The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-07
MY LADY'S BRACELET
AZ GRACE ETHEL WEEKS.

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copyright. 1903. BY American Press Assoc
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Zeke jerks, a native Of Missouri, at
twenty years Of age lost bis father
and gained thereby a farm. Not find
ing the state big enough for him, he
sold his farm and went to Texas,
where he invested the proceeds In oil
territory, OF which the Octopus OH
company kindly relieved him for
consideration. Zeke took the consid-
GRAFTON to New York. where he became
a great stock and cotton Spectator
and by the time be was thirty was
worth so many millions that he didn't
know what to do with them.
Meanwhile Zeke, having determined
to see something beside bis own coun-
try, went TO London, where he kept
house In fine style. Having made the
acquaintance OF several impecunious
nobIemen who gave him introdnctions
for consideration, It was not long be-
fore be found himself member Of the
celebrated smart set headed by tho
king OF England. Certain profess
sional beauties OF the British CAPT.
tai, without stopping to consider the
origin Of bis accumulations proceeded
to lay plans to transfer as much Of
them as possible to themselves. A few
preliminary efforts ia the way OF mod
crate amounts we're so successful as to
encourage them to strike for something
higher.
Among the reigning bellies OF that
ssason--married bellies, not young
ladies; the bellies Of London usually
are encountered with husbands-was
Lady Arabella Richmond Twenty
years before her mother had been so
fayorably noticed b. the king as to be
unfavorably noticed by some Of the
puritanicsl families Of England. Lady
Arabella had inherited a number Of
splendid jewels and when she wished
TO crush a rising rival would put them
all on at some aristocratie function.
But unfortunately, the beauty's ex-
penditgres being greater than her in
come, she was obliged now and again
to sacrifice gem, and at the time
Zeke jerks appeared on the London /
social stage she had reached q point
where her stock Of jewels needed re
pIenishing. Indeed, without certain
additions her supremacy was in dan
ger. She was among the FIRST to take
up "that unique American, Mr.. Jenks,H
who BY this time was the talk OF tho |
town. Furthermore q rival had ap-
pesred from the American culony III
the person OF Miss Lillian Leo, ma
tive OF Maryland, whose beauty, de-
lightful manners and naturally amia.
BILE disposition was slowly making her /
favorite. Notwithstanding these adj
vantages Miss Lee could not have ri. |
vailed the highborn Lady Richmond
had not the latter reached an age |
where even cosmetics failed to pre-
serve her beauty. The charm Of the /
whole matter was that Miss Lee did |
not seek to rival any one and was IN
conscious that certain prophets were
whispering that she would be at the
head OF the relgning bellies at 90 dis
tsnt date.
It was at this time that Lady Ara
bella was winding her tentacles about
Zeke jerks. He had been growing
more and more devoted and gave ev-
cry evidence that be was not only en-
raptured with the position he occupied
before the London social world, but
with Lady Richmond herself. One day
be called upon her ct the hour for aft
ernoon tea TO ask favor
Desiring. he said. to make some ac-
acknowledgement to lady OF high social
standing who had graeiously accepted
his attentions, be asked Lady Rich
mond to name a gift that would be ac-
ceptable II being obvious that Lady
Richmond herself was to be the recip-
lent she eagerly consented. She was
however, tribe surprised at Mr.
jerks giving her q limit Of $1,000 AT 4
the end of a weeks inspection the
lady gave a jeweler an order TO send
a bracelet set with single diamond