Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-21
HER HIRED BRACELET.

Eight and twenty ycan I'D y
ayr said Mks NallauaaiaA WITH .
sbaks q ~ yellow curlA "Deef ne
Inn really getting to b. Nn'2 N
I'D mAidw
"0h, ny love, what ssnssnes," said
het mother. "as Il you couldn't b
mssried any day that you plsassd!'
But it's 70 hard 10 make " sues
mind" said Miss MallandainA
At that moment Oartsf. ~ paid,
ripped In.
III you please, Miss Nary. here's .
bunch Of violsts Just come Tor 700.
And q card.
''violets" cried Mary. with bright
ening eyes and rosy lips apart my
favcrits howerl How kind Of Capt
Cleveland to Nmember ny birthday"
But In lesS than Z minute back
4me Carter again.
"A parcel for Miss Nallandainew
cried she, breathlessly, with M.
Mlldmay's card"
isn't 1t nice to have birhdaysr
said Mary, laughing and colofins -
she opened the little violet velvet case
and saw IN amethyst bracelet with
the one word "Mary," engraved on
the inside. "But, oh, mamma, l can't
take anything so expensive a. this"
"You cant return 1t, my dear, with
out seeming rude" said comfortable
Mrs. Mallandalne "And 1t certainly
Is a gem, and quite puts the captains
violets In the shade"
Nothing Is so sweet as flowers,
mamma" said she.
"But the violets could have boon
bought anywhere for Is or 30 cents,
and the bracelets must have cost
500. Mr.. Mildmay is very handsome
and agreeable" continued Mrs. Mallan.
dame.
"But there Is something about him
that l don't quite like, mamma hesi'
tated Mary.
And long after her mother had left
the room Mary MallandaIne sat with
the two birthday gifts before her, look
Ing first at the bunch Of violets and
then at the broad band Of yellow gold
In Its satin-llned case.
The very next afternoon she met
Lizzie Cleveland, the captains rosy lit
tie sister. \
Are you going to Lady Houghton's
ball next week, Lizziei" said she.
II haven't got anything ut to 80 H."
answered Lizzie, and Frank can't of.
ford me the money for new dress.
An old college companion Of bis has
just died In great distress, and Frank
has given all his money to assist tho
poor widow and children. Dear Frank
10 always doing such noble things"
When she came home she found q
vlsitor-Mrs. Inglls-waltlng for her
my DEAR" said Mrs. Inglls, II real
ly must show you the bargain l got
yesterday at Levinson's-a real jet
necklace, set In gold, for $3.50. Only /,
look.
"isa't II beautiful admitted Miss
Mallardaine. but Isn't Lcvinson-a
pa@nbrokerw
1.-THE very reason 60 there to buy
things cheap" rodlled Mrs. lnglis,
"They do have things so reasonable
at Levinson's."
"Do they?" said Miss Mallandane.
'And It's such a drcadfully conven-
lent place, too added Mrs, Inglls. II
was waiting In the dark end of the
dear, mysterious old place, for the
clasp of the necklace to be repalred-,
for, of course, didn't care about be-
Ing seen-and while | was there the
handsomest young man you ever saw
came in to hire a bracelet"
ITO hire bracelet" repeated Mary
Mallandalne In establishment.
"Yes,' nodded Mrs. Inglls. wasn't
1t a curious Idea? TO hire q bracelet
for three months! There was a good
deal Of joking going on between him
and old LevinsQn, and ! could hear
him declare that he was going to be
married to an heircss within the three
months, and that this bracelet should
be returned at the end nj that time,
without fall, and be was to pay SO a
month and assume all risks"
"How do you known
"IIevinson told me 20 after hs had
gone ont. Levinson was packing the
bracelet In q velvet case to send away.
I tried to make him tell me where Il
was going, but he wouldn't. But II
was the sweetest thing you ever saw
--Roman gold, with"
Mary MalIandalne opened the draw.
'er Of her inlaid secrctaire and took out
an open velvet case, In which lay the
amethyst bracelet
"Was It anything like this?" said
she.
THE very one!" cried Mrs. Inglis.
"My dear child, how came you In pos.