Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-01-07

I'D dH famous OrdHptOn uiaWohu
threw back the light from its
- many facets. and strange, bril-
liant colors shot from its depths 1t
was the finest stone 1 had ever seen
In my life.
1 was particularly pleased with my
design for the setting. No other hand
had touched 1t, and / felt that the
frame, so to speak, was worthy of the
picture.
The ring. now that it was finished,
was fit even to adorn the hand of
Gwendolen Forrest, the beauty and
heiress of the season. But l did not
envy young Mr.. Champion his fiancee;
in my own Nell l had a girl as good
and as pretty as any in the land.
l was about to take the ring to Mr..
Nugent, when Nell herself ran in. She
was my employers daughter, and his
private house was upstairs over the
large showroom in Clifford street. 1t
was against all custom for Nell to
come down to my workshop, for her
father disapproved Of our engagement
But to-day she had not been able to
ISSlbl lut VI La fAh6 a PSNP
at the Champion diamond.
Just as she had slipped it on her fin
ger and was dancing about twisting
her hand that the marvellous stone
might catch the light, the door opened
and Mr.. Nugent entered. l prepared
to defend Nell from harsh reprimand,
but none came. Her father appeared
r1raooonnfnd rnnralu fnOly the
ring from her, examined 1t earnestly,
and, swapping the lid of the case down
upon it, placed it in his pocket and
walked away.
Next day was sitting at work when
1 saw a hanson drive up, and Mr..
Champion jump out. He came hastily
into the showroom, which adjoined the
one where 1 was sitting, and where
Mr.. Npgent was.
''Scoundrelr' 1 heard him say, and
could scarcely believe my ears. you
thought to fool me easily by false
stone, but I am as good a judge OF
jewels as you are. You are a thief
sir What have you done with the
diamond 1 intrusted to you"
MT. NuRGHl duSMtItu III u iOW tl
voice. What he said could not have
made any great impression upon Mr.
Champion, however, for he impatient
ly interrupted, and at last an ominouS
threat concerning the police" reached
my ears.
I sat still. / understood we'll thai
Mr.. Champion had deliberately &C
o,,,od ,,,v apopIauor Of trying IN M In
off upon him an imitation diamond
yet 1 knew that 1 had set the tru,
stone and delivered 1t to Mr.. Nugen
only yesterday.
My employer himself was skilled
workman, though not good designer
and in the time that had elapsed be
tween my handing him the ring ant
his transferring it to the owner h
could have removed the stone and re
placed 1t by another But for such
bold trick to succeed the imitation
must be magnificently made, and thu
original diamond must have been care
fully measured.
1 had never known that Mr.. Nugen
kept any false gems about the place
and besides, was it likely that ma
In his position would care to run s
terrible risk? Still, could not bel
remembering how haggard and irrita
BILE he had been Of late, and the keel
interest that he took in the stock eS
change intelligence.
AS thus speculated on the astoun6
Ing accusation Mr.. Nugent himsel
opened the door of the workroom. II
looked keenly at me, as If wonderin
If it would be safe to trust me.
did you hear anything of whs
passed in the next room?" he ques
toned.
admitted that had