Gems In An Oyster

GEMS IN AN OYSTER
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Eighty Dollars' Worth of Pearls Found In One Shell.
     "Ah," exclaimed J. Shiffman of Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, the other night as he hungrily surveyed an array of blue points on the half shell set before him at the Plaza hotel in that suburb, "now for a good eatfest!"
     Cautiously working the combination, Mr. Shiffman extracted the luscious oyster from its cover, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
     "Help! I'm dreaming! What kind of a shell game is this they're playing on me?" demanded Shiffman, his eyes wide open.
     Smiling at hims from the open faced oyster shell were three large pearls. Mr. Shiffman hastily took a drink of ice water and looked again.
     "Hey, waiter!" he shouted. "Am I in a restaurant or a jewelry store?"
     "Dot's nudding," said the waiter, who attended the vaudeville. "I got a nickel out of a lobster last night."
     Forgetting all about his supper, Shiffman hastened to an Oak Park jeweler and flashed his new found gems. They were pronounced excellent specimens and worth about $80.
     The discovery has caused a great stew in Oak Park, and a run is being made on the oyster supply.