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that
He took them both Off and handed
Is q, finer Judge of gems than my
brother-in-law. watched him narrow
~. He examined them close, first with
me N naked eye, then with the little
~ a d mir limitations" he muttered
passing them on to Amelia. I'm not
nurprised thy should Impose upon In
experienced observers.
:. But from the tone In which he said
" ! could see at once he had satisfied
value. knew Charles's way Of doing
business So we'll His glance to Anne
liza meant, These are the very stones
The Scotch lassie laughed a" merry ms,
pick she c sfes 'nr1u Eft 'hs sure n? sr
Charles would be judge Of diamonds
j. n amelia turnsd them over. I know
amena looked at them that she meant
70 have anything people who stand
n r. tha way may Just, as we'll spare
her.
They Were beautiful diamonds We
found out afterward theslit curnte's
account was quite correct; those stones
A 4, rivi.re. nude for a favcrite
expansive personal charms as our be :
loved slster-n-law's. More perfect
diamonds have seldom beer seen, They
have .eScitfd tho universal admiration
Of thieves and connoisseurs. Amelia,
told me afterward that, according to
sack OF the palace, and then fought
with another for It 1T was believed
that two stones got split in the souf-
ne, and We're picked up and sold by
no idea OF the value of his booty Amo.
liza had been hunting for them for
several years to complete her nccklet.
They are exc llcnt paste" Sir
I ~ observed, handing them back
them from the reality, Lady Vandrtft
mas necklet much the same In char
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two. and now recouped himself by
imaginary grants In Burmah and Era
I'll. or anywhere else that turned up
aae Of Ana es W.
sorry for the incident. but man IN
for rogues that If he did not take
means to protect himself promptly he
When we went up to our salon that
evening Amelia flung herself on the
sofa, CHARLES she broke out IN a
voice OF a tragedy queen, those are
real diamonds: and I shall never be
nanny .I,rS again tn get them. :, !, !, : ,
liza. They're worth not less than. f3, 100.
But shall bid III m up gontly."
SO, next day. Charles set,to work to
ever, didn't care to part with them. He
was no money-grubber, he said. He
cared more for his mothers gift and a
family tradition than for q hundred
pounds. II Sir Charles We're to ,olfer II.
You 200" he said insinuatingly. What
opportunities for good! You could build
q q, new wing TO your village school
,ur rave haze %n5f
stlll. his voice faltered somewhat,
AID he looked down at them 1nquir-
1ngly, 4,
Charles was too precipitate,.
"A hundred pounds more loss mat
ters little to mo, he said. "and my
VITO has SGT her heart on them. 70
every mans duty 70 please his VIE
lsnf it, Mrs, Brabazon? offer you
). The little scotch girl clasped her
Three hundred pounds Oh, I Dick.
Just think what fun We could nave,
and what good we could do With Do
let him have them"
Hec accent was Irresistible But the
ceurate shook his head. Impossible"
ne answered. my dear mothers Gar
rings! Uncle Aubrey would be SO angry
~ he knew I'd sold them. daren't
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aoter, but composed of genuine stones
avg avg as these are, SO much like them
and would complete her set, to all
Ing you, sly, f1o t,r the pair of them
Mrs; Brabazon looked delighted. In,
sell &c them to him, Dick. she cried,
ana BUY me a brooch with the money!
Just 81 as soon re nks po W1nsa for 20 two
pas,e stones! Its quite a lot %
She said It 30 sweetly, with her pref
sSosSh assent III that a.. hsart 70 refse
her. But he did, ali the same.
They're worthless, / know; but they
nave nave. Tor me a certain scn,imen na,.
earrings, !andsas coon as she died had
them set us links In order that ! might
keep them about me-. Besides, tney
Ev ys ls, worth1es and be,rloo after all
10 an holrloom."
pr: Hector MACPHERSON looked across
concession. he said. where we have
reason to believe a perfect new GIN.
any. time. you would care, Sir Charles,
to look at my dinmonds-when ] get
them--tt would afford me the greatest
pleasure in life to submit them to your
Sir Charles could stand 1t no longer.
"Sir," he said, gazing across at him
with his sternest air, ~ your con s
slons were as full Of diamonds as Sin
bud the Sailors Valley, / would not
care to turn my head to look at them.
I am acquainted with the. nature and
practice. of sailing" And he glared at
the man with the overhanging eye
brows as Il he would devour him raw:
Poor DR.. Hector Macpherson subsidized
We learned q little later
that he was harmless lunatic who
went about the world with successive
for ruby mines and plati-
mum reefs, because he had been ruined
and driven mad by speculations in the
