THOSE DIAMONDS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 12 May 1906, Page 4

THOSE DIAMONDS.

Urs. Lambkin Didn’t Count on Such Had Luck. Young Mrs. Lambkin was delighted to see her dear Marie when she called. Indeed she assured her of the fact herself. “I was beginning to fear lest you wens unable to come, as you expected,” she remarked. “It was growing so late. “Oh, I was determined to come. You see, it will bo ray last chance before I go, and California is so far away that I may not bo back in Chicago for untold age* “Yes, indeed, you poor exile. But o-v K mind. Your husband may make onougs money to enable you to live in Chicago someday.” ~ , “No doubt. But of course I should not bo satisfied unless I had my own home—though really your little fiat seems very nice, and no doubt you are quite contented to it.” , . , “Oh yea 1 Ono could be contented anywhere with Alexius. You have no idea how happy we are.” ~.. “Indeed I always quite liked him In the days When he spent most of his time at our house.” . , “ Yes, I remember. It was immediately across from my home. He could keep watch on all my movements from youi Windows.” “Very likely. I remember that you were generally at ono of the front windows. Do you find this a pleasant neighborhood?" “Quite so. I’m always afraid of burglars, and now I shall bo more so than ever.” . “I should bo awfully afraid myself. But, then, I received such handsome wedding presents”— - ■ “Speaking of presents,” interrupted Mrs. Lambkin as she drew out a qaso and opened it, “today is my birthday, and see What a lovely gift my husband brought me.” • “Diamonds!” gasped Mario. “Howlovely! But—but aren’t you afraid he. will ruin himself giving you such expensive things? I shouldn’t think of allowing my husband to do it.” “But, then, dear Alexius is such a good business man. He can quite afford it.” “Who would have thought it in the days When ho used to come to see”—. “I was surprised when ho gave it to me. I hadn’t the least idea—why, here comes Alexius himself. Whatever has brought him home so early today? Just give me that case, will you, dear? He—he always hates display. ” “<Ohj bother! What if ho does? Z haven’t half looked at it. Do you quite like the setting? Why, Mr. Lambkin, how Ido you do? lam just admiring dear Kndora’s lovely diamonds.” I “Kndora Lambkin, wherever did you ■ got those things?” queried her husband, {oblivious of the signs she was making to : him. And just then the door opened once more, and the head of the hired girl appeared. “If you please, Mrs. Lambkin,” she remarked, “the young man from Stone & Silver’s is here to ask about them there diamonds they sent on approval." In the slight pauge which followed dear Marie arose, smiling, ancLsaid Jhat she really must go. ~ *'*’ "" M

A Puzzling; Question. “Yonder she comes,” said a tall, lank man who was sitting on a trunk near the railroad station. “Yonder who comes?” asked a fat, heavy man who sat near him. “Tho train,” replied tho lank man. “Why-do you say, ‘ Yonder she comes?’ ” asked the fat man. “Well, that’s tho customary way of speaking of a train, isn’t it? And custom Is what fixes things. Everybody says, ‘Yonder she comes,’ in speaking of a train’s approach.” , “Well, I insist you should have ‘Yonder ho comes.’ ” “Oli, pshaw! Nobody ever says‘ho’ in speaking of a train,” returned the lean man. “We!!, I’ll agree to leave it to the station agent and see if it wouldn’t have been bettor for you to have said, ‘Yonder he comes,’ ” added tho fat man. Loth agreed to it, and when they had found the agent tho fat man asked: “What is tho train just coming into the station?” “It’s a mail train,” he answered. Then tho Jean man went out and bought s good cigar for the fat man.

“And I only married to reform you I” “Yesh, but of cursh a man drinkslnnors If ho marries such a fool as that.”And There Are None There^ In tho largo display window of one of j the loading drug stores of Alexandria, Va., | is displayed a largo sign covering one end of the window, with the inscription, “A ! few good substantial loafers wanted to j stand in front of this window.” 4 ’ , A Free Booter. j Sho (haughtily)—Did I hoar you call my i father a pirate? 1 He (nibbing his coattail)—l merely < said that he was a free hooter. Tying I'cr Shoe. She stood by n door that was festooned with flowers, While tho sound of tho waltz Coated Jrciiy through, And young bloods of fashion and maids with ■ fat dowers Stood watching ua while I was tying h*» shoo. Sho wore a red stocking, soft, delicate silk. Cor ankle just turned to perfection—yes, two, And tho edge of her petticoat, whiter than milk, 1 saw, and I trembled—when tying her shoo. Ah, me, for the days of young love and young life, For the days when my cares were both trifling and few 1 lust seven long years I’ve been calling he I “wife,” And now think it a bore—when I’m tyiajj her Ehco. . , fgtff VIMtU i