The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-09-28

All. but think" she urged, what
1t would meant You could take vaca-
tion- You haven't had day of ex-
cepting Sunday for five years"
In a meditative way he slowly
skinned the crackers from the sur
face and chewed them with a DELHI
GRAFTON that extracted every favor of
the soup for the qualification of his
taste, unconscious OF the fortune that
might lay in the dregs. Mentally she
had counted the apoonfls. He had
eaten IL already. 1t seemed there
might be thousand more In the bowl!
And them" she continued, 81
might have some new dresses and an
opera cloak"
He commenced to eat faster while
she chartered on in an incoherent way,
scarcely knowing what she said, so
intently were her eyes hxed on her
husbands soup.
Then, suddenly, when but few
spoonfuls remained In the bottom, he
thought of an incident at the shops,
which he deliberately stopped to re-
late. 1t was something about the work
Of the men.
She lost her self-restraint and In
terrupted him abruptly:
There's plenty more soup, Mangus,
when you've finished that"
Before she could realize the effect
Of her words he had quickly grasped
the bowl with movement Of gratifica-
tion raised it to his lips. and downed
the rest with single guip.
Anxiously she looked into his face,
confidently awaiting some exclamation
Of wonder or surprise. He interpreted
the strange inquiry of her eyes as
rebuke for his greed, and blurted:
Well, you said there was more,
didn't your"
She sank in heap upon her chair.
The glutton had swallowed the pearli
Through her dizzy brain rushed the
mocking recollection that she had,
confident Of her schemes success, al
ready ordered the desired new dresses
and opera coat.
Then came the conviction that her
husbands uncouth manners were the
cause of her failure, and, fearing to
tell the truth. she rose In naughty in
dignation. resolved to have revenge in
a TRADE on his vulgartty.
Such manners"
Her sentence was cut short by a
loud knock at the door, one that wait
ed for no answer, and husband and
wife turned suddenly to look into the
faces Of several officers.
Il beg your pardon" cynically az
planned the leader. hut notorious
pearl thief, masQuerading under the
name Of Horace Duval. whom we
tracked as the thief Of the rare Cargan
collection. has been arrested and has
confessed. He has returned all the
jewels but one pearl, the finest of them
all, which he says he gave to Mrs.
Hertz. II you will kindly return 1t we
win trouble you no further"
Color rushed suddenly into the
woman's face. Now the husbands
jealousy and ire rose IN turn. The
storm 80 suddenly Gained In her now
ragged In his breast. but It was stayed
by her prompt reply:
Il have no such pearl"
You will pardon US for seeming to
doubt your word, madam. but our In
structions are 70 make a thorough
search
The officers departed with apologies.
after leaving a wild. confusion of fur
niture, rugs. linen and pictures. In
the middle Of II ell. on the parlor floor,
sat Mrs Hertz. Inundated and dazed.
She was first startled to conscious
ness khen her husband, who posed
himself before her with arms akimbo,
exclaimed:
II have a feeling within me-"
"Oh, Magnus," she shrieked as she
jumped 70 her feet and looked wildly
into his face, what is it? What"
Il say" repeated the husband, Il
have feeling within me that, after
this experience, the airs Of these So
ciety strangers win not SO belittle your
husbands manners."
you're right, Magnus." she sighed
with relief, as she wound her arms
about his neck and let her head sink
on. the shoulder OF his rough working
shirt There Is more true value In
you than In any man who eats his soup
with spoon!"
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