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Show THE MORN IX Q EXAMINER: The KING I of At tZA 'DIAMONDS. . ! Author -- -- iv: By Louis Tracy, Thc PUltr of of HWlni of the Morning, Light. Etc. COPYBICHT. 1804. . Sr ISWAII 4. inMMtH 8uiiiwr yelteuTsaaT-aTPla- SYNOPSIS. u her nation. Chapter II During a great atom Philip uvea a Utile girl, addreaetd a. Elf, from being cruahed by a car hie squalid apart men is riagn Philip, etch of the outlook and la about to hang himself when a huge meteor falls In the court yard. Philip, sympathetic and regards It as a message from his mother la heaven. Chapter 111 With aame fragments ot the meteor Philip goes to a jew der. He is told that they ere diar Bonds and. is referred to Isascateln I Ce. Londons largest dealers in Ji.mnaiie Chapter IV Isascateln la astounded by the gems Philip shows bln and has the boy arrested. Chapter V Isaacatein explains in court that the gems an doubtless of recent meteoric origin. Chapter VI The wife of Sir Philip norland reads in the papers about diamonds PhiUp and his marvelous and sends to Johnsons Mews to Inquire about him. She learns nothing. Philip is dismissed from custody. Chapter VII Philip agrees to supply isaacatein with a quarter of a million pounds sterling worth of diar moods each year for many years. In te rv 7 receipt for thirty atones, "IT"18 lu u,e ronkh eo many carats, you or any one you may appoint n sre tlie sale vouchers subsequently, when I will hand you tlie balance aft-deducting 5,090 and my 10 per cent ,oil price may exceed fifty ttaoo-- n r it may tie ffss. but I do not k 1 be far out In my estimate. Are you agreesbler Inner monitor tokl Philip that mau waa talking on aound business There waa a ring of lu sincerity Apparently he hed thrust 'ptatlon aside and waa firmly 1 to be content with hla 10 par ro-""- And this might well be. Twenty-fiv- e Pounds a year earned by a "Journeys to the continen- t- few Interviews In the Hatton What a gold mine! More-n- e would be tlie head man in the D was that now, la some re-hunder the new conditions wild gainsay hla place at the top. be magnates of Kimberley would SLTP 7 ibis new Bonne of aup-Lto 51J 14 otter if the boy hla rags and araaxed the world ib diamonds were forth-1- 4 wo no silk hatted gentle r4 atombled across the dla-fc- -j 'drn earth of South Africa, bad made up hla mind. Fate Gar-offic- e; r W curiosity ,001 l M -frill-I ,nto ,B tae It out of seme to that yJ - CHAPTER VIIL was 4 oclock In the afternoon of a fine liut rhlllyMareb day when Philip regained Holborn with 50 making a lump in hla ocket and IsaacHtelna letter safely lodged In his coat The mere weight of the gold suggested an unpleasant imealblllty. Ills clothes were so worn tbst tbs frail calico might give way and every gulden coin rattle forth to tlie vement Bo with one of Mr. Abingdons abll- lings bo made bis first purchase, a tobacco potirh with a anfip mouth, for which he paid nine pence. Then be adjourned to an aerated bread shop and ordered aonie refrpNhments. While the wa Ureas waa bringing hla nip of tea and piece of cake he contrived to slip all the sovereigns bnt one Into the tobacco ponrh. . He did this with hla hand In the pocket itself, and more than once there waa a pleasant clink aa the coins fell Into their novel receptacle. A man sitting near caught the aound and looked up auspiciously. Philip, whose senses were very much on tlie alert today, realized that hla action was somewhat cureless. Without even glancing at his nelghlmr. he took out hla remaftilng couple of shillings and the three pennies, and affected to count them with certain degree of astonishment, as If some were ihisslny. The ruse was satisfactory. Tlie man gave him no further heed end soon quitted the restaurant. Philip tendered the odd sovereign In payment of bla bill. The girl cashier seemed to be surprised that such a rigged youth should own ao large a IT ns ! I j . ! j . sum. All silver, please." said Philip, when he begun to count hla change. He would take no more risks If he coaid ars'd them. Not e single policeman In London would have failed to arrest him at that moment were hie tore of gold revealed by any chance Yet Fbll?p waa rich honestly, and there ' . were men driving