Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-27
EY GEORGE i.ANTCH.

'se'i Scaicu. The second was q uotiic.tion
,;:at EUI Snyder. %siaussier. lad aai.el
from chcrhnurE on the SSivania. Natural
~ tne chief had uut the two s;iicis to-
gcthcr and expected 10 pUii OF. tne trick
without Il struggle.
Eut Inc Eyl,auin had arrived ai.d shy
der WEB not on the passenger list. NO
sui,phires had been declared. lnG the rX-
animation of the baggage, no" almost
completed. disclosed no gems. narncs bit
his lips vcNatiously. The Versailles sap
phires were uumbc.ed among the Mo.id's
greatest GEMS. The thought OF permitting
them 10 sip through hil ;in.eIs w.ls mad
leniHg. AT one time thay had ranked
with the statc jewels OF i''arcc. Their
usst, ihction came net 80 m,ch through tN"ir
value although tlia. VS. mere than $-1.ocl
-as from their perfection. The cut Was
Tire finest ever turned out b. a lai;iGary.
They were known to sea- experts as The
Blue Eurrflcw.r. The cut Of each atoac
made an oinlesccs, star Of six ray. which
held in a certain lisht. s~litterca Ike pure
Diamonds There were forty l"r'crt stones
ia the necklace. none less than Il carat
aud Il halls.
i,arnc3 determined 10 make a second
tour OF the boat. and in the course OF his
wandcriass came within tho rays Of a pair
OF picrcir;: black eyes. The owner OF The
bright orhs raissd Il small While rlanicured
hard. very much be,iascd, and drew IL
across; = narrow forehead The next mo-
ment Tic same hand wclrily stroked a
iuyuriiEt black musticte, hc.rayiGr. by
the movement. two rows Of even, white.
giistcniu;s teeth. He was one Of a little
group. which. besides himself. Included a
ycufi. man and Il young woman and an
elderly person who might haze tacn-as
she VAS the aunt OF the girl. Barnes
quickly learned, through Tie capt2ia Of
the boat, tist the a,our. elderly person
was Mrs. Huntington. i widow. with 4
comfortable income. whose consuming am
bition was to we'd her niece, Elsie, to n
title. The young man was John l!asson. a
strong liInbed. clean faced American
laNxer-Ihc nlan with lhe plcrcinG b-2clI
eyes VAS addressed as the Count de Ven
tain.
Sea voyages are conducive to quicA IL
tinacies. Hence the captain of Tie Syi-
vania was able to ;',i many things to the
chief OF the customs. The most enter
thinning was the fact that the nohleman
and the lawyer were keen rivals for the
affections Of Elsie harrington. II did not
require siccord sight TO discover trat the
girl loved the American. and that the
count wlo the aunt choice. Indeed she
had taken the girl abroad a year before
In the hope of breaking OF. the attach-
ment with Easaou, but fate or the per-
sistcnce and ingenuity Of the love siaittcn
young man had decrecd tlat the two
should return to the United states on the
same vessel.
After learning these things. Barncs de-
voted His attention exclusively TO the little
party. The cir. waa Enthusiastically bcauti-
ful. She was tall and slender. with great
brown eyes and Il whimsical droop of the
mouth. which looked az il it might. in
Simultaneously. turn either to sadness or to
auShtcr- Hasson gaacd at her with Il
lock OF alteration. The older woman and
the count stepped aside for a moment. I'M
meata:cly the young nan graspei the girl
by the hand.
.E.isic!" he exclaimed. with A significant
squeeze.
Her white face crimscnod; the dropping
mouth sugycsted JOY.
Please don't John. not hc-e,' she cried.
Mrs. Harrington returned with the count.
Elsie and John dtscrcctly sazcd into space.
The count looked .u-ried. He wore the
f~ash!onally rimrned c,cak and the high
silk hat with Nat hrin popularity asscci-
ated with Frcnchmcn OF the higher c.ass.
He began to Talk with the aunt in AMI
mated tones. In the meantime Barnes had
been attending 10 routine business, keep
E'i: the group in sight. always. Presently
he summoned Con Cllrcf, his assistant,
to his eide.
Have the court aad he ladies made out
thcir parer?'
Yea"
"Dil they declare any scrs?"
NO"
Make the Investigation CT their bag
gage rigid. After that make a careful c.;-
.lIciaation Of the counts statercom."
The buzz CT expectation was oVorywher
The Thought Of home caused The travellers
10 bubble over with eager good humor.
The Sbip's officers ran about hu,riedly,
performing the last civilities 10 those who
had been their guests for more than SIX
lays. Tho chief was standing on Il little
ylatfcf1n dtrs.ttng the disposition of the
,usgagr. when some che grasped the
sleeve OF his coat He looked Ground. The
count WAS by his side, his small eyes exud-
Ing Indignation.
You are the chief inspectors" he
luc:ted In Eiarvcliously good English.
Il ElYS thai honor was the bland re-
ply.
We'll, continued the other hurricdly,
"ycur men are lingfng the things out OF
our trunks.
Mot fiinEins. sure.y?" with a little
laugh.
We'll. esuptyins 'em cut.
That's why they're here was the ROOD
ratured rcioindcr.
hut" rrotestirgly. this sort OF xayn:-
nation Is most unusual: the baggage T.
clwsys examined without taking it cut O.
the trunk"
Mot always corrected the chief. "In
iris Instance We hope to expedite your
land ny ny finishing the wori: il 4 sys-
ten:ssic manner"
Oh" SAID the count. disaapoin,edly.
Then the racn have been ordered to dc
tlisr'
Yes" sali BARNES. with a queer lock.
Ihcn very slowly. 'count. this isn's you,
Crst ycysgcs ovtr.s
"iAcw do yor knnw 2" sngri!y asked t,s
r1an. hiz face flushing.
BECAUSE ironically. you're so vel
ported on fE;crlcan customs businesa."
Tue COUNT made I'D reply to this thrust
tus .rrf;Su.y st. liked away.
Tho SyivaEta's COCK was DIVIDED. Wit,