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filp THE DIAMOND OF THE NAWAB OF JUBBUIPORE.
JL UAVtS fROM THC NOTEBOOK Of MATIHIW QIW , WHLD U
= = ? By WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYTON.
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( Copyright , 1SD8 , by William Murray
Grnydon. )
"Though nine weeks have passed since the
loss of thu nawnb of Jubbulpore's largo and
famous diamond , no clew to the mystery
has yet been found , The stone , It will bo
remembered , was plucked out of the nawab's
turban , which ho had left exposed In his
bed chamber after wearing It at a state
ball. Tim theft was committed In the early
hours of the morning , and suspicion fell on
his body servant , Uada Kahn , who slept In
nn adjoining apartment. The Hindoo ho
could not have left the palace that night-
was closely confined In a room and watched
for the space of a week. Ho was then dis
missed on the ground of carelessness , and
the following night he was seen In the native
bazars In company with nn Englishman
named Illount , who has long been known
to the police as a dissolute adventurer and
swindler. It Is said that lilunt Is missing
from his old haunts. The diamond wns
valued at 1D,000 , and was noted for It3
size and beauty. The affair has gained
widespread notoriety. Ileuter. "
"At 2 o'clock this afternoon the fine man
sion known as the Firs , on Putney Heath ,
with all Us furniture nnd gems of art , will
be Bold at ptlbllc auction. The Kirs belonged
to the latu Mr. Vcrnon Fulkc , stock broker ,
of Uroad street , whoso suicide , after being
ruined by a Buddeii and disastrous turn of
the market , caused a painful sensation a
fortnight ago. Among the articles to bo of
fered to bidders Is n rare and beautiful snow
leopard of the Himalayas , to which a his
tory attaches. The creature was formerly
In the private menageries of the uawab of
Jubbulporo , who presented 'It to Mr. Vernon
Fulko when the latter was traveling In
India several mouths ago. It was shipped
to England at once , and a week later the
unfortunate broker wns summoned homo by
cablegram. The leopard Is Bald to have been
devotedly attached to the nawab's valet , who
has recently fallen Into disgrace through the
well'known theft of the Jubbulpore dia
mond. "
The above paragraphs , as many reader *
may remember , appeared In the Times on
a certain October morning In the year 189 .
Thai the ono could have any direct bearing
on the other was a possibility which escaped
oven the astute officials of Scotland Yard ,
for they knew about as much of India as
of Tlmbuctoo. llut Matthew Quln was
learned In the ways nnd tricks of the wily
Hindoo , and he looked at the matter from a
point of view suggested by his oriental ex
periences.
The Times was his Invariable companion
at breakfast , and after skimming over the
rest of the contents ho turned for the second
end time to the two paragraphs. Ho di
gested them slowly and with an air of In
creasing attention. Ho forgot his fourth
plere of toast and left his third cup of tea
untastcd. Ho resorted to his favorite
Htlmulus , strong tobacco , and smoked sev
eral pipes with his chair tilted back and
his feet on the table.
The public sale of so rare an animal as a
snow leopard would have rousrd his Interest
at any time , but ho was not thinking of
that now ; his mind was running In a vastly
different and more problematical groove.
Finally ho picked up the paper again , turned
to the shipping news and rubbed a finger
slowly down the column. He found what
ho was looking for , and It brought a twin
kle of satisfaction to his pursed lips. It
was an Item of but two lines , stating that
the steamship Ramcses , from Calcutta for
London , had reached the Royal Albert docks
on the previous afternoon. He made a hasty
calculation on the back of an envelope and
rose to his feet with brisk decision.
"I may bo all at sea , " ho said to hlm-
eclf , "but It's worth having a try at. They
have had plenty of tlmo to pick up the
trail It they are In London , and I believe
they are. . There's a chance of a double haul ,
and I'll lay my cards for It. It's four years
Ince I saw Mr. Wilfred Dlunt nt Allahabad ,
but I'll know him among a thousand. Shall
I lookup the passenger list of the Rameses ?
