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Show THE MOKMNV, EXAMINEE: OGDEN, i tiit my.-itT- tined to weave a UTAH. wvr.'r a n iLm wm:M deft s;-ol- i ly close bU lips Meanwhile lie wai.uil hi breakfast He gathered lb:rt fair m.i'd. while .- J lun: uf uie liebMes aud a few Iroulike EtaterlnL he replied tu a piece of uewspati r. ed up the mail package tightly tmd placed it !u Fie trousers' pocket. Thinking deeply about the awesome of the Previous night, be dairneil his coat and t did not notice the of letters lying In the ckair. Never before bad these documents left his possession. The donr was locked siul the Ley iu his pocket before bo uii.'d them. It was in bis mlud to turn bark. In auotber second h. would b:.re obryed the impulse had not a inlghty gust of wind swept through the yard and carried his tattered cap into the passage. Tbat settled It. Philip ran after his headgear aud so was blown iuto a strange aea of events. They are quite sttfe there," he thought "In any veer, it will be beat v- TW pu.-ke- SYNOPSIS. CLENWOOD PARK Wednesday Night . Balloon Ascension JUMP WITH PARACHUTE --AND Bicycle Races 8 Big Events Including Motor five-m- il Three or Roco, Mora Entries. PROGRAMME AT THE Nickelodeon ILLUSTRATED . la After Yean SONG, ' When I am Old." Moving Pictures. Anything to Oblige. Blludmana Dog. the Dentist. Programme changes every other day. Ladles and children will find the room cool and comfortable, Electric Theatre Next to the Reed Hotel, TWENTY-FIFTSTREET Open Saturday Evening. JULY IS, 1907. Latest Moving Scenes Tickets Any Seat So BIG SALE ON China and Glassware COMMENCES THIS ' MORNING. must reduce our stock to make room for another shipment that will arrive in a few days. E. A. OLSEN Grocer Domoto & Co. 155 TWENTY-flET- ST. H Men's Furnishing Goods and Notions of all kinds Fancy Cash Groceries Wines and Liquors Cot Glass Have you seen PHILIP . At Will novel sort of Turkish liatlr, 'dud the induced thereby probably perspiration Chapter I At Johnsons Hews, a saved him from a dangerous cold. lie clum in London, Philip Anson, a veil slept long and soundly. There was ao reared boy of about fifteen, lose hit need to attend to the flrv. Long ere mother, the only relative, so far as he the coal tu the grate wee exhausted knows, that he has In the world. He the presence of the meteor bed penefinds a package of letters, many of trated the surrounding earth, and the house waa far above its normal temthem from a Sir Philip Aorland, rewhen he awoke. perature fusing aid to lira. Anson. Mrs. Anson The sun bad risen In a cloudless sky. waa a Mias Morland was thougnt by A lovely morning had succeedher relatives to have married beneath ed a nightspring of gloom and disaster, and her station. , the first sound that his wonChapter II During a great storm dering ears waa the greeted twittering of the Philip aavea a little girl, addressed as Elf, from being crushed by a car-- . ' busy sparrows on the housetops. Of course he owned neither clock nor In hit squalid apartments riage. watch. These articles, with many othdissick the outlook of and Philip, couraged. is about to hang himself ers, were represented by a bundle of when a huge meteor falls in the court pawn tickets stuffed Into one of tho yard. Philip, sympathetic and ima- envekipea of his mother's packet of ginative, regards it aa a message letters. But the experience of even a from hia mother in heaven. few weeks bad taught him roughly bow to estimate time by the nun, and t.IiAlTEit I1L be guessed the hour to be 8 oclock or descended the stairs. He thereabouts. almost choking now from Hla first thought was of the meteor. cause than toilet waa that of primeval man, Ilia The steam pouring in being a mere matter of rising and through tlu fractured window panes lacwas stifling, lie took off ills coat, first stretching hla stiff limbs. While bouts be noticed that the floor bis ing removing from an inner pocket the waa littered with tiny white specks, bundle of letters found under Mrs.' Anof which waa not bigger sons pillow, end carefully stuffed the the largest a worn garment into ti e largest cavities. than grain of bird seed. These were which shot through the the particles By this menus be succeeded somewhat broken window during the previous la shutting out the vapor as well as the sight lie picked up a few aud exlurid light that still flared red in the amined them. They were hard, cold back yard. to the touch and a dull white color. The lightning had ceased totally, and On