The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-01-06

Wnat you IKE
All of a sudden she discovered
Y in a black satin box, a superb neck.
= lace of diamonds. and her heart be-
gan to beat with an immoderate de-
= sire. Her hands trembled as she
took it. She fastened ii around her
throat, outside her high-necked
dress, and remained lost in ecstacy
, at the sight of herself.
Then she asked, h~esitating, filled
, with anguish:
Can you lend me that, only
that?"
why, yes, certainly"
She sprang upon the neck of her
friend, kissed her passionately, then
fed with her treasure.
The day of the ball arrived. Nine.
Loisel made a great success. She
was prettier than them all, elegant,
gracious. smiling, and crazy with
joy. All the men looked at her,
asked her name, endeavored to be
introduced. All the attaches of the
Cabinet wanted to waltz with her.
She was remarked by the minister
himself.
She danced with intoxication, with
passion, made drunk by pleasure,
beauty, in the glory Of her success.
in a sort of cloud of happiness COM
posed of all this homage, of all this
admiration, of all these awakened de-
sires, and of thta sense of complete
victory which is so sweet to womap's
heart.
She went away about four o'clock
in the morning. Her husband had
been sleeping since midnight, in a
little deserted anteroom, with three
other gentlemen whose wives were
having a good time.
He threw over her shoulders the
wraps which he had brought, modest
wraps of common life, whose poverty
co~ntrasted with the elegance of the
ball dress. She felt this and wanted
to escape so as not to be remarked
by the other women. who were envel-
oping themselves in costly furs.
Loisel held her back.
wait a bit. You will catch cold
I will go annd call a cab"
But she did not listen to him. and
descended the stairs. When
they were in the street they did not
find a carriage; and they began to
look for one, shouting after the cab
men whom they saw passing at q s
distance. l
They went down towards the /
Seine, in despair, shivering with cold. 1
At last they found on the quay one @
If those ancient noctambulant
:oupes which, exactly as if they were S
ishamed to show their misery dur Il
ng the day, are never seen round
Paris until after nightfall. Fl
1t took them to their door in the e
tue des Martyrs, and once more, 4
ably, they climbed up homeward. Ii
Ill was ended, for her. And as to Il
i'm, he reflected that he must be at e.
he Ministry at ten O'Clock. ST
She removed the wraps, which h
overed her shoulders, before the b,
lass, so as once more to see herself bl
l all her glory. But suddenly she ia
tered a cry. She had no longer the tf
ecklace around her neckl til
Her husband, already half-un- ST
ressed, demanded: la
What is the matter with your" cI
She turned madly towards him. fir
Il have-I have-I've lost Nine.
orestier's necklace" ne
He stood up, distracted. W.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
And they looked in the folds OF so
er cloak, in her pockets, every
here. They did not find it. fr
He asked: ha
You're sure you had it on when W.
,u left the ball?" sh
Yes, l felt it in the v%estibule Of ia
e palace"
But if you had lost it in the BIZ
rect we should have heard it fall he
must be in the cab" wi
yes. Probably. Did you take mi