MR. KNOW ALL- THE END

“Will you bet on it? I’ll bet you a hundred dollars it’s imitation.”

“Done.”

“Oh, Elmer, you can’t bet on a certainty,” said Mrs. Ramsay.

She had a little smile on her lips and her tone was gently deprecating.

“Can’t I? If I get a chance of easy money like that I should be all sorts of a fool not to take it.”

“But how can it be proved?” she continued. “It’s only my word against Mr. Kelada’s.”

“Let me look at the chain, and if it’s imitation I’ll tell you quickly enough. I can afford to lose a hundred dollars,” said Mr. Kelada.

“Take it off, dear. Let the gentleman look at it as much as he wants.”

Mrs. Ramsay hesitated a moment. She put her hands to the clasp.

“I can’t undo it,” she said, “Mr. Kelada will just have to take my word for it.”

I had a sudden suspicion that something unfortunate was about to occur, but I could think of nothing to say.

Ramsay jumped up.

“I’ll undo it.”

He handed the chain to Mr. Kelada. The Levantine took a magnifying glass from his pocket and closely examined it. A smile of triumph spread over his smooth and swarthy face. He handed back the chain. He was about to speak. Suddenly Mrs..Ramsay turned pale and ran to the bathroom.

Came a big satisfied smile on Mr. Kelada’s face, waving the chain and saying, “It’s real! I won the bet !!!”
Mr. ramsay’s face turned red when he realized that he had lost the bet against Mr. Kelada. He took his wallet out of his pocket and brought him the hundred dollars sadly and knowing everyone knew he had lost and was angry with his wife did not tell him the truth. Ramzi’s wife came back and everyone looked at her in shock and was quiet around the dining table.

The meal ended with an unpleasant feeling among everyone. Everyone went to his room and Mr. Ramsay began questioning Mrs. Ramsay. “Why did not you tell me that the chain is real ?, Did you know that?” The silence testified to everything, Mr. Ramsay realized something was wrong and Mrs. Ramzi burst into tears. She said, “Why did you leave me alone and leave for a year … I was broken and lonely …” She dried her tears and continued to speak: “Then he came, and was there for me.” Mr. Ramsay was speechless and began to stammer:”Who is this? Where did you meet him? Why did not you tell me?” “We met infrequently and one day he just brought me the chain …”

The hearsay spread throughout the ship and this was the main theme that interested the ship. There was a knock at the door. Mr. Kelada stood at the door in shame, apologizing for the conflict that had brought Mrs. Ramsay into an envelope with a hundred-dollar bill and suddenly someone burst into the room and shouted to Mrs. Ramsay that he loved her.

                                           -The end-