away from the city whose banking accounts were plethoric with stolen money. Forth sir carr!ags the policemen would top the traffic. In neither instance could the guardians of the peace be held blameworthy, such la tbe lmpor-- 1 tance of mere appearances. Tbe boy. dnring hi aborts ml terribly harp tusie with London life, had already grasped this essential fact. and. with crest skill end method, be set at that hour I've cut em dahn low enough. amid the shopkeeper mournfully. Things isn't wot they was lu the ole chi line, let me teU yer. Not but what you do want a new rig aht." Yes." said Fhllip. I've got n Job and cant keep it nuleoa I look decent. For the life of him be could not burlesque the accent, and although he used tbe simplest phraseology the man glanced at him sharply. Philip rattled all hla stiver and coppers on to tlie counter. He counted out Id shillings sixpence. Not much left, is there?" he said. Well, look ere, said the man. GImine fifteen bob. You're a sharp lad. YonU inyke yer wy all right Nex time you want some duds coiue to me an Ill treat you fair. Thank yon very mmb. mid Philip, considerably surprised by this generous art I certainly will not forget yon. Yau raw change In my little Istck room If yon like. That lot youve gut on ain't worth tykiu ome. I am obliged for your kindness, but I must be off now. It Is Ulq aud I have a lung way to go." Where to? Holloway? No; city want The ckithee and bouts were made up in a parcel by this time. Fhllip hurried away, glad to escape farther quesi tioning. Philip sprang lute a bus for tha Hank. At the lloysl Exchange he would catch green bus for the Mile End road. It was almost dark when he reached the Bank. Thus for .the omnibuses going asst were nut crowded. Now tha situation had changed. The human eddy In that throbbing center of life was sending off its awlrla to all points of tha compass, and the east bound vehicles were boarded by an eager crowd almost before the passengers arriving at the tenninua could descend. A poor woman greatly hampered by a baby waa struggling with others to obtain a seat in tha Mile Eud road boa. Philip, coming lata on tha scene, aaw her a wept ruthlessly aside by number of men and boya. The conductor jerked the bellropa aeveral times. Thera waa no more room. The woman, white faced and disappointed, looked around with a woebegone expression. Fhllip, who would have gladly paid for a cab to take her to bar destination, dared no nothing of the aort. But he aald: Keep close to me. 1 will get you a scat In the next bus. Oli, I wish you would, she aald, with a wan smile, T in tired. I bare walked hare from Hbepherds Bush. ThatTa a long way to carry a I by." Whut could. I do? People wont take care pf children without payment. 1 heard I could get work In a laundry there, so I went to look after it. Theres nothing to be bad down our way, is there? aald Things turn up suddenly, rblllp. Not for the poor, my lad. I fear you know that without my telling you. But you are young and wlU soon ha a mau. Her wistful tone went to his heart Didn't you sneered at tbe laundry? ha Inquired, Yea; I ought to ba thankful. I can earn 8 shillings a week there. I atari on Monday. Isnt your bnalwnd at work? He is dead, raor fellow, be caught cold last Cbrialmaa and was burled in January. God only knows how I bare lived alnre. If It wasnt for the kindness of neighbors, baby and I would hare starved. I can 111 afford this tuppence, bnt I cant walk any further. Wall, look out now, he said cheerinerea our bus." ly. Aa the vehicle drew np be caught the brass rail with hla left hand and warded off assailants with the bundle under bla right arm. Quick, he anld to tbe woman aa aoon aa the people inside had descended. Jump In. Bhe essayed to do so, but was rudely thrust aside by a young man who bud paused on the roof to light a cigarette, rhlllp sprang onto the step and butted tbe young gentleman lu the stomach with hla parcel, causing the other to all down heavily on tha stairs. Hie boy caught tha woman's arm with hla dlsengsged hand and pulled her np. He dived In after her. You young" roared the discomfited smoker. r. 