The Springdale news., 1915-08-13

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 Nix on that generosity stuff, Vi, old girl replied Mir Bloom "Busihcss is bum There's no money in Rich moud except the old Confederate bills they printed here by the ton during the WAT But l got q brother wha runs hook shop
 And you and your brother catch them coming and going" mcrrily inter .iected the New York society leader, so called After you break the booha your hook shop brother gets their jew ary."
 'Nevcr you mind about that, kiddo replied Mr. Bloom afably, "Ill give you a note to brother Ike to lend you all the ice in the refrigerator Hen fix you out with sparklers til yo41 look like q chandelier
 The lady departed from Mir. Blooms establishment with il compelling note 10 his brother, the pawnbroker. The best AIr. Ike Bloom had in the shop was the diamond from the sky. IL a fatal moment he displayed it to the opulent locking lady friend of his brother, Miss Marston of New fork and that dazzled young person had eyes for nothing else.
 That for Hfe.' she cried. and n1tL= iug else, It would be sacrilege L. wear anything else with that!'
 Be very=eareful= of it" warned the cautious Bloom reluctantly. T don't kuow where it came from but when you wear that I know you are wearing one of the finest diamonds ill tiIe Warlds
 "They eansteome= too good for me. Nr Bl0om said Vivian, as she gazed enraptare4=et the great jewel in fts antique setting.
 That HzgtIt- Vivian Marston, in HI hel l2Egrt3at F, sci eff as it was bF the diamond 5f fhe sky blazing on her fair bosom. WIS the exposure If at. eyes at Mrs Randolphs ball as she stood with her hostess in the receiving l line
 Arthur and Blair easpcd at her beat ty, but stared as fl turned to stone tJ see the diamond from the sky gleata= ing en# tie bosom of this fair stranger iu Richmond.
 Hagar, admitted as soon as her aprli- 1 cation reached the hostess, happy ta have the novel diversion of real gxp- sies to tell fortunes at her ball, easPed. too, to see the diamond Haunted bold 1 ly hE this dark luxurious stranger from the eHeaIeit}E
 She thought Arthur had given this i bold faced beanty. the diamond from the sky, and her heart again harden 1 ed Co hiH
 Esther. dazzled= =by the lights and the luxury. eIung tfmialy to Hagar's arrG. She had never seen the diamond from 1 the skE= before nor had she ever heard l it's history.
 Outside Luke Lowell loitered idly. awaiting ta sHara =Hasar and Esther back fraH= =tae=hzzt when the function i should come t0 af1 eHd.
 >haa ae= iI=#setIle fortunes first asked Hiz=5zz5=af her guest ffefHI= New York =fzzH9=5a= great fun aaa Aelp to eet fl64e4 started.
 iIH4at- had .sf4ea4 fst5 ign of reeeeHi- tion ta -Aff fl4tlis.=atfftl ha iii turn Was fe- iicred thaf sis szfsy mother did nat { seem ijtefst=aa TT =atiuz any scene He stood aaI 4z1h E1ztg and silent. and h n uf tA=a aa4el from afar a= ! taaHat4 f,~ #f#4tt-t If tHe diamond from t#.,.-ss #=.# Ets ai4 4he= b9eaeto If NHv.aa NarstaH
 How ame fl here. was the thought ai Gath of t5lefa. fsse tn all their reeaa- c'ia;laH tHeF bad -edHlously avoided discussing the Halefd gem of their tGi ccStor
 T htqe=a eauaraas fortune to tell this lad zslifl ffasz.fr huskHy as slIe indicated Vivian ..WiH the lady go aside and wait for mct"
 What fun. You must tell me all your wondrous fortune, Now. don't forget exclaimed Mrs. Randolph as Vivian Marston smiled and nodded as- sent to this and alided away to q seat by low heavily eurtained window in ;he small tea room off the great Randolph p9rlors /
 Vivian had just settled herself with the StGeae self st faetion that she