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Show . ctJPier fa Rl L!f that Reads Like a Romance. r i : noun 10 ami iik ft ll.wll. lll'lo'l' "'"" FJ Ii. Hunllcj, a iomlmnl ond ...Hhy Chicago clothing i.iinufactur. b,,dlli.iih in.nythrllli.it 3T I,n.rlec durln. "''"J' '" "' ' JS,tultlnon.wlilch he related to ti reporter ,h0 Continental Motel lail nl.l.t, ud a brief mention S,blihiri In Uie tclfiiriplile "lumo. of thli Journal fe do. .go, ,utpiwc In Intoreatall others. Jlr Huntley Is well kuoiru through-M through-M wltl Wtt. He transact a mcit mount of business annually with a, merchants of this city. He la ? .foully mile mure than lilly jenn 1 JeuJlufiiiuiiiiilf Urn Kreall) resembles l'l l.anuuli, business nsossiroflhe 7i4un. i:xcillni(a H weakness for dlamonJe, lie l mtasur- tflrniousslliiriiiiiytaof drees. Ill" MAloess for theso niatkllnx aud H nluable (tenia has, anion, his Irleude, reluIteJ In tlm disuse of liU ll- rmjnihjandln 111" dotlon cf Hi" H ovale mnttiti sobriquet of "D!a H Blind 1 d." IB Huntley l Hi" 1w"or of two 1 nuumilli diamond. Ibu value of : H wblclitiolACisal18,Wli, mid which J H KDiiitFrititaollylroiiianlmiuacu H Utoslllrt bosom. Onetf Huso Jewels LM Lai.iccuidlinlolhoowncr, Inter- eiUoKhhtory. Ho saji that ll once B itkltd lu tl o Flench Iinlal crown M irJ m vicrii by the i:mr H Jrrelhlno. It occulted n central loiltlon lu Ihe diadem. The cruwu was broken ut the iIImoIiiiIoii '( the J-'rctiih Kovirnmciit, aid the stones H solo, rhluarllcular stone waaiur. U cbsied by a neillliy New Wk Rfl Iroehr. who tendered It Ii (11 Huntley fart Pyuc"1 '" , u ) ( eilsnslie il iiintolmH.il lion. 11 Diamond No. 2, Mr. Huntley sivs, IM ' purilnved Irimi Pat Blind), Ihe I hi Htll know n f.wttlus uwii wl"w" Ifl once Hie nisiii,tr nud trainer of Juhn II L.HulllTli. theriliownod ptllll'l. - M "Hint Jewel" 1 am oullitcd W guard clciaely,.ell Mr. "nnll'i. ''"ly 1,1 iltcil uttrart tho iye f lh'' ho will II iiottiylblrit for money. On J miliary sndof llioRrnl)Mr I WMlriivolInu 8fl In IUhilulUeJlntiritol luy liielunu. H MimII Ki.d rubuot hd m ration to no from IloiiDer'e IVrry to KoolonU H Htatlou. ndlmnco of forty mlli mow IH m llmcfitt dtrji ami tlll fallinj, We went by titi. wliliU wl ui; runoert. After Irimlltnr msrly all jH dJV, lul wleu vlll.lu aluuttuumlloi U ICeotelila HlMliin, tho Hniio uui tloubj by two uiilkeil hlKhwuieD. n"errordrM-d t'J 'dillrer up.' Tho ildirr, alTtlug to I jAifeclly at e.iie, Mid: -Oh, you arelrylm to hlufr ue.' Thlrort ot n UinihtaUr rltlr, U. mtlyonraud In clow iioxlmlty to our beaJn.woa tlio linaiidiate retpuiw, WlowoJ oy "1)3 you think m.7" Tben ume tludinuml,! takeoirthOMi UUooe and hand them om. I iukkly Uit unwIllloKly olnjod. .My natcli todthalu ami $IJ wiro next takto. llwroad ngrnte then tiirm I llnlr at. trtitlou to my anlaUnt, who w relieved re-lieved of $1 1 or tCD. Afier thU wero tolitodrltoon. otcourwwo nUjtd orden again. Tbo wuutry throuKh vhlchwit had wd durliu tl o day n alladtnenfuieit. 