'Ere! Come vrf of It," said tbe Why didn't ye git dahn before? Dye want a lift?" Others bustled the protesting one ont of the way. Confound the East End. I say! be growled aa he crossed to the Mansion House. Whnt the deuce Lady Louise Norland wants to keep on sending me to that wretched mews for 1 cant Imagine. Anyway I. ran tell her this time that the place la empty and will tie pulled down next week. And thus It was that Philip collided with Messrs. Sharpe A Smith's clerk, dein lied by the anxious lady Holland to discover his whereabouts. They met and lm lujied into each other in tbe whirlpool of London Just aa two ships might crash together liy night In and draw apart with raffled feelings, or scraped paint which la the ame thing without the ellghteet knowledge of each others Identity. . . con-ducto- . mid-Atlant- ic Within the omnibus the woman waa volubly gratefuL . She had a kindly heart and timidly essayed questions ns to rblilpa relatives, hoping that aha might make their acquaintance. I'll be bound, now," flic aald, that you have a good mother. Yon can always tell wiiat the perenti ere like when yon see the children. My mother wns indeed deer to me, he replied sadly, again driven ont of himself by the mournful recollections thus suddenly Induced, but she Is deed, lost to me forever. Borne people In the bee ceased talk- They were attracted by the' log. strung, clear vpice of this unkempt boy, whose diction and chokio of words were ao wnitvaiv m"vcd to Jill , CTAIL garments. l.c fi;(-u.him or hla ne r.vuiaihj might have bivi.li l'vut u ember rawing puxiiiou. "Poor thing! And u your lather dead too? "Yea. Ho died long ago. Where do you live now?' Ok, he anld. "T bait- - been staring in north London, but ulU Wve there soon, and 1 have h..i anythin Where 1 the definitely at present of? will call some laundry you spoke how you are day if 1 may and getting on." "1 will he so pleased. It la a little place in James street, the only one there. Ask for Mr. W rig ley. "It la lucky you understand laundry work or things might go hard with v.aru.- i - laugtod pitifully. "I dont. They asked me if I was a washer or an Irouer. I thought washing required least exiierieiuv. so I aald I was a washer. I am quick to learn and will watch tlie other women. If they find me ont I uniy he discharged. Oh, cheer up! lie wild pleaauntly. "I don't suppose youll find It very hard." Her voice sank almost to a whisper. It not the work I dread, bat the s schoolteacher urroundinga. I before my marriage. My husband was an electrical engineer. We put all our savings into a little IhisIiicm, and then end ratue." Not tpi'to the eud. 1 am only a boy, but Ive had ope and downs enough to know that the begiuniug of next week may be a very different affair to the end of this. Coodby. They were passing the London hospital. and be thought it prudent to alight at some dlstoia from Johnson's Mewa "Well, God blew yon, anyhow, aho ah! earnestly. Ka got la 'ead screwed on tight, that lad. commented a man aitting next to her. "Better than that; he has a good heart, aald Mra. Wrlgley. Moat fortunate Lira. Wrlgley to have encounter-erhlllp in that hour, which aba deemed the Murkest In her Ilf. He hastened through tbs familiar bustle of tbe busy thoroughfare with heightened expcctaiy7, it la true, lint devoid of the least fear that hla meteor had ' been discovered. His mother would take good rare of It. Why, the mere chance remark of tlie woman he had befriended showed that her gentle spirit watched over him wherever he went Here wae stranger, a sad toller among tbe millions, who went out of her way to praise the goodness of one she had never seen. lie laughed Joyously. Mra Wrlgley should have to bleaa hla mother's mem1 ory. He paused OBriena shop. He saw the old man Boated behind the counter. Bhould ho go In? No. Better keep wholly to himself at preaent. Yet he hesitated. Which waa the more judicious courae, to remain hidden, unknown, or or to drop quietly Into tlie groove where he wae recognised? With rare perspicacity for one go young, he reflected that only five daya had claimed since he last aaw the old pensioner. The life; period bulked largely. In. Philip In O'Briens It would lie aa naught. Yielding to the second thought, ho entered the shop. "Glory be to God, Phil, but Ifa mlaelf la glad to see ye!" cried