'
KING qf m
DIAMONDS. !
By Louis
J Author of "Winfs of the Mornintf.
& T.iaht." Etc.
'tS COPYRIGHT. 1804. By
CHAPTER V (Continued).
ImlSins l.v the appearand! of the
swmiiuiyhiK si-nips of iron ore, 1
,hntild sy Unit they hare boon quite
nW,,t!y 1" " sUlte of anK trom
T,e sii'ioatcw soon) to bo nlmost pllml
itfte'l." 1 ,.
Tli? in.ist-tr:ito was iinniiosl.onaijl.v
l,,j (Mii'pr tin'uiems Happen in
potkv
i:t dailv, mill me won u:i-
, i?nt;iic iinil twlrik-al p.iinl-
ariipeicl
,re elucidated In tlie effort to secure i
,n accurate comprehension pf matters j
l dispute. Hut never during bis long,
tenancy of the court bad be been called j
on to deal with a case of this unture. i
He smiled in his perplexity. j
We nil remember the copybook'
maxim. 'Let justice be doue though j
the heavens fall,'" be said, "but here I
It Is clearly shown that the Ideal Is not
easily reached." j
Of course every one laughed, and the I
reporters plied pen nud pencil with re-
ncived activity. Hero was a sensation ;
trim a vengeance worth all the tils-1
jilay It demanded In the evening pa- j
pars. Headlines would whoop through .
i quarter of a column, nud Philip's ;
meteor again run through space. j
The boy himself was apparently the
most disinterested person present.
.While listening to Isaacstein, he again
experienced the odd sensation of aloof-.
H83A of lofty domination, amid a com
monplace and insignificant environ-
meat. The man was clever, of course. 1
but his cleverness was that of the text
book, a dry record of fact which need
ed genius to Illuminate the printed
agr. And these lawyers, reporters, po
licemen, witli the vaeiums background
of loungers, the friends and bottle hold
ers of thieves and drunkards the mag
istrate, even, remote In bis digulty and
sense of power what were they to
him? of no greater Import than the
paring stones of the streets to the pul
sating life of Loudon as it passed.
Tlie magistrate glauced at Isaacstein
and stroked his chin. Isaacstein gazed
Intently at the packet of diamonds and
rublied his sinuous nose. There was a
deep silence In court, broken only by
tlie occasional shuttle of feet nmong the '
audience at the back a shuttle which ;
Htoppe-d Instantly when the steely '
glauce of a policeman darted In that
direction. i
At last the magistrate seemed to
make up his mind to a deiiuite course
of action. I
There is only one person present."
he said, "who can throw light on this
extni irdiuary case, mid that is the boy
hhnsehy i
He lo.kcd at Philip, and all eyes
quickly turned toward the thin, ragged
figure standing upright against the rail
tli.it shut him off from the well of the
court. The professional people present
noted that the magistrate did not al
lutlc to the strange looking youth as .
"tlie prisoner."
What was going to happen? Was
tills destitute urchin going to leave the
court with diamonds in his .pocket
worth 50,000? Oddly enough, no one
paid heed to Philip's boast that he
owned far more than that amount. It !
was not he, but his packet of diamonds. ;
that evoked wonder. And had not :
Isnacstcm. the grant merchant and ex
pert, appraised them openly! Was it
possible that those dirty white peh
Mes could be endowed with such poten-;
tiality! Fifty thousand pounds! There '
were men In the room, and not oonflii-'
eil to the unwashed, whose palates
dried and tongues swelled at the no-;
tlon.
CIIAPTEIt VI. !
PHILIP knew that a fresh ordenl
was at hand. How could he
preserve his secret, how hope to
prevail against the majesty of
1ie British law as personified by the
wrene authority of the man whose
penetrating glance now rested on him?
His was a dour and stubborn nature,
thouch hardly molded is yet In rigid
line. He threw bnci- bio lio.nl nnd
tictitened his Hps. He would cling to
lis
anonymity to the bitter end. no
natter what the cost. Hut be would
"t lie. .Never again would he conde
w'! to adopt a subterfuge. .