the yard he saw hunthe improvised blind plunged the room ' dreds entering of these queer little rough pebinto impenetrable darkness. lie felt of them aa large as peas, hla way to the stairs and found the bles, many some the sixa of marblea and a few candle, which he relighted. The rain bigger ones. They had evidently beating on the roofs and on the outer flown on all aides, but, encountering pavements combined with the weird save where they forced a sounds in the inclosed yard to make a j lofty walla, way through the thin glnse of the terrifying racket but it waa not likely j window, bad fallen lstck to the ground. that a youth who attributed hia escape with them he found from a loathsome death, self inflicted, i Interspersed atone and Jagged to the direct interposition of Irori- - j pieces of broken of material that looked and felt lumps denre in his behalf would yield to any like iron. sentimental fears on that account In- - i By this time the meteor itself had deed, although quite wrak from hun- - cooled sufficiently to reveal the nature he unaccountable an felt elation of of lta outer crust. ger, It appeared to be spirits, a new born desire to live and an amalgam of the dark Ironlike minJustify his mother confidence In him, eral and the wblta pebbles. Through a aense of power to achieve that which one deep fissure be could still see the hitherto seemed impossible. . , heart of the thing, and he Imfiery He even broke into a desultory whisthat when the internal heet agined tling aa be brat over the hearth and had quite exhausted Itself the great abaniff resumed the laying the fire ball would easily break Into pieces, doned five minutes earlier with such for was rent in all directions. it sudden soul wearinlas. The candle, Ilia first exclamation waa one of too, burned with cheery glimmer, as If thankful nesa. pleased with the disappearance of its I am Jolly glad that thing didnt fall formidable competitor. Fortunately he on my head," be said aloud, forgetting had some coal In the house hla chief a supply was stored la small bln at the other aide of the yard, beyond the burial . place of the raging, ateamlng meteor and consequently quite unapproachable. ' Soon the fire burned merrily, and the coffee stall keepers recipe for using coffee grounds waa put into practice. Philip had neither sugar nor milk, but the hot liquid smelled well, and be was now so cold and stiff and he had such an empty sensation where ha might have worn a belt tbut some ernata of bread, softened by Immersion in the dark compound, earned keener appreciation than waa ever given In later day a to the moat costly dishea of famous restaurants yet un- those beautiful pieces that now decorate v built After he bad eaten be dried bis dump garments pud changed hla soaked boots for a pair ao worn tbat they scarcely held together, but their dryness was comforting. An odd feeling of contentment largely induced by the grateful bent of the fire, rendered hla actions leisurely. Quite half an hour elapsed before be thought of peeping through the back window to ascertain the progress of external events. The rain wan not now pelting down with abnormal fury. It waa atUl falling, but with the quiet persistence that marks in London parlance a genuine wet 'day. The steam had almost vanished, 'When be removed hla coat from the broken panes he saw with surprise tbat the flagstones in the yard were dry within a circle of two feet around the bole made by the meteor. Such drops aa fell within that area were Instantly obliterated, and tiny Jete iff vapor from the hole Itself betrayed the presence of the fiery object beneath. Ills boyish curiosity being thoroughly aroused, he drew an old sack over hla bead and shoulders, unlocked a door which led into the yard from a tiny scullery and cautiously approached the place where the meteor had plowed its way into the ground. The atones were Uttered with debris, but the velocity of the heavy mass had been ao great that a comparatively clean cut was made through Ike pavement The air - was warm with the hot breath of an oven, and it was ae much aa Philip could bear when be stood on the brink of the hole and peeped In. At a good depth, nearly half hla owa height he estimated, he saw a round ball firmly Imbedded In the earth. It waa dully red, with its surface all cracks and fissures as the result of the water poured onto IL Much larger than a football, it seemed to him at first eight to be the angry eye of some colossal demon glaring np at him from a