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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS. SPANISH FORK. UTAH FF1 WmwaM in By W, S. FLETCHER J.ItnlM TMI ITORr Woodco k Inn on Marr.1l moor. Thajr raaually, Mr ElphlnMone and Hh.ila Merrill-am- i. MaiarnfT l.lla Hull thry ara bla WIT ard daughtar and lhal fcla rant mini la Morrhlaon. Thai night MaiarnfT Taila lu ralurn In tha Inn and Ilia la nnaiplalnad. Mult m.oia Phallu and lalla bar of Mnutrorr Hull la quraiion.d hy t'ullru P.rgranl Mauti.r and a ilownaa. raporlar. MatirufTa murdarad body la Tuund I'rnia, MatatofTa lawyar, and m. li.ai.raiua di.ap-poaran- r. May-Ihnrn- a, private dalirliaa. arnva. Valuahta diamnnda lhal Mmir uaually tairlad ara miramg. A gun, aiulan from Mu.gmva, la found at lha aonna nf iha Kt Mr lira at lha miutai provaa MaiarnfT aa Mm h. mn Ilia will Iravaa all lo ..,. man Klm.p, riot Trlmd of Ma inrofT la In London. Fiom him It la l.arnrd lhal Maiarufl p.ia. aaaaad two ramarhabla diainonua l.u Continued 9 n iin mih "Well, about nr five nrka go. I waa mill d In tha tnh .!i..m cm afternoon. nmi found sir S.iium-- l speaking t tin. He muted mi to go round to Iark lime than uni Hun. to Ionic ut and eMitiiutc the value of a dinimiiid that had been oiTi-r(- . AlfrM A, Kef. la.) ruo of thing lo that way. Tha room tomer Armlntrada, ha said, bid had or bs could Tell you himself. But I sever heard him speak of nieetlag Into which w wvra ushered after we tha Prat hlua diamond In hla posseshad nn I o our card looked at If sion for soma months and might have again did yon. Marls?" No I never heard him say sny. some very lil.lnla upholsterer had found an advantageous customer for been given carte blanche to wreak Ida the pair." thing of that," repllej Ijidy Locke. We hud own will and fuey ou It. A Utile, little mors conversation "Then you didn't buy?" asked May with lid worthy couple, and then left rotund man, who wore I borne. iniiHon-ehewas anxious to get out of the whisker and a ready No we didn't buy," replied Kir them, house j I had an snnouneetuent to smile mine bustling In, a big Ham uel, "Wind we did was this I make which I could out make before. cigar In one pudgy band. telephoned our regular Jeweler, IT I "I know what you chap lave come hcnlus, and got him to come hers and sy!" I exclaimed, seizing my for!" he el u lined, beaming from one examine the diamond that Mazaroff companion's elbows. "Yon remember to I he other of Its. This Muz ruff had with bim. They agreed that a tkt- - this morning I spoke of seeing affair! IN read It all In the paper, reasonable price for such a pair of Mazaroff lu conversation with man and your name, too, aaiiie ua what I blue diamonds would be a hundred who was stranger to me, but whom are on your curd -- Just so. Now and u Mursmff Well evidently knew? sixty thousand pounds. After then, whats It all gentlemen? bad gone, Mnraroff and 1 came there's a photograph of that man IPs a queer Imalm, I think w half to tins agreement If hla agent, e the very man! tni Lady Locke's "You're aware of It, then, sir Sam!" hadn't got a better offer, or uel F suggested Crole. "Well up III made some The two men atopiwd, staring st arrnngi imnt lo which they things a far a they've gone?" were committed. Mazaroff wus to get m- e- 'role with an ordinary glare of Who lan'l?" exclaimed Sir Samuel, the second blue diamond from Armln surprise, but Md thorne with sudden "Been plenty III the paper, anyway. trade, and, on his return to London, flash of the eye slid an alertness that Of rourw me and her ladyship's read I had never noticed before In him; It . iTiei.mr-.ilatl we could set our eyes to. It was was at If my remark had acted as an (( - : lo me, only this niornlng site suy Illumination. 'Sam!' she says, 'us sure ss fate some, "That's the man I saw talking to body'll he coming to us about tills here Muaroff st Huntingdon and sgtilo at affair !' And there you are! But York." I asserted. "I recognized Iks I'll loll you what coate this way, gen photograph limlanily," I lemon, and then her ladyship cun The probability la thnt that's the hear all you've g..t lo say." nephew we heard about Malllson," We followed Sir Samuel out of the suid Mn thorne. see he was cold grandeurs of our flr- -t haven Into referred to a nephew tin le.