"Philip Morland," began the magis
trate. !
"My name Is not rhillp Morland.";
Interrupted the boy. !
"Then what Is your name."
'I will not tell you. sir. I mean no
disrespect, but the fact that I am treat-1
M s a criminal merely because I i
"h to dispose of my property warns '
"i" 'if what I may expect If I state 1
T'lhlicly who I am and where I live."
for the first time the magistrate
anl the correct and well modulated
of Philip-, speech. If anything. It
;Ie more dense the mist through .
wMi he was trying to grope hi way. j
'What do you mean?" he ake-l. !
' mean that If I state wbo I am I
! he rohlied and swindled, by nil
ith, whom I come In contnet. ' I have
'rved, I hnvp been bentcn for trying'
m a living. I was struck last j
tr" "nvlnB Klrl's life. I was ar-,
""'"d nnd dragged through the streets
miinffed this morning because I went
"ly to a dealer to sell a portion to
J if niy diamonds. I will take
more risks. You may Imprison me.
1 you cannot force me to speak. If
Tracy,
The Pillar of
EDWARD
J. CLODE.
you nro a fair man you v.-Ill Klve nif
back my (Ilamomla ami lit me go free."
This outliurst fairly elcctrifleil thp
court. 1'ulllp could not bave adopted
a more domineering tune were he the
governor of tlie Hank of England
charged witli passing a counterfeit halt
crown. Tie magistrate was as sur
prised as nuy.
"I do not wisli to argue with you."
he said quietly, nor do I expect you
to commit yourself in nay way, but
you must surely see that for n poverty
stri.-Ucn boy to be found In possession
of gems of great marketable value is a
cinmnistaiire that demands Inquiry,
however honest and or well bred you
u.ay lie."
"The on'y witness against me has
said that the diamonds, could not have
been stolen!" cried Philip, now thor
oughly aroused and ready for any war
of wits.
"Quito true. The inference is that
you have discovered u meteoric deposit
of diamonds."
"I have. Some not nil arc before
you."
A tremor shook the court, lsnacsteln
swallowed something, and Ills head
sank nioro deeply below bis shoulders.
"Then I tuke It that you will not In
form me of the locality of this deposit?"
"Yes."
"And you think that by disclosing
your name and address you will reveal
that locality?"
Philip grew red.
"Is It lair," be said, with a curious
iciness in his tone, "that a man of your
age should use his position and knowl
edge to try to trip n boy who is brought
before you on a false charge?"
It was the magistrate's turn to look
slightly confused. There was some
asperity in his reply.
"I am not endeavoring to trip yon.
but rather to help you to fr,v yourself
from a dii'icult position. However, do
I understand that you refuse to answer
my questions?"
"I do!" The young voice rang
through the building with amazing
fierceness.
Mr. Abingdon bent over the big book
In front of hiui and scribbled some
thing. "Iiemanded for a week," he mut
tered. "Downstairs." growled the court
Jailer, mid Philip disappeared from
idght. The magistrate was left gazing
at the packet of diamonds, and lie call
ed Isaacstein. the dork of the court
and two police Inspectors into bis pri
vate ofllco for a consultation.
Meanwhile London was placarded
with Philip's ndveuturi's that Saturday
evening. Contents blll.i howled in their
blackest and biggest type, news verni
ers bawled themselves hoarse over this
latest sensation. Journalistic ferrets
combined theory and Imagination In
the elfort to spin out more "copy."
Scotland Yard set Its keenest deter-,
lives at work to reveal the secret of
Philip's Identity, while Isaacstein, act
ing on the magistrate's instructions,
wrote to every possible source of In
formation In the effort to obtain some
clow as to recent meteoric showers.
N'o one thought of connecting the
great storm with the "diamond mys
tery." Meteors usually fall from n
clear sky and are in no way affected
by atmospheric disturbances, their
normal habitat being far beyond the
Inlluence of the earth's envelope of nlr.
