Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

course. just whit tho servants were
thinking. You SEQ, sho hadn't been
back all that evening, md Crandall
was nearly Wild, She only saId, rs
that 30, Sir. I'm truly sorry. I'll pack
directly, sir. suppose she won't
want you to bring my Of her jewels,
STRIP
$50 then he sald no, and I nudged
and whispered to him to ask II she
had enough, or something like that.
! thought It would BIO nm excellent
chance"
Exactly, and had she9"
"'l'm sure she had only her wed.
ding ring and guard, Mr.. White, and
the Medusa, of course she answered"
whats the Medusa, sir" Mother.
well asked.
The jeweler handed him for the sec.
ond time the magazine, still open at
the portrait.
"She has It on" he said.
Against an evening dress of rides.
cent white, cunningly massed against
her marvellous skin, there shone but
one jewel, q lambert green thing as
large rs a silver dollar. or nearly.
In low but exqulsitely clear relief was
cut upon 1t a womnn's beautiful face,
framed In mass OF tossing serpents.
too tiny for belief. At first you
thought them wild locks of hair. mere.
", but in moment you knew them
for what they were and wondered,
since the painter was SO gifted, what
must the gein-cutter have beenl
"Whewl" Motherwell exclaimed,
''what wonderl It's jade2"
"Its only equal is in Picking, be-
lieve,' said Glaenzer. II gave 1t to
her as a wedding gift, She took an
absurd fancy to 1t and always wore 1t
called 1t her lucky piece
"This doesn't look us II she'd been
spirited away for her jewelry, does 1t,
sirf"
mo-" said Glaenzer quietly.
didn't she wear more than that,
usuallyY"
always, when l have seen herr
"What, for instance?"
Her betrothal ring-a large black
pearl set In diamonds; a small triple
string Of pearls, usually; a snpphlre
link bracelet, perhaps. The Medusa
she wore as brooch, either at her
neck or sometimes as pendant to the
pearls. But she always wore It."
Motherwell considered a moment.
"Her maid has said nothing more?"
"Oh, yes. She went directly to
White the next morning and asked II
her mistress didn't want her. He said
he understood not. but would make
sure. This morning she asked II the
clothes had been satisfactory and IL
there was any message for her. he
said yes. Of course, and that there
was none. This noon she called me
up here at about Ave and asked II
any message had been sent her from
Mrs. White. I said not that knew Of.
"I'm sure she'll send, II she re.
qu,les you' Coggesnaii i toio ner.
snu sue answered ratner uispirieea'y'
Les SIR suppose SO!
shes English suppose!'
IAN extremely high-class woman
ior that position she IS devoted to
Clelia and earns, I imagine, all of her
undoubtedly high wages"
Ngokho..,on Y@.Y,n.1 49, A. n.
:. ~" a,,a mo.ne.~ vs." ,oossu 'u.o .ne hIe
~ s. any "s nos. iofoore "
" Gun ~ a. 'as' ne sPoAe
IN AFRAID youli reel yourseir lean.
lug on u broken reeo, Mr. ulaenIer'
$500 SUI o y, 49,. was VIC vi y, ,nese
.s, ~ ooA, LOW, ~ nuse
| piercing questions. and dashed Off and
arrested somebodv-Mr white FIR
choice. But the only thing + can do
is to wait until something strikes me
This ia really yery dificult Won know
I'm afraid think II looks rather had
for Mr.. White. sir"
G,aenzer croaned
"non,tIn ha so,d ana ,yon. an o,,or
a noman, "on tha onntrarn Nro.hon
weli ha said .vo,, ,mnrass mo sns,
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