Np , It , would only bo a waste of time. As
for the leopard , that Is a matter of out-
sldo business not to bo neglected. "
From his Bloomsbury 'lodgings ' Quin took
a cab to the ofllco of Karl Hamrach & Co. ,
near Lower Thames street. Ho had an Inter
view of several hours' duration with his
employer , and later they lunched together
In the city. Then Quln cabbed It to Waterloo
lee , caught a train to Putney , and trudged
leisurely up the quaint old High street to
Putney heath. He stopped at the Green Man
for a cooling pewter , and the landlord di
rected him to the late Mr. Vernon Fulke'B
residence , which was close by.
The Firs was a big , ycllowlsh-drab man
sion , nclnscd by Ivied walls , approached by
a driveway and with fine grounds front nnd
fear ono of that procession of stately de
tached houses which border the eastern edge
of Putney heath and Wimbledon common
and look across Kingston vale to the breezy
heights of Richmond Pork. The sale had
lust opened when Qujn arrived and ho found
to his satisfaction that the outdoor goods
nd chattels wcro to bo disposed of first.
Ho chose a point of vantage In the stable
irard where the nutloncer commenced oper
ations. The bidding was spirited and the
family carriage , a brougham and several
traps quickly changed handa.
Mcanwhllo Quln pretended to pay atten
tion of the offers , though a close observer
might have noticed that his Interest was en
tirely , with the audience. Craftily ho
scanned each of the two score or more effaces
faces elderly men In frock coats , sporting
Kentlcmcn In gnltcrs and brown bowlers , a
few horsey Individuals , a sprinkling of
shabby dealers nnd hook-nosed Jews In
quest of a bargain and half u dozen Idlers
drawn thither by curiosity , llut In all the
throng ho could not locate the two persons
for whom ho was looking nnd he reluctantly
concluded that they wcro uot present.
He watched the ealo of a part of the de
ceased stockbroker's horses and thcu slipped
around to ono side of the stable.
The first thing that met his eye hero was
the Nawbab of Jubbulpore's present to Mr ,
Vcrnon Fulkp. In an Iron-barred cage
placed against the wall the snow leopard
was pacing restlessly. U was a magnificent
brute , superbly formed and largo ; Us rich
coloring of stripes and spots on an opales
cent background of cream and silver would
bave defied the brush of an artist.
With blazing eyes nnd a switching tall ,
with rasping snarls of rage , the animal re-
Bcnted the scrutiny of Us visitor. Qutn ox-
nmlncd It closely , as a man would view the
points of a horse ; ho noted how It walked
and turned , looked Into Us mouth when the
Jaws opened for n yawn , and his keen glance
did not miss an Inch of the furry coat from
bead to tail ,
"I don't know what to make of It , " ho
tuuttered to himself. "There's no clew
hero and I couldn't have expected It. I'm
afraid I'm on the wrong tack , vise ono or
the other of those two chaps would surely
have turned up by this time. However , the
leopard Is worth a stiff price "
A confused clamor of voices cut Quln
ehort. The auctioneer turned tbo corner of
the. stable , the crowd trailing behind him
expectantly. He was a little man with
sandy , mutton-chop whiskers , nnd with the
usua [ fUQd of Indiscriminate wit. He
winked nt an acquaintance as ho too ! ; tils
position before the cage.
' 'Gentlemen , 'ore's a rara bargain , ono not
to be 'ad qvcry day , " he began , when.he
Jktd reduced bla audience to U nce. "You
BOO before you the famous snow leopard of
the 'Imalayas , a beast that Is scarcer than
a white elephant. And 'e's an uncommon
specimen at that. 'E belonged to the pri
vate racnagcrlo pf 'Is Mghness the Nabob
of Jumblcporc. 'E'll do nicely as a pet
for the children , or you can put Mm In a
kennel for a watch dog. And 'e'll look Jolly
nlco being led along Piccadilly by a chain
and muzzle. Come , gentlemen , what am I
offered for this flno crlttur ? It's a chance
of your lives ! "
A titter of laughter ran through the
crowd , nnd a shabby Individual shouted
facetiously : "Why don't you sell ' 1m to the
butcher , Scraggs ? "
"I'll give 10 bob , " cried another voice.
