THOSE DIAMONDS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3688, 23 June 1906, Page 4

THOSE DIAMONDS.

Hti, Lambkin Didn’t Count on Snell Brf 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 lost you wow unable to come, as you expected,” she remarked. “It was growing so late.” “Oh, I was determined to come. You dee, It will bo my last chance before I go, and California Is so far away that I may not be back in Chicago for untold ages.’’

‘■V>3, imh'.'d, V'.uj !■- ■■ ■■ ; - SS mind. Your husband may mu ke enough money to enable you to live in Chicago some day.” “No doubt. But of course I should not bo satisfied unless I had my own home—though really your little fiat seems vcr> Dice, and no doubt you are. quite contented In it.”

“Oh, yes! One could Lo contented anywhere with Alexius. You have no idea how happy wo are.” “Indeed I always quite liked him in the days whoh ho spent most of his time at our house.” “ Yes, I remember. It was immediately across from my homo. Ho could keep watch on all my movements from your windows.”

“Very likely. 1 remember that yon were generally at ouo of tho front windows. Do you find this a pleasant neighborhood?" “Quite so. I’m always afraid of burglars, and now X shall bo more so than aver.”

“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 case and opened it, “today is my birthday, and soe what a lovely gift my husband brought me.”

“Diamonds!” ga- pod Mario. “Howlovely 1 But—but ar. you afraid he will ruin himself givin-; you such expensive things? I shouldn’t think of allowing my husband to do it.” "But, thou, dear Alexius is such a good business man. lie can quite iifiord it.” “Who would June i bought it in thedayi when he used to come to sou”—

“I was surprised when hi- gave It to me. 1 hadn’t tho least idea—why, hero comes Alexius himself. Wn ;«m-e has brought him homo so eaviy today '< Just give mo that case, will you, dear? Ho—ho always hates display.” "Oh, bother! What if he docs? 1 haven’t half looked at it. Do you quite like the setting? Why, Mr. Lambkin, how do you do? lam just admiring dear Endora’s lovely diamonds. ” “Bndora Lambkin, wherever did you get those things?” queried her husband, oblivious of tho 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 hero to ask about them there diamonds they sent on approval.” In the slight pause which followed dear Maria arose, smiling, aud_said that *h« really must go. ~ '**

A PoizUds Question. “Tender she comes,” said a tall, lank man who was sitting on a trunk near the railroad station. “Yonder who comes?” asked » fat, heavy man who sat near him. “The train,” replied tho lank man. “Why do you say, 1 Yonder shocomes?’ ” 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 said, ‘Yonder ho comes.’ ”

“Oh, pshaw! Nobody over says‘ho’ ir speaking of a train,” returned the lean man.

“Well, I’ll agree to leave it to the station agent and see if it wouldn’t have been better for you to have said, ‘Yonder he comes,’ ” added the fat man. Both agreed to It, and when they had found the agent tho fat man asked: “What is the train jasfc coming Into the station?"

“It’s a mail train,” he answered. Then the lean man went out and bought a good cigar for the fat man.

“And I only married to reform youl” ‘ ‘ Yesh, but of cursh a man drinksh mow If he marries such a fool as that. And There Are None Therei In the large display window of one of the loading drug stores of Alexandria, Va., Is displayed a large sign covering one end of the window, with the inscription, “A few good substantial loafers wanted to stand In front of this window. ” ~ ‘ —’ A Free Booter. She (haughtily)—Did I hoar you call my father a plratef He (rubbing his coattail) —I merely •aid that he was a free hooter. * Tying Her Shoe. She stood by a door that was festooned Wife flowers, While the sound of the waits floated laxity through, And young bloods of fashion and maids with fat dowers Stood watohing us while I was tying her shoe. ; rLe wore a red stocking, soft, delicate silk, iT.r ankle just turned to perfection—yes, (■•Vo, | A);! v;„> edge of her petticoat, whiter than i saw, and 1 trembled—when tying bur shoe. Ah, me, for the days of young iovo and young life, For the days when my cares wore both trilling and few I j t„„. long years I'vo been calling her think it a bore—when I'm tying ui*ut*. 1 Chdarifewin'i * fi ft \ >i>U )