memory was suddenly refreshed. foolish to doubt, but, Arthur, you
left her face, and 'he appeared to
be very ill. The carriage was or He didn't know; possibly he re- used to think a great deal of Miss
dered at once, and while they were membered the young man who pur-. Marlowe, and she is a very pretty
BY FREDERICK PALMER.
girl, you know.” ”............................
waiting he sat and looked at her chased it after all. Yes. upon re-
From New York Weekly.
Arthur Blipped the sapphire ring k >
flection, it was Mr. Gibson. W hen
helplessly.
CHAPTER II.
On the way home she lay back he thought further, he knew Mr. upon her finger, andjvitb
er—a diamond of modern design
"That’s just the kind of a ring to among the cushions in silence and Gibson s address.
Then
he sealed the gift with some- >
please Gene,” thought Gibson. "It’s gazed ....................
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out at the falling snow. ' ,*,r.
Ar- 1 ' CiL~..
Gibson was
sitting <= before hia
O
FOR INVENTOR^1?!*”*
Q object Qf this otfeM. ,1 th-S
a very common sort of place to buy i thur grew more embarrassed. 1 He grate,
__ r devoting himself listlessly, b thing else.
courage persons of an ¡1°.*”'*
It is needless to say that at 'he I »
anything, but I’ll step in and see did not know exactly what was the by turns, to three occupations
Ire turn of mind, a .’ ul’5
the next ball, where both Miss >
I
the proprietor.”
proper
thing
to
do.
His
heart
was
munching
toast,
drinking
coffee,
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Ten minutes later Gibson emerg ! ac •hmg for her, she appeared to be and reading the New \ork Herald. Santley and Miss Marlowe were' It’s the Simple,
—
i
ed from the shop owner of the ring. so ill, and seemed to be so bravely On thia
this particu’ar morning he was present, the former approached the > Trivial Inventions n
>
He had bought it for $<50, which endeavoring to suppress it.
quite, contented with himself and latter and said, in h'ir politest toner: 4
»♦ That Yield Fortunes?
' . When Dunstan | “I have my ridg now, dear, if y u 0
was 135 more than Mr. Goldstein
I do? I want ever? one el8e-
“
Clara,
what
can
Sllch PS D© I.on'»’a
4
had paid for it. Gibson was well
canw running in upon the quiet of, wish ts compare your own with it. 0
to
do
something
to
help
vou.
”
;
tj
satisfied with his purchase, He
his apartment?, hi’ sudden appear
ver ” -Air 1 iraké/’
o
She
rose
up
a
little,
stared
at
knew the value of antiqu'e rings.
and upset Gibson’s coftee upon bis
li Q A'™?»1« very one i-onMitp.it
In the meantime Dunstan was him wildly, and said, so icily that dressing-gown, and completely un-i
I
r mi; wj * t ■•’'pet*’nil« ap '" t
Unsuccessfully endeavoring to swal- | j it fairly made the |»oor fellow shiv balanced his mental equilibrium.
make j our fonune..
er:
’
1
low a few mouthfuls of food at the
i
ty Write for further Information and n
"Gibson you bought a ring yes
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j
mention this paper.
M
“Thank you.”
Gilsey House. The Mortens' ball
terday at a pawnbroker’s on Sixth
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That put an end to the conversa
was to be a grand affair. Arthur
r* ’
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THE
PRESS CLAIMS GO.?
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avenue—a sapphire ring of antique I 1 r
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& F
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Philip W. Avirett, Gen. Xlr., ¡!
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had invited Miss Santley, and there tion during the remainder of the j
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design. The ring was stolen from
618 F Street, Northwest, !
was no opportunity of escaping at drive, Wheu they reached the
WASHINGTON, D. c. *
t
?
if
.
vum
¿ 3..H.IS <-s-'ii P.» vv,
me.
I
want
it
back.
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' ■JRN, • • ; -.-k^c.g AI’^rK'-,
tendance or of eluding a meeting | house he attempted to help her up
FW”The responsibility nt r. .
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.________ WASDISU1OK,I>.C.
Dunstan rattled this off as if he P.O. Box -liiJ
may be Judged by tl.e -h.t r,a. lt'¡¡
with her that evening He had the steps in a lover like way, but
pv tSIOSb PnOCVKED
»lock is held by uvei
u,„UMU., <>
were making a summary of a case OLnr q
of tlie leading ne»t|.i,r, lh th <
thought of illness as an excuse, and she refused his arm with:
I nltec btates.
