The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
Classified Section.

worn it quite freely If he had not very
soon given her. to understand that the
pleasure Of doing 80 ceased when she
left his house. AS she could not be
seen in it without occasioning public
against her will, to heed his wishes,
and enjoy it's brilliancy in private.
But once, when he was out Of town,
she dared to appear with this fortune
on her breast, and again, while on q
visit west, and her husband heard OF It.
I, Mr.. Fairbrother had had the jewel
had said, but by skilled workman he
remote corner Of Williamsburg. Al
ways in dread Of some complication,
he had provided himself with second
facsimile in paste, this time. Of an
astonishing brightness, and this fac
smile he caused to be set precisely like
man thousand dollars and sent him
back to Switzerland. This imitation
in paste he showed nobody, but he kept
it always in his pocket, why, he hardly
knew. Meantime, he had one conf
dant, not of his crime, but OF his SEN
timents towards his wife, and the de-
termination he had secretly made to
proceed to extremities if she continued
to disobey him. ID"
This was man Of his own age or
older, who had known him In his early
days, and had followed all his fortunes.
He had been the master of F'alrbrother
then, but he was his servant now, and
as devoted to his interests as If they
were his own,Lwhich they were IN 3
at the latter's right hand, satisfied to
look no further, but. for the last three,
bis chances had strayed foot or two
| beyond the master, and taken in his
masters wife.
The feelings which this man had for
| Mrs. Fairbrother were peculiar. She
was mere adjunct to her great lord,
while he could not imagine himself
doing anything to thwart him whose
bread he ate, and to whose rise he had
himself contributed, yet if he could
remain true to him without injuring
her, he would account himself happy.
The day came when he had to decide
between them, and, against all chances,
of what h ewould do under these cir
cumstances, he chose to consider her.
This day came when in the midst of
growing complacency and an intense
interest in some new scheme, which de
manded all his powers. Abner Fair.
brother learned from the papers, that
Mr.. Grey, Of English parliamentary
Tame, naQ arrived IN NEW OK Oh dn
indefinite visit AS no cause was as.
signed for the same beyond natural
desire on the part of this eminent
statesman to see this great country
Mr.. Fairbrother's fears reached a sud
den climax, and he saw himself ruined
and forever. disgraced if the diamond
now so unhappily out Of his hands
should fall under the eyes Of it's owner
whose seeming quiet under its loss hao
not for a moment deceived him. Wait
ing only long enough to make sure that
the distinguished foreigner was likely
to accept social attentions, and so ir
all probability would be brought il
contact with Mrs. Fairbrother, he sem
her by his devoted servant q peremp
tory message, in which he demanded
back his diamond; and, upon her 70
fusing to, heed this, followed it up b.
another. in which he expressly stated
i that if she took it out Of the safe de
post in which he had been told sh,
+ was wise enough to keep it, or wore j
so much as once during the next three
months, she would pay for her pre-
sumption with her life.
i This was no idle threat, tho sh,
T chose to. regard it as such. Laughing il
the old servants face and .declarini
that she would run the risk If the no
ton seized her. But the notion dit
lnot seem to seize her at once, and he