The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-05-12
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back the light ffom iu mnay faucets, an
strange. brilliant coiors skos from ~
dspihs. II wss the nnes, stone bad eve
seen 10 my life.
xss s.iieulArly pleased sith my desgi
for the seiiiag. No other hand hsd touch
cd II. Ard fel, that the frame, 30 10 sptai
Was worthy Of the pIc,sre.
The ring nov ihst 4. WAS hslshsd, Wal
q even 70 acorn the tsad of G~endolsn
Forrest, The beauty aud b,ifess Of the
season. But did not envy yourg Mr..
Champion bis ducee; Ia my own Nell !
had . girl - good Ard as pretty - any In
the land
| Iwas about to take the ring 10 Mr.. Nugent
when Nell herself ran Ia. sie was my EN-
lployef's daughter, and his private house
was upstairs over the large showroom In
Cin Hd Street lt was against all custom
for Nell to come down to my Workshop,
for her father disapproved Of our engage
ment. But to-day she had not been able to
resist The temptation Of having a peep At
the cnmpton diamond.
just as she had slipped II on her fiaser
aud Was dsncirg about, twisting her hand
ihs, the marvellous stone might catch the
light, the door opered and Mr.. Nugent en-
tered. / prepared to dsferd Nell from q
harsh reprimsnd, but none came. Her "a
ther appeared oddly preoccnpied, merely
took the ring from her, examined It earnest
ly, and swapping the lid Of the case down
upoL It, placed IL in his pocked and walked
away.
Mkt day was sitting at work when
saw hanson drive up and Mr. Champion
jump out. He came hastily into the show.
room, which adj ,ined the one where was
sitting, and where was sitting, aud where
Mr.. Nugent WAS.
scoundrel, heard him say, and Gould
scarcely believe my ears. You thought to
fool me easily by false stone, but am
as good Judge Of jswels as you are. You
are thief, sir What have you done
with the diamond intrusted to you?
Mr., Nugent answered in lower tone.
What he said could not have made any |
great impression upon Mr.. Champion, how
yer, for he Immediately interrupted, and b
1t last an cminous threat concerning the
police, reached my ears. 0
! sat still. understood well that Mr. c
Champion had deliberately accused my EN- o
,loyer Of trying to palm tfi upon him an
initiation diamond, vet knew that had IL
ct the true stone and delivered 1t to Mr.. d
Sugent only yesterday. "
Ny employer himself was skilled work
nan, though not good designer, and In pl
he time that had elapsed between my hand. ii
" him the ring and bis transferring 1t to
he owner be could have removed the stone re
nd replaced 1t BY another. But for such
bold trick to succeed the imitation must ct
Q magnlficently made, and the original to
Iamond must have been carefully measur-
had never known that Mr.. Nugent kept mi
~ false gems about the place, and besides on
as II likely that man In his position
ould care to run so terrible risk? Still Iir
could not help remembering how haggard MI
ID irritable he had been Of late, and the
en interest that he took In the Stock Exr tn
'ange intelligence,
As thus speculated on the astounding fel
cusation Mr.. Nugent himself opened the de-
or CT the workrcom. He looked keenly be,
me, as II wondering II 1t would be safe
trust me. for
Did you hear anything Of what passed In co,
Q next roomf he questioned. In
admitted that had. mig
Of course shall be triumphantly aeqait- say
!, he announced, clearing his threat huski- dia
as he spoke. Still, Mr.. Champion can l
Ike things disagreeable. And, look here, wilt
lde, | haven't always been as friendly upt
you as | might, but can trust you. to
u'll be an important witness. DO what falls
u can for me, for the girls sake. bea
The words sounded strange, but was new
en- no time to answer, for at that mo- pisi
Mt Mr. Champion returned with two 1
'tlsnd Yard men. Ny employer was Of /
en- into custody and taken TO the police and
tion to be charged, the detectives re. was
lining to search the premises. Mr.. NJ. A
i beirg a wIdower, with only one child ing
management Of the business practical cuti
ievolyed on me, and as the detectives trea
sacked the place they put many ques. the
ls to me as to where the stones were Y,
t. The safes were all pointed out to miss
n, but they seemed disappointed with Id
r operations. step
ate In the evening they came to me 10 bard
workroom and, holding out the ring up /
| had made for Mr.. Champion, one Of Th
q said: IA In
bis 10 your work, we understand. Is This
the stone you setf An
slarc, at 1t, but only replied don't the '
myself an expert In precious stones, I'd
Ill ! can say IL that this one precisely was [
nbles In tizs, shape and appearance, heart
,ne given me to set.
bile this stat, ment was specifically Six
that one glance had been enough to ried
me thst was not looking at the In q !
lpton diamond face /
e detc Ives left, fayirg that would stayil
tot,lI ali knew In tn, witness box. count
hen iast a. | ~as to lack up the place Ah,
he night Nell came In. It was the seen
lime she had let me see her since her mine.
r had been taken away. thoua
Q face thsi thought the sweetest on Ths
WAS marble white, and there were To- v n
shadows ulder her lAshes. only d
're'f somethisg must say 10 you. Mr..
snted; something have beer Wild to " ut
4 day lest 1t should be too late, but and m
not let anyone suspect. month ago Alb,
: col II led to ne that he had lost Z
deal OF money, and be showed me
o open secret drawer 10 his Chippen
utau. Ifeyer anything happens to who
1 ehid. don't lose 4 motngnt hnt lorL ,a.. =,