"Ten pounds ! " Quln said quietly.
"Ah , that's better ! " exclaimed the auc
tioneer. "But It's too low for such a prize.
Come , run It tip to a decent figure "
"Fifteen poilnds ! " The speaker was a
hard-featured man who looked as though he
might bo an agent from the Zoo ,
"Eighteen ! " said Quln.
"Twenty ! "
"Twenty-two ! "
The auctioneer's face beamed with pleas
ure. The crowd took a keen Interest In
i
thought they might bo needed , " replied the
auctioneer. "There's a small-sized ono
that'll do nicely. "
"Fetch It at once , " said Quln.
The clerk hurried off and In a couple of
minutes a two-horse covered van appeared ,
driven by ono of the auctioneer's men. With
the assistance of some of the bystanders
the cage was hoisted Into It and pushed
back , after first being draped with a packIng -
Ing cloth. Quln closed the van door It
fastened only by a bolt on the outside nnd
dropped Into his pocket the key of a pad
lock with which ho had secured the sliding
door of the leopard's cagn. He was perfectly
aware that the Hindoo and his companion
were close behind him ,
"Do you happen to know Hamrach nnd
company's emporium , my man ? " he asked
of the driver.
"I do , sir ! "
"Well , take the leopard straight there.
You'll find plenty of men to help , you un
load the creature In the wnrejtousc. And
you might leave word that i'Jton't ' return
today. Here Is my card hand' It In nt the
office , DC sure you don't collide with any
thing on the way. "
"Trust mo for that , sir , " the man
answered , tucking the card In a greasy
pocket. "I'll deliver this 'ere package right
side up with care. "
A moment later the van rumbled heavily
out of the stable yard. The auctioneer
turned Iri the opposite direction , announcing
the sale of some rare plants In the hot
houses , and the Hindoo and the man In
tweeds followed on the skirts of the crowd.
Quln knew that they were watching him
and ho regulated his movements accord
ingly.
THE TAWNY BRUTE LEAPED FAIRLY UPON BLUNT'S BACK.
the competition , but there were no more
bidders. Quln and the hard-featured man
had It all to themselves , and they promptly
ran up the nmoVlnt to 35 which.was by no
means under the leopard's commercial value.
It was Quln'sbld , and a brief silence fol
lowed It. i "
"Thlrty-slxJ ( ' said his rival.
"Thirty-seven ! " cried Quln.
The hardifVatured man had plainly
reached hiaUlinlt ; ho edged back into the
crowd , who ( jrpct cil him with remarks that
were moroJrrltatlng than soothing.
"Only 3T for this fine animal ! " ax-
clalmed jiHeVauctloneer. "It's 'dirt cheap !
Will no gentleman bid higher ? Once twice
going ! "
"Forty .pounds. . "
The offer came loudly and eagerly , with
a foreign accent , from the rear of the
throng. The man who made It a new ar
rival pushed quickly to the front. And at
sight of him Quln's eyes twinkled with sat
isfaction ; for the stranger was an unmistak
able Hindoo a tall , sllra fellow , with a
mahogany face and a Sikh beard , but wearIng -
Ing the conventional European top hat and
frock coat.
"It's a blooming nigger ! " muttered a de-
rlslvo voice.
"Forty founds I'm offered ! " shouted the
auctioneer. '
"Forty-five ! " Qutn cried without hesita
tion.
