The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-27
The Schemes of Colonel Clay
Continued from Page 8.

legend, Sepoy stole a necklet at the
sack of the palace, and then fought
with another for it. 1t was believed
that two stones got split in the scuffle,
and were picked up and sold by a third
persona lOOker-On-who had no idea
of the value of his booty. Amelia had
been hunting for them for several
years to complete her necklet.
They are excellent paste" Sir
Charles observed, handing them back.
1T takes a first-class judge to detect
them from the reality. Lady Vandrift
has necklet much the same in char
acter, but composed of genuine stones;
and, as they are so much like them.
and would complete her set, to all
outer appearance, | wouldn't mind Civ
ing you, say, G10 for the pair of them. "
Mrs. Brabazon looked delighted. "Oh.
sell them to him, Dick she cried, land
buy me a brooch with the money! a
pair of common links would do for you
just as Wei. Ten pounds for two paste
stOnesi It's quite a lot of money.
She said it SO sweetly, with her pref
ty Scotch accent, that 1 couldn't mag
inc how Dick had the heart to refuse
her. But he did, all the same
No, Jess, darling" he answered.
They're worthless, | know; but they
have for me a certain sentimental
value, as I've often told you. My dear
mother wore them, while she lived. as
earrings. and as soon as she died l had
them set as links in order that I might
keep them about me. Besides, they
have historical and family interest
Even a worthless heirloom, after ALL Is
an heirloom"
DR.. Hector Macpherson looked across
and interviewed. There is a part of my
concession" he said, where we have
reason TO believe perfect new Kim
berley viii soon be discovered. If al
any time you would care. Sir Charles
to look at my diamOnds-when [ get
them-it would afford me the greatest
pleasure in life to submit them to youl
consideration"
Sir Charles could stand it no longer
Sir" he said, gazing across at him
with his sternest air, IF your conces-
sions were as full of diamonds as Sid
bad the Sailors valley. | would not
care to turn my head to look at them
/ am acquainted with the nature ans
practice of salting." And he glared al
the man with the overhanging eve
browS as if he would deVour him raw
Poor DR.. Hector Macpherson subsided
instantly. We learned a little later
that he was a harmless lunatic, who
went about the world with successive
concessions for ruby mines and plati-
mum reefs, because he had been ruined
and driven mad by speculatiOns in the
two, and now recouped himself by i'm
aginary grants in Burmah and Brazil
or anywhere else that turned up\handy
And his eyebrows, after all, were o.
natures handicraft. We were sorry
for the incident, but a man in Sil
| Charles position is such a mark fol
| rOgues that. if he did not take mean!
/ TO protect himself promptly he would
| be forever oVerrun by them.
| When we went up to our salon tha
| evening Amelia flung herself on tn,
| sofa. Charles she broke out in {
voice of a tragedy queen, those are rea
| diamonds, and I shall never be happy
| again till l get them
They are real diamonds" Charles
| echoed, land you shall have them
Amelia. They're worth not less than