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positive command of information zat to flash through me, and before I had
proves her to have ze diamonds." decided--or hail need to decide, he
I fear I gave a start at this informs- exclaimed : "Pardon me, madame---did
lion, for he threw himself back with a l frighten you?" and laid the box back
self-satisfied smile as much an to say, on the table.
"I thought that wouhl astonish you,"For a moment I was unable to speak.
and drew a eardcase from his pocket,The tension of tho~e few seconds,
removing a clipping torn from the while lie actually held the diamonds in
Extraordinary Curative "Personals" in the Herahl and pofnt- his hands, ha~ paralyzed me.
Power of Lydia E. Pink- lng to one notice, marked w'ith pencil I realized that ,I was pressing my
on the margin, hand to my heart! I stopped that and
ham's Vegetable Compoun& I read it: stammered, "Y--yes, I am a little nerv-
_ Philadelphi~ant to letyou "Large reward for name of personous." '
know what good L~dia E. Pinkham'a recently offering special set of matched He waited a moment for me to re-
Ve ge table Com- stones. State number and color. Box cover my self-possession and then
Illllll llllll pound has done me. 32, Herahl Office." went on briskly:
|]][[m~l]l~ll[ I had organic treu- I returned it to him without eom-"Madame, I wish to say immediate-
il[~,~/i bles and am going
through the Change ment--I tried to appear ignorant of ly--before we proceed anozzer step
~Ir~ of Life. I wastakeu what it might mean. --zat I appreciate your position. It is
I~with a pain in my "I have insert it sree times," hemost diflicalt--most difficult for a lady
|~~ side and abad head- j went on smugly. "I do sx) hecause 1 such as vourself. You are ze friend of
~~ache. I could not -~, argue to myself as follows: Ze dla- Madame Delario, ts it notT'
~LY~lnm][l lie down, could not ~, mends are find by Madame Delarto "Yes, I am--aud you must realize--
I!11~111 eat or aleep. I suf-
|]][]['~i~UJ fe re d something ~opyri~t-TIm ~d~im-14alla~ and she say to herself: 'Probably some- tle stopped me. "Out--perfectly.
|~..~E~ql~~ terrible and the dec- " body play a Joke ou me--zey are not And It is as her friend zat 1 approach
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