"Fifty ! " jmld the Hindoo as quickly , with
a keen glance at the expressionless face of
his rival ; If
The -delighted auctioneer shouted some
thing , but this words were drowned by the
leopard , who Qust then rose up against thu
bars of his cage , nnd gave a prolonged howl
that sounded like n mixture of grief and
pleasure. The Hindoo , looking slightly dis
concerted , slipped back a few feet Into the
crowd ; the leopard dropped on all fours and
whined. Quln had noticed both , and there
was a gleam of triumph In his eyes as ho
called out :
"Fifty-five pounds ! "
"Sixty ! " cried his rival.
"Sixty-five ! " said Quln.
The Hindoo's lips worked , hut ho wo s
silent ; his complexion turned a sickly hue.
Ho glared with Oriental fierceness at Quln ,
and then looked anxiously over his shoulder.
"Going ! going ! " the auctioneer howled , 10-
luctantly. "Any more bids ? Once , twice ,
gone ! Yours , sir , for 65 ! "
At that Instant the clatter of wheels was
heard , nnd a cab drawn by a steaming horse
dashed around the corner of the stable. A
man jumped out a big , ruddy , clean-shaven
man in a suit of tan tweeds. Quln stared
hard at him , and Inwardly exulted.
"Walt ! " cried the man , Jostling his way
to the front. "Hold on ! Is that leopard
sold yet ? "
"Just knocked down , sir. to that gentle
man yonder , " the auctioneer replied ,
blandly. "You're 'alt a minute too late. "
The stranger swore In an undertone
cursed bitterly tn the "budmash" tongue of
the' eastern bazars the while he scowled
savagely , but unsuspiciously , at Quln. Then
ho edged alongside'of the Oriental , and the
two held a rapid conversation ' in whispers.
"Your name , slr'f" the auctioneer de
manded of Quln/ln a voice that rang above
the buzzing of the crowd. \
Before replying Quln shot a stealthy
glance to the left and observed that the
Hindoo and the man In tweeds bad moved
a little nearer , nnfl were listening and
\\atchlng Intently. ]
"I represent Karl Hararach & Co. of '
Lower Thames street , " ho said loudly to
the clerk who was with the auctioneer. "I
bought the animal for the firm , and I will
pay cash for It. " He produced a bundle of
bank notes and counted out the correct.
amount , taking a receipt. "Now I want a
van , " ho added. "Where can I get oneT"
"I have a couple out 14 the toad , Lc X
"So It's not a Ilukc , after alf , " ho said to
himself , ns he sauntered out to the Wlm-
bleton road. "Without a doubt I'm on the
right trail , and If I play my cards cleverly
I'll make a pretty haul. A good day's work
so far , I call It. "
He filled and lit his pipe and struck over
the heath as though he was starting on a
long and aimless tramp. He was In no
hurry to get back to town and he wanted
a couple of hours for solitary reflection ;
moreover , ono of his greatest pleasures was
a walk on London's breezy , suburban up
lands. Ho crossed the Kingston road , turned
down Roehampton lane and arrived In duo
course at Barnes. Ho waited here some
time for the next train , which landed him in
Waterloo station at 0:30 : o'clock. He wired
to Hamrlch & Co. and took a cab to his
Bloomsbury lodgings , where he put on a
heavier suit of clothes and then walked
back to a chop house on Ludgate Hill. Hav
ing ordered a dinner he wrote and dis
patched the following telegram , addressed
to Sergeant Earl of the city police :
"Join me at the Emporium , court en
trance , at 10 o'clock. Important. Reply.
"QUIN. "
In the course of half an hour an answer
was handed to him by the waiter. "Will
bo with you as near to 10 as possible , " the
police sergeant wired.
"I can rely upon Earl , " Quln reflected
with satisfaction. "He's seen mo through
one or two llttlo matters before. I'll have
plenty of time to explain what's up , for I
don't expect anything will be doing till
midnight. "
He ate a hearty dinner , thoughtfully
smoked two strong cigars and strolled leis
urely from the club house to his destina
tion. U was 0:30 : o'clock'-When lie reached
Karl Hamrach & Co.'s big ? gloomy building
on the little thoroughfare 'running ' nvnr-
wards from Lower Thames' street. After
making sure that his movements were not
under surveillance , he let himself If to the
office with a key. Ho stopped here only
long enough to put a loaded revolver hi his
pocket and to light a small lantern ; then
ho went through several rooms and pas
sages to the warehouse.
