The second, whose paper had already
quired some beer stains from the public house
bar at which he was reading it, a white
faced gentleman with pair of twitching eyes.
a two days beard, and a bad habit of biting
his nails His eye ran over the advertisement
Wlthout surprise, for ii had been inserted IN
accordance with his expectations. This was not
because he had lost the brooch but because he
had-well-found 1t.
The sum offered was food for meditation. Mr..
Blueiaw, to give hin, the name usually applied
to him, though not bestowed upon him in bap-
tisFn handsomely conceded that it was pretty
fair but reflected. on the other hand, that the
general practice was not lightly to be departed
from, the general practice being TO wait a
few days and whether any further induce
would be offered.
The third reader was a sandy haired young
man of fresh complexion, attired in Zingari
smoking jacket who appeared to have very little
appetite for his excellent breakfast. and he mad
come upon the advertisement purely by chance.
There was not the faintest doubt about IL. He
knew the pendant at once For one thing, ne
had bought it: for another, when certain events
had happened, it had been returned to hlrn,
and thereafter had been banded about between
the giver and the donee. till she had finally kept
ii the ground that the whole thlng was De
coming ridiculous.
And so she had lost if. "f10."
The sum gave rise to reflection to the sandy
young man as well to Mr. Bluejaw. She
wanted it back. and wanted it rather badly
Spare flU notes, he knew, were rarities with
Colonel Liddiard's daughter. Yes it was clear
that she still valued the thing-but why? Fred
Barallay-that his name-jerked himself
from the chair and paced the room. A glance
at NJ Barclays face would have shown that
The conclusion he had arrived at as TO why she
valued il was satisfying. AS a matter of fact,
his imagination had wandered further aheid
found the pendant. Would he have the pluck
TO take Il back 10 her hims.if? Yes he was
sure he would. Nothing veE ure nothing win
Faint heart never fair lady wv no fears
to falT"- dozen seasoned proverbs put him
on his snettle. Then if he dd-and it was at
tn;s point thst Nh Barclays imagination
fairly carried him away. into the drawing room
Of :-o@nGes Square.
his coat, seized hat and went forth into
P.,oaGilly possibly with vague idea Of md
j,ey the pendant. If such his intention ii
was as the reader knows. doomed to dlsap-
ln.,tmeg.t but il SO happened that in ms wan
Gerings he came across the jewellers snop "a, al
which ha had purchased the lost artciej ne ne
stopped, looked into the window went on SLOWLY
TO the corner, hesitated, turned back ana
entered.
The thing he ordered was. curiously enough
a heart shaped pendant of blue enamel sur
rounded by diamonds and with a diamond
centre rTho initials M l." were to be engraved
on the back. The whole thing was to be as like
as possible TO one he had ordered the preced-
mediately The jeweller turned up his books
noted the price, remembered the design and
shook his head He mad not another like IL
However, urged and entreated, he gave ground
for nope that among the wholesale trade which
should be ransackeG from end to end, a similar
uendant could be found. 1t would be engraved
az once and if such an article could be OBJ
tanned in England Paris he should have
ii Monday.
HAPPILY for Mr.. Barclays peace or fnind on
sIorSay morning the package came but then
arc se a doubt as whether the real pendant
had not vet been found and handed over. With
eager hands he open the package threw
tte white morocco case into the fireplace, and
SimTnOEs -
once arrived there. he inquired with ready
ar.ieca whether the lady who had lost her
parSant had been inquire after IL.
The lady had been in every day. was the
answer but the pendant had not yet been
found
A. The time he scarcely noticed that a large
phlegmatic looking man gave way to him I'M
nle9iately. .,,
That's all right said Mr. Barallay. I've
got it, L will go and give it her 80
Everything had gone We'll that IT was with
a frernor not of doubt, but OF excitement, that
ne ran up the well remembered steps and
ylanced over the familiar square as he waited
for his ring be answered. The same loot
NAN came TO the door and beneath the imper-
t1Irba biIjty of the British servant lurked look
of surprise and pleased recognition. Miss
Mabel at home
lWill YOU tell her." said Barallay, that her
nendant has been found, and that the nnoef
,voula like to give il to her personally IL sne
xUopld not MIND DO not give my name