Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-07
Their Married Life
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, cried with the unfairness of the thing
She TrumpS the Ace of Her Partner
Conscious that she was playing very
badly, things went from bad to worse.
Her partner declared a no-trump
hand, and Helen, hardly knowing what
she was doing, made it hearts, when
she had nothing to make 1t on. Iney
lost the hand, and in the next round
Helen trumped her partners ace. rms
was an almost inexcusable Dlunder'
one that Helen realized without the
angry exclamation from her partner
and at the end of the hand she was
thankful to move on to another table
for in spite of her blunder she. and
her partner were high.
Somewhat mollifed, the woman
Ispoke to Helen as they were moving
to another table.
Don't worry about the diamond,
she said in tone that was supposed
to be comforting. Those things OF
ten turn up in an unexpected man
ner." And Helen was forced to smile
at the proffcred bit OF advice, when
she was sure that nothing less than
a miracle would ever restore the s-one
to her. She wondered vaguely If she
could manage to slip out without
waiting for the bridge to end. And
then the thought of searching for the
stone occurred to her; although she
was sure it would never be found, she
which she might possibly regain pos
session of it.
She saw Louise at the other end of
the hall and, acting upon impulse,
hastened over to her. Louise saw her
coming, and long before they were
within speaking distance, knew that
something out of the ordinary had
happened from the expression OF
Helen's face.
She Tells Louise of Her Misfortune
oh, my dear, what is it she said
as Helen hurried up to her.
My pin, L have lost stone out of
my brooch, the one Warren gave me
last winter" Helen was so nervous
that she could hardly speak CO.
herently.
Louise took in the incident without
stopping to ask any questions. She
was the kind of a woman who in
tuitively understands the moods of
others, and she could well realize that
it would drive Helen crazy to play
bridge with a thing like that on her
mind.
"Wait a minute while l see if we
can't get out of here" she said before
Helen could stop her. Helen hated to
spoil Louise's afternoon as we'll as her
own.
a moment later Louise was back
with good news.
Il fixed it up just fine" she said
cheerfully, there were two other
women who were only too glad to
take our places. And now Wen go
to the dressing room. Just by chance
it might have come out there when
we took our things Off"
A systematic search of the dress
ing room, however, revealed nothing.
They were assisted by a sympathetic
maid who helped them as well as she
could, but there was no trace of the
missing diamond.
| Its silly to hunt for a small stone
at a large affair like this, Louise"
said Helen finally, there isn't
| chance of finding it. We might as
/ well go home"
! Louise inwardly was thinking the
same thing, but she was surprised
to find Helen so sensible about it.
| "All right" she Tassented, ''we1l
walk up Broadway a little of the way
for the exercise" She did not say
how sorry she was for she hated to
keep Helen's mind on the subject.
And a few minutes later they were
strolling slowly up Broadway. The
air was just sharp enough to be
pleasant, and Helen, in spite of her
self, was beginning to feel better. The
nervous headache that she had began
to feel had gone. and when they took
the subway at Seventy-second street
she was almost herself again.
Louise insisted upon coming up
stairs with her and in her own room
Helen hastily slipped out of her coat
and pulled her hat off with a jerk.
AS she did so something bright fell
from the front of her dress and
knocked against the pin tray on her
dressing table. 1t was the diamond
But l shook my dress any number
of times" said Helen after the first
glad surprise was over. How it ever
happened to stay in there is more
than / can imagine. And those candle
sticks" she said, dramatically, after
moments thought.
Never mind" consoled Louise
Bob and l will give them to you for
a Christmas present"
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! soOn.)