The Washington times., 1912-09-16
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE DIAMONDS"
tcopyrisht. 1914 Frank A. Muns.y Co.,

By j S. FLETCHER

aid of a smart solicitor whom she took
into her confidence. she quickly had the
title deeds in her possession.
A week later she was installed, In
company. with q suitable companion and
| small household, and was able to 60
to bed at night to the music of the
her grounds. That done, she carried out
debts.
She knew the names of the creditors,
and each-or his legal representative,
| for some had already been gathered to
their fathers-were summoned to meet
Miss Driscoll and her man of law at the
principal hotel In the city on certain
| day.
To add to the joy with which Miss
Driscoll desired to fill them, they were
| all left in ignorance OF what was in
| arriving at the rendezvous that a mag
nificent luncheon was spread for their
benefit-presided over by the man-at-
iaw1and land that the hrst business s,;o., was to
wines which accompanied IT, their de-
light was truly Irish. and by the time
that the repast was over and the CHAIR
meeting and told them why they. had
been called together, mo- assemblage
more completely full Of peace and good
will could have been found In the three
Upon the occasion, Miss> Driscoll. who
was introduced into the midst of the
| assemblage with great state by the man
at law at the end of his formal notifi-
cation, made the speech Of her life.
She told her fathers creditors that she
| mad always meant to pay them in full
!, that she had worked hard to pay them
the iu; that nat she ne. was at last able pie to pay
full-with interest at 8 per cent per
| annum.
She added that she trusted the name
OF Driscoll would now shine clear of
Il tQrniah cd q
glories and that 1t would be set
amongst the brightest of it's many bril-
liant traditions that its last surviving
representative had. by her own sheer
| which misfortune had cast it. had
cleansed 1t of all .defilement, and car
| ried It with imperishable honor.
signal for wild and enthSsisstio % ~Gs Cheers sns
| after which Miss Driscoll personally
handed to each creditor a check on the
Bank of Ireland for the sum due to
him.
She then Withdrew. amidst further
demonstrations OF great enthusiasm.
but her guests remained drinking her
health for some time before they sepa-
rated to spread the news all over the
city and the countryside.
Miss Driscoll became something of q
heroine and character Within a week
OF her Just and generous action she had
| received two offers OF marriage, one
from half-paY officer, who told her
| that he had been seeking such a noble
| woman for over forty years. The other
from fox-hunting squire who was
had decided that woman must natur-
| ally be much more inclined to pay her
husbands debts than her fathers.
To these disinterested offers Mis-,
knew that she would have others, ant
others duly came-came with such reg
ularity that she took them as a mat
ter of course and paid little heed Il
them. To half-pay officers. captains VIII,
would here get another step, major
who felt that 1t was time they wer
settling down-to all these gentlemen
who preferred money and maturity L
sented vast destinations. But she seem
ed somewhat indisposed to marriage
and at the end OF two years and ST.
months she was still Miss Driscoll.
1t was at this time that the grea
event Of Miss Driscolrs life entered Il
it's first stages. Miss DriscolI, wit
her chosen companion, Miss France
O'Leary, lady who was about her owl
mer at the Royal Marine Hotel. Kings
ton. and was thoroughly enjoying he
holiday.
1t may be that she enjoyed 1t all tn
more because there was also staying II
the house a certain Sir Octavius Burke
X. c. B., who some years previousl
had been a British Commissioner Il
Hindustand, and who In consequence
had poorish liver but pretty for
, tune.
Apart from an occasional testiness O
temper. caused by the vagartes of hi
liver. Sir Octavius was a very pleas
distinguished appearance, aristocrati
features, and pretty parted hair. H
, made himself very agreeable to Mis-
Driscoll, and in lesser sense to Mis-
little excursions. sitting with them i
the garden Of the hotel. walking wit
them on the breakwater, and chattn
!, with them at and after dinner.
, Miss Driscon began to think Sir DC
tayius a decidedly nice man. Sir Octa
: vius had long since decided that Mis-
, Driseoll was as fine a woman for he
. age (she had conhded the exact truth a
to that little matter to him in a conf
Dental moment wherein Miss O'Lear
had gone in search of Miss Driscoll
} needlework) as a woman possibly coui
be.
The other folk staying in the hote
there was what women somewhat mys
teriously call something in It, 1t wa
} then that the great event beam tc hav
its beginning.
One fine morning Miss Driscoll an
! Miss O'Leary, having breakfasted. re
paired to the garden Of the hotel wit
their sunshades, their fancy work, an
newspapers. Miss O'Leary. who wa
somewhat sentimental. forgot fame
work and newspaper for the beautifr
bay that stretched before her and tn
brilliant sunshine that shone upon Il
She folded her hands and indulged !
day dreams. Miss Driscoll who was @
| much more practical turn of minC
, opened the Irish Times and read tn
l news. And at the sweetest moment @
r Miss OLeary's meditations Miss Dris
, coll uttered nothing less than a screaI
and let the paper drop on the gravele
walk
Mercy upon mel" she groanet
} Fanny OLeary-the diamonds"
, Miss O'Leary came back to cart
from the heaven in which she wa
sailing.
, A Continuation of This Story WI
BE Found In Tomorrow
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