This was a large , cement-floored building ,
with a couple of barrel windows hl h up ;
overhead was a spacious skylight , which
was partly open to admit air. The walls
were lined with cages and boxes , big and
little , containing various animals and rep
tiles. The creatures paid no attention to
Quln as he moved about , merely blinking at
him with sleepy eyes. He was the only per
son on the premises , for the usual watch
man , tn consequence of the wire sent from
Barnes , lias been relieved from duty that
night.
The leopard had been delivered all right ,
and was sleeping with sullen resignation
in the corner of Its cage , which stood apart
from the others. Quln took a peep at the
brute , and then , leaving the lantern behind
him , he passed out of the warehouse by the
rear door. This opened on a court , at the
cud of which were double gates communi
cating with a narrow street that lay parallel
to the Thames. He unbarred the gate , re
turned softly to the warehouse and locked
the door. Then ho turned the lantern very
low , lit his pipe and sat down0u a box
at one side of the room. For five minutes
he smoked reflectively. No sounds pene
trated from the lonely city streets without ;
tbo sllenco was broken only by the breath
ing of the sleeping animals. ,
"Earl will bo hero pretty soon , " he said
to himself , , "and then for another hour or
two of waiting. If the affair don't come
off tonight the rogues may decide to post
pone the attempt I'll still bavo the cards
In my hands. But the odds are all
against "
A low , short laugh Jarred on Quln's
thoughts , causing bjta ft nwit ttoxUlng aud
unpleasant surprise. He sprang to his feet ,
looked to the right , and saw by the dim
light a revolver leveled at him within three
paces. And behind the weapon was the man
who had reached the sale too late the big ,
ruddy-faced follow In the tan tweeds. Quln
was taken foul ; ho was empty-handed , and
his pistol was la his hip pocket.
"I've got the drop on you , my friend , "
the man said quietly. "Don't make a
sound , and don't be foolish enough to re
sist. You are armed , of course. I'll trouble
you first to place your shooter on that box.
And at the least treacherous move I'll put
a bullet Into your brain. Bo quick ! "
"And If I obey you , " Quln asked , coolly ,
"what then , Mr : Wilfred Blunt ? "
"Ah , you know me ! " said the man.
"Well , so much I the better we understand
each other. Putithe weapon down , and then
step Into yonder empty cage. I shall lock
the door , nnd keep' ' guard over you until "
"Until the arrival of Dada Khan , " sup
plemented Quln ,
"Just so , " replied Blunt. "What a clever
detective you would make ! But we have
talked enough do as I told you ! "
For a brief Instant Quln hesitated , out
wardly calm , but fuming Inwardly with
rage and mortification. He had weighed the
chances , and he.ikhew that he was In the
power of a merciless and determined ruffian.
But a ruse might gain him the upper hand ,
nnd a daring andl doubtful one flashed Into
his mind.
"You fool , it Is you who arc trapped , " lx !
said scornfully. "You are covered by two
weapons look behind you ! "
Ho spoke BO calmly , with such assurance ,
that Blunt could not but believe. With a
muttered oath ho glanced over his shoulder ,
nnd that quickly Quln was upon him , strik
ing up his right arm and sending the pistol
Hying ten feet away. The two grappled
f'erccly , swayed for a moment , and then
fell.
fell.Locked
Locked tightly together , they rolled toward
the rear of the building , each trying his
best to overpower the other. They wcro
pretty evenly matched , and Quln was by
no means sanguine of victory ; ho could not
release one hand long enough to reach for
his pistol. Ho saved his breath , making no
outcry , but twice Blunt gave a shrill whistle.