dark socket. But the boy mi absolutely a stringer to fear. He procured the handle of a mop and prodded the meteor with IL The surface felt hard and brittle. Large sections broke way, though they did not crumble, and he received a sharp reminder of the potency of the heat still stored below when the wood burst Into sadden flame. . This ended hla investigations for the Buswells night. He nsed'the Backing to block np the window, replenished the fire, set hla coat to dry and dragged his mattress from the bedroom to the front of the fire. The warmth within and without the house had made him intol- Show Window?. erably drowsy, and be fell aaleep while murmuring his prayers, a practice abandoned since the hear of hia mother's death. lB. Jcaljtf. Xf&llilA JUUUidergolpc not to carry them aluut in future. They get so frayed, aud aotue daj I Uuiy want them." Emerging from the haven o the Mews. he found the untidy life of the Mile End naid eddying iu restless confusion through a gale. The gaunt, high walla surrounding his secluded dwelling had si lettered him from the blustering Man-- wind tbut waa now drying tlie streets aud creating much ill temper iu the hearts of carters, stall owners and girls with large bats and full Skirts. In a word, everything that could be flapped or shaken or rudely swept anywhere out uf ita rightful place was dealt with aerurdlngty. In oue instance a henry tarpaulin waa lifted clean off a wagon and neatly lodged over the head of the driver and homes of a passing omnibus. They were not extricated from ita cko embrace without aotue difficulty and a great quantity of severe yet cogent remarks by the wagourr aud the driver, assisted by the bus conductor aud various passengers. Philip laughed heartily for the first time since hla mother's death, lie waited until the driver and the wagoner had exchanged their farewell compliments; then Me made off briskly toward an establishment where three halfpence would purchase a cup of coffee aud a bun. In ten minutes he felt much refreshed, and hla busy mlud reverted to the mysterious package he carried. Thinking it beat to seek the counsel of an older bead, he went to O'Brien'a shop. The old man waa taking down the abutters and found the task none ton easy. Without a word Philip helped him, and noon the pensiouer wee wiping hls spectacles in the shelter of tho i shop. I dunno what the weather la cornin' to at all at all," be grumbled. "Last night waa like the taklu uv the Sedan, an' this mornln' reminds me uveroeein the bay o' Biscay.", It certainly waa a fearful thunder-atom.- " said Philip, Falx, boy, that's a three word. It was Just like ould times In tha bills in Injla, where the dlrll himself holds coort some nights But whats tho matter? Didn't you get that Job?" I am not Philip laughed ayaiu. 1 really came sura yet," he in to ask yon what this la" With hla hand In bis pocket, ho had untwisted the paper and taken out a white pebble, which be now banded to O'Brien. The old men took It, smelt It end justed hla glasses for a critical ad- exam-Inatio- h. aint alum," ba announced. "So, I think noL" "An It ain't glass? "Probably not" "Where did yer get It?" 1 found it lying on the pavement" hla heed. "Tla O'Brien a qnare looking objec, anyhow. What Vlt good la ltr "I cannot tell you. I thought that "t am Jolly j glad that tkinj didnt fall en my hcad." that bad its advent been delayed a second or two the precise locality selected for its impact would not have mattered much to him. "I wonder what it Is, he went on. anything? Perhaps if 1 ! it worth dig It out 1 may be able to sell it aa a curiosity." A moment's reflection told him, however, that be would not be able to disinter it that day, even if he possessed the requisite Implements. On Its lower Bide It waa probably still red hot Through the so lea of hie boots, broken aa they were, he could easily feel the beat of the ground, ao the experiment must be deferred for twenty-fou- r bourn, perhaps longer. At any rate, he was sure that bis mysterious visitor represented a realisable asset, and the knowledge gave him a sudden distaste for coffee grounds and stale crusts. He resolved to spend hie remaining three halfpence on a breakfast and at the same time make some guarded Inquiries aa to the nature and possible cash value of the meteor Itself. Evidently Its fall had attracted no publte attention. The fury of the elements and the subsequent heavy rein were effectual safeguards In this respect, and Johnson's Mews, marked out for demolitkm