hla old friend. Where have ye bla to. at all, at all? Have yea hoard what the murtberin war afflee is afther doin' to me? I haven't had a bow! to apbake to about the throulile they've put ou me la me owld age." This waa nut strictly accurate. O'Brien bad pestered the whole neighborhood with tbq fitory of hla withheld pension aud the prepos terom claim made on him hy some red tape enthusiast In Pail Mall. Bnt bla plulnt effectually stopped an further reference to Phillp'e disappearance. Aa to tha bit of ahtone" that waa naythur alum nor lime. be hadnt a word to ay. Philip borrowed a spade, a small weeping brush end a strong sack without evoking the slightest comment from the pensioner, who discoursed Incessantly on tbe Iniquity of the and whose farewell remark dealt with the attempt to rob him of a hundred gowhlen aovYIna. Decidedly the boy waa in lurk's way. He had secured some necessary Implements without attracting any atten torn. Watching a favorable opportunity, he slipped unseen Into the gloom of Johnson's Mewa. He tried the door of No. 3. It was locked. He Inserted the key end entered. Tbe darkness within wee that of utter blindness, but be dumped hie lnqiedlmputa on the floor and locked the door behind him. Then he groped hla doubtful .path to tba mantelpiece where be bad left a candle and a box of mafrbrs. Hla boot crunched a he went on what he knew to be mostly diumnnda,' and be stumbled over the maltra In front of the Yea the randle waa there. fireplace. Boon he bed a light. The tiny gleam lifted tbe black curtain, and he surveyed bla domain. A single glance showed him that all thing remained exactly a ha left them on Saturday morning. The packet of letter rested on the broken chair, the old sack waa stuffed lute the window and the rope that led nover to be forgotten from the hook to which lie bad fastengov-erml- rope-dang- ed it The eight brought n lump Into hi throat He sank to hie knees, pressed down, be felt by some superior power. Mother, be aald humbly, forgive me and ask God to forgive me for what I would have dona were yon not watching over me. In the spiritual exaltation of the moment he almost expected to find that weet face leering at him benlgumntly from out the dim background. Bnt be could not see her, end be rose; revivified by this spoken communion with her. He had no shadow of doubt me to her presence. God to him was the universe and hla mother the uuqneatloua-W- e means of communication with tha Frorldenco that governed hla !!. He would die rather than abandon that belief. Were K dispelled from hla mind' be waa quite certain that' hla wealth would vanish with It It waa bo haphazard accident which had aent the diamond laden meteor headlong from the aky. He waa despairing, dying. Hla mother appealed for him, nd, behold! The very elements that control the world obeyed n mighty behest. .Dc-bcvto work methodically., an -- Jj - lunii.-.- '. . i ... u uul .. ihily: 1907. 3 ... u biic. i thru lie shook h a I K..ejjt i lie floor, game. in;, lino a all the tiny particle:, with hh h it was littered. These lie collected in n piece of newajiaper and folded them into a iwrccl. which again he inclosed lu a stouter sheet of hruwu , paia-rmuiliy lying tbe whole with a J urd of string he curried lu hla pocket. There were huu.lreda of tiny The Springfield Fire & Marine ms. Co. of Springfield, Mass. AS SETTS, dia- 6,93661,05. mond lu that insignificant package aud not a few the uize of small peoa. A a matter of fact, he discovered u you." Bhe i.t evt-nli,- os JFLY MONDAY, r Cray's puree. ooo o ooooo ment be scribbled something dee. There, be aald, with q sigh of relief, that la not a very formal document, bnt It will suffltw. You can get It stamped tomorrow at Moinerset House. Juat sign this receipt fur 50. Philip took the two papers and read them carefully. Iaaarstein's handwriting vm a scrawl, but legible enough. The boy reached for a jien and signed hla Christian name, lie waa on' the point of adding hla surname In an unguarded moment, hut he felt the mans eye on him, ao ha simply wrote ThU-I-p across tha stamp at tbs foot of tbs receipt. Isaac teln fully appreciated the Incident and knew tbit hla own eagerness defeated the chance, nil the more powerful