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a mmcrinN flF PKARLS. we often met. I learned she
highly connected in the city and had
It was a nrst erenlng at dinner at a host of friends and relatives. She
the exclusive New York boarding was often out making farewell visita
house Most of the guests kept the and her little room became a bower of
same rooms year after year, and only rosea from the gifts of these friend,
during their absence in the spring or In all her hurry she found many a
summer could the ordinary stranger minute to devote to me and yet my
Had admittance. Two large houses distrust remained,
were ibrown together by a door cut Her affectionate manner and Intel
through the partition on the first lectual brilliancy could not obliterate
floor. The dining room seated about that first impression,
forty people, most of whom were in The people in the house did not
their places when we were-shown to mingle in the least and the Harney's
our chairs at a small table. At a were our only acquaintances. Julia
glance I noticed the ladies sitting op- gave me o photograph of Mozart pur
posite to us, evidently a mother and chased in Dresden and won a promise
daughter, and that fleeting look left that I would accompany her to te
aa instinctive distrust of the daugh- steamer. Nothing had been discover
tr. She was a self-nossessed young ed to her disadvantage, nothing nn-
lady of pleasing appearance and ap- pleasant had happened and I began
narent decision of character, Pretty io mm my inimuve
soft brown hair waved slightly over
her forehead and matched the shade
of her neat gown. Her jaunty jacket
of rather masculine cut suggested Dy
Its chic appearance the aid of a skill
ful tailor. For the rest her ease of
manner betokened an unusual knowl
edge of the world and its ways. As
she sipped her coffee, a gentleman
about to leave the room stopped at
the table.
"I hear, Miss Harney, that you are
flitting across the water again," he
said.
"Yes," she smilingly replied, . "you
know I only came over for mother
and I would like to return in time for
the London season." She raised her
cup of coffee in her hand. "How long
are we to be away? Oh! Possibly
two or three years this time. What do
you say mother?"
The older woman had taken no
faculties were
with the canker
disease an tainted
of unjust suspicion.
Julia had a married sister, Eugenie,
living in a suburb of New York, who
often came to the house.
On the day preceding their depar
ture, Mrs. Harney cfeme nervously to
our door. She had not been in our
rooms before. "I want to ask a far
vor of you," 6he said, "it is a little
family agreement, which perhaps you
would be willing to sign."
"We are soon going west," my
mother replied, and you may be un
able to find us again."
"So Julia told me, but it is really
a matter of no consequence better
so perhaps. I will explain. Julia is
very anxious to take my pearl neck
lace with her to 'wear in England, but
I have loaned it to 'Eugenie. Really,
Julia ought to have the necklace, but
Eugenie, being the elder, feels that
necklace shall be restored to her on
our return."
We were dumbfounded. This was
our first knowledge of a daughter
part in the conversation but now re- she has the first right to it at my
joined. "Julia is never contented in death, and now she Is unwilling to
this country." fffre it up of course she would give
Mrs. Harney was a woman of strik- it up, but she will be better satisfied
imr elegance of mien. Beautiful grey if we sign an agreement that the
hair and a delicate Complexion com
bined with a palrietan cast of feat
ures would have rendered her of not
able distinction in any gathering.
The distrust of the daughter, how- who would require not only that her
ever, deepened to an unconquerable mother's promise should be in writ
repugnance for the mother. Yet but fag, but that it must be signed -
one trait of character had left a legi- witnesses. The slip of paper stated
ble mark on those delicate and re- that the pearls were borrowed from
fined features, and that was indomit- Eugenie for the English trip, but the
able pride. words relating to their return were
The next evening I met the land- a marvel of ambiguity,
ladv in the hall. She asked me to re- Did Julia write them, I wondered,
turn to the drawing-room later. "We Feeling for Mrs. Harney's embarass-
shall have some good music, she said, ment in exposing her family disputes,
"Miss Harney will play some of her we silently attached our names.
owb compositions. She published a "If you should need us at any
number in Germany lately. I hope time," I began, "perhaps you could
you will come for Bhe has expressed reach us through"
a desire to meet you." "No matter," she indifferently in-
When I entered the room the tempted me, "Julia will know best
young lady was playing a bit of what to do and will no doubt be able
Chopin to half a dozen, persons. Her to find you. Besides the paper is but
admiring audience failed to note that
her performance was superficial and
inaccurate. Her fingers lingered ok
the closing chords as she glanced up.
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50c each.
Ladies' fine cambric
gowns, cut full size and
trimmed with tucks,
embroidery and finish
ing braid, regular 75c
and 85c goods. Sale
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Sirs
95c each.
-Ladies' fine cambric
skirts, trimmed elabor
ately with valenceinnes
lace and inserting, reg
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price 95c.
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There are only 65
fancy parasols left and
they are all high class
parasols, ranging in
price from $7.50 to S15.
You can take your
choice of any for $3.68.
Ladies' 26-inch twill
ed silk umbrellas on
best paragon frames,
metal rods -nd a superb
line of handles, worth
as high as $2, for 89c.
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63c each.
Ladies' fine cambric
drawers, trimmed in
Valenceinnes lace, reg
ular price $1.00 and
$1.25. Sale price 63c.
95c a pair.
26 pairs of Swiss
muslin curtains, plain
to figured, ruffle edge,
all 40 inches wide, 3
and 3 yards long,
regular price $1.50, $2
and $2.50. Sale price
95c.
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This little affair was unmentioned
by Julia. She had the pearls and in
tended to keep them. She was one of
-I iriH now give you a little waltz of those rare persons who find fullest
ay owb," she said, and dashed into "pleasure in the joy of possession. If
a gay, soulless air. At its close her the treasure were but hen, do attendant
group of acquaintances crowded disagreeables would be remembered,
akeut her with, flattering words and Reluctant and rebellious. I was added
tfcea some one brought her to me. 1 to the pcark in her duplet of friend-
"I want to know you," she said, "I ships. What eared she that the soul
task a fancy to you when I saw you was unwilling? It was not its real
yesterday, and I am sure I shall like attributes that ahe wanted, but those
you." I said nothing, as there was with which she endowed it.
nothing truthful to say; but she "You won't forget me, dear, for we
smilingly chattered on. "I am going are sun to meet again." she said, with
abroad next week so you won't mind the farewell kiss at the steamer aad I
aa unceremonious call in the morn-, have sot. But mingled with -her mem
lag? My room is upon the same floor ory comes first, not the thought of hr
as yours, the little sanctum at the flattering preference, but of the satiny
end of the hall, and mother's is the gleam of the pearly bttands of aa an
large front room. Drop in to see us tia.Be necklace,
at any time, my dear." Wherever she ie, there, too, are those
With a gay nod and a hand clasp pearls,
she turned away, unconscious of my Bat Eugenie has the contract,
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