The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-30

less you get enlargement of the heart
and present it to me-"
NIX on that generosity stuff, VA. 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 brother who
runs hook shop
"And you and your brother catch Z
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
cry
Never you mind about that, kiddo,"
replied Mr.. Bloom affably. "I'll give
you 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 chandelier"
The lady departed from Mr.. Blooms
establishment with compelling note
to his brother, the pawnbrOker. The
best Mr.. Ike Bloom had in the shop
was the diamond from the sky. In
fatal moment he displayed it to the
opulent looking lady friend of his
brother. Miss Marston of New York,
and that dazzled young person had
eyes for nothing else.
THAT for mel she cried. land moth
ing else! 1t would be sacrilege to
wear anything else with THAR
BE very careful of it," warned the
cautious Bloom reluctantly. 81 don't
know where it came from, but when
you wear that know you are wearing
one of the finest diamonds in the
world!'
"They can't come too good for me,
Mr.. Bloom" said Vivian, as she gazed
enraptured at the great jewel in it's
antique setting.
That night Vivian Marston, in all her
luXuriant beauty. set off as it was by
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
in 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 great city.
| 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 Hagars arm.
She had never seen the diamond from
| the sky before nor had she ever heard
| its history.
| Outside Luke Lowell loitered idly,
awaiting to guard Hagar and Esther
| back from the BAH when the function
should come to an end.
shall we have the fortunes first?"
asked the hostess of her guest from
New York. 1T will be great fun and
help to get things started"
Hagar had given no sign of recogni-
| tlOu W AIlHuI, anu lie III luTH WIS re-
lieved that his gypsy mother did not
seem intent on creating any scene. He
stood aloof with Blair and silent, and
both Of them gazed from afar as
though fascinated at the diamond from
the sky blazing on the breast Of Vivian
Marston.
How came it here? was the thought
of both of them, for in gil their recon-
Citation they had sedulously avoided
discussing the baleful gem of their an
| cestor.
II have a wondrous fortune to tell
this lady" said Hagar huskily as she
indicated Vivian. "NWill the lady go
aside and wait for meY'
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 seat
by 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