Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-12-16
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teel in appearance and wearing clothes
Of British cut
The clerk pulled out a tray of gold
bracelets, and the gentleman looked
them over critically.
Talk about the jewelry abroad" the
customer remarked in pleasant voice,
81 think our American jewelry is much
more tasteful. I've looked over the
stock In London, Paris. Vienna. Der
lin and St Petersburg-Tm globe
trotter, you know-and / give you
my word I've not seen any such unique
designs as these"
After hesitating a long while be
tween two or three bracelets he bought
one for $50, paid for it by check from
a pocket check book and told the jew
eler to send It to the - hotel as soon
as the check was reported to be good.
The next morning. the check having
been pronounced good" the bracelet
was delivered.
A week later the same gentleman
strolled into the same jewelry store
and asked to see some diamond soil
him and drew forth a case containing
diamonds worth from $40 to 500.
Something better, please" said the
customer, and, putting back the tray.
the clerk pulled out another with gems
Of far greater value.
Rings are the same everywhere"
said the customer after looking over
the lot. LET me see some brooches
All, these are better There is more
chance for originality in design. By
Jove, that's a beauty! Quill prix? 'Pon
my word, I've stopped so often in
Paris that / forgot was in America
How much, | mean
"Fifty-fve hundred dollars"
isn't that a big priceT
''There are two diamonds in it worth
$500 each unset"
The gentleman looked longingly at
the brooch, went away, came back the
same afternoon, looked over the stock
again and again chung to the brooch.
unaccustomedt to American ways
he said to the clerk. 81 don't know
anything about this house, and, though
I'm a fair judge of diamonds, l don't
Ike to put so much money into them
without the opinion of an expert
Would your house consider it improp
er for me to bring an expert here TO
look at this brooch?"
Certainly not"
So the customer went out and the
next day brought an expert, who pro
nounced the diamonds of the first wa
ter, Nhd the customer, being satisfied,
requested that the brooch be sent 10
his hotel for his wife's approval That
afternoon It was brought there by
shrewd looking man, who said he was
one OF the members OF the firm He
was obliged to wait TIL the globe trof-
ter sent FOR the expert; then the box
containing the brooch was opened, and
the jems shone forth in great splendor
The globe trotter's wife, a delicate
looking woman. who seemed to be
tired out following her husband around
the world, admired It immensely.
Anything more Of meT' asked the
expert after stating that the Jewels
were the same or at least of equal
value to those he had seen at the store
Nothing more, thank you" replied |
the customer. slipping a bill into her |
hand "Now," he continued to the |
jeweler, Il want this brooch with these
Identical Jewels, and you want $500 |
In good money. l don't ask you TO |
trust me. and / wouldn't trust any |
body. l once bought a diamond in
Constantinople, and before got It into
my possession a paste facsimile had |
been substituted. What propose Is
this: l will put the brooch in this little
box, seal IT up. stamped with my own
seal and you take II back to the store
with my check for $500. AS soon a.
the check is pronounced good at thu
bank you send me the box, still sealed
What do you think of that?"
81 think 1t an unusual method"
very well, If you object / suppose
we shall have to call the sale off
don't come TO take
"As you like" said the jeweler who
knew there was $500 profit in IL,
transaction.
The globe trotter placed the brooch
in the box, put a piece OF wrapping
paper about It, tied with a string. seal.
ed it with ring he wore on his little
finger and was about TO hand It to the
Jeweler when the wife shrieked anc
put her hand to her heart. For a mo
ment all eyes were turned to her, then
recovering, she said:
Don't mind me. It's only one OF
those sharp pains have so often"
The husband, with an anxious g,
preston. advancing to her. handed
the box and a check to the jeweler as
he passed and. apparently dismissin"
everything else than his wife's condi
ton, stood over her tanning her. The
Jeweler withdrew. expressing a word
of sympathy before closing the door
The next day the protest clerk Of the {
bank on which the check had bee {
drawn called on the jewelers. and pre-
scented the check, on which was writ
ten mo Funds" suspicion tina !
something was wrong came at once {,
the jewellers. who took the box fror !
the safe, broke the seal. destroying tn, d
imprint Of a very pretty crest. and tool D
out a bit Of newspaper No broocI h
was there (