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nonds,N alive Or dead, so to speak, II,
my pocket to Lucorne. and to otter any
necdful sum up to G2.6Q0 for their Inn
mediate purchase.
When arrived at the Delix MondeH
] found tile poor little curata, and hls
wife boil, greatly agitatsd. They had
sat UP all night. they said, With their
suspense l,ad certainly tod upon them Il, T,
after their long rnilway journey. They
were pale and tired, Mrs. Brnbnzon, III
particular, looking I'll and worried too
much Ike white Heather" NJ. was was
them about the diamonds ut such g
moment, but II occurred TO- me that
Amelia was probably right--thoy would
now have reached the end OF the sum
set apart for their continental trip, and
q little ready cash might be far from
broached the subject delicately. y
was a fad OF Lady vandrifts, said.
She had n. get her heart upon tl,oss use 10
without them. She must and would
have them. But the curate was ohdn-
rate. He threw Uncle Aubrey still In
my teeth. Three hundred?--no, never!
a mothers present: imposslbls. dear
had grown really attached to Lady Van
drift, she said; but the curntc wouldn't
hear OF 1t. ! went up tentatively TO
E400. He shookShis head gloomily. 1t
wasn't question of money, he said
1t was question of affection. ! saw
1t was no use trying that tack any long
or. struck out q new line. These
stones" said, II think ought to In
form you. are really diamonds. Sir
Charles is certain OF 1t. Now. is 1t
right for man OF your profession and
position to be wearing pair of big
gems like those. worth several hun
dred pounds, us ordinary sleeve links7
A woman?--yos. l grant you. But for
a man, is 1t manly? And you crIck-
eter!"
He looked at me and laughed. 'will
convince you?" he cried. "rhey
have been examined and tested by half
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broke into pretty smile of good huni-
ored an1lisement. raken " anothe 4.
band. Lady Handrift Ia observing
your diamond sleeve links"
sThsyr;G ,S very fine GEMS" Amelia A. ,,l
But the pleasant little ctirntos was
Of her slip OF Judgment.
yav go are good stonsis he rspisd
not diamonds at all to tell you the
truth. They're best old-fasl,ionsd orr.
bought them, after the siege Of serins-
ma for fey rupees irD% nnaa seap ,y
tan's Palace. He thought. like YOU.
ed out. when they came to be exam-
ined by experts, they were only paste
they had even imposed upon 'rippoe
himself, SO fine Is the imitation. But
they are w.orth-well, say, so shillings
at the UTMOST"
While he spoke Charles looked at
Amelia and Amelia looked at Charles.
a eyes spone 70 have come frem
Tlppoo's collection. Both drew ut once
nm Identical conclusion. There We're
two OF the same stones, very likely
torn apart and disengaged' from the
res int, In the ~ melee at the capture of
Can you take them Off" Sir Charles
asked blandly. He spoke In the tone
that indicates business.
Certainly" the little curate answer
ed. smiling. I'm accustomed to taking
them off. They're always noticed.
They've been kept in the family ever
since the siege. as sort of valueless
heirloom. for the sake OF the. pic
OF the story. you know:
and nobody ever sees them without
asking as you do, to examine them
closely. They deceive even experts at
first, But they are paste, MI the same;
Oriental paste, for all
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wouldn't for worlds disturb you. Per-
hiaps some day we may meet again;
though, buried, as we are: In a,north
any case You have secured the CRATE
dias3psy. Mxnas JH|ss{S ess nRABA z g.
and and kiss for yourself IL ! may ven-
"She doesn't mention who're they've
gone; Amelia exclaimed in a very
THE concierge may know" Isabel
suggested. looking over my shoulder.
J, We asked at his office. Yes; the gem
Reploe pra bayen. Holme Bush Cottage,
Any address where letters might be
sent at once in Paris? For the next
ten days, or tilllfurther notice, "FIotel
Strike while the IRONS hot!' she
cried. This sudden illness, coming at
the end OF their honeymoon and In
pensivs hotel, WIN probably upset the
budget, He'll be glad to sell
now. you'll get them for $500 It
Was, WAS anfur dr.t o. Charles TO olter 50
asked. "Wrsite or talegraph?i
"Oh, how silly men are!. Amelia
Cried rs this the sort of business to
be arranged by lctter--sttll less bv
telegram? No. Seymour must start Oft
at once, taking the night train tn
Paris; and the moment he gets there
Brabazon Mrs. Brabazon's the best.
She has none OF this stupid, sertlmeD-
tai nonsense about Unole Aubreyg"
1t Is no part OF a secretary's duties
to act as diamond broker; but when
her foot down--a fact which she Is
fond Of emphasizing In
that Identical proposition. So the self
on my way to Paris, and next morning