a fortnight later, were practically deserted now day and night rbllip did not then know tbat London had already innch to talk shout in the recorded Incidents of the two storms. The morning newspapers were hysterical with headlines announcing Area, collapse of buildings, street accidents end lamentable lose of life In all parte of the metropolis. Ae the day wore and full details came to hand the flat of mishaps would be doubled, while scientific observers would begin a nine days wrangle In the effort to determine the precise reason why the electrical disturbance should have been wholly confined to the metropolitan urea. Philip Arson, a ragged boy of fifteen, residing in a desolate nook of the mo.t disheveled district in the East End. DOMCswwLthe verr, ssneejof Jbe possibly It might have some value. "What! A scrap of white ahtone like that Arreh, what'a come over ye? "There la no harm in asking, is then? Rome one should be able to tell me whet it is made of. , Philip from hla small store of physical geography knew that meteors were articles of sufficient rarity to attract attention, and be waa tenacious withal. "I suppose that a Jeweler would be the beet man to Judge. He must understand about stones, he went on. "Maybe. But I dont see what'a tha ae. Tie a sheer waste of time. But if y're sot os Amlin' out go to a Mg man. These Gorman Jews round about here are omadhaunn They dont know n watch from a dock, an if they did they'd ebate ye." "I never thought of that yet I ought to know'by this time. Thank you. I will go into the city. He took the pebble, which be placed In hla waistcoat pocket Walking briskly, be traversed some pert of the sorrowful Journey of barely twelve boars earlier. What bad happened to change Lie mood be did not know and scarcely troubled to Inquire. Lost night be hurried through these streets In a frenxied quest for death. Now he strode along full of hope. Joyous in U confidence of life and youth. Hie oue dominant thought was that his mother bad protected him. bad anatebed hlui from the dark gate of eternity. Oddly enough, he laid far more stress on hls escape from the meteor than on the .accident tbat prevented hla contemplated snlcide. This latter idea bad vanished with (he madness tbat induced it Philip was sane again, morally and mentally. Ur waa keenly anxious to Juatify hls mother's trust in him. The Mustering wind, annoying to most wayfarers, only aroused In him a spirit of resistance, of fortitude. He breasted it so manfully that when at last he paused at the door of a great Jewelry establishment In Ludgate Hill hla face was flushed and hls manner eager and animated.' He opened the door, but was rudely brought back to a sense of bis sur roundings by tbe suspicious questio;. iff a shopwalker: "Now, boy, what do you want here?' Tbe unconscious stress in tlie man's words waa certainly borne out by the contrast between Philip, a social pariah In attire, and the wealth of gold and precious stoses cut off from him hr panes of thick glass and iron bare. What, indeed, did this outcast want there? Confused by the sudden demand and ao less by Its complete obviousness, rbllip flushed sod stammered: . JULY ITEsHAY, 1C, 1907. 3 infornTnt io0r-- l r.T ET ausweivJ." Like all of her, tbe shopman was amaaed by the difference between tbe boy's manners aud bis apareuce. "IufonuattunT' he reiieatad Iu bis surprise. "Whet Information can we give you?" Tbe wealth of the firm oppressed thla man. He could only speak Id accents of adulation where tlie shop wai concerned. 1'billp produced hla white pebble. "What is this?" he said. Tbe directness of tbe query again bearer aback. Without a tvut aud examined tbe stone. Professional lutiuct mastered all other eousiderailous. "You must apply to that department. He ingjeetb-allwaved bis baud toward a side counter. Philip obeyed silently and approached a email, elderly penwuuige, a man with clever, kindly eye, who was submitexamination a ting to uimitier of tiny stones spread out on a chamois leather folding rase. He quietly removed the cae when bis glance rested on the boy. "Well?" he kh U1 blankly, wondering why ou earth the skilled shopwalker had sent such a diareputabla urchin to him. Philip wa uow quite collected in bia wits, lie held out the pebble, with a more detailed statement. "I found this," he said. I thought that It might be valuable, aud a friend advised me to bring It here. Will you kindly tell me w hat It is?" tbe counter Blared Tbe mau at him for a moment, but be reached