The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-03

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An avaricious. You've heard of them,
Mary?"
"A lot," returned Mary, brusquely.
''More than ! shnll tell you now
Jane laughed lcniently and flung a
spool Of discarded darning cotton at
the pink-nosed kitten.
Il must have them" she declared.
II dream of them. l want to handle
them--to wear them Fancy strings
of turquoise blue A. q robins egg.
Imagine q necklace OF bIue-red ru-
bies Dream Of emeralds greener than
the grecnest depths of the ocean.
Diamonds more brilliant than"
Mary Burns cut short the rush OF
fluent comparisons. "Then you're go
ing to marry the Jardine Jewels,
JaneY'
II really think shall. Why, what
II the matter, Mary?"
For Mary WINS laughing laughing
annoyingIy and mysteriously. 20,
nothng!" She said. But she kept on
laughing of and on all the way
home.
So Jane, with sigh for splendid
Stuart Cameron, married the insig-
nificant little man of "cribbed, CANNED
ture that was not only shallow but
coarse. He resented her early inquiry
about the Jardine jewels.
Zone would fancy you had only mar
ried me for those" he said, suspicious
". II can't produce them for year.
There are certain reasons they must
stay where they are"
1t was Margaret Fnrrar who met
Stuart Cameron when. gay. eager,
expectant. he stepped from the train.
janet" He glanced quickly around.
Margaret WINGED, but she held her.
self well in hand.
stuart! l must speak with you"
Il don't know how can tell you"
she went on. when they we're wan
dcring down lane profligate in mid
summer effulgence of bloom and
beauty. "But--Jane is married-mar-
riett to Ed Jardine"
He saw the pleasant countryside az
Ouc uJSlOTtcu green DluI. uC SUN
was n prarcing ball OF copper.
"Margie! Is this true? What infiu-
enced her?'
'She was young" the sister said,
defensively. ''She loved beautiful
things. She had heard 70 much OF
the Jardine jewels"
"Ah!" he said" A flush of intelli-
gence irradiated his face. "rhen she
did not know"
Know what?
''Never mind now Margaret, could
you care for me?'
vnricate. YES" she said, -"but you
must not speak to me now. If-when
you know me better"
He turned, looking into the grave,
gentle face. where the unselfish love
of many years blossomed forth for
the first time.
~ must have been blind" he said
slowly; ''blind!"
He would have taken her in his
arms, but she smiled back in his eyes
and shook her head.
"Wait until you are sure you see,
she whispered, blushing
They had been married more than
\ year when Jane Jardine swept down
on their pretty home i'll whirlwind
Of fury.
Margaret" she hared ont. 1.-THE
,1arGine jewels were sold with the fam
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in the local bank are only paste du-
plicates, which Eds father had made
when he disposed OF the genuine. Did
you know about it? Mary Burns
said she did" She had to pause. SC
breathless was she with rage. ed
only laughs. He says it serves me
right--he says sham jewels are good
enough for me--he-"
She broke off. crimson with wrath
I've known for ages, Jane" Stuart
Cameron jauntily swung his sturdy
boy out of his wife's arm. "Rot
Burns told me about it before l went
abroad
Take Off your hat. janet" urged
Margaret. Stay to supper with usl'
Jane cast a grim glance around
the place. The athletic engineer. witt
his son set on his shoulder--th.
happy mother in the dainty gown, thu
gay little domicile itself. which wa,
less house than home
I'D better not" Suddenly sh.
seemed to see Ed Jardin's sullen. be
fuddIed conference.-the hear hi,
tanntinR remark anent her disap
pointment. ED would swear. AL
though. for the matter of that" sh,
muttered between the hysterica
gusts of melancholy laugh, "he will
swear anyhow"
| When she had gone lnggingly ava,
the eyes of husband and wife met.
Poor janet Even II the Jardin'
jewels were genuine they could no
make her a happy woman"
ITS an i'll wind that blows nobod,
good" Cameron's smile of lingerin,
tenderness brought the pretty colo
rushing to her cheeks. "I'm glad sh'
admired them when she did--as deep
~ AZ she did Beloved, you know
Dear heart-I know!"-Chicag'
Tribune.
Then Beware of the Crt.
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