BALLET SHOE

Evening Post, Issue 149, 20 December 1935, Page 15

BALLET SHOE

RONA AMD THE RUBY RING '■/>' ', % , ', . Story of a Burmese Storie .. ~ X , A' "" with Mysterious Qualities. LDSING the Ruby Ring was the worst scrape where we get on. He went to'the war—he's g^ele awlre swTni" S£p? ,& *"*? *T ei. AUher "Maybe lt s Aunt Maud's magnetism She v cars "My aSors" A r^l^^-i^* 011" wei e lhe nng to every swank bnd Se Party c>» UP' bYg Tbusmfs! man " A s™if ™ IVt% WUS 5 lifted-abso-bally-lutc-ly! But never mind, the old *mong the\Tcfs\vt Sf k M/ 8;. L- S-owned sport did tend it. Now for >our cousin What XTaXS'did^lve^^Lf^r, 3^61- say I like Chailes. history what „™« ♦ FT* d fT s He never makes me feel llke ia worm." H^br h thl!lf , ]to I°Se, the nng! "Charles' {Shade of Scott! Why not, Charlie'" <A Burma seiw Xlf^JT^ 1 Pg f^' "Oh- * co^dn' t' *ohody could. It's impossible." s™,th n=n ?v, sell. 1 l ng bad whisky (Mrs. Lucas- "You interest me. Where's the shop'" nng for a bad Z? 6? 3"!?' Sei2ed l he There were subordinates in the shop (Aunt brother Lucalsm.th th f e P" to hls Maud would have called ll "^ warehouse"), but Theruto^was^erfc^ E^,,«?rf 1*" , On Olive' s timid lnquiry a flne-looking man sIS FS er Tf he- rv = srajs^atsr bm°cuiars - »-• SScSffi^^ffat^^ffi^SnSS forTo^ "^ °hVe! ' sS^s b°a UtClJmbeT^L^ag^atlOn + MrS>, "Could we' Please Charies' c°™ your ftf hfehest hv^wnm/ft ' wis h stlmul, ated to office' We want to show you a stone. This is my its Highest by owning ther ring. The -princes be- friend Rona Dacr° " Se^^tween'rte "tt ' In » mOment the" y Were alone wlth Charies ln a 'scraos"-became rirPflrt Wn ml- tnbal well-lighted room. Rona, demure, but hugely bSI IS%J?%^I£^JZ KXf placed in the jeweller's hand the SSrcS,!^ would prosper." M r. Brandon opened hu, eyes, which the guls its owner lustre-and dignity on agreed afterwards woie "just like sapphires" Rona Dacrp wns Mr. T,,r, e m( u, , . He turned the nng over and said softly, "By niece Ron-, wt! mo ? S faVoUllle Jove!" He held it in a bright light and said gently, outaMlken ?L.W whn^ f ar Se- me«y ; "By George!" He sat down and gazed steadily at Aunt Maud But'R^Pn,,w.f? Pt I*' deteSt^ d the «em through^powerful lenses, and said, "By Aunt aviaua.. nut Kona couldn t, for she .was made Jmeo'" V fwejT 6' "^ f3CC* V°lCe> 3nd temPer were' honey Mr." Brandon studied the ring He seemed to so™£jS^t\Zn ltL? Vj: t'nf am^ ati° n ff S": facf 3 ewe" mad" fiS X£er ls^^hh^ h!l^T° Uf y "^ I l^^ofLrTthTirßeading up the to^3?°Si^^ hr2^.&ssrbs s 8- ruby>s the chief thmg rea^sd°n>t *» Lre^fnV^rand^^^^^^^^^^^ «g frtS^SSS Te » Pth wTs^7ln arwVrT ingCOvt- Charles," S QUvftoud, disappointed, "GooS^infAuntt 173-!' con, ♦ , "welWet'me see" He rubbed his head and gceafSlavluA Ivecome to ask a muttered to himself m some strange tongue, then "HereroTvirSUrht^S^^l see your dofyoVwant' ltd »w,?^^l. Wh3t friend there thlnks more of dimming), here is a usf»?&sa£S s^rS.^^oK siasswßß ""fc ™d'"Goai" !al° "ko cape i^lSSTtAuntiMaud-V"' ■■• '^ m°ff^ tae to} vaste- say^thouglv^if I.ishould lose ' "Youl^Mv^worldfarnmlit' Vin^ ' iwV t' ..7-, *' there would be 'vme- Aunt, MaUd,.WOuld have ri^°%n^n^^f^» g ' y^St'dr-SS bM»a fl«e and never come round. vKve^ notion "JustfoVdu^k w rii£:wfr v'""^ that,-if-I behave faultiessly and^eVe^thing;, she'll - r e KS&' pllVeandl;haVe'been leave me this world-famous jewel when she-dies." Sf of hS'^i™. mi i JV^ ;; '^: '••'■- "Will she ever die?" said timid littleLOlive,. with (As3X^te^^h^ i?^>A^*~ ' something suspiciously dike-a twinkle in hereye. : SSiSaS^' W Sa*leSS°nS''So- J Theyw^einthe^ater.alittteway.-ouWOlive abie^^e^^^so^M^^^ ma^ic^t&ket * w£S':£ui 8^ 3"^ •■ Never-did .Olive swim, so well. ,;The,girls were a •^meiS^Wwlff "«•■ -■:i-^<- a^^e; shark!::;Save:me, = te«otfc&ffls^ «rS Of cbu^° W™ 6 ft 8 ' Oh, save me!", There-was no sharfcin sight,, but trlmehaoU?^. of if 3' :. co "«e, Id , take as .R O na dashed to Olive's .assistance she distinctly "Hvyousdon't, I'lLneverforgive you Thp'-rine !ff elt a' sliPP^' vigorous body, wriggling, against mastibe^ returned-t£rno£^ probably a good-sized baracouta. stnMßSSySiouav 'uSS oiiv? V ."J^? 1""v|as Bona knew how to deal with th»t. too. -But it was 'giv¥you"u?k old dear H™^^, S-° " Perturbably. She did-not mention that Olive-had thFlSed yards'" ypu.likerto, win . worn the ring, and she; firmly forbade Oiive-in <foh T'Roria''was ever aeirilikpvW,?' t-'t' «. bed-with chill—to mention: it. ... . die^kSn^m^ou!" g y°U? Id; rather : -'Olive got a fright, and. -so,!..forgot". It may . They) :axed. the ring on Olive's finger 'paddina / bf2- p sh^~ any ?°w. abig.fish., I'm ' "listen'''Roiia' I feel streneth flnwinJ t" ' "-v ' mask ■•.of..assumed gentility was.off,,and the-Spiteful It'sTma^netic a^real'• trur^ m^rntt l^ lr,P m - ll ' Old Cat came out, scratching'and yelling. ' Sjl&^tfltaSi "ou^no^ ■?£%£& I'- - "What.do.l care for .Olivl Brandon?. Tou lost jew'elier" 'He-has• a- shon- Zr n»> \i pousln-f a ...my-nng,.my world-famous ring—while..you■ were S/. Jiear..the -.tram.stop. ..fooling.^with :that^diot^of; a --_grri!" .idioj?-; '.rii;.bet