Show THE PEARL PEAL NECKLACE in BY hIN X It I was vax about half haJ past four In the thi afternoon of a cold and crisp Dp D D ember em- em ber day when a n large aut stop stopped lIed In front of one of tho mos mo mott l ramous famous jewelry establishments in itu Urn HUt de do la Ia Paix A distinguished looking gentleman genteman wearing a n co costly fur line Hin JI coat coal evidently about CO GO or yar fin old ohl alighted anti and entered the shop hop The Flue proprietor Imm immediately thought hl him him a n. customer of or enough to wait walt on him himself and the gen gentleman en- en did dil not waste much time ii In getting n do to lO business Now the tho timing thing I IB It this he sai said I 1 ha have a niece of or whom I am very tone and who is going to be married In a few days ay I 1 should like lit to lo give her hem a n 1 valuable present ent Please c show m in mimo Int Some imo pearl necklaces necklace's hut but 1 do tin 10 mie not wont ant n of or tho ordinary affair though It I Is is of or course super super- luper- luper to toll toil tol yo you O that thai its na a I know you n ou do not not curry any u h ln stock H n. n said Ihl ln x Hh 1 a tl 1 mHo tU ti Ju Joer Jo r lv's greatly J t J- J IQ th m f ri rife i fe i tomel r I I the no most muSI beautiful necklace you ou have I J Inot do donot not know Jenow exact what whal lint such fe h thing Costs but if Ir you OU 10 have some Ih that hi pleases ph-ases me I an art to spend en 80 ny about francs Time Tho j jeweler opens open his eyes ye 8 wide wide- It t Is not nit er e every ex-ery day 15 that h he has bos n 8 chance to tn sell el necklaces fou 01 1000 Leaving hl his customer alone for n minute h he lie returns with a a half tl dozen dOze boxes hoxel which he hc places in front o of or him on th the cloth covered l table The TIl customer examines all al the neck neck- 1 laces care carefully tuly Then h he asks about abon thc ho prices which are all an In the iho n neigh neighborhood of ot the amount m mentioned ll I h b by him He lie le stands und undecided for a Q moment mo nio moI I meat ment and then themi s says says- I cant can't decide Immediately Im Jm- I am amry very ry sorry m mediately at least not alone alon M My I niece knows l that I am tun going to 10 gix-e gix her lier some jewelry and I want hOI her it to select elect ele the present herself Now ow w we vt might do O this tilts I that I shall shaH take tko on one of lh these sC two necklaces necklace's but html not nol which one one you be he kind kim enough to lo wrap th thorn them m up and amid comm come Count Monte Monte- alon doug along with m me am ant pin and I 1 am at tho tIme pre present ent living t ormy on or m my estate on sur sur Boulogne W Wo 0 can b be there t eJe In about 20 minutes minutes The Then Therm n J my mill niece who is living hiving wih 1 tile me can select the n necklace she wants J I will 1 Ia pay you OU and amI you ma may take tho lime oth r one Olie back Of or cour course you ou cargo can car cango go jo with lh me In my auto and altogether ho tho whole thing thinS will vill wl not take lake more mort I than iota an hour hom I Time Tho hesitates s for tor a a. moment anti and then a agrees to do as asked And Anda I afterwards they oil off a n. mInute of lit In n the time auto About Aboul twenty minutes later the car cam stops in front of or a large Iron iVon gate j A footman in ery conies omes rushing out tint opens lh time the door of or the auto and con con- conducts conducts ducts the tho two gentlemen n Into a lar large e room The he count hands him his lila overcoat o and lint hot whispers whisper some some- something ant thin thing in Iii his ear car and amid tikes the je Int an an elegant sitting sitting- room Would c legant you kindly give gle m inn mo the tIme two o boxes for a moment 1 viII wi then thou take tUIl to m my nl nieces niece's cc's room and wi beback bo be boback bl back in ni U tie five minute The hesitates he is su sus- sus 1 pinions nd ml not v renton ll 11 remembers I several fo cral cases when he ho h hay ham been swindled If an and also others which ha have happened to ht lila his co col surroundings react reas- leagues But nut the dUie ur him The furniture In the him tl mini represents I a a. ah of 3 at t iea francs franos The rIme h It use U 1 Is I large arid and andu arll It u is 19 evident that th thre re nr mOl or a l lIr Ir f i set el He Ho gi gics I s the th c count the hit Iw t ites tho time One ono c eonta nta iming a la Pa 17 Li tt tacit ines anti and tho h h- h hi i I on ono Olie francs franss more mur 1 I I 1 thank you the count says fays and loaves leaves s tho time room The rime Jeweler looks time the costly cosily Persian al' al and amI admires 0 1 carpets a n lar large o trait portrait 1 by Bonnet Bonnat a an nn r l li b a excellent nt el by Do number of or In am and maible and costly brac a of or ci all He lie lIt tells lols himself l that lint his first of ur tIme the furnishing furnishings furnish furnish- c estimate ot or the value aile tw and that the they Lucy ni-c ni a aleast at ing inA ings I is too loo low ho- a least t th woth francs He lie le slUt shIm again aln and after afler a while he lie at nl hl his It I Is just fifteen minute since the time count I left f him Five FIc minutes minute more Jase passed ho he began be bo- Then lion ten inin- inin gnu gan to g grow 10 n nervous Jal s pas passed d And Auth he I is reul realty 1 lIe UlM tho door and alli sees the tho footman footman foot foot- man luau standing Ol outside h and asks s him himi if it i h he thinks h he wi Im have t. t to all much I lunger i i Xoi Certainly not not not the footman replies M My h maxim InU must t h be he here In a n minute If I ou will wi only have hae a n moment moment mo nm- ment r f am am hiiro O he ho wl ilL b be down ment to tho limo sitting sitting- rite Tho rhe and amid down the tho I room coin om and anti walks up UI UI ant floor