Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-01

surely not going = " WSoi
diamonds!"
aMy dear Marjoriei'' she repeated.
mockingly, Il merely ask you Is !.
likely?" and without another WORD
she stepped inside the shop.
"Aren't they lovelyT she said a few
moment later, as she came out OF an
imitation diamond shop and held up q
string Of pearls for my inspection
Fancy, Marjorie, they were only : ~
and they look worth f7O0 at least.
No one could possibly tell they were
imitation" she added with conviction
LAT least, not unless he were an ex'
pert"
isn't it rather shame to take ner
in,r began lamely.
II shall not take her In" said Lady
Isabel with a slight show Of indigna'
tion-"as though l should; why sne
will know Immediately"
But Lord Robert" l began
ION! you need not bother' your
head about poor Old Bob" said his
sister, 81 am doing him the best Oh
turns in all the world. The widow
lady Is thoroughly interruptions; and
not in any way suitable for nim' anu
he ia nearly. drowned in love, poor
dear; and am only acting as a use
full and valuable life preserver!
AS we turned out Of the Burlington
she stepped into a hansom-Huoen'
STEMS" she said to the man.
more pearls?" / asked, as ! settled
myself by her side.
mo- dearest" she answered, deltly
arranging her dress as she SPOKE
"ouly a case to put them mi
It was a fortnight before Isabel ana
I met again. She was staying for q
few days in the country with my
mother, and 1t was while she and
! were lounging over late breakfast
the morning after her arrival that
asked her about her favorite brothers
love affair.
, 'Well, what about the undesirable!
/ the widow you know-lsabel' don't
he silly-Lord Roberts widow,
mean" l added, as she stared at me:
"Oh! l had almost forgotten nef'
r she answered gaily.
you managed to successfully get
: rid of her, then?"
7 She shook her head. mo, sne went
away entirely other own accord" she
answered simply.
went away-why?"
well, you see," said Lady Isabel
leaning confidentially forward as she
smoke, II sent her the pearls-you re-
member, Marjorie, the ones we bought
in the Burlington Arcade-and ! en-
closed Bobbys card with suitable
message. l write just like he does"
"Yes?"
"And she did exactly what l knew
she would do. She went at once TO
Rubenstein's and asked them If they
were real. You know those sort OF
women always ask If things are real"
perhaps it is quite as well" said'
drily.
"of course" she agreed, otherwise
she'd have upset all my careful plans
When she heard they were false sne
was perfectly furious, and cut poor
Bob the same night at the play, and
when he went round to her nat the
next day to ask for an explanation
: she had gone away and left no ad'
dress"
ID "she must have left very quickly
ID / said.
70 eyes. but Bob could not go round
10 the same night, although he wanted
to rush OF there and then, because
ID YOU see, wasn't feeling very we'll
and of course he had to wait and see
D. me home and stayed quite late until
m in fact, felt less dreadfully faint
OF and ILL.,"
,g "Poor dear Isabel, and what was
the matter with yot?" asked,
touch of skepticism marring my pity
iy ~Fnght, think" she replied De
q murely. "You see, was 80 afraid III
a might be going to call on her. Poo
Bobl He wanted 80 to stay in towr
1T and make inquiries and find ou
et where she had gone, and have nj
doubt he would have done all sorts o
dy rash things; but he was obliged to g
Ial back to his regiment. The colone
its wired for him the same day. Dea
old Col. Ingram" she added reflect
gu lively, "he has always been such
friend Of mine"
se I laughed. "And you have hear
ay nothing of the widowr
on SNothing," she answered cheerful
Ls ". "and / am perfectly sure ] neye
y shalli She was only the usual typ
ne Of titleseeking adventures, and Whel
l She found she received such valueles
OF Eifts, I suppose she thought he wa
re not any good. You see, she had faitf
CO. fully promised to marry the poor boz
40 She gracefully withdrew from IN
scene without row"
PM ~.ATs wen that ends we'll then
en- saId tritely, -and dear old shak'
IN: .neare suits himself to every cas-
Of az bv the way" I added, as Q sudde
-; thouEht came into my mind. "whs
;, about ne money. Isabel You tol
.s me Lord Robert gave you check =
me e75O with which you were to buy u
I'm pearls
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