Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-03


in chairs, on tables. everywhere IT.
elegant profusion and confusion. bu.
what impressed Mcnamara mest AM
what he could hardly take his eyer
from was a table in the center o.
the room on which was piled. as gen.
erously as pebbles on the beach. every
i known gem. Diamonds, rub.cs. epals
and pearls threw shade over then
smaller sisters and tried hard 70 cat
shine each other in their fascinating
glow and glitter.
MY angels are out tonight on oh
er missions, but ! shall 10 nay best
10 entertain you. and shall bc NOR
sorry than ! can say If FAM ano
/ the Devil bowed courteousiy 70 his
guest.
While he was speaking he placed
diamond scarfpin and opal ring on
the table. They immediately began
to sparkle a challenge 70 their neigh
bors. What familiar look they had
to Mcnamara The Devil drew al
chair close TO the couch, picked np 2
guitar, and the last thing Maemauara
remembered was hearing rich tenor
voice singing a popular melody.
The next morning when Macmauarg
awoke ne was ia his own rom. TIT
ire i'm the crate was burning cheerIil
and through the open door hc ecu
see his valet preparing hi4 ba "a. Gli
side the sun was shining rightly
taking away the snow as fast as
had fallen the night before
"Nhat dream MaeHaHau
thought, as he spraug oui Of taa- u
clothes were han .ng oa Tie haeA
O chair. and There Were tIny rtar
where they had dr.ppsa thc
snow lie went tArousa DIS
and bis face fer Yesterday b
drawn $1,000 from thc aaH a
IN hi heart Is ga as far from L
willie as the money would take
This morning there was nor Q eaa
In MS pochl bet even ihe a
pcarl-handled knife be had clrrica
years
When be went down 90 brcal
his aunt, who was also BIS Erns
keeper. looked heyoad him after
ing good morning, evidently esFee
ing TO greet some one else.
"low mistaken one can hc, 9
she said. 81 expected you to b
company down 10 breakfast 81
morning. for when ! heard you c9m
home last night ! was sure some one
was with you"
Maybe there was, ant maybe erf
wasn't. What would YOU ay aHa
/ were to tell yon don't know
III you were anyone else bnt o,
Mcnamara ! would say you were
drunk. bat as sen are Otis ] shah say
you are poking fun al your Old auut
When the papers were hrcusat ia
Macmauara glanced over The heal.
lines Of the Couricr-Journah as we
his custom, and the following fast.
encd his eyes;
CAT THE MORGuE."
Found drowned .n me rlvlraf two o'c ch
this morning. the body % a yours
~ medium Size. feir complexion E
blond mustachf a lace h.uak rrhiIt
marked Oracle" was go itatwas toaHe Z.
the dead mans packets
That's the Desil.~ ard with the ev
clamation Macmanara rushed les 81
hat aud oyercoat, leaving Dis tn t.e
aunt to think re had gone insane
YES" the morgue keeper replied
to Macmanara' eager question:. 'ihrl
poor fellow was brought here on /
early hour this morning. This haue
kerchief was the only thing about
him that may lead 70 BIS identity !
ard that has only onc chance la Il
thousand. II his sweetheart rtat
the morning papers--and ~ ranrs
the handkerchief Is his sweetheart
she viii be here In a short while.
and, II she doesn't read ;hem. be my
60 TO his grave unnamed"
Mcnamara examined the featm>
OF the dead man closely. II was 3
Devil OF the night be fore, minus o.
black hair, in place OF which there
was a closely-cre Tpcd blonl h-a4.
was leaving the morcuc
be almost ran over Grace Ianglcr
who caught his arm and cried out.
"Oh. Otis. 10 Is really you. and you I
are not drowned. with my handker. /,
chief in your pocket? / was going to /
the opera" the little lady explained c
'and something got wrong with th
horses as we were leaving Chestnut "
street, and the eoachman stopped Go :
see what il was. Ny escort onsrct
The carriage door FOR the same rur
pose, when / saw you and dronpet 5
my handkerchief TO see If You wou,t q
pick itup, and the way you pounced 4
ipon it kept me happy for the resi- h
7i the evening. ] lost my opal ring Il
100. but J don't care. Cor ii was IN Z
ways bringing me bad luck"
Macmanara thought Of the ring as p
he had last seen Sc fash IS the s'Ct =
IF his scarfpin % table with thou p
.ands Of other Jewels but he dta nat q
.ed his wiie-to-be % ms adventure Il
With the Devil Ee asked instead: a
Oracle, why IS 81 woman win te1i u
man no ma t-a him 49, .H .r.. N