The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20

;'Pshawi-so am /; that comes Of being
thought 4 rich man when you're as poor
as parson. I'm quite poor man. you
l listened To him patiently. ard IN the
end persuaded him TO buy Watts an eN-
Quisite set OF jeweled links. These had
fine diamond in each OF them. but their
greatest ornament was the superb enaln-
cling, worthy OF Jean Toutin or Petitot
with which all the gold was covered.
asked el50 FOR these remarkable orna
ments; and the old man, struck. Ike the
artist he was, with tho perfection of the
workmanship. fixed his greedy eyes upon
them, and was persuaded, lie protested
that they were 600 good. Tar too good.
for such a worthless migrate as his
nephew, and that he ought 30 keep them
ir his own collection. but at last he
to Lord VarnleY's town house, and went
away chafing at his own generosity and,
as he avowed, at his stupidity.
Il saw no more Of him for n week.
The wedding had been celebrated, and
Master Bertie Watts had conveyed away
quietly TO Folllcstone as pretty an Eng
lish girl as ever flourished in the glare
of the west Lord and Lady Eanley
shut no their house during the week after
the marriage. having sent the very numer
Gus wedding presents to their bankers:
and society would have forgotten the
whole business IL il had not paused to
discuss the important question-How were
the young couple to exist in the future
on the paltry income of four or FIVE hun
dred pounds year? One-half OF the
world may not know how the other half
lives, but that is not for lack of effort
on its part TO find out. II was q matter
OF club-room news that old LORD Har-
what his nephew called those two; penny
half-penny sleeve links" had not given
him a penny. How then, said this same
charitable world. will these silly children
keep uD their position In town when they
return from the second-ratc hotel they
are now staying in at Folkestone?
curiously enough. was able myself
to answer that question in three days
time-thoueb at the moment l was ig-
norant as any OF them. The matter came
about this way. On the very morning that
Lord Varnley went 10 Paris ii was known
through the daily papers that there had
been a robbery at his house in Cork
street of green velvet case, containing
crescent OF pearls, turQuoises. and dia-
the embassies TO his daughter. and must
said the reports. have been abstracted
| from the house during the press and the
confusion OF the reception. Later in the
! afternoon / received an advice from Scot
| land Yard Cautioning me against the pur-
| chase OF such n gem, and inviting imme-
| diate communication If il were offered TO
me- The theft OF wedding presents is SO
common that | gave little heed TO the
matter; and was already mersed in other
business when Lord Ilarningham was an
| nounccd. He seemed rather fidgety in
| his manner. / thought. and hummed and
hawed considerably before he would eX-
plain his mission.
ITS about those links I gave my
nephew" he said at last. they're fai
too good for him. Sutton-and they're
| too pretty. | never saw better work in
my life and must have been fool
when 1 let them go out OF my possession
dye scc?"
well. but you can't get them back
! now" I remarked. with smile.
He took snuff vigorously at my reply,
and then said.
Man. you're wrong. I've got them in
my pocket.
| | must have expressed my astonishment
| in my look. for he went on quickly:
| "Yes. here In the green case as you
sold them. Do surprise you, eh? Well.
| I'm going 10 give Master Bertic a bit
| OF a check. and to keep these things
| but one OF the stones is off color-I
noticed Il at the weddine-and l must
| have rev one in. dye sec?"
II thought that YOU had already hand
| ed them over l interrupted, quite dis
| regarding his last request.
| so ! did so | did: but "A man can
tasc his own back again. can't he? We'll
when l saw them at the house. con-
cluded II was ridiculous to give n boy
| like that such treasures. and 50
| You spoke TO him.
| 'Hem-that Is, Of course. man. Pshaw
| You're too iuquistivc for a jewcler YOU
ought 10 have been n ladys maid"
Have you brought them with you
nowg''