The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
BY CLARISSA nACkIE


leather bag,
BE sure to declare these, Eleanor
II will be cheaper In the end Ieie-
phone me at the office and | viii send
a check down to the customs immedi
ately. You better let me take them
over tomorrow. You are rather care
| less. my dear"
mo. indeed John Freer! shall
carry them back to New York myself,
and will show you that aithough
/ NAV sometimes be careless IN utue
/ things, when there is really something
worth while to be taken care OF
| shall not fail. AS for declaring them,
the duty will be frightful. They are
worth $4,000, you said
.'AH of that, and the duty VIII bring
ND the cost. but | can afford to pay IT.
The tariff afforded me protection when
was a manufacturer. Certainly
would not dream of cheating IN the
! matter" said Freer gravely. IN take
cgre of the diamonds until san TO
morrow. Then you may take care of
them, but warn you against trying
to smuggle them in. | shall meet you
at the boat on your arrival and settle
the matter at once"
VERY well, dear" said Mrs. treer
meekly. yet with a sparkle in her eye
which did not escape her quiet, indui-
gent husband. Now, as this is your
last night in Paris shall we not try the
opera p
with pleasure I'm going out now,
but I'll be in before dinner, WIN you
have Armand pack my things? | must
catch that Cherbourg express without
fail If I'm TO make my boat IN the
morning" Mr.. Freer kissed his wife
lightly and left the room and later
the hotel
Mrs. Freer looked thOughtfully at
her rings as her husband left the ROOM
and a little smile curved her lips at
the daring thought that entered her
prettv head After an unusually long
/ silence she tossed a kiss toward the
silver framed photograph of her hus-
band aud spoke aloud:
with all due respect to your judg-
| ment, dear John! Ughl Fancy paying
! all that duty besides Biffan's bin for
setting the stones in my platinum
! chain, No. sirw with which express
= sive and mysterious remark sue o"h'
ed out OF the room
The next morning found her alone
in Paris, while her husband was prop
ably homeward bound across the Al
taptic He had been summoned to
/ Now York by important business mat
ters and Eleanor. with her shopping
half done, had decided to remain and
finish ii, going home by the boat on
| which they had engaged passage for
the return trip.
Now that she was alone she poured
the stones through her slender fingers
dellghting in their sparkle and bril-
fancy and the purity OF their color.
Then she hid them III her bosom and
| went forth to attend to her neglected
| shopping.
| Homeward bound on the Leonore
Mrs. Freer wore a proud and trium
phapt smile that would have aroused
her husbands suspicious had he seer
| it. While little groups of the womeI
| mourned over the duties that woul'
Ii have to oe paid on their purSn@Fes
| Eleanor Frecr smiled contenteuS au
said she Intended TO declare ever
gown she had bought
When the port OF New fork wa
made mt last Mrs Freer was anon
those who were first on deck, oecou
lngly cowned, with quite mary
Gus little hat trimmed with green wa
grapes on her lovely hair.
Her first disappointment came wh'
she did not discern her devoted sh
band on the pier, and afg@feeing {
was conscious OF Dis we'll, she c.
relief 1t was gbould not apr
B. culated If i" -.
! an hour ,or waited patiently for "
- AXIS to be examined a vorri,
aver approached her "''"
look ,,noocn she whispert
- Ds a. nervous / don't know WuI -,
40 - YOU ever smuss'e any '0'
" ,,'s Free. looked properly shoe
.,,,. me rigut thing to do
asked yirtuously, in
1 ,.tF.ytty. y ne EbN''""T , P'o'
VI anouap without taking toll g-look
VI NINE purchases Pm wof unusual
al that's there ahN' SIX I'M
ahont IN" She held tr OF silver
brella with q knob
4 pIain and practical lou = really
~ mo Why Yorni up in sur
N AIRS. Freers eyebr'
Vii l Inbnttfa ily
VI prise. 'hn -
had If made to Than is ordinary
} " a,rhe stick is Of pearls for Dor
"a noltow-s screws on The
a a,Sv The IN the Rue de HI.
1s,.rost me and ! brihcd him
~, md whole thing. umbre
c 80 brihe cost guess how
la pee a,a,ar,a a., NJ
=, many '''''u WIS ''eer
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