And so the "hunt for the meteor"
commenced and was kept lip with zest
for many days. "Have you found It?"
became the stock question of the hu
morist and might be addressed with
Impunity to any stranger, particularly
If the stranger were a nice looking girl.
No one answered "What?" because of
the weird replies that were forthcom
ing. The police failed utterly In their ef
forts to discover Philip's Identity or
residence. Johnson's Mews. Mile End
road, might ns well be In Timbuktu
for all the relation It bore to I.udgaje
Hill or Hatton Harden. An East End
policeman might have recognized Phil
ip bail he seen him. but the official de
scription of his clothing and personal
npi"irance applied to ihoiuanil of
hobbledehoy In every district in Lon
don. Two persons among the r,.(.i'0 of
fie metroiiolis alone possessed the
knowledge that would have led the In
niiirers.ilonirthe right trnek. Thedoctor
who intended Mrs. Anson In her last
Illness, hail he read the newspaper
c neat on the Iioy s speech and man
nerisms, might have seen the coinci
dence supplied by the Christian name
and thus been led to make some fur
ther Investigation. Hut bis hands were
full of trouble of bis own account. A
dispenser mixed a prescription wo.ng
ly and dosed a patient with half an
mime of arsenic Instead of half an
ounce of cream of tarsir. The subse
quent Inquest gave the doctor enough
to do. and the first paper he had lei
sure to peruse contained a bare refer
ence to the "diamond mystery" as re
vealing no further developments. He
parsed fte paragraph unread.
The remaining uncertain element
centered In old O'Brien, the pension.
Now It chanced that the treasury had
discovered that by a clerical mistake
In a warrant the old u.A bad been
drawing two,n-e a day uf
bis rightful pension for thirty -three
Tears. Some humorist !a V U..?Ja..
lhereuion sent him a demand for
and shillings, and the member of
i the Whltechniel division was com
' polled to adopt stern tactics In the
I house before the matter was adjusted.
and O'Urtcn was allowed to receive
; the reduced quarterly stipend then
; due. During that awful crisis the poor
j old fellow hardly ate or slept. Even
; when it had ended the notion reinaln
, ed firmly fixed lu his mind that the
j "murdherin' government had robbed
, him of a hundred gov Men sovereigns
' an' more."
j As for newspapers, the only item h
rnul during many days was the ques
t!.m addressed by his "mimber" to the
I chancellor of the cxcheqnir and thu
i brief reply thereto, both of which wero
j fixed beforehand by mutual arrange
i uicnt.
I In one Instance the name given and
afterward repudiated by the boy did
attract some attention. On the Mon
day following the remand n lady sat
at breakfast In a select West End ho
tel and languidly perused the record of
the ease until her eve caught the
words "Philip Morland." Then her air
.f delicate hauteur vanished, and she
i left her breakfast untouched until.
with hawklike curving of neck and
nervous clutching of hands, she had
read every line of the police const ro
mance, she was a tall, thin, artsto-
I cratlc looking woman, with eyes set
too closely together, a curved nose like
the beak of a bird of prey and hands
covered with a leathery skin suggest
tag talons. Her attire and poso were
elegant, but she old not seem to be
a pleasant sort of person. Her lips
parted in a vinegary smile as she read.
She evidently did not liellovo one word
of the newspaper report In so far as
the diamonds were concerned.
"A vulgar swindle!" she murmured
to herself. "How Is It possible for a
police ..lagistrate to be taken In in such
a manner? I suppose Isaacstein knows
more about It than appears on the sur
face. Hut how came the boy to give
that name? It Is sufficiently uncom
mon to bo remarkable. How stupid It
was of Julie to mislay my dressing
case! It would be really interesting to
know what has become of those people,
and now I may havpto leavo town be
fore I can tlud out."
How much further her disjointed
comments might have gone It Is im
possible to say, but at. that moment a
Trench maid entered the room and gaz
ed inquiringly around the various small
tables with which it was tilled. At last
she found the lady, who was breakfast
ing alone, and sped swiftly toward her.
