Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

“Here Is Your Jewel Casket, Madam,”,He Said

-—— NEW and the handsome station master looked into her violet eyes, “your jewel casket, I am happy to Inform you, has been found." The violet eyes looked up into his And a flush mantled her cheeks. “Thank you so much,” she said.

“You^ f) .mußt have seen me when 1 dropped it.” The H. S. M. said no, but with an accent that did not make it sound like a harsh word at alt “I knew it was yours,” he said, “because it just matched the color of your gown. I was much worried until I found you, for I know that the contents must be very valuable. Do not mention it at all. It has been reward enough to have returned these jewels

to you.” She shook the leather-covered box apprehensively and listened. “I suggest,” said the H. S. M., “that you examine the contents before you go further. Perhaps some of them might be missing. My office is at your disposal if you wish to do so.” And so she of the violet eyes went to the office and the H. S. M. said to one of his assistants, “Odell, just give the lady this desk, will you. She would like to make an inventory of her jewels, which she just lost and — found again.” And so she of the violet eyes opened the lid of that leatherbound box, and these are what she took out, one by one: One small mirror, cracked. ' One rabbit’s foot One comb. One bottle 'of perfume. One pot of rouge. One tube .of cold cream. One eyebrow pencil. s One date book. z L "How funny," she said, after a pause, glancing at the limp form of the H. S. M., which had fallen back in his chair, “that you should have thought this was filled with diamonds! Why, this is my tango vanity. All the girls have them. Don’t you think it is an especially nice one? Everything is all right but the little mirror. Thank you so much. Good-by. You have been very kind.” And the station master went into his private office and lighted a dark cigar and pondered on the ways of womankind.