Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-02

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seven chairs in friendly proximity.
Professor Trayle laid his hand on
the soft white wrist Of his daughter.
Madeline. Il notice that my daughter
is wearing her fligree bracelet this
evening, and it reminds me that there
Is a story connected with its purchase
in Constantinople.'
Good cried Mr.. Hanford. and his
wife echoed approval in her quiet
voice. I'VE have had the story of 4
Carpet From Mazandaran' and also
the alluring tale OF Toe Crystal Baif
and what Miss Gray saw in 1t. Let
US have the bracelet story. and mind
YOU omit no details, Miss Trayle"
ITS really the plainest sort Of
story" protested Miss Trayle. Il had
planned. when my ts.rn came, TO relate
the wonderful adventure father had
with the bronze teapot"
"Ah, my dear. that is my very own
story" laughed the professor. Il see
that Mr.. FELTON, has unrolled the car
pet of Mazandaran. on which no man
can sit and tell other than the truth,
so remember that the old legend ap-
plies TO both sexes"
1utIN I'LL l1uSLINA as NAN-NH'A-N'NA N''~AA
spread the ancient bit of carpet which
he had found in remote interior
province and Madeline Trayle with
single graceful movement sank to a
seat upon its silken texture.
ia Their and l spent day among the
bazaars in ConStantinople." she began,
but we could not discover anything
that resemoled the bracelet l wanted.
A dear friend Of mine IN New Hor'
possessed 6ligree bracelet which
was considered perfect specimen of
Byzantine silver work. / may as well
save words by saying now that this
bracelet is It's duplicate in every detail.
MY friend said the bracelet had
been purchased in the bazaar in Con
stantinople. and / supposed il would
be an easy matter to duplicate it. The
day father and spent there revealed
that there was not another bracelet
like Emily brakes in all Constantine
pie unless it was worn by some fair
denizen of the city. Thus spoke the
shoDkeepers In the bazaar.
Father has a friend who is inter
ested in the raisin industry. and this
gentleman has villa on a vine clad
SlOIlt btN pliu tlIC up VI TIC NOihIb
Horn. and it literally overhangs the
Bosporus sea. We drove out there
and snent n day. and on our return to
Constantinople we met an itinerant
peddler. who offered me this bracelet.
"Of course we did not bargain long
for it. II did not need his clever tale
of its having once belonged TO the sui
tan's favorite. who tired of the bauble
and gave it to a slave woman, who in
turn sold it TO our pedd!er he asked
a ridiculous price. and father paid It
without n murmur.
1--WE had not proceeded more than
a hundred yards before the peddler
was at our horses heels. begging for
another word viii my father. OF
course father had spoken 70 the man
in his own language. and now he I'M
derstood the babel Of sounds that
poured from lis lips. As the sounds
were accompanied by an outstretched
palm I knew the man wanted money
for something, and | saw father toss
the pedd'er twenty plaster piece and
listen with interest to long recital,
accompanied by much gesticulation. .
Yes, indeed. father. you did appear
much interested in the story the man I
told
when we were once more on our
way toward the city fat her related
the story the man had sold 10 him
for 20 pi1steTs. It was q good story .
well worth 30 piasters. father. dear
l do believe you secured q bargain
IN that story Madeline smiled mis-
chievously up into her fathers rueful
cOuntenance
Remember. you're sitting on the
carpet Of truth, my dear" he warned
laughinglv.
at was a good story" protested .
Madeline
"Ah. do tell IT. cried Mrs IIanford
fmpatiently.
PLEASE do. chimed in the others +,
The story went that the suIta'
bought 1t from fortune teller, who
predicted that whatever woman wore .
it on her arm might marry the richest .
man in the world. One can well i'm /
agine the supercillous Incredibly OF /
the sultan and the disdain with which .
he waved the story teller aside Wei, .
never mind whether father and / be /
ieved the story or not. The bracelet .
seemed 10 possess an added atiTac- /
ton for both Of US. and I viii confess
that as soon as We reached the NeL
tune that afternoon I FASTENED to N.
stateroom and scrubbed II vigorously
with soap and water until Il became
quite clean and bright
It's incredible how filthy some o.
that native jewelry Sc" remarked Mis-
Cray, with shudder Of DISGUST
apparently they believe that Il Ger
tain amount OF soil laid on the article
Increases IT'S interest and naturally
It's value" laughed her nephew. Ar
thur Clayton. I'm confess 10 one fad
Of mine when I'm travelling around
these parts and
Yankee! Th9se parts.7 sc1ffed his
aunt
That's what / am maintained Afr.
Clayton eIaphatically. I'm the most
dyed in the wool Yankee that ever