Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-09
less you get enlargement Of the heart

less you get enlargement Of the heart
and present it to me"
mix on that generosity stuff, vi, old
girl" replied Mr.. Bloom. Business
is bum. There's no money in Rich
mond except the old Confederate bills
they printed here by the ton during
the war. But l got a brother who
runs a hook shop
And you and your brother catch
them coming and going," merrily inter-
jected the New York society leader, so
called. "After you break the boobs
your hook shop brother gets their jew
elry."
Never you mind about that, kfddo,"
replied, MI. Bloom affably. I'll give
you a note to brother Ike to lend you
all the ice in the refrigerator. He'll
fix you out with sparklers till you'll
look like a chandelier"
The lady departed from Mr.. Blooms
establishment With a compelling note
to bis brother, the pawnbroker. The
best$Mr. Ike Bloom, had III the shop
was the diamond from the sky. In
d fatal moment he displayed it to the
oplulent looking lady friend of his
brother, Miss Marston Of New York,
and that dazzled young person had
eyes for nothing else.
"That for me!' she cried, "and moth
ing else! 1t would be a sacrilege to
wear anything else with that" Z
BE very careful Of it," warned the
cautious Bloom reluctantly. Il don't
know where it came from, but when
you wear that I know you are wearing
one OF the finest diamonds in the
world!!
s'They can't come too good for me,
Mr.. Bloom" said Vivian, as she gazed
enraptured at, the great jewel in its
antique setting. +
That night Vivian arston, in all her
luxuriant beauty, set. Off as it! Wassby
the diamond of the sky blazing on.her
fair bosom, was the cynosure of all
eyes at Mrs. Randolph's ball as she
stood with her hostess in the receiving
line.
Arthur and Blair gasped at her beau
ty, but stared as if turned to stone to
see the diamond from the sky gleam-
ing on the bosom of this fair stranger
III Richmond.
Hagar, admitted as soon as her appli-
cation reached the hostess, happy to
have the novel diversion of real gyp-
sizes to tell fortunes at her ball, gasped,
too, to see the diamond Haunted bold
ly by this. dark, luxurious stranger
FROM the great2city
She thought Arthur had given this
bold faced beauty the diamond from
the sky, and her heart again harden
ed to him.
Esther. .dazzled by. the lights, and the
luxury, chung timidly to Hagar's arm.
she had never seen the diamond from
the SKY before 0 had she ever heard
its history.
Outside Luke Lowell loitered idly,
awaiting to guard Hagar and Esther
back from the ball when the function
should come to- IA end, . sa. u
asha1f we have the fortunes irstY'
asked the hostess Of her guest from
New YorRs:'l 1T VIII be great fun and
help to get things started" sas
Hagar had given TO sign of recogni-s
ton to Arthur and, he in turn was re-,
lieved that his gypsy mother did not
seem intent on creating any scene. He
stood aloof with Blair and Silent, ana
both of them gazed from afar as
though fascinated at tho diamond from
the sky blazing on the breast Of Vivian
Marston.
How came it HERE. vas the thought
Of both Of them. for in all their recon
citation they had s%edulously avoided
discussing the baleful gem Of their an
cestor. ~ A''t ~ :
Il have a wondrous fortune to tell
this lady" said Hagar huskily as she
indicated Vivian. "Will the lady go
aside and wait for me?'
& 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 glided away to a seat
FFby a low, heavily curtained window
In the small tea room off the great
Randolph parlOrs.
Vivian had just settled herself with
the serene self satisfaction that she