up to the side of her face, your eyes are almost dazzled by
seeing something on her finger which are brilliant stones set in gold.
When Julia Hammond appeared at the ball the other night, the main talk
of the evening was about her diamond ring, her gold watch set with
diamonds, and her elegant diamond necklace, making that swan-like neck
simply superb.

As she drove her span of matched bays one morning she passed two young
men in a buggy. Then the following conversation took place between the
men:

Fred said to Henry, who was a stranger in Orangeville and was making him
a visit:

"Henry, just look at that in her back hair."

"That is just elegant," said Henry, as his eyes rested on a very rich
gold hairpin set with diamonds which were sparkling in their beauty, as
the rays of the sun brought out their brilliancy.

Fred said: "That's Julia Hammond, the bethrothed of Ben West, who went
to the Klondike and struck it rich, having made a little over half a
million dollars."

The last day Ben West was in Orangeville before leaving for the
Klondike, he had a private talk with Mr. Hammond concerning Julia. Mr.
Hammond gave his consent and wished him prosperity. So it was arranged
that, owing to the long and uncertain carrying of the mails out of the
Klondike country, he would write a letter to Julia as if he had made a
stake, and in the letter make her an offer of marriage, and give it to
Mr. Hammond to hand to Julia when Mr. Hammond received word from Ben by
telegram, saying, "Stake made, give the letter to Julia," and Mr.
Hammond was to wire Ben Julia's answer so he would not be kept long in a
state of suspense. This was all carried out to the letter, and Ben West
received a telegram which read: "Yes. Have written in full. Julia
Hammond."

Continuing, Fred said: "When Ben West was in San Francisco on his way to
the Klondike, he went into the store of Stein & Co., jewelers, and
selected the jewelry he might want, should he make a stake. So when he
received Julia's answer of acceptance he ordered by wire a diamond ring,
a gold watch set in diamonds, a diamond necklace, and a gold hairpin
set with diamonds. Stein & Co. sent them to Julia with Ben West's love.
He wired Kohn & Kohn, the bankers, to pay Stein & Co.

"Ben's mother said: 'Those jewels for that girl cost Ben twenty thousand
dollars.'"

Henry said: "Just think of that fellow's luck. Some men are born rich,
some acquire riches and some have riches thrust upo