Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-06

days."
And she replied:
1T worries me that l have no jew
els. not a single stone, nothing to pu
on. | shall look wretched enough.
would almost rather not go To thi:
party"
He answered:
You might wear natural flowers
They are very fashionable this season
For ten francs YOU can get two ol
three magnificent roses.
She was not convinced.
No; there is nothing more humil-
iating than to look poor among wOmer
who are rich
But her husband cried:
How stupid of you: Go and fine
vour friend Madame Forester and ash
her to lend YOU some jewels. You are
intimate enough with her for that"
She uttered a cry of joy.
"Of course. had not thought ot
that"
The next day she went to her friends
house and told her distress.
Madame Forester went to her hand
some wardrobe, took out a large Cask-
ct. brought it back opened it, and said
To Madame Loisel:
Choose. my dear"
She saw first of all some bracelets
then pearl necklace, then Venetian
cross, gold and precious stones OF won
derful workmanship. She tried on the
ornaments before the glass, hesitated
could not make up her mind to part
with them. to give them back. She
kept asking:
You have nothing else?'
"Whv, yes. See l do not know what
will please you"
All at once she discovered, in black
satin box, a splendid diamond neck
lace, and her heart began to beat with
immoderate desire. Her hands trem-
hled as she took it. She fastened II
around her throat. over her nigh
nccked dress. and stood lost in ecstasy
as she looked at herself.
Then she asked, hesitating, full o1
anxiety:
Would you lend me that-only
that?"
why, yes. certainly"
She sprang upon the neck oi hel
friend. embraced her rapturously, ther
fed with her treasure.
The day of the ball arrived. Madame
Ioisel was a success. She was pret-
tier than all the others, elegant, gra-
cious. smiling. and crazy with joy. Al
the men stared at her, asked her name
tried to he introduced. All the caDl'
net officials wished to waltz with her
The minister noticed her.
She danced with intoXication, with
nassion, made drunk with pleasure
forgetting all in the triumph OF hel
beauty, in the glory of her success, II
a sort of mist of happiness. the re-
suit of all this homage, all this admlra-
ton. all these awakened desires, TINS
victory SO complete and SO sweet To the
heart of woman.
She left about four o'clock in the
morning. Her husband had been sleep
ing since midnight in a little deserted
anteroom with three other gentlemen
whose wives were having a good time
He threw about her shoulders tht
wraps which he had brought for hei
to go out in, the modest wraps of com
mon life. whose poverty contrastec
sharply with the elegance of the ball
room toilet. She felt this and wished
to ESCAPE. that she might not ID" no.
ticed by the other women VIII" were
cnvclnping themselves in costly furs.
Luisel held her back.
Wait here, YOU will catch cold out
side. will go and find a cab
But she would not listen Ia him. ant
rapidly descended the stairs. Nhel
they were at last in the street. they
could find no carriage, and began Il
look for one. crying after the cahm"l
they saw passing at distance.
They walked down toward the Seine
in despair, shivering with the cold. A
last they found on the quay one o
those ancient nocturnal Coupes tina
one sees i'm Paris only after dark, a:
if they were ashamed to display thch
wrctchcdnesS during the day.
They were put down ut their door II
the Rue dcS Martyrs. and sadly mount
ed the steps to their apartments.
was all over, for her. And as Tor nm
he reflected that h" must he at his
office at ten o'clock.
She took off the wraps which "nv"l
nprd her shoulders hcf"r" tn" glass. t.
take a final look at herself in all h"1
glory. But suddenly sh" uttered cry
She no longer had the nrCklar" ah"u
her neck,
Her husband. already half undr"ss"d
inquired:
"What is the natter?
She turned madly toward him.
Il have have no longer have
Madame T"r"sticr's necklace"
He stood up. distracted.
They looked i'm the folds "l ne
dress, i'm the folds Of her cloak, in tn
packets. everywhere. They could n"
| find a trace of it.
He asked:
You are sure You still had it wh"l
YOU left tn" ball"
Yes. felt it in tn" v"stihul" at th'
palace
"Rut if you had lost ii in tn" sire"
we should have heard it fall. 1t mus
hr i'm the cab"
Yes. That's probably it, hid y"'
take the number"
NO. And YOU. y"u did not motto
it,"
Ne"
They looked at each other thunder
struck. At last I."isel put "m his cloth"
a"aiu.
Il am going back" said he, ""v"
| every foot of tn" way We came, I" s."
if shall not find it,"
:" h" started. She remained in h"