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Show 31 r. Krr's li bis f.re.l. film n Kir of M nrni Auitralls, Ir.iKt'r I III the III .IMlellC. I c amo front Ane luht by wayofrMn Franc let n, nnd nm on my way to Im-don," Im-don," said Mr Kit I mere ly stopped OVtrfor A rel be.urs net anl take tie train fortlioco'tthlteveuing Mybtvl-naet Mybtvl-naet it that of a common carrier." and -Mr Ker rmlleel n riin lucent tort of imil at ho placed a I ulblog revolver on the table ami threw off httcont nnd vest "Don't bo alarmed " he sii l, at tho representative evince 1 some llttlciiiarv-ousnest llttlciiiarv-ousnest nt these warlike movements. "I presume ) ou have er, n tho stock of sonio diamond sehnmin worth anywhere rrom t5,0W to $M(i Well, I carry a much larger Hock aod all in ono leer, boo here," and Mr Kc r drew n stout itcel chain f rora tbe oeulng In hit open bmk shirt, at tin en I of which wot a steel purtemomiile, I irked with a secret spring. This lee opened, and exhibited a diimon 1 of meet wonderful sire and brilliancy. brill-iancy. It wo. near'v an inch in dlnme trr, nnd while holding it in lilt left bind Mr. Ker a right liandtu)od with tho revolver re-volver on the table "That iin genuine African diamond cf tlee first water, and Is worth 7 ,000, as diamonds go," said I e, "lint on account or ill unusual stxe we, regirel It nt moro valuible HMnsun-lrorenooil. No, 1 am not afrul 1 of I - ng It In II e firtt (lace It colli 1 cnl i Ui obtained Lylelll log me, for it can n. er lj miiimj from my besly w bile I nm alive. 1 am not afraid to ifcow It 1 ennee I delre nil Rwslpeopletoknowlhtiolt Voiire-ri'eent Voiire-ri'eent n wrll known newviiarecr. I l.nd it nil over Ihe wnrlJ "Now, suppose I wm to lo cblcro-fonneil cblcro-fonneil and rublxd ot It. ) on at troll at otlstri to whom 1 bile shown It conld testify tUt I bad It, though Ibo crucial, cru-cial, tu whom I fchoul 1 coinj lain of tho loM might do ibt lu In the old dnyt, nnl in certain loealltlet at present, it woul 1 bo lit veil to any nothing about It, r-lis. r-lis. but In cltiliieel coimtrli It it different. dif-ferent. Tlio Insurance company which boldt the riok preferred I ehouM carry It to Intrusting it loan exretcoinnany. " Ultrolt I'rcu l'mes. |