PAR? MTS.
ChicDRSN,
A ls">. t r So Ver«
-.nil :z_
Sailors
(.'i«abl»4 ___
In t*-? i;r,f o:'
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"I can help myself very nicely, at law.
of making a clean breast of the
”ty in tnc rrnimr Army or N-.'v nincetb w -.
ureh-or»
of
ibe
lndim
war«
of
1832
to
1842, ond
"Really, my dear fellah, aren’t ¡heir laow«, now entitled O'danil reli-'-tert
matter by telling the truth; but thank you, Mr. Dunstan.”
claln.f
i sneciiitv. lnouaands entitled to hither rates.
the first was cowardly, and the lat Aa they parted at the door she you a twifie hasty? Sit down and | end for new law«. Xr- charge for advice. N»fei
outii auccessiut
ter made him an|>ear stupid, and said:
calm yourself.”
Í
reflected upon the genuineness of "Mr. Dunstan, I think we under “CVell. I haven’t anything more
-JOHN F. STa^TTOR’3
his devotion.
stand each other after what has to say. I must have that ring to
JOHN F. STRATTON’S
CELEBRATED
CELEBRATED
He blurted out when he came in happened tonight.”
day, regardless of cost.” said Dun-
C*
’
STARS,
to the room where she was sitting:
She closed th« door before Arthur | gtan, who remained standing
C'.—
"1 v<* just discovered that I was could Jealize what it all meant.
i "You see—aw—the fact of it is, Importer o.' «nd
MANDOLINS
guilty of a very absent-minded W hen he did he was the most crest
\v ho.esale Dealer in all kinds of
Importers orand Wholesale Dealers in all kinds
1 Dunstan, I gave the wing—aw—to
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
trick. You see that I left your fallen man in the city. The few
MUSiOAL MERCHANDISE,
I —aw—Miss Marlows. Awfully em-. 811,813,815,817 East öth St. New York. 811.812.815.817 Eaat IL’aSt .XiwYor’-
ring on the table when I was chang hours of sleep that he got that night
bawwassing thing, you know’, to •
ing mv clothes.”
weie filled with travels through a J . aW(jk
---- •_ L her r f"p k YolI couldn’t wait
"I will forgive you this time if a wild, unexplored country in u few jay8? I might—aw—pwe-
you will promise not to do it again. search of a recreant ring. On |
. cipitate a quahl. It’s not a des
I know vou are absent minded.”
awakenining from a short and rest- pewate case between us, you know
She was a picture of radiance, less nap next morning, he 'prang Then phe would give it bahck
To every person send
• w® I
beauty and graciousneas as she from his bed like a rocket.
ing us the arr t of
might awwange a plot like the
stood before him in evening dress
"Eureka!” he exclaimed. Now story writers do. Yau could flirt one yearly subscription to The H erald together with ten cents extra,
He felt it was indeed a boon to I remember! 1 1 must haye dropped j with her, and I would be angwy. we will send free a copy of The World Almanac for 1895. Singlecopiea
have a wife who could forgive his it into the bundiethat I sent to the j Bah Jove! you know, I think that's, may be orde-ed at this office for 25 cents.
little failings.
washerwoman.”
an ideah.”
"Only do be careful not to lose it
When Dunstan was dressed,
"I won’t talk of it. I shall have I
dear. I value it^ more than any- which probably took*the space of
to
ask you to have it at my rooms
thin^gelse I possess.”
about two minutes, he was clad in
Arthur winced when she added his full dress trot.*» rs, a light vest, by three o’clock thia afternoon or I]
shall be compelled to go to Miss
this
and his smoking jacket. He threw
Miss Merlowe was at the Mm tons’ his overcoat on over these, and; Marlowe and tell her where w vou I '
it.”
ball. The knot) of gossipers re made a double quick charge for purchased
'
“Weally,” Gibson attempted to y1
marked that young Gibsen had be Mrs. Jackson's laundry. He found
|
come very attentive to her of late, the little woman picking over her say, in a sarcastic tone
• nd also that Mr. Dunstan was morning’s custom and watching her
•1 suggest that you tell her it
was bought of an unfortunate count, t
The Best Reference Book Fruited.
with Miss Santley. During a lull assistants.