"I inn so glad, milady," she said,
speaking in Kreneh. "The bag has
found itself at the police station. The
cabnuiu brought It there, and. If -you
please, milady, as the value was given
as S, he claimed a reward of 1."
"Which you will pay yourself. You
lost the bag," was the curt reny.
"Where Is It?"
'The maid's voice was somewhnt tear
ful as she answered:
"In milady's room. I paid the sov
ereign." Her ladyship rose and glided grace
fully toward the door, followed by the
maid, who whispered to a French
waiter bowing most deferentially to
the guest as he held the door open that
her mistress was a cat. He contided
his own opinion that her ladyship was a
holy pig. and the two passed along a
corridor.
Lady Morland hastily tore open the
recovered dressing case and consulted
an address book.
"Oh. here it Is!" she cried triumphant
ly. ".No. 3 Johnson's Mews, Mile End
road, E. What a horrid smelling place.
However, Messrs. Hhnrpo & Smith will
now be able to obtain some dellnlte In
telligence for me. Julie! My carrlugo
In ten minutes."
Thus It happened that during the aft
ernoon a dapper little clerk descended
from an omnibus lu the ueighlMirhood
of Johnson's Mews nnd began his In
quiries, ns all Londoners do, by con
sulting a policeman. Certain facts
were forthcoming.
"A Mrs. Anson, n widow, who lived
in Johnson's Mews? Yes, I think a
woninn of that name died a few weeks
ago. I remember seeing a funeral lenve
the mews. I don't know anything
about the boy. Sometimes when I puss
through there at night I hnvc seen a
light In the house. However, here It Is.
Let's have a look at It."
The pair entered the mews and np
lied the deserted house. The so-
I ticltor'B clerk knocked and then tried.
I the door. It was locked. They both
j went to the window und looked lu.
Had Philip hanged himself, as he In
i tended, they would have been somc
j wuat surprised by the siectncle that
would have met their eyes. As It was.
1 they only saw a small room of utmost
v. reK heduess, with a mattress lying on
! the tloor In front of the fireplace. An
! empty tin and n bundle of old letters
j rested on a rickety chair, and n piece
I of sacking was thrust through two
1 broken panes In the small window op
j posite.
i "Not much there, eh?" laughed the
policeman.
"Not much, Indeed. The floor Is all
' covenil with dirt, and If It were ii"t
for the boil one would imagine that
tue bouse was entirely desorta'd. Are
' you sure Mrs. Ansoii Is dead?"
! " "Oh. quite sure. Hers was rather .1
i hard casa some one told me. I reiiiem
i tier now. It was the undiTtuker. He
' lives near lien.'."
i "And the boy. Has be gone away?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen hliu
! lately."
I Each of these men bad read nil the
: r ports concerning rninp nun ins n
i monds. Large iiiiiiiIsts of tiny, white
pa-blda-s weni lying on the fioair beneath
their eyes, out the window was not
clean, liud the light was far from good,
ns the sky was clouded. Yet tba-y were
; visible enough. The clerk uotb-ed them
at ou-e. but neither be nor the pollce
! mnn paid more heed to the treasures
' almost st their fa-ct than was given by
I
generations of men to the outcrop ...
the main reef at Johannesburg. At last
they turned away. The clerk gave the
policeman n cigar with the remark:
"I will Just ask the undertaker to
give me a letter, stating the facts nlxmt
Mrs. Anson's death. I suppose the boy
is In the workhouse?"
"wia knows? It often bents me to
tell what becomas of the kials who niv
left alone in Lonilon. - Poor littla dev
ils, they mostly go to the bad. There
shoulal be some means of looking after
Uiaun, I thiuk."
Thus did Philip, bravely sustaining
his heart In the solitude of a prison.
escaiK. inogreiucst.ainnger uiai uircu-
ened the preservation of his sacivt. anil
ill because a scheming woman was too
clever to U-U her solicitors the exact
I reason for her anxiety concerning tile
whereabouts of Mrs. Anson ami her
; eon.
