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. Copyright, 150J, ty Edward J. Clodc.
. Then he groped his doubtful path to
the mantelpiece, where he had left a can
dle and a box of matches. His boots
crunched, as ho .went, onwhat he know
to be mostly diamonds, and ho stumbled
oyer the mattress In front of tho fire
place. Yes, the candle was there. 'Soon
ho had a light. Tho tiny gleam lifted tho
1 back .curtain, and ho .surveyed his
domain, A slnglo glanco showed that all
things remained exactly as he left them
on Saturday morning, " Tho packet of
letters rested on tho broken chair, tho old
sack iyas stuffed Into tho window', and
tho rope that never to bo forgotten ropo
dangled from tho hook to which he had
fastened It.
. Tho sight brought ,a lump Into hls
throat. He sank to his knees, pressed
down, he felt, by some suporlor power.
; "Mother," he said, humbly, "forgive me, 1
and ask God to forgive me, for what I
would riave done were you not watching
over 'me.?'
lu tho spiritual exaltation of the mo
ment he almost expected to find that
Sweet faco peering at him bejilgnantly
from out of tho dlrn background. I3ut he
could not sea her,, and he rose! revivified
by this spoken communion with her. He
had no shadow of doubt ns to her pres
ence. God to him was the universe, and
his mother tho unquestionable means of
communication with, the Providence 'that
governed his life. Ho would dlo rather
than abandon .that belief. Were It dis
pelled .from his .mind ho was qulto certain
yiat his wealth would vanish with It. It
was no haphazard accident which had
font the-diamond laden meteor headlong'
from '.the sky. Ho was despairing, dying;
ils mother appealed for him;, and, bo
hold 1 tho very. elements that control the
.jiorld obeyed a" mTghty bertcstf ' '
. He .began to work methodically. In
tho first nlaco., ho lit a fire, for thq eve
ning was irhllly. Then ho shook his mat
tress 'and; swept tho fjoor, .gathering Into
heap, pjl thektlny particles with which
It was Uttered. These he collected In a
piece" of" neWsaper and folded them Into
k parcel, which again he Inclosed in a
stouter sheet of brown paper,-finally ty
'Ing t,ho wholo with a yard of string he
"Carried In his pocket.
" Thero fwero hundreds of tiny diamonds
In that' 'insignificant package, and not 4
.few tho, size of small peas. As a matter
of fact, ' he 'discovered subsequently that
Alio not .result, of his sweeping brought
him in over 1.000.
Haying examined every, nook anl crev-
Iee"of- tho apartment by 'tho aid of the
candle1, ho fcatlsfled himself that naught
rernajned. -which, would indicate to . the
,roQs carious eye- any went .out of .the
co.mmo.ii having occurred. In thjit, humblo
dwelling.""
" Tt' wtcaf6TnIllfp''s.mp!crt falVh
that Tie' did ho unlock" 'tho' back'"'door
"Until llhV'lnlorior task was ended. Ho
k'new- that 'his meteor was Untouched.
' 'Tlror6' was "no- wind without. The can'
dld,,-"fceblb 'a? Its rays were, Illuminated
-rif -small yeard sufficiently to reveal its
debris' of white stones' and darker lumps
t6f irietal. Beginning at the 'doorway Jio
swept vigorously; but with minutest care,
until ho had formed four good-sized piles
on the flagstones.
He CoUld not afford to illfferontliitA hn
'tween tho debris of the damaged pave
ment and. .the .fragments of tho meteor,
It was easy, to distinguish the larger
pieces of broken .glass from- tho. window
inside. thq house .in.- the yard he had
neither the time nor the, light to. seloct
tho .bits of shattered stone. All must go
together, to .be sorted with leisured care
subsequently.
He scrutinized the. external window sills,
the do.or Pasts- the , chinks, of the small
coamouse aoor at mo turtner end of the
yard? even the rough surfaces'' of, tho
walls,- and removed every speck o'f .Ioobo
material. More newspaper was requisi
tioned, but, after utilizing tho twlno on
hla-jjarcel ot clothing, he ran short of
string.
Jlecoolly" went up tho stairs, unfast
ened the rope with which he had Intended
to hang himself and loosened its stiff
.strands. Soon, he h&g an abundance of
strong cord, and fou bulky packages
were added to tho first, small one.
They were heavy? too? weighing several
i ... ' . ... . .
jiounus eacn. xn 'placing Diem siae ty
bide closo to the Vatt'-beneath. the front
window, he suddenly realized an unfore'
seen difficulty.