A Volume of over 500. pages ;ij
in the dar ring the two young wo
"Mrs. Jackson, did vou find a a waiter in the Waldorf, who stole
It Treats 1,400 topics |
it."
men came together. There was an ring m the package 1 sent you yes
Endorsed by STATESMEN,
|
"Ya as. That’s a good ideah
exchange of gree tings and two for terday?”
liial bows.
1'hanks awfully. 1 know tu> many
"No, sir, I didn’t."
EDUCATORS and
<Hi, Miss Santley, I have been
\ ea, you did. Own up, now. or of these unfortunate counts, you
STUDENTS everywhere.
•• arching for you all evening," ehir- I 11 call a policeman,” cried Dun-1 know " said the befuddled young
!U|a>»l Miss Marlowe * I want to stan.
I worshiper of rank and title, again |
Has Reached Such a State of Per-
fectlon That It Is a Veritable
compare this ring with your own
Mrs. Jackson had a wholesome trying Ins tongue at sarcasm.
Encyclopedia of Facts, Statis- \
I think they are ju«t alike."
fear sf policemen. She had stolen
"I never thought—aw—that Dun-
tics and Evento drought h*»*n
She held up a sapphire setting of i the ring, of course. Goldstein, the Stan was such a prig, The ideah
to January First, 180S.
old fashioned design for her rival s I pawnbroker, had bought it of her of him making such demands.
1895 volume is a whole Horary
for 115.
inspection.
. W hat method Gibson used to se-l
itself. One can hardly think
Miss Saotlev flushed to the roots
‘ I’ll get it for you. sir.
ou • cure the ring is a matter of conjee
of
a
question
it cannot answer. It tell; s 1
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.
of her h air. Then she turned pale. shall have it back!"
all about party platforms, election sta- > (
I ture, but of this I am sure, he did
"1 haven't mine tonight," she
"Come and show me where you I not care to have Miss Marlowe
tistics, the new tariff, religions of the
said, hastily, lookisg for a way of sold it, or there will be one less know that her engagement emblem
earth, population everywhere, state and m
••cape, .
washerwoman on the five of the was purchased at a pawnbroker’s;
government statistics, occupations of 1
"I Maiught you always wore it?" earth."
men, foreign matters, literature, science J!n
for. promptly at three o’clock, a
"I U>- Hut,—but—I kin having
Mrs. Jackson put on her things messenger a i rived at Dunstan’s
and education.
It is . . .
!(n
it cleaned.’’
and trudged along with Dunstan to rooms, bearing a neat envelope
M im Santley hurried on into the Goldstein's. That worthy gentle
which contained the much sought
Mossiping throng, nothing Ixing man admitted having lamght and
for sapphire ring.
perceptible to her save the bun of sold the ring, but-of course he did
I wo henrs later a carriage stop
PRICE, postpaid by mail, - 25 Cc.NT^
the many mingled voices ringing not know the purchaser. Of course
ped in front of Mrs. Jackson's door.
in her ears. Miss Marlowe followed I he dl l not know that the ring had
Address TME WORLD, New York City.
Mr. Arthur Dunstan alighted and
her with her eyes, and a little smile been stolen, and he was in no way
-V»:
handed out a young woman. Tnere
of pride showed itself upon her responsible.
was an anxious look upon her face.
"Oh, I don’t kn »w about that,
pretty lipa.
Mrs ’Jackson." demanded Dun
"Mr Dunstan," Mias tMtntley Mr. Pawnbroker," said Dunstan, stan, holding the ring between his
said, coldly, when she met him a biting hie lip angrily. * 1 am some
fingers, "you recognise this?”
moment later. "I am no*, feeling thing of a lawyer invself. It de-
■^vs, sir; I found 1» among your
well. I wish logo home.”
dends upon whether 1 get ths nng
washing and sold it"
Dunstan was greatly alarmed. back or not what I shall do."
vs, that i all right I beHeuef
He saw that the color had quite
Just at (his point Mr Goldstein's vou. Miss Hanlley said. "I «a-
a >
AN ENGAGEMENT RING.
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$100.00
i
Given Away !
Every Month ¡
AMERICA’S STANDARD YEAR BOOL
tew*
HI.