.v
The boy passtnl a dolorous Saturday
uh;lit and Sunday. NevorUioloss tin1 ;
; order, the cleanliness, the comparative J
i comfort of a prison were not wholly I
ungrateful to hint. Ills nieaN, though
j crude, were wholesome, luxurious;
; even, compared with the privations he
had endured during the previous fort- (
nltfht. The enforced re ,t. too. did him
piod, and, helntf muter remand, he
had nothing to-do hut cut, take rxer-1
else, read a few Itooks provided for ,
him and sleep. j
AVith Monday camo a remarkable
change in his fare. A (tint of tirst rate j
cocoa and some excellent bread and '
butter for breakfast evokiMl no coin
incut on his part, but a dinner of roast
beef, potatoes, cabbage and rice pud
ding was so extremely unlike prison
diet that he questioned tlie turnkey.
"It's all right, kid,' came the brief
answer. lt's paid for. Kat while
you can nnd ask no questions."
'ltut'
1 he door slammed, nnd at the next
meal Philip received lu silence a cup
of lea anil a nice tea cake. This went
on during three days. The good .food
and rest had already worked a mar
velous change lu his appearance, lie
entered the prison looking like a starv
ed dog. When -he rose en the Thurs
day morning ami washed himself, no
one would have recognized him as the
same boy were it not for bis clothes.
After dinner he was tidying his cell
and replacing the plates ami the rest
on u tin tray when the door wnsvud-
I denly Hung open, and a warder cried:
j "t'ome along. Morland. You're waut
S ed at the court."
"At the court:" he could not help
saying. "This Is only Thursday."
"Vhat a boy you are for arguing!
IMck up your hat and come. Your car
riage waits, my lord. I hope you will
like your quarter ns well when you
come back. A pretty stir you have
made In the pa petti the. last live days."
1'hilip glanced at the man, who seem
ed to be lu a good humor.
"I will not come back." he said quiet
ly, "but I wish you would tell mo who
supplied me with food while I have
been here."
They were passing along a lofly cor
ridor, and there was no superior otllcer
In sight. The warder laughed.
"I don't know, my lord," he said,
"hut the ineuoo came from the Itoyul
Star hotel, opposite."
Philip obtained no further news. He
passed through an olllee, a voucher
was signed for him, and he emerged
Into the prison yard, whero the huge
prison van awaited him. He was the
only occupant. Just as on the first
memorable ride In that conveyance.
When lie came to the prison from the
police court he had several companions
In misery, but they were "stretched."
Ills ease was the only "remand. "
During the long drive Philip endeav
ored to guess the cause of this unex-
: pected demand for his presence. Nat
urally, lie assumed that Johnson's
Mews no longer hold safe the secret of
hU meteor. Such few sensational ro
mances as he had rend credited detec
tives with superhuman sagacity. In
his mind, Johnson's Mews was the
center of the world. It enshrined the
marvelous how could It oscaim the
thousands of pry In if eyes that dally
passed through the great thorough
fare of the East End but a few yards
nway? Judging from the remark'
urnppcu oy tne wanicr, an i.ouuoii
was talking about him. A puzzling
feature was the abundant supply of
good food sent to hltn In prison. Who
was his unknown friend and what
explanation was attached, to the In
cident? Philip's emotions were uo more capa
ble of uualysls than a display of rock
ets. Immured lu this cage, rattling
over the pavements, he seemed to be
advancing through a tunnel Into an im-
i known world.
At last the van utoppcd, and he was
led forth Into the yard of the police
court. He followed the same route as
on the previous Saturday, hut when
. he a seen i led Into the court Itself he
'discovered a change. The magistrate,
j a couple of clerks and some policemen
i alone were present. The general pul
I lie and the rircsch tat Ives of the press
J were not visible.
j lie had scarcely f.i'-ej the bench
; when the magistrate said:
"You are set at lilx-rty. The police
i withdraw the charge ngalnst you."
j Philip's eyes sparkled, and his breast
.heaved tiimultuouy. 1'or the life of
;hlm he could utter no word, but Mr.