turned out OF my comfortable Sleep
Ing car at the Care do strasb ourG, lily
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thing, lie would prefer to do 1T All on
his own account giving the eap, hal,,,s
II listened and smiled, listened and
yawned, listened and was rudei, !
ceased to listen at all but stu he
droned on with It. fell asleep on tne
minutes to hear him droning yet: And
the yield of platinum per ten was GER e.,
titled to be-" forgot how many
pounds or ounces or pennywelghts
These details of assays have ceased "
interest me; like the man who 'dlun'
believe Iii ghosts" ] have seen too
many OF them.
The fresh faced little cnrate and MS ~
wife. however,, were quite different
people He was crlcketing OXFORD
man; she was II breezy Scotch lass.
lands about. her. l called her White
Heather" Their name was Brabazon.
are so accustomed TO being
beset by harpies of every description
that when they come across young
couple who are simple and natural they
We picnicked and went excursions u
great deal with the honoymooners.
They were so frank In their young
love, and so proof against chair, tna'
ever called the pretty girl White
Heather she locked so shocked and
cried. "oh. Mr.. wentworth!' Still, we
were the best OF friends. The curate
offered to row us In boat on the lake
one day, while the Scotch lassie as.
sured us she could take an oar almost
as well as he did. However. we did
not accept their offer as rowboats en-
ert an .unfavorable influence upon
Amelia's digestive organs.
Nice Young fellow. that man Bra
bacon" Sir Charles said to me one day,
as we lounged together along the
quay; never talks about atlvowsons
Or next presentations. says he's quite
content In his country curacy: enough
to live upon, and needs no more: and
his wife has a little, n very little, mon
ey. I asked him about his poor TO-
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face Uncle Aubrey"
'.Hns lie expectations from tfncle
Ai,ubreyY" Sir Charles asked Of White
audrey. Why, the darling Old SOU
na asnt penny 70 bIass hm,Ylf With
captain And she laughed melodious-
~. She was charming woman.
Then shouia disregard Uncle Au-
b, so rceiings." Sir Charles said de-
dear old Uncle Aubrey! / Wouldn't dc dc;
And he'd be sure to notice lt''
ax NO y0 s Eo char r s ans aaxeG mot
yet; but he's coming round. think.
q e so hea hgnss b W9T II fasr hs
mater Ills wif M viii talk him p0 out 'e Of
his needless consideration for Uncle
hnall, clinch the bargain"
Next morning we stayed late IN our
and ald not s9me h. down e tile publs
rears OF correspondence. When we did
ward with q twisted little Feminine
it. Her commentaries fell
There! Charles" she cried. handing
1t to him. you've let the chance slip.
shall never be happy now! They've
gone Off with the diamonds"
Charles seized tho note and read It,
Then he passed 1t on to me. 1t was
short but final:
"Thursday, O A. M.-Dear Lady Van
drift: VIII you kindly excuse our hnv-
ing gone, on hurricdly, without bidding
rid telegram to say that Dicks favor
lite sister is dangerously Ill of fever in
Paris. i wanted to shake hands with
you before we left-you have all been
so sweet to us-but we go by the
morning train, absurdly early. and i
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a dozen jewelers.. and we know them to
be paste. It wouldn't be right Of me
to sell them to you under false pre-
lenses, however unwilling on my side.
:sWeli, then" 1 said. going up bit
IN my bids to meet him. III put It ike e
this. These gems are paste. But Lady
accountable desire to possess them.
Money doesn't matter to her. She is q
friend Of your wife's. AS a personal
favor, won't you sell them to her for
He shook his head TT would be
wrong he said-'I might even add,
But We take q! ris,S; !, cried; {
clergyman" he answered. II feel ! can
.Will you try. Mrs, Brabason?" I
The pretty little scotchwoman leant
over and whispered. She coaxsd and
cajoled him. Her ways Were winsonle.
couldn't hear what she SAID BIT sa,I ha
murmured, turning to me. She Is such
a dear?" And she took out the links
from her husbands cuffs and handed
them across to mo.
"Two thousand?" she answered. ms
terrogatively. 1t was a bi g rise, an at
once; but such arc the ways Of wo-
I "pone! I replied 90 you cons
The curate looked up as IL ashamed
81 CONSENT" he said slowly. Since,
Jessie wishes it, But as a clergyman.
and to prevent any future misunder-
standing, I should Ike you.to give me
a statement In writing that you buy
them on my distinct and positive decla-I
ration that they are made Of PASTE
old Oriental paste3.not genuine stone;s,
ties for them.'
popped the gems into my purse,
well pleased. v @
per. Charles, with his Hnerring bust
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Knew Ii. Habits.

