The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-27

% sweet 10 us-bCt we go by the morn
ing tram, absurdly early, and I would
II Tor worlds disturb you. Perhaps
some day we may meet again: though
buried, as we are, in a north co,1ntry
village, it isn't likely: but in any case
you have secured the grateful recollec-
tlon of yours very cordially,
JESSIE BRABAZON.
r. S--Kindest regards to Sir
charles and those dear Wentworth
ana kiss for yourself, if / may ven
ture to send you one"
Sne doesn't even mention where
'hey We gone" Amelia exclaimed. in a
very bad humor.
me concierge may know Isabel
~ es.eo, looking over my shoulder
we asked at his office. Yes: the gen.
tIeman's address was the Rev Pichera
reploe Brabazon, Holme Bush Cottage
hihpingham, Northumberland
any ADDRESS where letters might he
sent AT once in Paris? For the next
ten DAYS, or till further notice. "Hotel
des DeuX Mondes. Avenue de rOnara ;,
Amella's mind was made up at once
Strike While the irons hot, She
cried. This sudden illness. coming AZ
the end of their honeymoon and involv-
ing ten days more stay at an expen-
sive hotel. will probably upset the IN
+INNSCt- nc II Ot Sldu TO sell
now You'll get them for three hum
dred. 1t was absurd of Charles to Of
fer so much at first: but, offered once
of course, we must stick to it,
What do you propose to do?''
Charles asked. Write or telegraph"
"Oh, how silly men arer Amelia
cried. rs this the sort Of business to
be arranged by letter-still less by tel
egram? No; Seymour must start off
at once. taking the night train to Par
10; and the moment he gets there he
must interview the curate or Mrs. Bra
| bacon. Mrs. BrabaZon's the best. She
has none of this stupid, sentimental
nonsense about Uncle Aubrey"
1t is no part of a secretary's duties
10 act as a diamond broker; but when
! Amelia puts her foot down, she puts
/ her foot dOwn-a fact which she is I'm
necessarily fond of emphasizing in that
/ ldentlcal proposition. So the salt same
evening saw me safe in the train. on
my way to Paris, and next morning |
turned out of my comfortable sleeping
/ car at the Care de Strasbourg. NV or
ders were TO bring back those dia-
monds, alive or dead. so to speak. in
my pocket to Lucerne, and to offer
any needful sum up to e2,5O0 for their
| immediate purchase.
| When 1 arrived at the Deux Mondes
L found the poor little curate and his
wife both greatly agitated. They had
sat up all night, they said. with their
invalid sister; and the sleepIessness
and suspense had certainly told upon
them after their long railway tourney.
They were pale and tired Mrs. Bra
bacon in particular, looking i'll and
Worried-too much like white Heath
er | was more than half ashamed of
botherinS them about the diamonds at
such moment but il occurred to me
that Amelia was probably right-they
would now have reached the end of the
sum set apart for their continental trir
. and little ready cash might be far
from unwelcome
l preached the subject delfcatelv. II
was a fad of Lady Vandrift's. I said.
She had set her heart upon those use
less trinkets. And she wouldn't 90
without them. She must and would
have them. But the curate was obdu-
rate He threw Uncle Aubrey still in
my teeth. Three hundred?-nO. never
A mothers present; impossible. dear
Jessie! Jessie begged and prayed: she
had grown really attached to LADY
Nandrift. she said; but the curate
| Wouldn hear of it. l went up tenta-
| lively TO s400. He shook his head
| gloomily. 1t wasn't a question of mon
ey, he said-it was d question of affec-
| tlon. 1 saw ii was no use trying that
tack, any longer. l struck out a new
! line. These stones" I said, II think /
/ ought to inform you, are really dia-
monds. Sir Charles is certain of if
| Now, is it right for man of your pro-
| fession and position to be wearing a
1 pair of big gems like those. worth sew
eral hundred pounds. as ordinary sleeve
/ links? A woman?-yes. 1 grant you.
! But for man, is it manly? And you a
| cricketerr'
He looked at me and laughed. "Will
nothing convince your" he cried. They
| have been examined and tested by hall
a dozen jewelers., and we know them to
be paste 1t wouldn't be right of me 10
sell them to you under false pretenses
! however unwilling on my side. | could1
MT do it."
well. then" I said, going I'D a Bit
in my bids to meet him, 'I'll put 1t like
this. These gems are paste. But Lady
Vandrift has an unconquerable and un-
accountable desire to possess them
Money doesn't meter to her She is q
friend of your wife's. AS a personal IA
vor. won't you sell them to her for g
! thOusand?"
He shook his head. TT would be
| criminal"
But we take all risk" 1 cried.
He was absolute adamant. "As q
clergyman" he answered, Il feel 1 can
not do it
will you try, Mrs. Brabazon?"
asked.
The pretty little Scotchwoman lean
over and whispered. She coaxed anC
cajoled him. Her ways were winsome
l couldn't hear what she said. but h
seemed to give way at last. I SHOULD
! love Lady Vandrift to have them" she
murmured, turning to me. "She is sucl
a dear?' And she took out the link.
from her husbands cuffs and handed
! them acress to me.
How much?" I asked
1.-TWO thousand?" she answered, In
terrogatively. 1t was a big rise. all al
once; but such are the ways of wo.
men. Ms
Done" f1/rephed. do you con
sent?"
The curate looked up as if ashamed
of himself.
81 consent" he said slowly. "sinct
Jessie wishes 1t. But as a clergyman
and to prevent any future misunder
standing, I should like you to give m,
a statement in writing that you buy
them on my distinct and positive dec
laration that they are made of paste