Abingdon bellied him by quietly direct
ing the ufdier to permit the lud to leave
i the dock nnd take a seat at the so
licitors table.
Then, shaking slowly ami with
i some gravity, be said:
! "I -fillip Morlimd-tlint Is the oidy
' name by which I know you the nu
'tborltJes have come to the conclusion
j that your story Is right. You have tm
( questionably found n dejKJHlt of dla
' monds. and, although this neeesKnrlly
; exists on some person's property, there
! In no evidence to show whose projwrty
It Is. It may bo your own. It may Imi
situated beyond the confines of this
kingdom. There are many bynotbesef,
t-
eaa h of which may oe true; but, in any
event, If others lay claim to this t,aas
i ure trove nud I warn you that the
crown has a right In such a matter
I the issue is a civil ami not a criminal
one. Therefore you are discharged
j ami your property is now handed back
to you Intact."
A clerk placaHl liofauv Philip his par
! eel af diamonds, his key, the rusty
! knife, the plaves of string anal the two
buttons truly a motley collea tlou. The
, loy was pale anal bis voice somewhat
j tremulous as ho uskail:
"May I go now. sir?"
Mr MihK'd.m leiii...l li.-L- tit lita
i(,llllir ,, r.lssi,(, hls , fer ,ll3
; fHrt , wlK.l,.ll a
! ..j i,.lve something more to sav to
j yoUj.. ne n,lsWlroii. n is ,, offense
j ,,, ,.lw tl) withhold your iiau,
, ml ,i,i,vss. . i m,t ,, powaoTnl
motives which actuated you, so I make
the very great concession tii ' your
earlier refusal will be ovcrlu .-d If
you privately tell me that which you
were unwilling to state publicly."
Philip Instantly derided that It would
be foolish in the extreme to ret'ue thM
oflor. lie pocketed hi diamonds, lo k
ed the magistrate strai;:lit lu the face
and said:
"I will do that, sir. As the informa
tion is to be given to you alone, may 1
write ItV"
The policemen nud other otllrlals
sniggered at this ilisp'ay of caution,
but the magistrate nodt'ed. and Philip
wrote his name and address on a sheet
- of foolscap, which he folded before
handing it to tlie usher.
To his great surprise. Mr. Abingdon
placed the paper In a pocket book with
out opening It.
"I will make no use of this document
unless the matter comes before me
again olhclally.N I wish to point out to
you that I have brought yon from pris
on at the earliest possible moment and
have spared you the publicity which
your movements would attract were
your case settled In open court. Yon
tire not aware perhaps that you figure
largely lu the eyes of the public at this
niontent. There are newspapers which
would give a hundred pounds to get
hold of yon. There are thieves who
would shadow your every movement,
wnl: lug for a chance to waylay and
rob you murder you If necessary. I
have taken precautions, therefore, to
safeguard you, at least within the pro
ducts of this court, but 1 cannot bo" re
sponsible beyond Its limits. May I
ask what you Intend to do 7'
Philip, proud In the knowledge that
he was cleared of all dishonor, was at
no loss for words now.
"Klrst I wish to thank yon. sir," he
said. "You have acted most kindly
toward me, and when I am older I
hope to be perm It toil to acknowledge
your thought fulness better than Is pos
sible today. I will endeavor to take
care of myself. I am going now to see
Mr. Isaacstein. I do not expect that
he will send for a policeman again. If
he does, I will bring hltn before you."
The magistrate himself laughed nt
this sally.
"You are a strange boy," he said. "I
think you are acting wisely. Rut or
you have no money that Is, lu a
sense. Hatton Harden Is some dis
tance from hero. Let me or lend you
a cab fare." y
"Thank yon, sir." said Philip. And
Mr. Abingdon, unable to n -count for
the Interest he felt lu the hoy, quite
apart from his Inexplicable story, gave
lilm 5 shillings ami shook hands with
him.
l'IIAl'1 i-jii II.
