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Show W d A ST0LEN DIAMOND. I 3f( ffifi ln Trotirillt, near liar re, abont Uio I B?H ESS cn ' Anifu, l',rco P"rlo were dk I 3i . uJR wmblfd in n plunt rourn OTt rlookln Jfij J ttW ft Iwnullful Karil4n. TIipjt iih iol if ,i Sf UincuMliiff ft lubject of linjiortance V aVf' thcyworonjounjf man of alwut twenty t V five, a pitl of twtntr, and tlio futlicr ol i w 9mi tli latter, a uan of about fifty. It laK "Why do no necil riclici1" Mltnl it HS Theodore, th youmc tmu. Can thvy In by clianc main tain our Imi plncwT mj tin Anna and IvrooU liTcry liaully Id ; til In a cottage, an 1 ttiolrpad carncil by my ( W HE labor would bo for us both awett as nm- Vw i Lffj bnla," Anna rallied with a tinier i IE T Lmn Klinew which letmt-d rrry eloquent to Jill Ba Theodoro, bvenuso it cjnly rritA(cl 1 'IF1 ;faW tliat which the irlrl i heart hal aecn-tly $ r WB to' h'lu ,uan)r ttuirt Tho fatlior, who t Rl lmdftVind fttto, turned Mi heal aildo Ik to hide a ttnllet then he eiclalmedi !Ul "My children. 1 might tell you many It 2ril thlngf fthlch you woul 1 only um to re ! mtH PCrt n )our taru In valu to your chil f f laaW tn wentJr year from lion t till then t 'w Id 'ou wot1 neither belle ro tlum iiur w v 1 undcnUnd them; but aa I lovo my t I uk tU ' daughter more than my 11 fo and rstecm t Y Um k'n. who dcelrea to Im her huiband W m enouph to conflde hor hapj IneMto hU I t IP, rare, I cannot content to your union tiU I (5 , Tlieodoro retumi from tho voyage that r It wl heisobllgthl tuiaalcouudtrhU miloy 1 1 WJ er'aortlen" itflfil Tlieoloroiipol(0 slightingly of tho profit I I Kfl wldch he would derive front this voyage, i i Jilt whoao solo motive was commercial na I y Mb aoua.but Annas fathtr was IntleilMe, j n u tll lreni wcro K to y'hl to I Hj a hat they considered an old man's whim. -b Bali ' tJoJhy, Theodore," said Anna; "1 fj i rra7 heaven, uot that you return 1 l.ii "vx rfch, but constant," t'l pT Theodore aasurodAnha with n loving if ' fc glance that her wish would bo granted, ( J Pf ltn 'cvr 8 r ctabark,Ci' 1 'Vf " MB During the long ro)ago Theodore ! tj -1 PJB thought of the l laces which he was to ' il ! UfB vhdt, which were cntirtly now tohlnu !r " In Tll KP1cndon of tno orient evoked by I'll I H his liuaglnatlou offered tnarrvlous pio 1 4?l W '(l"tl ' Q0 oatraoriinary luxury of the I fl But when they arrived in Constant! K fll nojle his dUenchantment won Intense. . , K X In dlr-gutt at J4w dllfirenco Utwun tho Ml K."J i-ialllyand in- dcKrii Uona, horcsohod Si' Vv to think only of his UIoM; and as tho Ej w morihant whom ho accompanied waa to i VMi aharu the jrollta with him, ho calcu Hk'i latetl about what ho ahould rexeU o and mj cxi-Ulmed "Anna's father w ill bo aat- M bitkd I nm now certaiu that nothing I , II - . will tnterft.ro with our hnppincssr fjL ttk n Vtruing, seated in his modest JEVffi Fj v room with his eltovs on tho table and bbVpjh! V his head In Ida hands, he nmused him asaffSi J silfb arranging tho eiptmiwi of hlafu Ksji f i turo home, discuued tho grave question Hhh J? 1 of servautii, fonnd an Intenninablo llat saVlr n 7 of fnrniture which ho considered ncca Hm, if I I rary to adorn hie houne, and uot con ten l' tti v I , with all this oin thought of how hls H)an 11 I j bclocd would look at tho wedding, v.w IV Lj whin suddenly tuo knocks at thod Ijjf jjj &fj interrupted his agrroahlo toak. Hp I Sa biH.uid tho door, An 1 waa not a little M f W sarprhuHl at tho intranco of a man who, H ' ( ffj ( after glancing aroun 1 tho room, turned T&l and lockl the dixr. Ikforo Theodoro J i ' could riwak tho unknown siUdt t f I 'Kir, wo hare only ten minutes to M ! i xnuko a bargalu, on which depends your , I V fortuno and iny life." Mf i 1 do not understand you !t I d, LUUn," replied hU ni) tterlous Inter 2 locutor. "I am a slave eiuployod In tho jp ulne. I hae stolen a diamonland, rl fulgning Ulnoss, havo succetded lu U- . t 1 4 ing tent her No prlnco In the world B ' 1'I laiaseaaeaii stone aorrecious as thlaj but H tit f u dlamon 1 is a treasure uboIcm to me, 1 1 K because 1 am in need of money, and 1 J ' without resources I cannot eneaw to sell j I II It. So you underaUnd 1 cannot hoj-e l Vi for any Uneflt from itt and If )ouwlll Hk1 Vl give ino tuough to eacaio tho stouo In Bk tf ' Ihit stammered Theodore. H yf, "Look at It and acccj t my proposition! M C It will make you rich and me happy, bo- H iX cause it will atsist motoreturu to tho f ! i S bootn of my family." H n I And tho slave showed an enormous H diamond to Theodore, whocontimtlatod H f1 ' it with Intense astonlihment. H f I Certainly," he said, "it Is ft mac H 1 niflctnt stone. I have seen many of its Hpi tlaMi, but none so ierfuct nor so largo. f I I Any rulr would bo proud to adorn his y I crown with it" Bf 1 M " not 01 'mt D7 depriving our- V4 II relf of a few pounds you will be a f . fm millionaire an 1 1 will bo happy," H "And if they pursue ini' obsirved Bt 'f M Thiodoro, B IM Tursno out Who would suspect mti i Bt you? AnJ lLt'" on can f,yc;1i0'" HSi f B) Thiodoro was In doubt, but as tho H( ' III ahue waa going he took tho dltmond t Wit n ' fca e '0F ' mt luonty ho had, then mfl taking pirt of hlsjiortlon from his cm g 1 lo t r, ho uhto ttod ' B V Theodore pru ided himself with a good B? iuUenultraviUHlby the most rugged W paths, thu mory easily to oacui an pur- B I A, Howetr, oue dijr thojp m.t a bnJ if thleTioff Arl. "Ilv you moiie with year thfjr "Wo Iit .nljr nf ,ijh for tho Jour ncjr," Thloro nnw civil "Thoa do not oITrr any rwlUne fttr Koarclilns you yen will loot, yon enough to Anlxh yoar Journey." TJint wont do," ropliod Tliwxloro an 1 rtl.tng hi. pUtol he discharged It at th. fir.t Arab, who fell Other thltre. cam. to th. al 1 of their companloui, and afttr n nrco itniKglt klllvd th. gulilo and took Thcudoro prl. oner, and notwtthtun llnir th. ficrco n tUtanc. which he made, they took po lOMlon of tho diamond 1IU (trait Rrlcf atloalngltnindetht AraUi think that It waa an amulet, and ouo of thtlr women gnro tho alone to hoi chtMaaapla)thlnfr After a timo th. Arih chief, lwcomln, fond of the i rlaouor, tol 1 him that when his woumla voro hralnl ho would U free to leave tfaim with all that they had taken from him, ijo Theodore rooorcred with liU health hla diamond and hta liberty tot kuowlrur which way to ko ho con cenlcil himself In n caTC, whero bo ro malncd two days, when a caravan nj jienrcl, which ho joined, and waa that ablo to continue hla Journey, Alwaya worried aud .usj Icloua he took tho poorest accommodations In the inn. and tho cheapest food, so that no ont might anj (xxe he ieseued a treasnro. ear the end of hla Journey he wrote U. Anna'e father, au 1 began 1 la letter with this phraset ' 1 am rich, iramonsoly richr This dl'tlcaftod Anna, who thought that Theodore ahould havo written ol more Important thinga flrstt but ah silencel lur mUglvings, conclu ling that his conduct waa only another roof ot Id lute for her. However, tho thought bf tho Immense fortuno of her lover robbed her of het natural light hcartcdac", hir fathei also waa very reecrved not to nrpent covetous) anl Theodoro, considering that ho would be confirringnfivor by marrying Anna, gavo himself tho aire ol a 1 rotector. Aa tliey thna mutually wero decelrel their iirst iattn low was cold aud uruuit-Ufoctory uruuit-Ufoctory to botlu A few diya later Anna eall to Theo dorci "I do not know why, but your fortune frUhtt na luo, it dcatro) a nil our tlaus.' "Wluit doea that mattorr" Theodore answered. "Thank, to my riches, we can now go to I'aris and Hvu In onool the finest ivtlacea." ' Oh, I should Lavu preferred our dent Httlo houso ur treea and our dreamed of happitiese to all tho palaces and richca in tho world! Themloro went to 1'arle to aoo the royal jowclcr, but tho latttr waa abacnt and would not return for tight or tin d ij a. b lie cmt 1o) el tho tluio In look lug for n r lenilld house and fumituro an 1 ornaments to corresjtond. Ho also ordered carriage and a pair of raaguill cent horses, llo soon found tlut hehnd a multitude of relations who till iuw bad not troubled Ihtmschcs about hiiiL When ho entered lbo drawing room his name causod a seusation anl puo( le talked of tho Immense fortuno he hod luado in the east. He was well received cverywbom Mothers tried to attract him for their daughters, au 1 the daughters decidod that he waa viry eligible, Toor Anna waa running gravo risks of King forgotun. llowuer, shortly afterward the two lover., now husband and wife, were living In tho samo little hotuo of which Anna had so often dreamed. When tho court Jowclcr examined Theodore's dlamon 1, he said: "Truly, It is admirable! Howe cr, 1 do uot wish to puuma It, for 1 do not iloulitifalso. tones. Thlaia a splendid imitation, and It will not lie dlfllcnlt for you to nil it Any Jowellcr will give you ten franca for It," With tho-40 ten franca Theodoro waa ablo to regain Havre on foot. Theroho fortunately found a position with a aalary of J.WO franca n ear, and shortly afterward ho and Anna were married. Translated from the fapanlsh of ilaria del Pilar tiinnes by U J, I'agundus for Itomauce. |
