The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-06-19
CHAPTER XII.
ASSERTS HER DIGNITY.

ASSERTS HER
Placide answered the bell.
Ali" said the baroness. 80 you
have returned! See. l have spilled
some water l have been washing a
dog. Fetch a cloth to wipe it up, and
You can tax the ewer away. No par
GELS have come for me, 1 suppose?"
No. Madame"
The old man went off with the ever
and returned in a moment with a cloth.
She took it from him. went down on
her knees and mopped UP the water on
the parquet.
My legs are younger han yours
said she. Here, take the cloth. ! am
going out, and should any parcels ar
rive for me, tell Rosine to place them
in my bedroom"
Yes, Madame"
Stay" said h baroness. What is
Voices sounded from below stairs,
and IN a oment Rosine came running
up.
Monsieur Boehmer has called. ma
dame
"Boehmer, he jeweler?"
Yes, madame"
All. he has brought my necklace.
Run down and show him up
Rosfne disappeared, and in a momen
returned, ushering in Boehmer. Placide
left the room, n madame found her
self alone with the jeweler. Boehmer
was a Hebrew, a German Hebrew, very
stout. soberly yet richly dressed, with
a blazing diamond on the middle finger
of his left hand, and d most seductive
smile presided over by a command
ing nose. He was very well to do.
JeWeier TO the court, he held a good
many secrets in his keeping. Losses at
cards brought many OF the nobility to
Monsieur Boehmer; he lent money on
good security n sometimes even on
bad. He was gracious to every one
without pretense, for he a a good
heart: he was charitable out of BUSH
n had been known to give money
to those TO whom he had refused a
loan. Blu in business he had no heart
at all.
Good day, Monsieur Boehnler."
Good day. madame" ~.
You have called about the dia-
monds??"
Madame" said Boehmer, taking a
parcel from his pocket, q have brought
them. The necklace is complete
He took from the parcel a velvet COW
cred box, opened it. and exposed to
view a superb necklace of pure white
stones, each a fountain of fire.
Oh, mon Dieu; how beautiful"
cried the baroness.
rs not 1t sweet?" said Boehmer,
moving the casket SO that the gems
shone and flashed and leaped before
tie fascinated eyes Oft e8purchaser5
Quite. Excellent workmanship! I
must congratulate you. Monsieur Boeh-
mer."
Thank you, madame"
She held out her hand to take it.
And the hill, madame2" said Boeh-
her, without 1elinquisbing the stones.
Ali the bill. 10000 fiancs think
YOU said the price would be?"
Yes. madame"
We'll. l will pay you before j leave
for Vienna. You said it would not be
necessary to pay on delivery
Unfortunately. madame, when 1 said
that ! spoke without the consent Of
my partner. Monsieur Bostang. and
since then We have had some very
heavy liabilities to meet
Oh said the baroness. ssYou have
had some very heavy liabilities to
meet?n
Before Boehmer could reply. a knock
came at the door and Placide entered.
Madame" said Placide, Monsieur
sBehrens has called n wishes to see
.Behrens. the haberdasher?p
Yes, madame"
Show him up. Then. turning to
Boehmer. You mfstrust me. Take
Jewels away and keep them till you
hear from me-
OH. ADAM you are
II am the Baroness Sophie Linden,
e woma Of her word. Good day, Mon
sieur Boehmer.s
Madame, IL you win but listen to
me- ii @
Good day. Monsieur Boehmer. An,
Monster Behrens. come in.v
Behrens entered, bowling, while
50enmer astonished, half-angry, half
fiiied with admiration for the woman
who had treated him SO cavalierly.
bowed himself u A OF the
court would have raved or wheedled.
promised. threatened. al he descended
the stairs his acute mind told
nun ne q been misled by the
rnnnors he had heard; that this
Woman was to be trusted; but 1t
so ne took his way. back to his
snop. nearly certain that the Jewels
Wouht pc taken and paid for In the end.
wei, Monsieur Behrens," said the
baroness. and my gowns"
Iney are finished. ms dame..