Show A NOTABLE SHORT SH STORY RY 1 BY A FAMOUS WRIT WRITER Li IBY PRO By Fred M. M White Mr J J representative of the firm of Strickland the eminent Jewelers s. s accounted tl himself n fortunate fortunat man lb Ho hail had an alt exceedingly nug fluS business and aid ho lIe rejoiced In the lie pos poe of a wife of lie he was ex cx proud lie HB lived at and In his nar he lie took the tho greateSt great greatest est possible Interest in hi his garden of fact Mrs was s a t As a. a matter husband m n. her not quite ho to fondly Imagined In her secret heart she rather looked down niton James It v wn is to feet feel that she nice Iee and soothing Very ory Ii hi women dressed ono of the best lyt and unil to feel I that her Jewels Jewe of 01 admiration and wore Ht tt once the Hie envy There was vas also satisfaction her Iter select the that nobody in that in at I or Mr was was was-or who circle knew deluded least so Mrs In con conne con con- James always of Hu lit ne tion with the tho of England there thre kept his account been had years Mr For some wc certain in tIle the habit of form of ot fact matter not as a which did collection The Kile tId any part of her own street Bond at the lo to time call from time establishment It gave her pleaSure pleasure pleas pleaS- Kem certain magnificent ure to examine ermine anything office effice If there was wea James lu hc lic fancy in which she lie look a special few dayn it for fot- fota a lo to went wear hou house e There as u e sate safe In the property of Mrs drs end and this safe wan as the when it was wae Parity There were burgling decidedly worth Tennis club For ir after the fly In the HIP fiance Them Thero as Just ono one nd pleasure ointment of Mrs More that cons consisted le l of Mrs had eclipsed Mrs Min she ithe than once oice lately Jewels splendor splendor- of her the by 1 regarded had to be lC done ax as fat fortunately And Tennis Tennis' club the Mr could ju just t at Hut moment tool lOGIC the form of ofa The obligation necklace stone diamond tone a ti splendid single stood him into which to quote could thc tune if H H cool of or tW Tennis lib lub the night hiss e that for MIs Cora Tre- Tre but not longer as dance chorus was nib r of tile the Frivolity hUng at It Mrs Monday l cl Let me roe keep it t till H it on to wear want I I do pleaded Pw-ilby Pw Tell that dancing the opera Saturday to necklace the tho creature that H it duchess bas all the more eager cager Shell She'll bo be on approval a to net get it then usual He Uc din did yielded as Mr himself club chub dance tot not go to the Tennis extinguishing extinguish all about the but he lierd afterward Mo Mos Mos- Mrs log ing of friend of his au and the rc- rc n WB no proud to see seo lie iTe was wan him neck about her stones his wife with the could Z nc of ii his aristocratic Ethel would have looked hooked belUr- belUr er- Certainly two garden Ht at a rt pretty two rumors nights later r. r Prom From one or thru that b- b hi hoard beard h be 5 did not Imagine to contest con con- Mr Mo of wa was Streatham likely much test leadership Friday Fri business on Mr went off to with all morning at St peace nay day he lie was Bushiest was mankind and his party reeling feeling exceedingly Important byle by- by had lust won a seat at an busy mom mom- rather a election le tIon He lie paSSe passed ipp lj ig ty lunched generously Z o'clock About Carlton club at it iho office a t Jerk i-Jerk summoned hint him front from the A to ise see you VOU sir said ald Goodrick n Ic j to The n ine was ae vaguely familiar not con con- connect could moment he Pai iy For a solution It with anything The Good Good- fIa il Hl on him presently General had lately himself in frontier frontier fron fron- little ronne with one of those tier tier- affairs which generall terminate the British empire expansion of in th 5 The Tte had been wounded and was wason on n his vay home to recuperate shop n. n line flue figure of a anan IT j sto d In the the bronzed with hard and and man nan lean of the campaign still upon him bini Ills right arm aim w wu u. u In a a. sling see the lingers fingers In their white gauze ban Pleased to see sec you sir mur mur- i honor to my establish establIsh- ment t Glad bId to In se see you von are so much bet bet- sir I expected Pec OH that's all right the general cut him short Fact Is I dont don't want ny- ny bod to know lenOW that I am in London Im I'm supposed lo to come come I by the Furious that reaches Southampton tomorrow Mayor address and all that I an and l corporation kate hate tho whole confounded business my- my myAt At Gibraltar mii my friend Lord Win Win- suggested I should come back backon on Ills Ilia steamer and I jumped at time the chance Saves all sort ort of Infernal fuss funs dont don't von vou know inoc ill i'll Ret get my business will whit the war and Ill I'll be bedo do n n at my toy place In before tin tJ fellows know Ive I've landed on jour our part Mr Parl Pari Parity ty P gave ave the desired assurance liei lie vas i properly Impressed by this soldier soldier- hUe This was the type of hero that h lie admired You Vou can absolutely rei upon my dis sir he lie Ill not mention to uy one that you are In London It It IK W anything private private- U It hi Mr Mm General Goodrick Goodrick Good Good- rick said Vou know where Ive I've been you th the kind of place where the trouble was Hardly worth the trouble of f fighting for If it had not been for forthe forthe the minerals I dont don't suppose we should have gone any further But unless I am greatly mistaken there are diamonds yon yon- ncr der That Is why I came to see you Hadn't we better