Explorer: Yes, I have decided tx
make my dash in an automobile. ~
4 Reporter: And you think your chr. !.
of locating the Pole arc good?R nv
4 Explorer: SureI 1t. i ge.,yr> ~
thousand miles OF 1t. th4-f1C "
mine Will run Into Slt,vttS
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le gems into my purse,

"Certainly,'SI said pulling out pa-
per, Charles, with his nnerr!ng busl-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
NEW BILL AT THE
GRAND A GOOD ONE.

-... f
The new programme for the Grand
Opera House this week Is much
stronger than last weeks bill, The
three new numbers last night all gave
excellent satisfaction. Chris. Christie.
pher, the yiollnist. and yo1el singer,
pleased the audience with his singing
and was greatly %applauded when he
rendered some OF his best specIaltles
on the violin. His hooking bIrd
piece was one Of his best selections.
Hoppe. the juggler, does some won.
derful things in his performance. His
best work Is with a number Of hoops
which he has going In large numbers
in the air and about the stage almost
at his own will.
Nelson and Egbert in the refined
comedy sketch, Brain Storms do
some very clever acting and place the
ridiculous before the audience in a
very humorous and pleasing manner.
The attendance last night was good.
The moving pictures showing some
events in the life Of Nj, Bowser were
the best yet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
CANADIAN RAILROADS.

An interesting feature Of the rail-.
road rate situation was made public
by the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion when 1t was announced that the
Canadian government had decided 10
adopt the system OF railroad bookkeep.
Ing and accounting approved by tnt
United States,a nd thus have a uni.
form system for practically the whole
OF this continent. The new system
VIII 80 into effect on Jttiy list OF this
year. It provides for the books that
shall be kept by the railroads showing
the Items Of receipts and expenditures
the disbursements for operating ex,
penses including leases, betterments
and the depreciation Of property. The
law further provides that not only
shall this set OF books be, kept, but
that none others shall be kept, So thu.
the whole Of the railroads finances
Will be open TO government inspection
Just as much as the accounts OF a
national bank are to the bank examIn.
ers OF the treasury. This Is as IT
should be. The railroads are public
service corporations, and the peoDle
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
THE PROGRAM
THE BIG CELEBRATION OF THIS
STATE ON JULY SECOND AT
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.

West Virginia Day at the James.
town exposition July .. promises to
be one Of the many attractive fea.
lures of this historic affair. 1t is al,
most certain that hundreds of IVES,
|Virgjnjans will be In attendance.
Colonel Fred Paul Grosscup has
been named as master OF ceremonies.
The exercises will commence at II a,
m. at the grand stand. Lee parade
grounds Senator N. B. Scott, from this
State, will preside.
There will be brief addresses by
Governor VIM. NJ. O. Dawson, and
Hon. George R. CortelyoH, secretary
OF the treasury. At noon, there will
be a review OF the naval and military
parade by the secretary Of the treas.
ury, Major General Fred D. Grant
and Rear Admiral P. F. Harrington.
This will be followed at l p. m. by:
Dedication Of West Virginia Coal
Column.
Nell Robinson, Esq, West Virginia,
presiding.
Presentation Address. Ex-Governor
VIM. a. MacCorkle, of West Virginia.
Response on behalf OF exposition
authorities, President H. St. George
Tucker.
Introduction by Governor VIM. NJ,
0. Dawson, Of West Virginia.
Addres by Hon. George 3. Cortel.
you secretary, Of the United States
treasury president Of the United
States ter-centennlal commission.
At 3 p. m. the West Virginia Day
exercises will be held in the auditor.
ium, United States Senator S. B. Ell.
klns. president Of the West Virginia
commission, presiding.
Address. President H. st. George
Tucker, Of the jamestown exposition.
Address: Hon. VIM. NJ. o. Dawson,
governor Of West Virginia.
Address: Hon. Claude A. Swanson
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25

