The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-21

riulnS DUCK 10 town with MN, holding
her handkerchief to the swelling lip.
Three days later the feet was ready
to sail. Dusky singers with their tiny
guitars srummed the sad aloha Oe"
-"Farewell"-in every street. Pearl
managed her other admirers so that
Heine might have the last evening.
When the time came for final good
by Heine told her that he was coming
back to Honolulu some day.
Pearl studied his face; then she
pouted.
That's what they all say"
The sailors eyes danced as he kissed
her bruised mouth; then he was gone.
This time Pearl did not look for a
present. She would have preferred the
sailor back again. But the gift came.
1t was brooch set with genuine
ruby. Heinc bought the uncut stone
from lascar mess attendant 1t cost
him $65 TO have IL cut and polished.
and the ruby was valuable.
ITO match your lips-from Heine,"
was the word that came with the
jewel.
PEARLS heart was filed with fear.
Sailormen who sent presents never
came back. Did she not have cream
and rose pearls from the remittance
man in Ceylon and a black diamond
to rival her eyes? There was only one
other man whom she had longed to see
again-an English mate who sent her
perfect pair of pigeon blood rubies
from Bombay. The jewels were torn
from the eyes of Hindu god, and the
Hindus tore the mates eyes from his
head in revenge. But Pearl did not
know this. She fastened Heine's gift
on her bosom and put the other jewels
away.
Heine was discharged from the ma
val service shortly after his visit to
Hawaii. and, without informing Pearl,
he returned to Honolulu. He had serv-
ed jewelers. apprenticeship before en-
tering the navy and soon found en-
ployment in local store as an en-
graver. He purchased a little bunga-
low in Kalihi with the savings Of his
naval cruise and kept out Of sight in
Honolulu as much as possible, wishing
to avoid meeting his sweetheart until
he could surprise her with complete
arrangement for housekeeping.
One day as he bent over his engrav-
ing tools his heart gave a great bound
as PEARLS voice fioated through the lat
tice partition. She was talking with
the jeweler in the front of the store.
Peering through the Stats, Heine saw
a number of jewel boxes spread out on
the counter between them. The jewel
er was speaking:
"Do you get all these as presents.
Miss Smith,"
ooh. of course. The sailors-they are
so good to me-" she laughed. But
what are they worth-pins, brooches,
rings, watches and all?
The ex-sailor sank back, stunned. A
look crept into his face that his COM
handing officer had seen when his
boatswain's mate reported both an
chors carried away, sir" as the disa-
bled Shark wallowed with the wind to-
ward the laundering rocks of Cape
Flattery. Heine had trusted his an
chors. Now he thought Of his early
training-of his sisters and the girls
back in the Kansas home-his stand
ards of honor for women
The jeweler was speaking again.
II will allow you 1920"
"Will that buy very fine watch,
with diamonds?" she asked.
"a very fine watch. but not with
many diamonds" he replied.
''Then I'll wait. More will come"
and she walked out
The jeweler found his engraver sit
ting listlessly, with idle hands. and
eyes that stared into space. He sus-
pected the vitiatlng influence Of the
tropics.
go out and get cool drink" he
called cheerily. Don't let the heat get
away with you!"
Heine thanked his employer and
went out. He bad cooling draft and
was soon back at bis bench. The next
day he saw a real estate man and tried
to sell his bungalow. as he intended to
sail from Hawaii on the Mongolia,
which was due. homeward bound, in
two weeks.
A few days before the China mail
came in Heine was startled again by
his sweethearts voice. He heard every
word as she offered the pigeon blood
rubies for sale. The jeweler was in
ecstasies. The stones were flawless
and perfectly matched. deal was
made for a beautiful diamond incrust-
ed watch in exchange for a number of
jewels, including the rubies.
Heine had never seen the girl more
beautiful. Her face. shaded by a wide
hat Of delicate straw and rich fow-
ers, seemed touched with the brush of
melancholy. Her neck was bare, and
the point Of the low v Of her white
gown was secured by a ruby brooch
his ruby.
"I'll take this one," she was saying,
land you must cut these words in the
heart"
She stood there gazing wistfully at
the watch for long time. When she
had left the store the jeweler brought
1t back to his engraver.
Get this out as soon as possible" he
said, depositing the watch with the