-- formal and more comfortnhle and Kir Kumuel spoke of him harbor of another nod smaller room, knowing li.'s way shout town pretty where we found l.ndy l.oike. Site Now then, where are we? well. was a rotund as her liushund; her Malllson, according to what weve Just dres was of the latest fashion, snd heard, met Muzaroff ut Loeke's house. she had many rings on her fingets, snd Maltlson heard obout, and saw, one of It struck me that she wns some lint the blue diamond. If the photograph Is that of Malllson, as you assert. sharper of Intellect than Sir Samuel, not quite so open, and Infinitely more Holt, Malllson la the man to whom wutchful. you saw Mazaroff talking Prat at "Of course I knew we should have Huntingdon and then at York. So Inquiries made here," she observed. does Malllson know anything about In a slightly affected tone. "I said so, this affair? That's to find out when this morning, to Sir Samuel." we can come serosa Malllson." "A a I've Just ti ld em." said Sir He paused for a moment In the Samuel. Though, to he sure. I've no middle of the sidewalk, hands plunged idea ns yet as to how they got here. In his trousers pockets, eyes staring Nobody knows about our transactions at the pavement. Suddenly he looked with Mazaroff outside ourselves so up, signaled to a passing taxicab, and far as I know. Of course, Mazaroff motioned us to follow him Into It. may have talked. But now how did Come to my offee," he said. I've you eonie to hear of us?" a chap there my confidential clerk Unlees!" Interrupted Lady Locks "My dear Sir Samuel," replied Crole. who possesses one of the sharpest there are mysteries within There Was an 'Unless' About IL" solemnly, brains and most retentive memories mysteries! A nmn of your position, In F.urope. He'll know!" and your knowledge of the world will show me and her ladyship the pair. Maythorne's office wns In Conduit we we were to decided to buy, understand me when I say that Is a If then street, so we were there In s few the I've the at have prlee pair just big thing. You've already rend a good And of course, mluutes. At each end of the room we deal about It now, to be brief, what mentioned to you. tnble-desk- ; at that at It ended. We've never entered stood a thats where can you tell us? when we walked the end further sat, seen diamonds since." the Sir Samuel settled himself In a In, a young man who would have atDid you ever see Mazaroff after that chair. tracted my attention wherever I had "Well," he said, with a glance at first call?" asked Maythorne. met him. He was a smallish-sizewe did!" answered Sir "Oh, yes, Lady Loeke. This Mr. Mazaroff called and his thlnnlsh person wns ar He was a chap, In a Sutnuel. readily enough. here one day just as youve done tweed suit of very large rayed and Introduced himself as a nmn tlmt very friendly, sociable pleasant sort checks; he wore a hunting stock Income we bim of asked to and man, had had big dealings In diamonds and stead of an ordinary collar, and Its the like In South Africa. Hed heard, and dire with us." folds were gathered together by a gold Had you any other guests, Sir Ham so he told us, of Lady Loeke as a likehorseshoe pin : he might. Indeed, have uel?" Maythorne asked. ly purchaser of something exceptional been a head stable boy ns far as this No, we hadn't, that night," replied sort of in diamonds, and he'd thought she'd thing went But be had the "Leastwise, there was like to see a particularly fine bit of Sir Karnuel. and queerest pair of blue sharpest property thnt he'd got In that line o' her ladyship's nephew, young Jim eyes I hare ever seen ; the most Ingoods. Then he told me It was a pair Mullfson but we dont reckon him a quisitive nose, and the stralzhtest Hue guest. Nobody else. of very fine and rare blue diamonds, of lip above the squarest and most And you never saw him nguln after and he produced one." obstinate of chins and yet these thnt? asked Maythorne. Never met "Only one?" Inquired Maythorne. things were not. severally or collechim about London?" one. The anywhere other," continued "Only the most reninrkuble of his No never saw nor heard of him tively, Sir Samuel, "he said was In the posThe thing that ones eye features. "Until session of his agent, a Mr. Armlntrade, again, replied Kir Samuel. went to first was the fellow's red hair in we saw the all tills who papers. was Just of Courthope's hank, absolutely, genuinely red, a veritable "Your nephew, Mr. James Malllson, then away holiday making In NorI dont know what flame of color. thumberland. He said he should be see- I think you said," remarked MayCrole thought of him he had doubtDid you ever heur him mening Mr. Armlntrade very soon, and he thorne. less seen him before, perhaps often would get the fellow diamond from tion seeing Mazaroff In town after but my own mind Immediately cry, thnt dinner?" him" tallzed Its Impressions Into a word at "Unless!" Interrupted Lady Loeke. Kir Kamnel looked at his wife. sight of the vivid poll, the sharp nose, There was an unless about It." I never heard Jim mention that. the general aspect of ready watchful"So there was, admitted Sir Samhe answered. "To be sure, Jim knocks ness : Ferret ! Yes unless Armlntrade had got uel. about a good deal in fashionable Cottlngley ! Maythorne said, going a definite offer front some other cus places, and so on he's away Just now, straight to the subject without preface. ff Mrru lloll vt.uv4 b tnaa tailing blm.tlf MaiarnfT a trawling companion. Afi.r abort lour lhy pul up at lha In him. half-smoke- Fro-benl- t. man-leiplec- (11 m M-t'- s lau-he'- s s found Kir Kuiniiel and l.udjr Look In tlmlr library; they hud with them gt ranger whose appearnm-e- , na recollect It, correspond