OI'TRIOK I he police court Ph
drew ns Invigorating a bre,
ftf fresh air as the atu
phere of Olerkenwell pen
(TTAPTKIt VII.
I'TKIOK Iho police court Philip
ea I h
atmos-
iiilt-
ted. Ho know that an Inspector of po
lice and a couple of constables wore
gazing nt him furiously through an
olhYe window, and the knowledge
quickened his wits.
It was worth even more than his lib
erty to realize that In nil reasonable
probability his meteor was safe as yet.
The p'lllce had failed In their tpiest.
Whom else had ho to fear' The com
pany h id Informed his mother that hef
"(jitic rn." In; rrlrtl. "I'll vmLc yr.r n
prcmiit ui that trip."
tenancy of Johnson's Mows would not
lie disturbed before the 'tint. Of coiirwo
her death was known to the tlrm, but
their written promise to her was ver
bally confirmed to Philip by the man
ugcr. It was now the JJoth. He had live
' cleiir i(;iv ti-rli!in nix. Ill which to
make all his arrangements. Tho forced
sccIukIou of the prison bad belHd him
lit one wayIt gave him a programme,
a detailed plan. Kach step Lad Ik-ou
carefully thought out, and Isaacstvlii's
ofilce was the first stage In the cam
r. v r
a prowling hansom passed. Philip
whistled.
"Where's the fare?" demanded the
cabman angrily, looking up and doVn
the street.
"IMivo ine to llolborn viaduct, quick."
saiil the boy, with his foot on the step.
t'ahhy eyt d him with scorn.
"'!rits the gyuie?" he growled.
"O'yer tyk nte for a mug, or what 7"
"Oh, don't tall; so much"' cried Phil
ip Impatiently. "Are you afraid 1 won't
pay yon 7 See! If you lose uo more
I line, I will giw you this," and he held
up a two shilling piece for the cab
man's edification.
It la ditlieult to surprise yi ur true
Cockney whip. The man carefu'ly fold-
ihI the evening paper he had been
rending, stutYod it under the strap
w hich held his rug and cape and chir
ruped to his horse:
"Kim up, hi.y bone! AVe've got a
millionaire cross In' sweeper Inside.
What, ho! Any hloomln' perfessiou a
better 'n drivlu a keb."
The ruu was shorter than Philip an
ticipated, but, true to his promise, he
proffered the two shillings. j
The cabman locked at him. Sonic-'
thing In the boy's face seemed to strike j
him as curious, and, notwithstanding
Philip's rags, his skiii was scrupulously
clean.
"tlow on," he cried. "I'll make yer
a present that trip. 'Ope It'il glv yer
a fnvh st.twl lu the world. Kim up,
will yer!" And tlM hansom swung
away Into the t rathe, leaving the boy
standing on the pavement on the north
side of the viaduct. He made a mental
note of the cab's number. It was easy
to remember-'throe S's and a l -and
walked on toward Hatton (Jarden.
Meanwhile the cabman after varying
luck drove to his yard, changed horses,
secured a fare to a theater and Joined
the Ilaymaiket rank while he took a
meal In the cabmen's shelter.
"What's today's hettlu on the Na
tional he asked a friend.
The evening paper was passed, ami
he cast an eye over Its columns. Sud
denly he ripped out a string of oxpres-1
slous that amazed his companions, I
"What's the matter, .IlmmleV Miss- J
ed a "0 to I chance at UncoluV"
"tireat Scott, I thought he'd lift the
roof off!"