rather excitedly Fives Five Five infinites passes 1001 I 10 0 mInue minutes I S r minutes minutes- haltan halt half an hour Thon ho c can n stand It no lie longer timid and nt he lie g goes es out again and asks the servant servant who replies replica I r am sure If Ir you OU wi only have patience a fes' fes minutes r Patience patience It I seems pms to In tome o ome me that I have been heen waiting long lonG enough It I Is now more loose than thre three three- quarters o of an hour since the count went vent up tip stairs anti and ho lie raid ld he would be he back In five minutes I gave o a hum him valuable val al al some sonic very ery jewelry je eln very tI tumble He lie Is great greatly excited now anti and tal talks loud Just then the door opens open ana 31 an elderly gentleman genteman came In In anti and a asks him to sit down Really m my dear sir he says 8 soft soft- CI C- C I ly You mu must t art get excited re- re the condition you are In But it i Is quite natural that thal I should be bC excited under r tho the circumstances circum circum- stances stances The gentleman with whom t I tam am here ha has taken taken taken- Yes Yea yes yos i know now ho he has taken your our Q 1 t. t just hut t b be J hU hut just try tobe POt Du will I. I thorn them 9 ii n nRc that a you yol T la t n t to x p I What lal dO ou mean I have noth- noth I tu to do ii wih 11 you yui J I do tin not nol know Ino j you at all all Now Jw really you must tr try to calm cairn yourself r you jou 01 shall a again o have n it x headache J Headache What hat hot the devil Lo 1 do ho you Ol mean menn Give m mo me back m my necklace 0 or r- r I He raises his hand as I If lo to lilt hi the tho old gentleman who imo does dOCK not fc seem m inn thu least but pi esses a n. belt bell hel button huon Four servants come conic rushing In and take e hold bolt holL of or the jeweler who Is 11 now no thoroughly hJ d struggles tru to 1 freo himself while calling them all cli ni sorts of or un names iii es Tho men inert do not reply but hut hold him himas himas himas as If Ir in a grip of or Iron Seeing that tbs its Is Impossible to free fre himself ho lie mashes makes an aim t to to appear to-appear appear calm and amid his voice trembles only a alIthe I little lIthe Cl as he ho says s 's ti to the old gentleman I te whose eyes have ha be boon n testing resting on him till all al the time rimmie If It yim ou lU are e re nol not a ler like liO the tho other chimer I 1 ant irant wan to tell LeD tel you that I am the time victim of or an unheard unheard- this Count as h he said he hp was came camo to m my simp about an hour ago aso and selected necklaces of or great grat value the time other Interferes My Iy dear sir You do not believe C m me me PIla Please t tell ten your our servants lo to release me nie just for ai a moment In m my pock pocketbook th ol I have haw m my earths cards and antI several letters addressed ad ad- ll l- l dressed l cl to m fl mo nH My Iy name Is Michael and amid lI I am time the jeweler who owns own the lars largo etall establishment at ato Xo o 10 In iii nu Ruo de tie In la I give gl you OU m my ni of or lunacy honor that this is so A and azul it II t would be he beery ery easy eUsy for Cor you rou to timid find out omit I speak th time the truth or not nOlo Telephone to Paris call cal up imp my establishment anti and find out iUt nU If It Is not trU true that th tIme the count canio rm Into the store stort and with him to his estate es es- state s- s n keil me mC to go o tate Late that he lie ml might ht show shots le to J Jewelry 01 1 lo to o his niece Ills His voice Is now so calm and convincing convincing con con- II that the old gentleman g looks and orders the he four at it him in imm surprise c r. servants to tl let lei lila him ha e time the us use of or his hula toads hands ants er Then rhemi ho goes oe outside to lo telephone tele tell again he ha Is phone when he hue returns i i pale with excitement or orders t the t servants ser ser- r- r mats to leave the time room approaches tho lio Hi jeweler with outstretched o hands hands My dear sir he says I 1 cannot tell eli 1 you ou how miserable I feel Without With With- hout h- h been acting as aslie out Ut It I have tho lie accomplice of or a a. C clever cever S swindler and tad 1 I am quite quie certain certin that you ou will willmeyer wi win It Is the n never meyer v r see t our yoUl necklaces I f. f mo most t daring affair I lover over ever heard of in Insane ane You loti arc are at pr present ent In a private ate asylum belonging to 10 me mc I 1 am Professor Pro Pro- called so-called count The calc r-calc re OI fessor and told sonic some days ago camo iame to lo me inc came me lime that h ho lie hind hall a in law owner own own- jewelry atom who had er ii o of a largo o rl exceedingly wealthy wealth formerly been ben unsuccessful I but mit who had been very verr un In business of or late hate This had affected him so much that he had lost hl his mind At the tue present time ho he was wa suffering from the time delusion that come come- had stolen some pearl necklaces body hody solen feared d from him him antI and It W was to bo be that Cro he Ime 11 might ht become violently insane moment I am going Oll to bring an any to this place under some fome fal falso o him C he ho said sal to me and amI you wIll wf I to cure cur ur do rio thing everything in your our power powel i him For Fot the sal sake salco of my Bister 1 t I and he ht will be he heable be I hope that th time the children n cured ablo able to leave this place again curell in a few months As to the cost Ir lr Is very vr Our family matter does boa not nol moter and wealthy and will wU pa pay an any price time tho count produced a n with the these e eor or words tH anti and paid tIlled filled with large largo bills walet tlell mo lilt francs In advance ni The Time jeweler il ha hu has never r ne reco recovered the tho necklaces e since |