over for the stone. Without a won! he placed it beneath the microscope and gave It a very brief examination. Then he pressed It against hls cheek. "Where did you get it? he asked. "I found k where it bad fallen on tbe pavement" "Are you sure?" "Quite aura." "Strange! waa tbe muttered comment, and Philip began to understand that hla meteor poauesaed attributes hitherto uuMUMpected. "But what la ltf' be inquired after a pause. "A meteoric diamond." "A meteoric diamond?" took hi word, be "Yea." "la it worth much?" "A great deal. Probably some hundreds of pounds." Philip felt hls face growing pale. That dirty-whitsmall stone worth hundreds of poundw! Y'et In bis pocket he had twenty-nin- e other specimens, many of them much larger than the or.e chosen liapbaxard tot inspection, and in tlie back yard of bis tenement lay heaps of them, scattered about tlie pavement like hailstones after a shower, while the meteor Itself waa a compact mass of them. He became somewhat faint and leaned agnlnat tbe glass ease that surmounted the counter. "la that reully true?" wee ell that he could say. Tbe exiiert valuer of diamonds smiled. Hls first Impulse was to send for tbe police, but he knew that meteoric diamonds did fall to earth occasionally, and he believed the boy's story. Moreover, the thing waa such a rarity and of such value tbat tlie holder luuat bo fully able to aerouut for ita possession before he could dispose of it Ho bia tone waa aot unkindly as be replied: "It la quite true, but if you went to ascertain Its exact value you should go to a Hatton Garden merchant, agd he, most probably, would make you a fair offer. It baa to be cut and polished, you know, before It becomes salable, and I must warn you (lint must rigid inquiry will be made as to bow it came Into your hands. "It foil from heaven! was tbe wholly unexpected auawer, for Philip was shaken sad hardly master of hla fare allies. "Yes, yea, I know. Personally, I believe you or you would be In custodyi at thla .moment Take It to Messrs. Isaacstrlu A Co, Hatton Garden. Hay I scut you Mr. Wilson Is my name and make your best terms with Mr. Isaacstein. He will treat you quite fairly. But, again, lie bum aud tell the trqtb, as be will Investigate your story fully before be Is satisfied as to Its accuracy:" Philip, walking through dreamland, quitted tbe shop. He mingled with tbe Jostling crowd and drifted Into Farrington road. "A diamond worth hundreds of pounds!" ' ho repeated mechanically. "Then what la the whole meteor worth, aud what am I worth?" . (To he Continued.? , AT THE HAGUE. Tho Hague, July H. The approaching discussion of the American petition relating to the collection of pecuniary debts la arousing great Interest, especially because of the attitude of delegations of the countries. Several of these delegations oppose the American plan personally, but have received Instrure tlfini from their governments to vote in favor of it They complain, however, that tbe administration at Washington haa won the delegates to aide with the United States. Dr. Dragns position la particularly crltlcaL He maintains that tbe proposition Joes not embrace hla doctrine. lie therefore wished to present a separate petition, the general outline of which has already been outlined, but has been prevented from doing ao by the He Buenos Ayres administration. then actually presented an amendment, but his government compelled him to withdraw It. and he la now not even aura that be will siieak on the subject. Dr. Dragos has repented having accepted the position of delegate to the Peace Conference, he says, while the Argentine government la la the hands of the opposition party. Everybody here ia convinced that Draco doctrine would the prevent, under all clrcurngtances, the employment of coercive measures for the collection of debts In Latin Amer-cacountries; that it would not he accepted by European powers, and taht It would also be strongly opposed by some of tbe South American countries, especially Brazil, on tbe ground that such a principle would be ruinous to the national credit di Vergano, Count Torntelll-Bruaat- l head of the Italian delegation, ia receiving congratulations because the commission, of which he la tho president, was the first to complete ita task and present a new convention adopting the "Red Cross to naval warfare, so that now a plenary meetultimate dising can be called for its ' cussion and approval. Latin-Amer-lc- d n Attorncyat-Law- . 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