The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-02

caused d iot o. newspa.,ss talk. They
were said to Be the finest string in the
United States. There were articles
even In the magazines about Mira
jerks and her string Of pearls Finally
some reporter started the story that
there was stone for every $1,000. 600
jerks had screwed out OF the public
by the merger"-twenty-s seven in all
(For these days there was beginning IA
be heard all over the clamor about the
price Of food and how the new combi-
nation OF packers was forcing mn
prices-mere guesswork on the part of
cheap socialistic axitators that was
being taken seriously by people who
ought to know better1 One paper
even had 1t that pretty little Mn
jerks "daunted around her neck the
blood bought price Of million iives!"
SO IT had come to be q sort Of Joke
among US. that string Of pearls. When
ever l saw it would pretend to count
the stones and ask Mrs jerks how
many more million lives she was wear.
Ing around her neck tonight. She
would laugh back In her pretty little
southern drawl:
The papers do say such dreadful
things. Pretty soon l shan't dare to
wear single jewel in public. Ralph
says It's dangerous to do II now, there
are so many cranks around. Don't you
think It's horrid Of them to talk so?"
Sarah bad her string Of pearls, too
but II was much smaller than the Ia
nous one Of Mrs. jerks. Sarah didn't
altogether like Mrs. jerks and used to
say that she pastered herself with
jewels to show who she was.
Well. the pearls went to Washington
with us on this trip aud made quite 4
splendid show. though We used to Joke
Ralph jerks about sitting up nights to
watch his wifes necklace. The fame
OF the pearls had got to Washington
ahead OF us. and the Washington Ea-
gle had a piece in about the arrival at
the Arlington Of the new senator from
Illinois and the packers contingent"
with their pearls. People used to turn
around In the corridors and stare at
us-not so much Mt the new senator a.
Mt Mrs. jerks pearls.
l had already taken q house In Wash.
1ngton for the winter, and Sarah soon
was busy in having 1t done over for
Us. We had shut mp the Chicago house.
and after discussing the matter with
Sarah l concluded to turn over the
Vermilion county property to q so
clety to be used for a reform school.
Sarah talked 1t over with the young
fellow l met on the train who flrst put
the idea into my head. and she seemed
to take great pleasure in the plan,
wanting me to give an endowment for |
the institution, which I promised a. |
soon as my packing company stock was
out Now that had fail |
ed to put VIII and his family down
there. as I had set my heart on doing.
had no more wish to 60 back 70 the |
place than Sarah had. And 40 q home |
to take boys to who hadn't q fair |
chance In life 1t might do some good |
In the world
1t was a pleasant. warm day when |
my colleague. Senator Drimmond. |
came to escort me to the senate. Ny
and Slocum accompanied Us
up the broad steps toward ths senate |
chamber. AZ We turned IN fre0 the |
street. With the capitol rsst.G before |
US. my eye fell upon a-broaA advertis- |
ing board beside the walk on q vacant |
piece Of property. One Of the conspic
uous advertisements caught my atten
ton:
The Duchess brand strictly farm
made sausage. best in the world"
1t was one Of Strauss 'ads." Slo
rum pointed to 1t with q wave Of hi. |
1and and glanced at me, and though |
caught q smile on the lips Of my col
league which might have been scorn
full So paused before We passed be
yond sight Of the sign Of the Duches.
brand
1T was good sausaes. slo! At leas
t was VIXEN We made IT.
And it did pretty we'll BY your h.
laughed.
Senator Drummond had moved for
ward With my secretary. YES! TIL,
Duchess was all right" Then we fol
Owed the others slowly up the great
steps.
In the senate chamber. In one Of the
galleries. group Of women were cit.
ing about Sarah. waiting to zee me
lake the oath. One OF them waved q
at me. and rs looked up H
caught sight Of Mrs. jerks pearls
when she leaned forward over the rail II
On my desk there was a bunch OF
American Beauty roses. I did not have
% look for the card to know that thsy II
had come from Jane. II
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