The Ely miner., 1928-10-12
CHAPTER IX-Continued

He knew that the idea was current
that Waterman's transactions were
not only unfortunate but that they
were not all that they should be In
business integrity. Not a word of all
this had passed his lips. Not a word
of 1t would ever pass his lips except
upon his daughters request. And now
a new element had entered into the
situation. Waterman was gambling
not only In the Street, but at Brom-
fields as well.
"Hm." he reflected, there's bound
10 be a crash Poor Doris !"
When Doris went to the opera that
same evening she went In no gala
mood. With all the will In the world
she could deceive herself no longer.
She knew that her marriage was a
failure. She had come by this time
to have q reasonably clear under
standing of her husbands character.
She knew, for example, that he was
not truthful. Once when she had
caught him in lie she had let him
see it fhe result was an outbreak of
temper so painful to her that she re-
solved never to risk 1t again. She
did not know, of course, the exact
condition, of his business affairs, but
from time to time her mind went back
to the talk she had had with Wilson,
and her heart sank.
Many eyes were turned upop her as
she entered her fathers box in the
golden horseshoe, during the intermis-
sion after the first act. Among them
were the eyes of Frank Wilson. AS
Wilson leveled his glasses at the Col
by box, his eye caught the flash of
di mOnds. He had never seen Doris
wearing this necklace before. In fact,
she had worn il only twice before in
her life. She did not care for jewels,
and sic had worn the necklace this
evening only on her husbands request.
1t had been a family possession for
many years ond had come to her upon
her mothers death when she was still
little girl.
81 wish," Waterman had said to her
that morning, you'd get out your
diamoLd necklace and wear it to the
opera tonight. You never wear the
thing. What's the use of having it?"
To please him SHE had consented.
She went after lunch to her strong
box at the bank, got the jewels and
carried them directly home. There
she turned them over to the efficient
Hetty, her personal maid. Hetty had
ST. in. hn h,NIl "A
for q good many years. She had been
Mrs. Colby's maid, and at her Ceath
had been attached to the personal
service of Doris. At this time she was
a woman of middle age, gray-haired.
,rtly, laconic, efficient, reliable, de-
voted.
There were four guests at dinner
John Rawley and his young wife. who
had been at school with Doris. and
Doctor Briggs and his debutante
daughter.
At table Waterman drank bit too
much, but as it made him more agree
able than he had commonly been of
late, Doris reflected that it was an Ill
wind that blew no good.
"I see," s. i'd Doctor Briggs. who sat
on Doris right. "that you're wearing
your mothers famous diamonds.
can remember the first time that
,ver ] saw them. 1t was at the Acad-
eny of Music in Fourteenth street.
The opera was 'Dinorah.' Patti sang
that night"
"Ah. yes" said Doris. 1.-THE Academy
of Music. | drove past 1t only yester-
day. There were huge signs on the
front of it announcing Charlie Ray In
'Papa's Troubles The world moves.
doesn't it?"
at moves" said Rawley, "but
ether 1t moves forward or back
ward is another matter"
"Yes," laughed Waterman, we're
on our way, but we don't know where
we're going"
The debutante gfggled Presumably
she did other things at times, but she
did nothing else this evening. She