Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-13
'AONE-NAN
WOMAN
CHAPTER XII
The Jade Necklace
DEHO 6A7CHEZOE
1911 q PUBLIC kE0GEH CO

IL ed her, jolly little round
faced person, named Young
held up before Harriet's gaze an
exquisite jade necklace.
Involuntarily Harriet gasped. She
appreciated instantly the value of
the thing, value not at all com
mensurate with the salary of
stenographer. Why it must have cost
at least hundred dollars.
Isn't It a dream?" raved Miss
Young. Her friend gave it to her.
at all of Lucy, Ell, what?" And
she winked at Harriet.
IT'S beauty" said Harriet, TAX
hands. "I love jade"
TRY it on" suggested one of the
girls.
Harriet looked at Lucy for per-
mission and that young woman nod
ded. AS Harriet slipped the neck
were fixed on it greediIy, but when
she saw it's green tones against
Harriet's soft fairness, a malevolent
little look lit up her eyes. 1t wa
plain to every one there that the
necklace suited Harriet far more
than it did Lucy's dark. face, and
Harriet herself could noe help be-
ing aware Of the fact
With a little laugh she took it
off and handed it back to it's own
err, and a moment later the group
dispersed. But all afternoon Har'
riet kept thinking Of Lucy and the
Jade necklace. What a strange gift
for man to give girl of Lucy's
type It wasn't the kind of thing
an average man would select; 1t
showed evidence of rare good taste,
and it was costly. Who was this
friend" of Lucy's that Miss Young
had mentioned? Was he some one
from Lucy's own walk in life, and
if so how could he possibly AFFORD
money for a trinket of that kind!
It was all very mysterious.
meet Lucy Pratt with the stolen
bonds, although for just second
she had thought it might be pos
sible. A girl might steal just as
easily as a man provided the temp
tation was great enough. But Lucy
Harriet really did suspect vas
that some one else in the, office
might have given Lucy that neck
lace. If so she would have a really
substantial clue to work on. But
she was doomed to dlsappolntnle4nit
for that night she walked to the
subway with Anne Young and dis
covered that Lucy had no adm1rer
"It's very mysterious" Anne said
wrinkling her forehead perplexedly.
"but no one knows anything apout
this friend Of Lucy's. She doesn't
talk much, and she's never shown
us anything he's given her be1oTe.
But he's rich, that's certain, or ne
couldn't afford to hand out pres
ents like that even if he IS en-
Harriet was disappointed, but she
did not entirely give up nope. L4 icy
was clever, it might be posslole ef fo %
and still keep it a secret from rom e to
watch Tucv, to make friends with
har # nosstble, and to become grad
ualqv acquainted with every one ~, ~
the place. She would start out pH
suspecting every one, eve4 +b IN
mea process Of illumination. Soon
| err or later she must stuhoie on Ind
cine. Tt was for Barrys sake anu
che couldn't afford to fail.
Harriet spent that evening IN ~
tho over her clothes and MAKING KIN
| them presentable for the o1nce' 4 81 o
washed out several Things ~
hathroom, having taken the precau-
tion of locking herself in, and AFTER
ward with the aid of May watson
sittle gas stove ironed them on on,
u.s. u.s. snread over her dresser. When
spn Finally crept YEARLY into PED
| - was with a. sense of nearness 10
| Barry. She felt as though she hdu
! brought up her artillery and was
ready for action. Whether she would