"t!o easy, male. There's lydlea out
side." Put the cabman still swore and gazed-round
eyed at the sheet. And this
Is w hat he read:
Th boy, Philip Morlnnd, whoso pm:-
H'HHinn of ii ooll'':hn of nifieorir Jitt
moiitlit of :r'nt vnluo hnn crenird ho I
in mil son nation, wna broiiKhl up on if -
inuiid today nt the Cli-vkftiwell police j
fit to lienr tlin cjihi hi ciiintM'u, ho Ihlu rK
IT.'d urchin In u uuh-iiiiK hImUiI London
ii Kit hi with n pocketful of Km8. IIu wh
him ni'cn I'ntiMl in ii cub Iti tint ntiuhbor
hi im1 of the p Ue court, h'hI Inquiry by
our repiv.Ht-mallvtt nt the llultuu Garden
oftlceH of Mr. lnmiciKeiii. t ho dbimond
merchant, wIiohu innnn hnn floured In
connection with tho en hp, elicited the In
formation that Mnrlnud untied them about
8 p. in, Mr. lmiiu'Hlulii poHltlvely refused
to mako any further Htuiemenl for publl
ciitlcin, but It in prnbnltle that develop
ments In thin peculiar and exciting aft til r
will tnku placo at nuy moment.
( Continued Next Saturday.)
Kiigono P.akery for hot coffee and
lunch at all hours. Opposite thea-
, tro.-
covri-'sr NOTirrc.
Department of the Interior, Tnlted
, Slates Laud Office. KoHchurg, Ore
gon, Juno 18 11)07.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav
ing been filed In this office by Ghl
pear Wlleut, contestant, ugalnst
homestead entry No. 1 0 1! .i 7 , made
October 4, 1300, for tho 8. W. Vi f
ua-.e 9,t H, 17 H lfum-,. U VV ,v
Mrnest Tabor coutestee, In which It
Is alleged that said Kruest Tabor
J never made settlement on said land,
bo made no Improvements of any
I kind, and he has entirely abandoned
said land and living at Mapleton;
that, said absence was not due to em
( ploynient In th military or naval
service of the I Tnlted States in time
I of war, said parties are hereby notl
ft'd to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching hp hi allocution at
I in o'clc-k i. in. on August lfi, 1907,
h fure W. W. Calkins, If. 8. Commis
sioner at his office at Kngetio, Oro
' gon, and that final hearing will be
j behi Pt 10 o'clock n. m. on August
30, 1907. before tho Keglstor and
JjJeeelver nt the United Slates Land
Ofilce in KoHchurg, Oregon.
The said contestant having, In n
proper affidavit, filed .Tune 17, 1907,
set forth facts which show that after
duo diligence personal service of this
notice can not be mndc, It Is hereby
ordered and directed that such nr-
j tlce be given by due and proper pub-
IIUUIIOI1.
HHNJAMI.N EDDY,
Register.
A dnil nisi rat or's Notice.
K state of A. J. Campbell, deceased.
Notice ts hereby given that K. U.
Campbell has been duly appointed
(.dmlrifHtrnlor of the above named pa
late by the county court of Kane
county, Oregon, and till persons hav
ing claims against said estato are
lmreby notified to present tho same
with the proper vouchers to said ad
ministrator at bos place of business
In Kugene, Oregon, within six months
from the date of this not fee.
Haled this 2rth day of Mhv, 1907.
K. I. CA.MPHKM,,
Administrator of said estate.
I.. ItlLYKU. Attorney.
Aaliiiilliaatriltair'ff Notia-p.
Kiatatp ol M. A. Mtinmikair, ilair-p.mp'1.
Notlrp Is hereby glvpn that K. I..
Cami.iPll has Iippi? dulv RppnlntPal
ailminlstrator of thn nliovp-naiiiod es
liitp hy tho eoiinly rourt of Lane
niiinty, Oregon, aii'l all person hav
ing a-lulniH RKalnst natal pstnte are
lipreliy notlfleal to presamt the same
avlth the praippr na'hers In said ad
ministrator at hla plaeo of hiiHlness.
In KtiKene, Oregon, within six months
from tho date of this notla-e.
Dated this 2'ith day of May, 1907.
K. L. CAMPUKLI,,
Administrator of Bald estato.
L. DILYEU. Attorney.
AttiQney of said estate.
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last winter urnl she has not been af
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