The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15

have snoOped around a lot on his
way here"
ats his business to snoop. That's
what you hired him for / remark
ed.
At dinner that night Jim and /
were sunk into an abyss of melan-
choly. Mary was the very spirit Of
! JOYOUS anticipation. She talked and
laughed and merrily rallied us on
our silence. Afterward she played
and sang until the clock struck IL.
Then she rose to her graceful height.
Boys" she said TREMENDOUSLY, 'sTm
going upstairs for awhile. I'll meet
You in the library at 12 o'clock"
In the library we smoked drearily
until the hall clock rang IL.
The door opened slowly, and
Mary, resplendent in white satin,
entered.
Jim knelt before the safe and
opened it. Silently he handed me
the tin box, and as silently l opened
it.
''Mary, dear, these securities viii
be transferred to YOU tomorrow
today, / mean" / said lamely.
''Their value now is about $4,000,
and you may do as YOU please
about
ssBother the old securities, Peter"
interrupted Mary. q want the neck
lace"
held the jewel case in my hand.
Dear" / said, "can you bear
shock?s
"What is it, Peter?" she half
whispered.
'sDear, the necklace has disap-
pearedl' / blurted out suddenly.
s'Since when?" demanded Mary.
Eve discovered its loss this after
noon-I mean yesterday at 4 o'clock.
If it does not show up, Jim and /
win make up its loss to you"
sFiddlesticks! Open the casep
commanded Mary.
l snapped open the cover, and
there on its white satin bed lay the
diamond necklacel
~Jovew yelled Jimmy, praneing
exeitedly about.
"a foolish joke" commented my
wife as / elasped the necklace
around her graceful neck. She kiss
ed me softly and then reached and
drew Jimmy into the triangular en-
brace.
s'Dears," my wife exclaimed, for
getting all about the necklace,
you've been in trouble over your
stupid business. You needn't deny |
il. / heard you talking one night !
You needed just $4,000 to set you
ON your feet-not ten thousand bor-
rowed dollars that would have to
be paid back, but that amount for
your very own-and I've got it for
youP
@Whatw we roared increduously. |
sYes, sirs," she smiled happily. |
s1'ye committed all sorts of crimes
to gain my ends, and Pm not a bit
although I've been dread
fully afraid you would find me out
especially yesterday afternoon
vou acted so queer. Now, listen. /
stole the combination to the safe
from Peters desk, and i took his
zey when he was sick two weeks ago
md had a duplicate made of it, so
hat early this week took my neck
ace and raised $4,000 on it" She
,aused dramatically.
Il took the money to fathers old
riend, Colonel Muldoon, and asked
lim if he wouldn't please invest it
o it would be doubled at once. /
ave heard that everything he
ouched turned to gold Ii
'sHe said he liked my nerve in
skiing him to do such thing, but i
e said he was going to stir up Prai-
lie Limited, SO he put it in that Ii
Heavensl Prairie Limited
old gold p burst out.
"Don't interrupt, Peter. Yester-
ay he telephoned me to come down t
D his office and receive the pro- r
seds, and, dears, there was enough d
} redeem the necklace and ten !
lousand over-here's the bank a
raft. Am / fnancierS" In
you're a darlingY cried her 0
rother when / had released her. a
But, Mary, dear, you, er-specu- b
ted; it's against your principles. p
GU should not have done it even b
n u.s." Il
Il never thought Of it in that t
ay," she faltered, and then her
zee broke into a lovely smile. 81
d it for love Of you two, and what
principle compared to love?7 g
There was only one answer to &
lat, and we gave it. t
ksspins Dogs as Pets. II