Mcanyhllo the struggle roused and excited
the caged beasts , and they filled the room
with discordant noises. An old lion roared ,
and the snow leopard howled dismally.
"It's no use , " exclaimed Quln ; "you'd bet
ter yield ! "
"I'll kill you first , curse you ! " panted
Blunt.
With that he whistled a third time , and
nt once nn answer came from overhead.
Looking up briefly whllo he fought , Ouln
saw a dark figure drop from tlio open sky
light to a tier of packing cases ten feet
beneath , nnd then begin the further descent
to the floor. The man was Dada Khau , and
the leopard , scenting the presence of Its old
and beloved attendant , bounded with raspIng -
Ing cries against the cracking burs of its
cage.
The arrival of the second rogue , Instead
of disheartening Quln , spurred him to a final
effort. Ho threw nil his strength Into It ,
hit his adversary hard between the eyes , and
broke away from him. But ho was no
sooner on his feet than the Hindoo con
fronted him , a gleaning knife In hand.
Anil as quickly Blunt was up again , ready
for the fray.
"Surrender , or we'll kill you ! " ho cried.
Just then , as the pair of ruinans crept
nearer , n startling thing happened. Above
the roaring of the animals was heard n
rending noise , followed by the clatleof
falling bars the leopard had broken out of
Its cage. Instantly the tawny brute
bounded forward , and with a horrible snarl
It lept fearly upon Blunt's back. Down the
two went , the man yelling for help and the
leopard screeching with rage.
Dada Khan , thrbwn. off his .guard . , made
an imprudenti.movement to assist his con
federate. In a fthrico Quln snatched the
knlfo from his grasp , tackled him bodily
and bore him to ! the floor. At this exciting
moment there was a thunderous crash on
the rear door , riml two more blows sent It
reeling Inwards , ' torn from Us fastenings.
The stalwart figure of Sergeant Karl entered ,
the room , nnd ha flung aside a heavy wooden
bar which ho must have brought from the
outer gates.
"Here , take 'this fellow ! " shouted Quln.
"Be quick ! "
The Hindoo knew that the game was up ;
he yielded sullenly when the officer bent
over htm and slapped the muzzle of a re
volver to his forehead. Quln ran for a net
that was hanging ! close by , and threw It
skillfully over the leopard. An Instant later
the brute had been dragged from the writh
ing body of its victim , nnd was helplessly
entangled In the stout meshes. Blunt lay in
a pool of blood , moaning with pain. He was
badly mauled on the back and shoulders , but
not fatally , as Quin saw by a brief examina
tion.
"You'll do for the present , my man , " he
said , grimly.
With that ho turned to Dada Khan , hastily
searched his clothing and with a smile of
triumph produced a tiny phial filled with
some dark liquid.
"I knew I should find this , you rascal , "
he exclaimed. "And now , if you are sen
sible , you will da as I tell you. Hero Is
the drug and the knife , and yonder lies your
pet leopard. Cut put the diamond ! " .
"The sahib is surely mad ! " gasped the
Hindoo , with feigned astonishment.
"Not a bit of it1 Qutn answered , cheer
fully. "I know all. Come , get to work ! "
"And If I refuse , sahib ? "
"That won't benefit you any. I'll have the
leopard killed and skinned before your eyes. "
Dada Khan scowled and swore softly
under his breath. But either ho was sin
cerely attached to the brute or ho concluded
that a yielding policy might be the better
for him in'tho end , for without further
words he agreed to Quln's demands.
Ho approached the leopard , soothed it by
a stroke nnd a few words nnd then made it
almost instantly unconscious by a whiff of
the liquid In the phial. Quin nnd Earl
watched him Intently ns ho took the knife
and cut a slight Incision In the animal's
neck. Ho Inserted a finger tip and filliped
out a glittering , blazing stone the size of a
hazel nut , which ho reluctantly handed to
Quln. The latter looked at It fondly.
"Tho Nawab of Jubbulpore's diamond ! "
ho exclaimed.