because It wae Involuntary, of ascertaining the name of this marvelous youth. Philip gathered up hla gold, not without counting the coin. They felt strangely heavy In hla pocket much heavier than the atone they replaced, yet they formed but a thousandth part of tlie value of those fllntllke pebbles, What a queer problem It was, this ratio of worth lietween a few stones and the bright minted sovereign! Whnt time shall I call tomoTowf he naked, standing cap in hand, ready to take hla departure. At 1L But wait one moment Hart you no friend to look after yon? Pee what trouble you may get Into. Why, the mere possession of ao much gold by a boy like you may 1 can take care of myself, Mr. Inaac-- . stein. I will be here at 11. Good afternoon. pro-parv- d li.s own y a dia-ww- 'I : : carats 1 hereby weighing In the groao dgrea to dispose of the same and to render true account of the sales to laid Philip or hla agents, my oummleelon to be M per cent, the expenses payable by me. I have today banded the aald Philip CCS In gold and undertake to place Ai.UUt to hla credit tomorrow with my bankers REUBEN laSSCBTKlN. , After completing this acknowledg- Sodded Philip again. His sen leutkma ness brought the man to the point Therefore yon must take me into jour confident. What quantity of stones do yon poenees and what art their slant I must know." Isascateln, cooler now, pursed his Ups and pressed his thumbs together antil they appeared to be In danger of dislocation. It waa bis favorite attitude when engaged in n desL It signified that ha had cornered hla victim. led to in tbia strictly Philip, a pi emmercial way, could not fail to ace tt was to hla own Interest to tell his chosen expert the exact facts and noth-la- g but the facts. The hoy, singularly urflurrlcd in tone and manner, hasa riled an inquiry. What amount of ordinary diamonds --tn their money value, 1 mean can yos dispose of readily In the course of year, Mr. IeaacatelnT Oh, 200,000 or 300.000 worth. Tt h a matter largely dependent on the condition of trade generally. But that ' may be regarded aa a minimum.1 And the bigger atone, worth many thousands each? It la impossible to aay. Taking them In the lump at values varying from a thousand each to fancy figures, perhaps 90,000 worth. It would be aafe to reckon on a quarter of a million a year, all tokir Qnlte aafe. Then, Mr. Isaacs el n, I will supply you with diamonds of that value every year for many yearn. The man relaxed the pressure on bis thumbs. Indeed, he passed a tremulous hand across hla forehead. He waa heeten again, and he knew It worsted hr a gutter snipe in n war of wits. The contest had one excellent effect. It stopped nil further efforts on Isaac Atelns part to wrest Philips secret from him. Thenceforth he asked for and obtained such diamonds as be needed and resolutely forbade himself the luxury of questioning or probing ths extent of hie Juvenile patron's re- 'Tes. karri:: Inn toad he fouud a aeivudkaud cloths shop. Here be purchased a worn, but docent, blue aerge suit for S shillings sixpence, a pair of boots for 5 shilling, a cap fur uluceiii-- . woolen, shirr for 2 shillings and a linen collar fur threepence. He haggled suttli-iruUovt-- r the bargain to suit the needs of a scanty ' e, sources. But there was a long pause before he found his tongue again. Uia voice bgd tat its aggreaelveness when he saldiA la tbs police court I valued the you produred at 90,000. It does nt necessarily follow that I am to give such a sum for them at this moment I might do ao as a speculation, but 1 take It you do not want we to figure In that capacity. It will be better for you, safer for me. If I be-come your agent I will take atones to Amsterdam, have them cutyour sufficiently to enable dealers to assets their true worth and sell them to the beat advantage. My charge will be 10 per nt and I psy all expenses. Today I give yon 50. Tomorrow will yon to a bank and place five thou-- ! r.4 to your credit. Meanwhile I will r oT shabby exterior. In a side street leading out of Coining, air, waa the answering about, and a Married clerk appeared. BaniueL Bring in the The scales were brought and n level Bfco cleared fur them on the desk. rWlip, of coarse, bad never before seen an