Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-11
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The Globe TrOtters.

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teel in appearance and wearing clothes
of q British cut.
The clerk pulled out Il tray of gold
bracelets, ana the gentleman looked
them over critically.
"lalk about the jewelry abroad, the
customer remarked in Il pleasant voice,
Il think our American jewelry is much
more tasteful. I've looked over the
stock in London, Paris, Vienna. Der
lin ana St. Petersburg I'm a globe
trotter, you know-and / give you
my word I've not seen any such unique
designs as these.
After hesitating a long while he
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 1t 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.
week later the same gentleman
stroled into the same jewelry store
and asked. to see some diamond soil
taire rings. The same clerk waited on
him and drew forth ease containing
diamonds worth from so 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
Joye, that's beauty. Quill prix? Pom
my word, I've stopped SO often in
Paris that forgot / was in America.
How much, mean
"Fifty-five hundred dollars"
Isn't that big price,
There are two diamonds in it worth
$4,000 each unset
The gentleman looked longingly at
the brooch. went away, came back the
same afternoon, looked over the stock
again and again clung to the brooch.
I'm unaccustomed to American ways"
he said TO the clerk. II don't know
anything about this house, and, though
I'm a fair Judge of diamonds, | don't
like TO put so much money into them
without the opinion of an expert.
Would your house consider il 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, and the customer. being satisfied,
requested that the brooch be sent to
his hotel for his wife's approval. That
afternoon it was brought there by Il
shrewd looking man, who said he was
| one of the members of the firm He
| was obliged to wait till the globe trot-
! 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. IA delicate
looking woman. who seemed to he
tired out following her husband around
the world, admired it immensely
Anything more Of me?" asked the
| expert after stating that the jewels
were the same or at least OF equal
value 10 those he had seen at the store.
Nothing more, thank YOU" replied
| the customer. slipping bill into her
| hand. Nov" he continued to the
| jeweler. Il want this brooch with these
| identical jewels, and you want 5000
| III good money. ! don't ask YOU to
| trust me, and ! wouldn't trust any
! body. i once bought Il diamond in
| Constantinople. and before ! got it into
my possession paste fac-simile had
been substituted. What propose is
| this ! will put the brooch in this little
box, seal il up. stamped with my own
| seal and you take II back to the store
with my check for $500 As soon as
| the check is pronounced good at the
bank you send iue The box, still sealed
What do you think of that:"
II think Ii an unusual method"
Every we'll. If you object / suppose
we shall have 10 call the sale off.
! don't come 10 take
"As you like" said the jeweer. who
knew there was $500 profit in the
| transaction
The globe trotter placed the brooch
| in the box, put Il piece of wrapping
| paper about il. tied with Il string seal
ed ii with a ring he wore on his little
! finger and was about To hand il 10 the
| jeweler when the wife shrieked and
| put her hand to her heart For 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 ex-
| preston. advancing to her, handed
the box and check to the jeweler as
he passed and. apparently dismissing
everything else than his wife's condi.
ton, stood over her flaming 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 been
drawn called on the jewelers. aud pre-
scented the check, on which was writ
ten mo Funds" suspicion that
something was wrong came at once to
the jewelers., who took the box from
the safe, broke the seal, destroying the