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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 49, 1911.
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went into the shop, which was several
steps above the street level. In French,
Jew what he didn't want. Then. by a
he got round to what
) ais astuteness went for nausht. for
when the man displayed q handful OF
rings, Elise gave one .eostatic gasp. !.
why, there's precisely the sort OF
thing I've been looking for" she ex-
claimed. and drew from among the
parent parent % yellow s On sS Which were S carved a
number of little marks that the Jew
said vas a verse from the Koran.
It was set In ring Of Roman gold, 9
not oyerweigh the stone. :.
If Elise pexter's blue eyes widened
the shopran's black eyes cleaned. He
saw customer.
How much?" asked the girl.
Tho man named q sum.
burroughs laughed derisively and
prepared himself for an argument after
the manner OF what he had read In
instinct for cheapening.. Her philosophy
held that II you wanted a thirg enough
1t was cheap at any price.
She put down the sum named, and ths
because he had not asked more.
With the ring twabbling on her finger
they returned to the street. A young
Moor in q white burnoose and a red fez
oaF IN to bs s.a & Hs keen s
eigners. though he made no pretense Of
looking at them.
Miss Dexter was holding the ring up
for inspection. and the man observed It.
two were out OF ear-shot, then hurried
quickly into the shop.
"A Christian woman came from here
Just now with seal ring on her I'm
True" said the merchant. "she had
Just bought It of me, and I was fool
enough to take less than I could have
got for IT,: She paid what asked with
out question.
"she seemed to want it?"
She cried out at the sight Of IT,"
THE world is full of queer things.
How did you come by the ring?"
The old Jew pursed his lips thought
fully and looked askance at his in.
"one has SO many stones that one
cannot remember. This one. II am
not mistaken. bought several months
ago from q dancing girl. The Jewel,
these girls have!"
He shrugged his shoulders.
The young Moor leaned over the table
mistaken
r,MI IWhG , can a be, be sure' But what of I'll
..of course. you know what It wasr
"'Twas a well-cut stone. But there
are plenty like II in the shops"
Not many like It," laughed the
The old man turned his back uninter.
estedly.
You speak as II you knew the ring
1t Is perhaps like one you have seen?
Yes, l have seen 1t. And do you tel
How should know?"
You hold a talisman in your hand
and a do not know it7 That was the rims
The old man eyed him a minute. ther
he spread out his hands.
Huh! | DO not believe that"
You got 1t from dancing giri?'
1T Is 30 long ago ] cannot remember
, You "a are probably mistaken. You coult
II saw clearly enough. It was his
own seal But what is It doing in thi,
place ! cannot understand. I am con.
yinced that you did not know what !!
Of It,"
The shopman grinned.
I, After ALL" said he. perhaps I made
else soUd should hold IL mana aan' does Se
not to have to do with things that dom
rn.I,S Right, 't,., .a!a 4 the young man. RE
Drawing the end of his burnoos,
across his face, he left the shop and Sc
of rapidly In the direction taken by th'
| Americana.
Those two were sauntering in the sup
posed direction of their hotel. They hat
not caught up with Mrs. Ragsdale, blu
they were not worried. Miss Dexter wa
too engrossed In her find to think o
| anything else.
| at just shows" she said, that II yo,
keep looking for something you wan
some day you'll find your search re
warded in a way you had not dreame'
| to hope for. I've been wanting a ston,
like this for centuries.
| Its such a peculiar color. I wonde
what the wiggles mean. There's a GER
tain romance about Moorish stones tina
Roman cuttings don't have There
some of the mystery of the East in al
Arabian things. I wonder. now. wha
the history of this ring really is?''
i AS she spoke she turned the circlet OF
her finger and fairly beamed on 1t.
You'll have to have It made smalle
II you're going to wear It," said tn
practical Burroughs.
IT might lose II now" she agreed witt
trepidation. "If it'll ft you, wear
till we get back to the hotel. That
safer than to carry 1t In my bag.
always half expect that one of 'thes
men will throw his cloak over my head
snatch my purse and rum
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