with the description of Mur.it ruff given In the new .spu tiers f purlh'uliirly rentetnlier the cast In the left eye. IK wan not Introduced to me hy name. It up oumd that the stringer was one who wn Interested In diamonds In a large way. hail heard of Sir Samuel and Ids wife us possible buyers, urn was will lug to sell them something of very gpeelnl value; to wit, a ri markable pair of blue diamonds, of whleh he had one In his poeket. It was this that I was asked to see. He told me that It was one of a pair the other was equally tine. He further said that he had been In the diamond trade for gome years. In South Afrlen, had now retired, and this would be Ids last deal. What the Loeke wanted to get at vvus what were the two diamonds worth? The would-bvendor and myself bad a good dpal of tnlk about the matter. He was very fair and reason-aide- . and he and I eventually came to a decision as to a proper price for the pair." "And what might that he?" asked Crole, eagerly. we Well," answered Frohenlus, agreed that a fair price would be a hundred and sixty thousand pounds." Crole let out an exclamation of astonishment. "One hundred and sixty thousand pounds! for a couple of diamonds!" be salf. "Whew! that's a bit excep tionul, Isnt It? You have to bear In mind that the diamonds are exceptional," answered Froheulus. The sum we agreed upon a reasonable price not an ex truvngant one. . And what happened?" asked Was the deal carried out?" That I do not know," replied I perceived that after having agreed with the seller as to what would he a fair price, my port was played, and I left seller and buyer talking the matter over." Youve heard nothing slnee? tn quired Crolo. Nothing. I havent seen Sir Sam uel I.oeke, nor Lady I.neke, since that afternoon, said the Jeweler. And of course I haven't seen the blue diamond man. But I feel sure that he was the man who Is referred to In the newsChildrens aversion to music lessors, papers as Mazaroff." I don't think theres much doubt entailing long hours of practice for about that," ussented Crole. Well, many months, can be overcome by now, we'd better get In toueh with making them familiar at an early age these Locke people," lie continued, with musical toys, according to Frank glancing at me and Maythorne. Park H. Richardson. M. D., In Womans Home Companion. luue, you said?" Mr. Frobcnius gave us the exact ad"Many families have found the apdress of Sir Samuel Loeke and left proach to h real appreciation and love us. Crole and I, as if by common Imof music Is made ensler by having the pulse, looked at our companion. simpler musical instruments around Whats "Well?" said Crole. where they can be picked up and asking himself? played casually even before formal Maythorne looked up from a pattern lessons have begun," says Doctor RichKuch simple things as the which he was mechanically tracing on ardson. the tablecloth. fife, flageolet and piccolo; the banjo, mandolin or even the humble ukulele; Only one thing to ask at present, the xylophone or hells will often tempt Did Mazaroff sell those diahe suid. monds to Sir Samuel Loeke? If he not only the child hut also the guest In the home. didn't" "Well?" demanded Crole. Improvised ensembles prove deThen, In that case, Armlntrade's lightful ways of teaching children And the got them in my opinion. job will be to prove that he has! Firvt Fireplace Were Wooden Whore have we got the slightest clew to what we want to establish that Many of the first fireplaces were he and Mazaroff met on that first day built of wood, and plastered over on after Mazaroff and Holt arrived at the Inside with a sort of mud mortar. the Woodcock? But were getting at These early crude fireplaces were huge things, and unquestionably It Is from something and It all points to Now lets see this Sir Samthem we got our story of Santa Claus uel man and get a step further. and the chimney. Certainly he wnnld We chartered a taxicab and were have had nt difficulty coming doom driven to Park lane, where we pulled those early Rues. In fact, they were up in front of un Imposing mansion, provided with steps on the Inside In at the door of which we were encoun- order that the man of the house could tered by footmen whose liveries were patch the cracks In the plaster with rathor more gorgeous than the usual new mud. Successful Farming. 1 e s May-thorne- Tlits Is ha sis of sclfUhne," declare Kata RtaM. ihs social wsrksr, Or ) be It Is Jut though I pasties. I an not sure which. At nj rats, the young girl of today spots lo think snd do everything but housework. Khe leaves that to toother. Not bng ago, was instrumental la helping a young girl get start la life and shortly after, whea I met her on tho street, I nked her how thtnrs wer going at home. Oh. Jut fin! she cried, Vhy, lust think, last week I visa stile to nice vacuum cleaner. hoy mother Thai was very thoughtful nf you. 