'I bv r id forkril bere newerv rot I--.I; nliihtlall " riilapprotrhlni."liblliii0!nowibirm wmIii troirrer', and win almoit eihautleJ by our long and wtarlrome Journey, and any IJta that re lulslit DtTetiittrlaliini to lollon tho rbletf, wbo Wflo well mollllU-d and rodo ri.ldly away, luimi dlali ly abaud died a uuwlo and lul ractlc-lth Oil arriving at Km tenia Htatlou I cllercd a reward of SloiKI for my dltinonda and fjuu fur tbo ureal and comrlctlon of thorubbtra. Later I Incit'aod tho reward for tho dlaiuondi to f.oiid no Urtlon to lif akod and $Vhi Iit tlin arreitof the. thieves. I htard nuthiiiit oftlm tuatlir for anno lime. My nlienalioota unit nctloua were, boa-eier, boa-eier, cloieli wetihid by the rollera I a. tTldeliml tiy Ihr followlME I'tl'r written to C. (1. Hunth-y, my brother, at Centralis, Waahlnstunt Iimr Sin lamina ihhIIIuii to nogoll-a'ofortlio nogoll-a'ofortlio return of tho atonhba lukril Irom 1a U llunllar on Itio road from Iloiinar'a Kerry to KootenU Stailon, pro viaine bo Ii wlllliitf lu act In u' Ullli and not try to hlbiz tlm uiitlioinlo to hear on Uuo moat Touroalcl. 'Ibo xrllor had imlhlmr liaiicr lidlili Ibe men dolnu tlio "liold-lip," hot la friend 1 1 Itltlil. A uotlen in tlin 1'iirtluo I Vrtitonlait, uu lor tin hial orHaiitrd, roadlliu aa followa. To tlinuami I it ! lara for nihiuik'n lll brlilit "I'lli k itlon." linalNLal Milium. "My I rother liume.llatoly i (irlrod ma of tho rrieli t ol till letur, mid 1 Inaeiitslihofolliwlindn Ibo 1'orlland Oregtintan, on IVInuor) 6thi MVamio a.tiairoii TxciiANnp, in- hlllJ. llLTI I V, lAIIK tlrni il III. "I illd not reach Urraon uulll Ibo ll Wulutaila) of IVUruary, or two wrckiaxoraterduy, having been detained de-tained at dllUn ut nliuva on liaa,rtant butloeu. DuarrliluK Ihiro 1 f.nind Ibofollorilui: leliem aiinltliutni1: ' K.I. I, lhmtl) , rare of the )rr:,ium "leur Hlr. Inaiuiiirh aa luu bno raiuplled Hltll my loilie-t Irt Imert tho alteitl-aintut III tbo Or joiKcui u1) ma buuiceaieil, I laUelt lor iznuitii! tha you llllo auiiill(li luiranir lillh llio l -.'n'liry "llllhv lul'ru ' lo llqnlilato al d eoiniwua ito my frh nd lur tho itn at rial tU'Vlail IUiimiHllliu you In uirl villi otir lalunhlaa, and lii a uiKuauro to nv tip lor lurnlim oer to uil lraonjllv mryattute taken, lulatt, ami in k k! faith wuu Una UWtliut iiiiiterautHliiiir. lionr,lluit IhjiIi )nu andluit hi a manner Incoming and coualatriit with Keinleuiell. tX) not In lo iila) iIiiuUk with mo l auw It mil ol work, mil If Ihu feual iViCum urUoa on toy tiart lliut villi aio nu KTtinir iu tcooil faith with me, 1 aamro you that vou will neier aio juur lalu. abloauuiln I ahull know lou ut alslit from the ueacrlnllona ami Icllirea I lull o aeennrjuu.nud If yo I aro now ready to nejtntiato and iy lu if al hllla prcrorro.1) too amount or liiniu, alvuiry audi reiiuaat hyatamllnKlli tho olll.'i. nf t,n )tol,. I'orlliinU, any day alll u'UoiW lu, he. Iwavu tho lotli uud 15 h of February Uurelriily, Xliatkaa Manaukh. I'onland, Fibruary irth. ' !. l-.llunUey-I called at t fae llnlrl roriun.t