So that was the end of the night's work
and the rest is history police history ,
mostly. The leopard recovered consciousness
as teen as It was safely back in Us cage and
by that tlmo Sergeant Earl's whistle had
brought two constables , who conducted Dada
Khan and Blunt to the police station bcar-
lilg the latter on a hastily Improvised litter.
Blunf'a injuries having healed the prison
ers were put on trial. As the nawab of
Jubbulporo had refused to take extradition
proceedings against them they were charged
merely with forcible entry nnd assault and
were sentenced as heavily as the law would
permit.
A full Confession and statement made by
Wilfred Blunt was published In the news
papers after tho'lrlal. Ho and Dada Khan
had been bazar acquaintances for a long
time and the plot that the clever pair
hatched was due. to their knowledge of the
fact that the naw'ab was anxious to sell the
leopard , which had taken a dislike to him.
Blunt raked moooy together Industriously ,
and , when the amount was sufficient , the
Hindoo stole hla master's diamond at the
first opportunity and concealed It under the
animal's skin. Blunt was about to open ne
gotiations for the > purchase of the leopard
when It was presented by the nawab to Mr.
Vernon Fulke an ! shipped at once to Eng
land. As soon as possible the two rogues
followed , reachingLondon with only a few
pounds , which Dada Khan took with him to
the sale. Blunt spent most of the day In
trying to borrow more money from old
friends , which accounted for bis tardy ar
rival. Then , still determined to get the diamond
mend , be went Milt * tbe evening to Haai-
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rach & Co.'s emporium. He found n chance
to slip unseen Into the warehouse and hid
behind a cage , Intending to admit the Hin
dee when the coast was clear. And how
nearly the trick succeeded the reader knows.
Quln , Vfitb his usual modesty , refused to
take , thq , We'd " It for the affair and kept out
of the way "of prying Interviewers.
"It's nothing to make a fuss about , " ho
said to Karl Hamrach. "Any sharp man
would have picked up the scent from rend
ing those paragraphs In the Times. The
nawab's servant was intimate with Dlunt ,
and I happened to know Dlunt of old ; also ,
I remembered various Instances of Hindoos
concealing Jewels under the skin of an ani
mal. Bo I put the threads together , and
there you are. A reward ? No ; I don't ex
pect one nnd don't want It. "
Out the nawnb of Jubbulporo was yet to
bo reckoned with. The diamond was shipped
back to him , and a month afterwards ho
sent Quln n testimonial couched in the
most flowery of oriental language , begging
his acceptance of a magnificent ring set
with rubles.
THU D13VI1/S WOOUYAIU ) .
A Strnuuo Mud Volcano on'Trliiltlinl
iNlflllll , |
It was at after-dinner coffee one night In
the wet season , says a writer In Chambers'
Journal , that I first heard of "a queer place
In the big woods that goes by the name of
' " and prompted by
the Devil's Woodynrd , ,
curiosity , I consented to visit It with a
planter friend. I
"It is only about six miles from us as the
crow flies , " he said , but we had to struggle
up nnd down steep and slippery hills ,
through seas of mud of varying depths ,
tacking backward and forward in a vain
search for term flrjna , with showers of
warm , muddy water squirting up from our
animals' feet , and with the constant fear
that wo should have to wade away and leave
the horses hopelessly burled In a deep , miry ,
hole.
Thus wo worked our passage for two solid
hours under n scorching Bun before wo
reached the grateful shade of the forest
and commenced to thread our way over a
network of roots , round huge towering tree-
stems like cathedral arches , passing n varied
panorama of palms , creepers and orchids.
There wa * UttlQ animal lito visible , 01 oyea
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u Hardware Oo
Wholesale Hardware.
OlcyclM and Sporting Gooda. 1318-31-28 HM
audible , at that midday hour ; only now and
then the mysterious stillness.-was . broken by
the two plaintive mlnordnotes of the largo
wild pigeon. A corilta ) welcome was , bow-
over , extended to uauby the over-thirsty
mosquitoes , and the busy movements of a
train of driver ants across our path told us
that rain was not far off.
