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Show i time, he said, but now, being hard up, wished to sell it. He demanded, accordingly, accord-ingly, that the detective department should supply him with a permit. The detective communicated with the lady. She, however, being a married woman, seemed in no way anxious to have a foolish fool-ish romance of her callow youth revived, and professed to have no memory of any such transaction. Thereupon the mother of the claimant rummaged about and discovered dis-covered the original autograph letter, feather and all. There it lies at the detective office a faded relic of a sentiment of long ago. It is a composition pervaded by as little wisdom as is usual in such things; but accident has attached to it a value more substantial than any, perhaps, which the recipient put upon it "when we two parted in silence and tears." Tho latest news is that the authorities believe the story, that the genuineness of the whole affair is in fair way to be established, and that the happy owner will soon be enriched by the proceeds of the diamond which has had so strange a history. Cape Colony Letter. Boinaneo o Diamond. A vey curious caes has been exercis-, ine the authorities at the Cape. In ac-cofdance ac-cofdance with the law which regards as stolen every diamond which a man sells SSM possesion. Hjto-jJ ongn and pedigree are registered at the detec avertment.aman brought up for re4Sion the other day a large dia-S dia-S worth some thousands of pounb whkh had. he alleged, been given to Un, long W Ws th.efldv' sS itorv wai that a certain lad. still S. and uow the wife of anther -akWthis! |