Tuesday, July second, has been
designated as West Virginia day at
the jamestown exposition. 1t be.
hooyes every West yirginian who
can possibly get there on that date
to be presnt. Aside from the fact
that this State wos o pari Of the
territory included In the domain
covered by the charter OF the orig.
inal settlers, no State in the union
has shown or Will SNOW create.
progress than Wilt he demonstrated
by this State at the expositlt on tina
occasion Of the lay set apart for
her especial exploitation. The coal
column alone will gave TO the Wis.
Iitors some indication Of The nainral
resources of the State, but It should
be borne in mind thai the coal in.
ierests, vast as they are, as demon.
slrhteu ny Tue coal column al Jamea7
town, are but an infnltesmal factor
in the real wealth of the State, to
which the attention of The outer
world is just beginning 10 b, at.
tracted.
1t is the duty Of every loyal West
Virginian who can possibly do SO
TO be in jamestown on a week from
next Tuesday, and aid in showing
that our State Is not only IN the
forefront In the matter Of material
resources and development, but Ike.
wise in patriotism and in State pride.
No STATED n the union can make a
setter showing at The exposition on
the State day. Let us see 10 It that
no other State does. Charleston
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
IMPORTANCE OF PURE MN Y

sltt Is no extravagant use Of language
to say that the regulation Of the mir.
supply 81! a large city upon a system
Of watchful strlctness that will assure
athe purity Of what Is offered for con
sumption Is a matter Of life and death
Importance, says the Baltimore Amer.
ssiic fann THE problem OF a pure milk
supply Is engaging the attention Of
practically every. large city in this
Country or Europe. Infantile mortal.
atty,' y isI now generally conceded, bears
a ratio that Is in large degree deter.
: mined by the quality Of the milk sup.
ply: Cities that have adopted sys.
tematic schemes Of protection for
their populations against the dIstri.
bullion Of bad milk are generally pro.
eeeding upon two lines Of activity. VI.
emma does not permit the sale Of milk
which has not been treated with heat
Of q sutlclent degree to destroy all
germ life. Some other European cit.
leg, however rely almost entirely up.
on . system 81 inspecting the dairy
methods and the healthfulness Of the
cattle from which the milk sold in the
city Is obtained.
The food ot the COWS and the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
is YOUR COAT DusTy7
You Probably Have the White scab
Of oandrut on It.

II your coat or shoulders have \
white dust upon II, the chances are
that It Is from dandrur. The only
way to permanently cure dandruf Is
to remove the cause, which is a germ.
Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ.
Every toilet table should have such \
EMBARRASSING that contains also tho
destroyer of the danjruif and hair
falling germ. 1t stops all irritation,
KEEPS the scalp sweet, pure and whole.
some. Remember that something
claimed TO be "jnst as good" Will not
do the work Of genuine H~erpicIde.
Sold by leading druggists. Send l0c
in stamps for sample to The Herpl.
eide, Co., Detroit, Mich. Two sizes,
SOC and s1.0o. E. A. BlllIngslea &
Co., special agents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
EDITOR CARL.

We are glad to note that Frank Lee
Carl, editor Of the Cumberland News
has announced his candidacy for House
Of Delegates. Mr.. Carl is well fitted
for the Office. We have known him for
years and always recognized him as
a man Of ability. We knew him when
he was the editor Of the Hancock Star,
a weekly paper Of n small town. From
this he branched out into broader
fields Of journalism and today he is
editor Of one Of the best papers in
the State of Maryland Mr.. Carts
trimming too has been along lines that
would make him a wise legislator. Al.
legheny county has no better man to
send to Annapolis than the genial and
able editor Of the Cumberland News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-25
Montana Items

lHhFIMFE HHNI
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Brown, 81 Faif.
mont, spent Sunday at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes
Charles Radcliffe, Of Murray, was
calling on dear friends here yesters
day.
Mrs. W. r. Rice was visiting Ia
Rlyesyille Sunday.
The Montana base bali club went
over 10 Riyesville yesterdaysafternoon
and showed the boys over thers INV
to play the national game the
final count Of the TALES tie score
stood, Montana o, RIyesville me
battery for. Montana was Malone anS
Harris and for Riyesyille, Thorn
Stewart and wetzel. Umpire spaIr6.
erty. The features Of the game we're
the batting OF satteraeld and tbe
fielding Of swlsher for Montana
"Pickr pulled down soma hard ones
and when It comes "a fielding apickis
is always there with the goods, the
game was played without much arga.
ment, as one umpire did tie whole
thlns, and did not get chased on Tie
held.,
WI. sna ". Shas: Hoalt. q Hoult,
'p,ne sanaay ~. Y; Prlcketts
!. MRS. nzaOe Kinney q. Fairmont,
severa, =, hanaey
attended, M 'ns ~, IS Fellows
which were held sunday II Wsgis
Grove cemetery BY palatjne i odgsfNos
81, i. 90, F.
John shaner and ". A. Marley
spent Sunday at L%owesvlIle.
William Hall, OF Murray. was VISIT.