'Yes, I guess It was. You see, mother Is a lllile stiffened up with rheumatism sud used to feel so sorry IS see her trying to nee a broom that I always left the house on sweeping day." L Angeles Times. if Illustrations by IRWIN MYERS bf K. O. CHAPTER V Really Thoughtful Ad of Modorn Daughter d ". Lessening Aversion to Formal Music Lessons and freeing them from the embarrassment so overpowering in children whose only contact with strangers has been formal. Many a child who would have been repelled at first hy the technlcnl difficulties of the violin or piano, has come happily to these more difficult musical Instruments by wny of their humbler and more easily mastered brothers In the musical family." May-thorn- e Buried With Hi Five Wive In a country town not more than ten miles from Springfield, 111.. Is a cemetery near the roadside whose anand weather-becient stones, attract tl passerby who may he Interested In curious epitaphs. In the renter of one lot is a large monument on which Is Inscribed : Here lies John Jones, aged ninety-two- . At rest." On the side of the monument are five small stones exactly niike, eaeh hearing the name of a woman and date of death and each having this Inscription: "Beloved wife of John Jones. Springfield moss-covere- d aten, Eternal Light The Illumination nsed In the Eternal Light In New York city Is procured through the electric lights. These lights are attached to circuits connected In such a manner thnt If one falls another automatically will begin functioning. the name Malllson? I saw a swift flash of light In the ones queer eyes It was as If a lamp had suddenly been lighted Do we know d somewhere behind them. "We do I Malllson. James Malll- son. The creatures voice was as odd as his appearance. It was a sort of subdued falsetto Maythorne piping. nodded. I thought youd remember. In wliut connection, now'?" Welminster square affair. No direct connection with him. One of our clients was in It, though. Malll- son hla name was In the list. Mem- orlzed It. James Malllson no occu- Lady pation. Address Park lane. Loekes nephew that's who Malllson Is. And that Welminster square affair, Cottiugley? Gambling business wasnt it?" "Police raid In a private gambling house In Welminster square. About three or four months ago. Thirty or Mallison wns one of forty arrests. the men on the premises. It you remember. one of our clients was there came to you in a blue funk. Nothing I Like the scrapbook?" Maythorne nodded his head and held out a hand, and the clerk, turning to a big table that stood la the center of the room, took np a solidly bound volume which proved to contain newspaper cuttings, and with almost uncanny celerity found a page and handed the book over. Maythorne glanced at the extrntt, and then Crole twisted the volume and me. TO BB CONTI NO EDI M Warm w talker aid changes af sad srater bring frequent summer uperta usIcm healthy efimlaatlea la st assured, Ynn wUl find sfloctjvs la milder doers sad aepe rtetly rouvenimi sad yleMuat far smmertlma ae. Fee--mi- HHurr tw LKNUMg Till Ilia Jin Active From now on William lllgrlnn of Medicine How, Vyo plans to walk when he wuiits lo go any place. He FOR CONSTIPATION rervntly stepped In the way of horse's kirk am emerged with a Raul Living R broken leg, lie wu placed In so The beds have been taken eot of automobile ami rushed toward Lor Living rale fir medical attention. The car the American living room. hit some loose gravel snd smashed room" now meant something In our Into a pole, lllgglson Dually reached live. Woman's llome Companion. the hospital with a broken arm to match lila broken leg. Sundial Mad of Central One of the suburb of Him Fran clseo lisa undertaken to attruet wane attention to Itself ly erecting the largest sundial ever niuile. It I made of concrete uml Its top Is high above the heads of the sMetators and Its shadow la cast upon the ground which Is marked off for the pun"? of Indicating the time. The Inclined nurture of the diul Is often Irreverently used by children for the pur Mse of a kelly slide. I j KPjWAmf rJEva ti Ul, Xsd 4 i Fewwlo4H pwmv I writ A and M. iMutf mi Robins Hurd Luch robin rsnia to a sad end at Maine, when be attempted to overdo In the matter of building himself n home. Happening on a rather long piece of twine, tha tlttla tdrd flew to tha top of an elm tree with It In hla mouth. Uplift Stuff What's become of old Grandma Thera ha became entangled In hla Ilrown who used to sit all day knit burden nnd shortly found himself ting soxr stisjended about five Inches from a tn a high-lon- e Oh, she belong small hraiH'hwIth the string wrapped literary cluti now and kults her brow around bl neck, lie was tuken from In thought." this jrecarloua position about half an hour later, but be could nut ba C!ve the Lawyer a revived. Judge And why do you think 1 should be lenient with you? Is this Tim for Haste your first offense? John, the pnixT says tha Jenk Prisoner No, your houor; hut It's Insea are back from their vacation my lawyer's first case. Judge. In Yellowstone park." 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