Instrument se delicately adjusted. A breath would serve to depress the balance. The boy held forth hla paper and poured the contents into the tiny brass tray of the scale, ftamuel's mouth opened and his eyes widened. It waa hla first sight of the diamonds. Four ounces eight pennyweights five grains 629 carats In thirty atone Ob, good gracious me! murmured the clerk. Isaacatein checked the record carefully. Bight! he said. Iut them In the aafe. Philip raised no proteat this time. He knew that the mau would keep bis word. Indeed, Isaarateln told Ramuel tu bring him fifty sovereigns, and ere the man returned be began to writs on n sheet of letter paper: Here! fi'ksfi Becelved from your name! be broke in. Philip. Philip what?" That will do today, thank yon. The next time I call I will give you my full name and address. Please yourself. I am no judge In this matter, and he wrote on: Rwrlvtd from Philip, a box who refuses any other name, but tlw asms whom I aaw la this ofloa on the SHh last, and again at the cterkenwell polios court on that data, thirty meteoric diamonds Chapter I St Johnaoue Mrwa, n well dun la London, Philip Anion,loeee hit about fifteen, of icared boy eo far ee he Bother, the only relative, world. He the la hee he haowa, that many of etten, a find package than from a Sir Philip Borland, aid to Urn. Anaon. Mra. Aaaoa Vaaa Hie norland waa thougnt by her relative to have married beneath ' CLODS. alofar OGDEN, CAPITAL, f0Uu, 000.00. y SURPLUS, that the net result of hla sweeping brought hint lu over a LOML Having examined inry nook and crevice of the nimrtment by the aid of the caudle, he satiafle 1 himself that uaugbl remained whkli would Indicate to the most curious eye any event out of the common haring occurred in 101868 paid since Chicago; Boaton, ed. Thera wa no wind without. The candle, feeble aa Its rays were. Illuminated the small yard auflicirutly tu reveal Its deliria of white stones and darker lump of metal. Beginning at the doorway, he swept vigorously, but with uiiuutest care, uutil he hud formed four good sized plica on the flagstones. He could not afford to differentiate between the debris of the damaged pavement and the fragment of the meteor. It waa easy to distinguish tlie larger pieces of broken glass from tbe window inside the house. In the yard he had neither the thus nor the light to select tha bite of shattered stone. All must go together, to he sorted with leisured care subsequently. lie scrutinised the external window allla, the door posts, tha chinks of the small coal house door at tlw farther end of tbe yard, even the rough surfaces of the walla, and removed every peek of loose material. More neyrs-pspe- r was requisitioned, but after utilizing the twine on hla parcel of cloth-luhe ran short of string. He coolly went up the stain, unfastened the rope with which he had intended to bang himself and loosened Its stiff atrands. Boon ha hod aa abundance of strong cord, and four bulky iiackague were added to the Unit email I83 j 84,487.00 15.849 00 827.180.0U 858.2S4.0tl ,,,,,,,,, ...m.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,, J. 11 forristall, Agt 81.141.00 84.698.00 71.252.00 81,119.0 440,000.00 84,000.00 88.480.00 .L61I.97SA9 Robt. G. Agee, Mgr. 55 nnsx nff.. i NAT. BANK Phones House Builders Can save money by seeing us before letting their contracts for g HOUSE WIRING Estimates cheerfully given and work guaranteed one. WASHING MACHINE MOTORS AND ELECTRIC FLAT IRONS . Thoao Uto Mon Commercial ElectricCompany ffwnJ Reflection Before Buying IS OFTEN A MONEY SAVER buy a BICYCLE, KODAK, PIFONO-tlKAPIITHiriNO TACKLE or anythin; in (he Hport-iuflood line, we ran ahow yon nuperlority in the gooda we aril. HO TAKE TIME TU I N V EHTK1 A T E A 1 wa ya a plfauure for um bo explain the refinun why, When out-t- o I, g al lm-pnl- re 8 1871 Haverhill, Maaa., 1888. Lynn, Maaa., 1888 Jacksonville, Fla., U01 Pat anon, N. J, 1808 Baltimore, X804 Rochester, M. T, X804 Toronto. Can.. 1804 ut . 