The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-31

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inlaw's wrath All night he was tor.
me1ted by dreadful dreams. in which
sponge bags played leading parts, and
a necklace of miilstones hung about
his neck.
But the newspaper by his plate at
breakfast brought him the first easy
moment he had known for weeks. for
in prominent place he read this ad-
vertisement:
5000 REWARD.
The above reward will be paid and no
questions asked, for the return of the
necklace taken on the night Of January
~, from the residence of r. C. Bridges,
to that address or to so Broadway
mo questions askedl" The phrase
shone from the page rosy with the
light of hope. Laura was amazed at
the change in her husbands appear.
ance when she came tripping down to
breakfast.
There, dearest!" she exclaimed. 81
knew that tonic was just what you
needed. You look even better than you
did before our marriage"
Il have certainly found a wonderful
relief" said Bobby solemnly.
Mr.. Bridges sat in his private office,
Immersed in a pile of correspondence,
when the glazed door opened sudden
ly and his son-in-law walked in with
breezy Good morning, father"
Hove you heard about the neck
lace?' was almost the first question
asked of the young man after the pre-.
liminary greeting.
Agnes has told u.s. was the answer.
But you are offering too large a re-
ward-S1,25O will bring IT,"
Mr.. Bridges swung around in his
swivelchair in amazement.
What do you know about it?" he
said. What do you mean?"
Just what say" Tunstall coolly
replied. It's a little secret-but it's
all In the family. Write me a check
to bearer for $3.50, and | guarantee
that the necklace shall be produced
and save you $1,75O!"
Still wondering, the broker com.
piled, but with such an expression of
Inquiry that when Bobby had pocket
ed the check, he proceeded. in a
graver manner than his father.in-law
had ever known him to assume, to
make the mutely demanded explana.
tion, having assured himself that the
door was securely closed.
Thought possessed of an ample in
come" he said, Il have always spent
1t as 1t came--and not infreuuently
before 1t came. / was during such a
state of temporary lack of funds that
l was introduced to your household.
! assure you most sincerely that had
no idea at that time of Tarleton's
feelings toward Laura, and certainly
had no intention of becoming his rival,
and IT was therefore without compunc.
tion that accepted from him a loan
suffi cient to enable me to maintain a
proper appearance in the social circle
In which you move"
A soft whistle was the father.in.
laws only comment.
We'll" continued Tunstall. when
Jack found that Laura preferred me
he turned rusty. dunned me for the
debt, which now aggregates $3.50,
and even at my bachelor dinner hinted
that | might be served with a legal
process on my honeymoon. That was
one reason for concealing our where
abouts, and II was that threat hang.
Ing over me--together with an oppor.
tunity that Fate itself must have ere.
ated-that induced me to take tempo.
rary charge of my wife's ornaments.
which ] now feel much pleasure in
transferring to you. / need hardly
say that, for the sake of the reputa.
tion of the family and the feelings of
your daughter, II would be well not
to tell how you have recovered 1t, es-
pecially to my wife"
What is that about your wife?"
inquired Laura, entering the office un,
announced
Il was merely saying that you would
be delighted to know that your father
has recovered your necklace" said
Bobby, with great presence of mind.
"Oh, how lovely" exclaimed
Laura, as her husband held 1t up.
You know scarcely got a look at 1t
on our wedding day But don't go,
Bobby" she added, as he turned to
leave. 81 came in to ask papa to
turn the management of my affairs
over to you-just walt while he has
Ithe papers made out"
you might charge that $3.50 TO
the dowry," whispered Bobby to his
father-in-law.