Mr. Garside sauntered toward the front of the store, and presently
greeted a lady who entered.
Twenty minutes passed, and the incident of the diamonds was almost
forgotten by both employer and clerk.
Soon both were reminded of it, however, by the entrance of another
man--a smooth-featured young fellow, with pale blue eyes, a sallow
complexion, slightly pock-marked. He was of medium height, and well put
together, and was clad in a neat business suit of fashionable
appearance.
Quickly approaching Mr. Garside, who was then disengaged, he tendered
one of Thomas Hafferman's business cards, and said, glibly, while bowing
and laughing lightly:
"Excuse me, Mr. Garside, but we rather owe you an apology. Our Mr.
Boyden left some diamonds with you a short time ago, which should have
been delivered to Tiffany & Co. Mr. Hafferman read the order without his
spectacles, and it's rather a good joke on him, for he thought it was
signed Venner & Co. The blunder was partly owing to the fact, no doubt,
that Mr. Venner called to see him yesterday about some diamonds."
"There!" exclaimed Garside, as if quite pleased to discover that he had
been so nearly right. "I knew well enough that Venner had not sent out
any order without mentioning it to me.
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