1849--(39,478.8- Troy, N. T 1861 Portland. Me, X8M faith that be did unlock the back door uutil bis Interior tak waa ended. He knew that his meteor was untouch- lout sack he obtained from OBrien and then Inclose all bla valuables in n tin trank which he would purchase next morn! ug. Any ordinary trunk would certainly he spscluna enough, but lta phenomenal weight would unquestionably evoke more comment than be desired, and it would need two strong men to lift It. This portion of bia plan needed to be entirely remodeled, and be wae now more than ever thankful that the 50, save one expended, reposed In hla pocket - With money, all thinga, or nearly all thing, were possible. Owing to the cramped apace In which the meteor lay, it waa no small task to bring It to the anrface In sections, bnt be jieraevered. By strenuous endeavor he eccumnlated an eatonhhlng pile of Iron ore studded with diamonds, looking not uuliko almonda In a brown cake, end tbe guttering candle held low down felled to reveal anything Mae In the hole. There waa a good deal fit debris at tlie bottom, end tbe depth wee now over- - four feet To reach to lta full extent be waa compelled to Jam bia bead and shoulders Into the excavation and fed blindly with me hand, eo be Jightly concluded that a final examination might be left until daylight By this time he waa hot end covered with dirt. He stripped, waabed himself la front ef the fire and changed into bla new clothes. IIo did not possess a looking glaea, bnt lie felt pure that he presented a remarkably different appearance when attired In e neat rerce wit a clean blit end reputable boota. Hla first waa to thrust bl discarded garments Into the fire, but sentiment prevailed, and he folded them Into par- 59 Among which are included: that humble dwelling. It was typical of lhlllpa implicit They were heavy, too. weighing several pounds each. In placing them aide by aide flnae to the wall beneath the front window he suddenly real lied an unforeseen difficulty. If these ahreda of matter the mere husk, aa it were; of the meteor were ao ponderous, what would ba tbe weight of the meteor Itself? How could lie hope to lift It from the hole In which It lay, bow convay It from Johusoua Hews to a new and safer habitation? IIe might aa well endeavor to move an unwilling elephant. The thought chilled him. For the first time since bia parting interview with Mr. Abingdon, Fhllip experienced dreed of failure. Wllh something of panic In his Mood, be suslched tha candle and ran hnetlly Into the yard, lie knelt eud held the light low In the excavation. Then he cried aloud: What! Am I ao ready to luaa faith in mol her?" For tha huge metallic maaa eo big that it Would not enter tlie bore of the largest cannon known to modern gunnery waa split asunder In all directions. lta fissures giqied widely aa If to mock at him. Tbe rain and steam had done their work well. It waa even possible that he would not need tbe pade, but would he aide to pick out each separate chunk with hla hand. Instantly he pat the thought Into execution eud succeeded In lifting aev-rpieces to tbe yard level. He noted that they were gorged with the dull while pehbiea, name being tbe aloe of plguons eggs. He could nut help comparing tliem In hie bilud'a eye with the collection now lodged in laaacatolne safe. If tbore were worth 90,000, these must 1 of fabulous value. Any other iicreon In tbe wide world might have been excused if he pinched himself or winked furiuualy or took out tbe gold filled tobacco pouch for careful Inspection to assure himself that be wae not dreaming. Nut eo Fhllip. Tbe only dominant feeling In hi brain waa one of annoyance that he should have dcubtod for ono single instant that means would lie given him to secure absolute and undisputed control of bla treasure. But there remained the problem of weight. Ilia original Idea waa to wrap tbe actual body of the meteor In th 13,171,1-1.- . T. S. HUTCHISON 306 TWENTY-FIFT- STREET. H FLOUR, HAY, GRAIN And Plenty of It Stock Remedies and Poultry SUPPLIES mm Prelt y Things for His fiancee THE BEST Try Them a man alwaya likes to preaent, end tor betrothal gift, wedding glfta or anything In the line, of fine Jewrlry, silverware, diamond! or rings yon can alwaya find variety and beauty to choose from t T. B. Heller . Son 2810 Waahlngton Avamie.-Bot- W. h L Buswelis 2887 Washington Phonea. Wrights. Ava, . next to Meet Me at Johe DEN 370 25th St. cel. 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