Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-14

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my YER DISCUSSING w '''i''''n ~
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't.t,i'" o -" ,.''r. sa"i
me- mn. II" DOUBT guessing AT "h"e
"oani "'t'"".
'@l come up I" our poN. sa'u o''-
roy; Me,' be slaa 10 nave you.
sH.'i y" Yer! gao 70 coIne.
we Wo'aS We're SPOKEN esea,s. aule,-
y. "''Iout "'y '"oica,iol o 'na. ussp
~ "l ,riu'irh Which s.oweu Witnin
nm 10y ~ WIS a '~Tlu'npn.a veIi'ipie
",ie,one lor Wh'vh many men ana
IT, "ou'e'' would nave mace any sac
a., ne 'on'i u'a hih'seli "ulhi'-
"'.E, 700 az 'he opera ana II was not
n-,m ,"t emo o! me second ac, una, ne
aN'sn, '"t n"N. re eh'e'eu iu'e'ly
nnp We '~n'f"anvllohs were accom-
ptlsn,a IN a moment. BESIDES Delroy
1,,u nls "He. MISS 'rosaoh ana pfvs-
uaI wv p''s,ii,' ine.r reoeplioh OF
I'M - NUS PC au'su. was somewhat
"2 nu' TINS ne u'd NOT seem 10 notice.
- was nor 10 nc lehlsi 'n't ne aad-
go sirat'N TO inc me OF the party. MS
uI..,lis". Vas 50 app; so hr,liiant. so
'srn,"'" 'ii,S. ssa no. !" IN" 'e,s' zen,
fNSure", brNsdale tel under the spell
- me- mo even me women VINO nat
u''.iN .ooncu soIN"Waa, Issuance at me
Ger indeed, mad greeted MIN
WIN Siailces almost of "repugnance-im
''n eho Eieiued to VI.
during pause III the conversations.
i,eifoy glance happened 10 tall upo
tte superb necklace OF pearls which Ell
circied MS wiie.s throat:
why see thers, Edith he cried.
ROW mos" pearls have changed. They
seem a2soiu'ei- lifeless."
Mrs. loetroN picked mp n strand with
trembling fingers and looked at it.
80 theN 90. she agreed, a little
noarscly. That queer. They've
changed since I put them on"
There's a superstition. you know"
DrysIale, that pearls some
how possess an acute sympathy with
their owner. When some disaster is
ABOUT 10 happen. they grow dun, just
as these have done"
"oh. nonsense. Jack" protested Del
roy. stop our croaking. DO you
want to brighten Edith?'
In not so easily frightened said
MIS-. pclroy, smiling at her husband.
lhouSn DrySdale fancied she had grown
n little pale, and bit his tongue for his
~thoughtiess remark.
said Tremaine suave-
~, me defect is one which is very
easily remediel. A few days oath I'm
salt water Will restore their brilliancy."
Well asked Delroy, in some a,n,se-
ment, where did you run across THAI
bit of inforination?'
Treinaine laughed.
I'm almost ashamed tn toll ,ot q
first in "a newspaper story about the
Empress of Austria. She had a neck
lace of pearls that turned dull. and she
e them down to the Mediterranean
to be immersed"
what made them turn dullp" Drys.
dale inquired.
No one knew answered Tremaine
with seeming carclessness of ,v,s
just before the empress was assass,n-
ated."
A moments painful silence followed
tie words.
1T may have been only n newspaper
said Delroy at last. We've out |
grown the superstitions of the Middle
very possibly. assented Tremaine;
still 1t might be worth skiing some |
ieweler about. Mrs. Delroy's necklace |
is worth saving" and he II !
with the glance Of a connoisseur.,
1t invited examination. for it was
unique in it's perfection. II had |
been Delroy's one great Extravaganza.
He had spent man, wears collacting ~
stones. which We're OF a beautiful iri-
and perfectly matc&ed. and |
they had formed his wedding gift ia his |
Wife. The value of the separate stones
was not less than a hundred thousand
dollars: their value combined I'm the
I ecklace could only be u matter of con !
lecture.
Yes agreed Drysdale. with n LITTLE
sit certainly ia. You'd better
a ke 1t down to Tiffany. Dickie.'
II WILL" said Delroy. And don.
think anything more about II. Edith"
II won't" she answered. st;u sr.:I.-