The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-09
The Amethyst
Pin


There is such Il thing as being too
conscientious remarked young Mrs
Langfon coefully
Have YOU suEe.ed from it," asked
her friend
You may smile If YOU like. hut
have suffered FROM the effects Of the
abnormaly developed conscience Of
my mother-in-law no you remember
the amethyst pin you admired tx
much when | wore il to Your lanch
eon?"
Indeed, do 1t was so pretty witt
your wisteria gown
1T was, declared Mrs, Langton III
was lovely with that little dress. And
TO think that bought suit and hat
with special reference to that pin
The worst Of it is that Walter dcesn1
.srnpathize with me III all lie just
lauehs and says that untNths are 81
ways punished in some way or other
Il can't offer my sympathy unit
you tell me about it,, hinted hel
hicnd.
7 1t was this way, Mamma Langtor
Thinks that Walter ard are very ex
trayagant. she was Mortified at ths
amount OF money We spent in furnish
ing the house, and when as an after
thought we bought the clock. though
any one Will admit that 1t looks as II
II had been made Tor the spot at the
turn Of the stairway. she almos;
wcpt. | made up my mind then and
there that the next thing we bought
which couldn't be classed with the
necessities of life would have to be
purchased by stealth.
One day when | met my husband
down town asked him to stop for a
moment at the window where the pin
was displayed | mentioned casually
that it would be sweet with my new
est dress, adding that OF course it was
out OF the question for It's to hny It.
Walter Is Of a peculiar disposition
Just tell him that he oughtnt to
spend his money for particular arti-
Gle, and he straightway Is determined
to have that very thing Well he
went in and bought the amethyst.
suggested that we say nothing about
the matter to his mother for awhile,
and | had worn the pin a number of
times before she saw It,"
Then what happened?'
1T was one day when was dress.
ing In a great hurry asked her to
come to my room aud hook my waist
for me, forgetting that the pin was on
my dressing table.
THAT is something new she said.
picking up the ornament. Where did
YOU get it?'
"iOh, that is Just a pin found, /
replied. anxious to set cut of it the
best way could.
When?' she asked
Yesterday ! returned.
Then it is your duty to adver.
tise il
y; Int y-"a r. caid, for the
stca ISN'T aNre.
"F,hat is Nhlre you are Mistaken
sh4 ~. &c The stone is fine
color ana tho setting is beautiful
Then will wear it today said,
reaching out my hand for it.
mo, wouldn't If were YOU she
objected. Where did you find it?'
Under the seat OF the street car.
II saw 1t glitter, you know, an
swered, getting In deeper ard deeper
You want to find the real owner,
don't you, Beatrice! she asked, in her
seyerest manner.
OF course, do, stammered.
Then | will lock it up in my little
safe until you are sure you may wear
it with a clear conscience. And she
off with 1t.
Next day Walter and went to New
York and were gone a week. Almost
the first thing Mamma Langton said
when we entered the house on our re.
turn Was Wen, Beatrice, | found the
owner OF the amethyst pinr
y merely gaspcd, and she went on:
OF course You wouldn't have enjoyed
wearing II until everything possible
had been done to find the owner, so |
deemed 1t best to put an advertise
ment in the newspapers. had num-
Der OF answers and che OF them de-
cliu.d the pin Almost exactly, SO
replied TO 1t. A very MEG woman
called and after she had paid me for
the notice gave her the pin. She was
delighted
What is her address, | asked In
. choAed voice,
II don't know, I'm sure. But what
does II nattcr?' asked my mother-in-
.aw
Now my lovely amethyst is gone
orcyer!"
"EXcusc me for laughing" apo!o-
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