The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-17
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vhoss wives uere enjoying ihsnselve'
He folded her vr,p csreiaiIy sbcut her
tie poor little svsrydsy vfsr. The. locke
70 nssn over her hsrdsoms dress, bt
triad 10 escape ihs elspces Of ihs oihs
sonsp, vLo we're pa,,irg % their cos,l
iafs, lot her hnsbsnd insistsd ihd sh
stonid vsit vhils be called cab. % Oh
vss too vsrn 10 brave the nishs cir. Sh
fsv dosp The sisiu snd into the slreel
snd Waited up snd dosu While her bu
bs1d sought for might hssk" Fin'
T., one vss procured. aud she arrived Z
home siih . sintius heart. Her hspt
uess vas overi She threw Cd her clos
snd stood gsxins 81 berseli 10 The uirroI
Suddenly . scream Of horror butst fror
her lips. The dismond necklsoe vas gone
The rcckIAcel Ibsve lost Louise's oec
iscsl
Taey searched essrJ whers-in the fold
Of her dsess. her pocket, her wrap. Th
necklace vas rot 10 be foupd.
Did 700 have II when you left The ps
scf
Yes. l felt for II when l stood 10 th
vastibnle.
You O u.t hsvs los, !, in the cab d
you rene m Der the numbefP
No.
Nor do /. Twill 90 q. once and sesrcl
ovtr the route We csme
Az seven o'lock he returned, after
fruitless search. he had informed the ?,
lice. cent notices TO the papers sod th,
cab companies. Offering slsrse reward.
Msthiide sat oil dsy broodins upon th'
terrible disaster. Loisel came home .
night pale and bsggsrd.
Write TO your fried that you broke shI
clasp snd ere having II menoed.
At the end Of The week they gave uI
hope. L,,sel. older, BY fve yes's, decls'
ed tbst the jewels mu,t be replaced. They
vent from iswelier to isueller rtyips Il
Hnd 40 exsot counterpart. both almost NJ
with anxiety and distress. Al lset they
found one. and the jsweller ssid it's prics
vas eight thousand dollars, but that b
would let them hsvs 1t for seven Thousand,
They stipulsted that II the other necklacs
we're found that be would take bis back
for six thousand. L1isel uad three tbout
and dollars left him by his father; be
% ust borrow the rest. he borrowed on
oil sides - four bur dred OF one. 6ity OF sn
other, Ave here, ten there. He signed
no,es, N sde ruinous engagements. had re
course to money lenders. He compronis
ed bis future career. signed recklessly
without knowing how be should repay,
hurried TO the jewelers.. seissd the neck
lace. snd handed over the hsrd-von seven
thousand dollars.
You might have returned II sooner.
might have wanted to wear II myself.
Luckily. she did not open The box. Had
she noticed the Substitution what would
she have thouehti
And nov began . terrible life for the
Loisels. Tho debts mast be paid st once.
snd Msthilde wss determined the. she
would bcsr her full sbsra Of the burden.
She dismissed her servant. and they
took smsll room up under the caves.
She did oil the work, even to the washing
sud cooking. She washed dishes snd
pots and pans. spelling her pretty white
hands and rosy nails; she carried down rel
use and brought up water.
Every morning. With basket on her
arm, she went 10 market. bargaining and
chsspening. and often receiving insult bs
cause che tried to mske the money 60 -
fer % possible. Every month they paid
of some Of their notes, and made Others to
eaiu time. LoiseI did expert accounting
10 the evenings. snd u night did copying
81 Ave cents . pssei anything that would
bring In money. This awiul life lasted
ia.t ten years. At the end Of that time
they hsd psid every cent. with interest
and tsxes. Bot Mstbilde bad become 90
old womsn, sbs had become rough and
cosrse. like . womsn Of the people. With
hsir. gown svry. red hands, she
E.lked snd laughed loudly ~ she scrubb
cd her Hoors.
Sometimes. however. % she set st her
windows. she would dream Of that wonder
|ul evening", when she WAS conrted end I'd
nired Of the ball.
What would her iste hsve been had she
BOT borrcsed tie necklsoei Who knovsi
Lille 10 90 Strange. 90 uncertain. II takes
,uch smsll thing 10 make or usr il.
One Sunday she bad gone 10 the park TO
'sst herself after the lsbors Of The wetk.
; shen suddenly she came face to face With
lady. also walking, and accompanied BY
little child. 1t vas Louise. still young,
silI pretty snd attsscsivsi Ms.hilde vss
D oeh ssitsted. Should sbe spsst 10 h.r7
Why uo,i Now ,hst ell The debts we're
,sid che could tell ber the whole story
food morning. L,uise. sbe FILTERED.
due Forester not recognising her, sad
70 oderios Who ia could be tbst sddrets
d her 40 ismilisriy. replied: think
,ou mu.t be mistaken. IT,
No, l sm Mme. L,isel. her old friend ex
Ilsimed.
Oh. my poor Msthilde. you ere 90 ssfnl
, changed.
Yes. have hsd hsrd tlmss aud much
o fisrins since l ssw you last. and you are
be cause Of 1t.
II How IL that possible7
You remember tbs diamond peohlsce
hss you let me wear d The ball o. The pei
cef
Yes.
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