talk the matter over In itt your office Mr could only be too delighted In the privacy gt the office General Goodrick Good Good- rick p produced a handful of small rough looking stones which lie he handed overto over overto to Now ow J am a mere child In these mat mat- he sold eald Those These may or may not be he diamonds If It not then there Is le an ancud ancud cud of the matter If It no so why whip youcan you youcan can judge for yourself that I haven't done badly by the Umpire The whole thins thing I Is a yet but those firstin first firstin in the he field are sol going up to make make big big fortunes for for- tunes gasped IT lit took In the situation situa lion tion In a flash Beyond an uit these thene vera uncut diamonds of exceptional quality lie beean to see his way cleat clear And le lie was the tiit only bushier man maim In London LonIon who knew anything about It It No No question gueston about It at nil all sir bo lie ald These are really good stones I would give you a thee check for or COO for these nt at the moment and chance It II U It Uit ItIs it Is lust possible that thai you have other even better Well s 's A mutter of fact I have the the- smiled Ive got half a u dozen Insen stoatS SO BO bi that I wats ID to brin bring eta Vm I Was afraid you n at me They are at ti- ti my Hat In Kensington and she's got the Key hey If It Ive I've got ut time Ill I'll look bolt In tomorrow Keep those stones till then lint not what required He ic Was vinn riot not in the least rix- rix to lt business slip isis liU fingers like this It va of that ono one dreams the kind of deal Possibly the s genrel ncr l would end up lip h by other ether in 31 filling HI at some Borne street mind Bund ou possIbly f send end for stones sir he lie gg softly Well I might Ive I've got a 4 ear cm- omit omit- side side- for time the week Mock Ill I'll got get note hold to my wife man lu to take taKo n n IHU j Give Gie mo rue a y rl of paTI r. r Without any e Gen Gen- and helped him him- ersi w t Mi reif to rt fl sheet of paper from rout 5 bl his right hand handout H II out pitt of the sling and took the p n k A his bandaged WI between A he lie did nn so hits his features attires will pain and a i or t o of blood stained tJi White I 11 nm jim I cull cubs cub's x manage It ne muttered Doctor told me Inc that thit I should to be careful aa as if tf were he t looked At the red stains on the bandages Could 1 I be lie of any assistance nee sir air he be suggested Well Vell perhaps you might Just u ii line to say jy that li the chauffeur IK is to iia tho oUt of the safe at once Very ery ui urgent gent Sign it v will do Ill I'll wait vaIt here till time the chauffeur back bacic There was no ito address on the tue envelope In there wan vas n tiiU time for or that a aS as aso o S tall military looking mini strolled kiLo Into the office arid irs cd tile the general by name lucky to find you ou ho lie said They go at on once e. e k This set fol tol are are- are are- A conversation owed lowed In which caught lie tho name of Dt and other In the great world of cit politics Tho Tue Jeweler discreetly slipped away a with the note Tile The chauffeur would know exactly what to tn do with it It The general departed presently with his friend that he lie would re return re- re turn Lurn In the course of ah au hour Ily Jy 6 3 o'clock he hud had not put In an ap- ap He lie had either been detained or cit he hail had his mind Still he lie would have to route come again seeing that he Ii had iMd left heft a good OD worth of hl his property behind him Possibly too he had iad met lila his messenger and lied had secured the Lime big stones himself reached home In a pleasant fiame of mind Visions of great wealth roomed loomed before his him cy eyes f. f lb Ho sat down to dinner dimmer presently with t the air of f a man who rhio Is going to enjoy nim- nim melt He Tie sat smoking the tue cigar of peace presently when his wife suddenly turned to him By Fi the way she said what did you want rant tho tue diamond necklace for I hope you haven't lavent sold oid It It James as you dis- dis dis distinctly me me- me What are you talking about de demanded dc- dc What diamonds Why the diamonds you sent a letter let ter er for Its It's on the lie mantelpiece mantelpiece-a a letter let let- ter ei i rt your own writing on your own paper aper asking me to send acrid you the diamonds din dia monds by a man who came In a car The Theetter etter Is Jimmy as usual As Ast t Is not the lie first t you have sentor sent for or tonee I naturally concluded that The cigar dropped from nerve nerve- fingers and lay Jay smoldering on the tablecloth Like a man In a dream he be to the fireplace and took up the he letter A As he expected It was the note lOle written by him at the suggestion of if the gallant general Why he lie had bad actually offered to write that letter Not ot only had he deliberately walked Into the be trap tran but he had fastened It it down afterward Tell me all about it James Mrs frs demanded told the lie story miserably enough ll He had not even tho consolation of beine be- be ine in a position to put the tle blame on anybody else eIs Mrs listened with witha a white face while the whole of the dreadful tale was told Theme Is only one consolation she aha said presently You Vou save You will ue be able to make that much out of what the thieves have left behind l 1 shant shan't Panky said In a spirit of gloomy prophecy They will turn outto out outto to be Lie remarkably clever forgeries of uncut stones Ill I'll have a clear at them hem tomorrow hut but I feel quite certain that I am He lie was Copyright |