Wo left the main track ( or a narrower ono
and then dismounted , as wo wcro close to
our destination and on uncertain riding
ground. Here my friend pointed out a
broad , deep fissure , like the rent caused by a
violent carthqflako shock. With cutlassea
ready for action and eyes on the alert for
snakes , wo pushed or cut our way through
overhanging leafy curtains for about thirty
yards , till wo suddenly came upon a clear
ing and were face to face with the mud
volcano known generally to the natives as
Devil's Woodyard. It was a largo circular
spot of level mud flooring eighty yards In
diameter , without a vestige of living vegeta
tion , strewn nil around Its edge with dry
fallen and falling trees and boughs , and
dotted about with little volcanic cones from
Blx Inches to three feet In height. Sorao
of thcso cones that were In operation
belched forth bluish mud containing small ,
smooth red stones , or baked clay , that
seemed to have passed through the action
of fire. There arc tracks of game across tbe
Devil's Woodyard , but the most intrepid
hunter will not shoot over It after nightfall.
And , Indeed , It must be an uncanny place
at dusk or by moonlight , for the dense
encircling belt of living green contrasts BO
markedly with Its ban en desolation , and
the gurgling , spouting sound of the unseen
subterraneous powers forcing their way to
the surface 1s BO suggestive of the helpless
plight that might at any moment overtake a
curious visitor.
After ten years of bonio wanderings I
again found myself near the Devil's Wood-
yard , and renewed my visit to H under the
following circumstances : . . At 4 o'clock ono
dark , still morning February a planter
In the neighborhood , who was setting his
laborers toork , was startled by the sound
of a strange , hoarse rumbling In the wooJs ,
like the rushing of an express train at full
speed over a quarter of a mlle of rail. At
daybreak a small exploring party net out
for tbo scene of the explosion , cautiously1
peering and listening , and half expecting
rumbling * that fortunately never
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came. It was not now necessary to turn oft
the beaten track to look for thu volcano , for ;
its charmed circle of death and havoc had
widened to a diameter of at least 120 yard ? .
A few seconds of violent upheaval had
raised Its surface twelve feet above the sur
rounding forest , uprooting smaller treed
that wcro still standing at all conceivably
angles , and enveloping the spurs of the ]
larger leafy monarchs that alone stood upright - ,
right in the track of the Invading Hood.
Wishing to got a blrd's-cyo vlow of tha
scene , I climbed a tree , from which the ap-
, pcaranco of the volcano was that of n huga
overboiled pudding that had collapsed
without breaking up.
Sixty yards from the circumference 06
the Woodyard there were beveral wide ,
deep chasms in the earth , and only a few
feet from ono of UICBO was a crooked hut.
The owner was an Hast Indian , who had
been tempted by the richness of tbo soli
to buy a piece'of land In that strange place
from the crown. Tbe poor fellow had had
a bad tlmo of 'it. Suddenly awakened by ;
a sovcro earthquake , and deafened by thai
roar of the explosion , ho could not tell
which way to run in the darkness , and
watted for tbe morning light with feelings
Unit can bo more easily Imagined than de
scribed. When I saw htm ho , had some
what recovered his composure , and , pointIng -
Ing to a spot where the ovcrllow had nwal-
lowed up his garden of maize , ho said/
"Queen must gl'o urn-more garden , massa ; |
debbll no' mlndum picket ! " ( that Is , has
no regard for boundary marks ) .
In three weeks the crust of the earth bad
hardened to such an extent us to enable mrf
to walk all over the volcano , and fresb
cones wcro rising in every direction. Thcr *
can be no reasonable doubt , I think , thati
most of tbo hills In these West India Isl
and a , where uot tbo work of coral Insects ,
arc raised after tbo pattern of and wlthi
the sumo volcanic agency as the Devll'ft
Woodyard.
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