aeiai.il time, but did not Uu. I rnii aa I titod to. I -lull luvo t,n. ulKtforHan rrancla.'O Iblaoeenln H., If ou waiitlofceo mo you will Imto iu onnio wben I am. II you tl.lt Hau Kran eliuji In tha noxt fiurwetka, you will i.uilnt,ni.ieh-rlrui rlllior at tho Pal-ace, Pal-ace, lialiwln, orl.iek llirlitaa MAVAnrn. "llatlnit ml-rd thodatea mention-rd, mention-rd, 1 xaie up tin huica of an Immediate Imme-diate recovery of my valuil lie, lut few daya axo, at the Portland hotel, I waa alttlm- In my room No, 4VJ, with the iloorajar, wrltlm-a htur. I waa eotnewhal atnrtkd by a Innti 1 1 er I Ml! over my ahniilji r, oho had aleallli lly entcrod litinhaervul, did bol aeem the le.i.l Kclltd but i-J, lly Inqillrirl how trmle waa, rind aeiluir luy cluthliiic amplei ecilttered nbolltthe artmelit, (Ickodupaeveral pi cea an I alter rx anilnlliR them cilefully u.tnl I hi. loweat rrlcea. aaylnic that lie Ihten id deallnir largely luthokind of itooda I had lor tale. Ho took out a nHmorai.de, and Jotlel down the nglireatiuoted nod I thought he wni ilnceri'fciil that 1 waa Rolnir to lnako a big aale. Alter having tbua iuade htniaelf fantllkr, heliiimreit lu anolf ban J aorlofaivi.y If t had ever recovered re-covered m) diamond!. 1 re) lied In the negative. Hbthtnaakeii lit nun Ii the eanie niannir If 1 waa really wlllnu to pay Ihi-KuXKiteiiarl for their return and II I was peared to do ao then nnl Ihete. I then auaias'tial for the llr-t lime that he waa the 'Vote. twienM whu had written letters lu my aelf and brother under the noi d jitume of Mualueas inaiiizer." I anawend, "certainly," and man tin ua(ttlng way slatted towards the dror Irhlnd whlih my miikluloah hung, and lu which was a ml s, leir-urtlng leir-urtlng l'i rsllljer revolvir. Hut my proeiierllve atron hailed me wlthl ' here nre you golout" i'Oh I waa Jut going lo ring for the licit lot ring us a Lottie or l.a r." "Ilin'lctrefiirauvthliig to drink," lie anld In nn IndlUirenl hut Implicative Impli-cative tone as he kej t between me, the iloorand my gun, "tut will lake a dkar with ytu whllo we rocml to bullous" "I saw that I wss medially In his lower. Ho laid my valuables ujn the tat lo before mv verv el e and kaked me If 1 was as go?J aa my word. I uodded kaaeut, and taking a roll of billa from my pocket I counted out t.duoand holdout tohliu. whkb he grasjd rlrnib and pushed my etoleu rorty acroasthe table towards mi. The best mure he male was lou aid and out of Ibu door. He disappeared su ldenly In a rrois corridor and 1 have nover seen or beard Irom hint since. "To mo the whole altalr has Uen thrllllnitan I expensive. The thieves Ullahltiaru retained eot!on of Hie dl mionde, Lut they could not have ills, poanl of them with Intel). All the leaJIng Jewellers of the Unlled Stales ha 1 bein made aware of m loas. No tautli us man would buy Ihcm. l.veu ir a lurchaser ui'iH have luen ills-covired ills-covired he would uothaveglisti what they wire worth Thci. diamonds have n history, anl therein lies no small amount of their value," |