Judge — July 31, 1920 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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a a Draven by Gauxen O. Res “Tuere, Peres, ruere’s THAT BMrossiate Mars. Rippin now: po you SEE WER? THAT INDECENTLY CowNED woman!” “BUT, MY LOVE, CAN'T YOU BE A LITTLE Riprins The Unknown Quality Zuizawetn G. Bowen ORE than one pair of eyes watched, e between the acts, a charming girl in a box who acknowledged the in- troduction of a clean-cut man, and even casual observers noticed how he scrutin- ized the pearls on her neck She had dreamed for weeks about wear- ing them at the opera-dance given by New York’s exclusive circle and had over- taxed her pay envelopes for the string of pearls now shining a friendly greeting to the strings of deep sea pearls about her. Almost unconsciously the man in the box said, keen interest in his eyes and voice “What beautiful pearls you have!” Miss H— hesitated, smiled a reply, but showed a momentary annoyance when he repeated: “Your pearls are beautiful!” The man’s admiration of the jewels pursued her and later, when they were dancing, he asked: “I wonder if you know how perfectly your pearls are matched?” Again the girl blushed an answer. But when the dance was over she found the friend who had introduced them and said abruptly: “Mr. S—— has mentioned my pearls three times. Who is he?” “One of the biggest pearl dealers in the country—a pearl consultant.” “That is strange. I can’t understand his reason for admiring my make-believes. Jollying me, I suppose. But Miss H. was too good a sport tc Mor: perixite? Tney're surety Nor alt Mas. da. of the family let the matter drop. She went directly her new acquaintance and frankly Mr. S—— I went up town today and bought this string of pearls for a hundred and fifty dollars, Do you mind telling me your reason for pretending to ad mire them?” “T don’t care how much you paid for them, my dear girl. You are wearing perfectly matched pearls worth easily sixty thousand dollars. There’s a big mistake somewhere,”” and he watched the girl narrowly. Five minutes later a few feet away from the orchestra a receiver was taken down, orl “Bryant— Give me the house // detective. Hullo, Ned. Any pearls missing? — Call the men off I'll deliver them in the morning.” A man and a girl walked intoa wel! known Fifth Avenue shop the next morning and showed a string of pearls. Mistakes will occur, you know. There was an exchange of packages and it was with a sense of real possession that Miss H— received her own little string. Home be went with her just to be sure, she said, that no magic was at work. But magic was at work, for a check for one hundred dollars from the firm made out in the name was found in the box with the pearls. It was her biggest pay envelope. Some- how the ball did not seem to be over Who knows? Is there the slightest reason why Cinderella should not wear her slipper on her neck? By ning for not. Sue's skirts, and now Here the friend of the family smiled His Uncertainty ‘Tom P. Morcan = HAT’S coming off town, Zeke?” asked an acquaintance. don’t know, presizely plied a citizen of the Sandy Mush, Ark., neighborhood, who was just back from the county seat. “A feller told me that the Hon. Amzi Swillman wi s Congress, and As It Happens “Why, it seems only yester- said the venerable friend “that your daugh- ter was a little girl in short to hide his embarrassment. “—_Now she is a full grown young lady in shorter ones: Draven by Dow Hexow Mr. Je or THE FINDS IT NECESSARY WIS WORK. ” in re run ‘most everybody was getting vaccin- ated; and then a fight starte and we both sa’ntered over that- a-way, and I plumb forgot toa whether them two items had thing to do with each other or ny- Tea or Jure & Jere, TO KEEP IS MIN on