;ir inese snrcas or matter the mere
husk, as it were, of the meteor were so
ponderous,, what wouhi be the weight of
the met&r.ltseif?' How could he hope to
lift it from the hole in which it lay
how convey It frorn Johnson's Mews to a
new and .safer habitation? He might as
well endflayorto move an 'Unwilling ele
phant, -h
The thought chilled him. For the first
time slnco his parting interview with Mr.
Abingdon." Philip experienced a dread of
failure. With -something of a panic In his
blood, h'd snatched tho candle and ran
hastily Into flie yard. He knelt and held
the light low In the excavation. Then he
cried out-aloud;
1 "What! Am-1 so ready to lose faith In
niother?"-
For tjie huge metallic masa-so big
that It woluld not enter the bore of thq
largest cannon known to modern gun
nery was split asunder In all directions.
Its fissures gaped widely aslf to mock
at him. The rain and steam had dono
their work. well. It was even possible
that he -would not need the spade, but
would bq;able'..to pick out each separate
chunk with his hand.
Instantly "he put the thought into ex
ecution, and succeeded in lifting several
pieces to tho yard level. Ho noted that
they were gorged with the dull white
pebbles,' some being the size of pegeon's
eggs. He could not help comparing them
In his minds eyo with the collection
aow lodged in Isaacsteln's afe. If those
were worth fifty thausahd pounds, these
must bcof, fabulous value.
.'Any other person In the wide world
might have been excused if he pinched
himself, or winked furiously, or to6k Out
the gold-filled tobacco pouch for careful
Inflection, to assure himself that ho
was not, dreaming, Not so Philip. Tho
bnly dominant Reeling in his brain was
one of annoyance that ho should have
doubted, for one single instant that
means would bo given hfm to scr,.ire
HE BEGAN TO. WORK MI3
THO DIG ALfj Y, IN THE FIRST
PLACP, HE LIT A FIRE, FOR
THE EVENING WAS CHILLY.
THEN HE SHOOK HIS MAT
TRESS AND SWEPT THE
FLOOR, GATHERING INTO A
HEAP ALL THE TINY PAR
TICLES WITH WHICH LT WAS
absolute and undisputed control of Ills
treasure.
But thero remained tllo problem of
weight. His original idea' was to wrap
the actual body ot the meteor In tho
stout sack he obtained from O'Brien, and
then enclose all his valuables In a tin
trunk which he ' woud' purchase next
morning, Any ordinary trunk would cer
tainly be spacjQUB enough, but tho phe
nomenal weight would unquestionably
evoke more comment than ho desired,
and It would need two strong men to
lift It.
This portion of his plan needed to be
entirely remodeled, and he was now, more
than ever, thankful that the 50, save
ft expended, reposed In his pocket. With
money u)l 'things, or nearly all things.
went possible.
Owing to -fine cramped space in which
th'a meteor Iqy it was no small task to
bring it to the surface In sections. But
he persevered. By strenuous endeavor
he accumulated an astounding pile of
Iron ore studded with diamonds In a
brown cake, and the guttering candle
held loW down failed, to reveal anything
else In the hole. There was a good deal
of debris at the bottom, and the depth
was now oven four feet. To reach to Its
full extent he was compelled to Jam his
head and 'shoulders into tho excavation
and feel blindly with one hand, so he
rightly concluded that a final examina
tion might bo left until daylight.
By this time he was hot and covered
with dirt. He stripped, washed himself
In front of the fire, and changed Into his
new clothes.
He did not posses a looking glass.- but
he felt- sure that he presented a remark
ably different appearauwe when attired
In a neat serge suit, a clean shirt and
reputable boots. His first Impulse was to
thrust his discarded garments Into tho
fire, but sentiment prevailed and he
folden them Into a parcel.
Then he extinguished his candle and
went out. To his exceeding surprise he
discovered that It was nearly 9 o'clock-
time had indeed flown.
The shops in the Mile End road open
early and close late. He entered a
restaurant where he was unknown," pass
Ing, as a matter of policy, the coffeu
stall of his kindly helped ot those former
days, now so remote In his crowdod
memories. After eating a hearty meal.
for which he was thoroughly prepared, he
tendered a sovereign In payment.
The proprietor barely glanced at him.
Philip was now .well dressed, according
to local Ideas, and his strong, erect figure,
his resolute face, added two or three
years to -his age when contrasted with
tho puny standard of 15 as set by the pov
erty-strlcken Kast Knd.
He had forgotten to buy a necktie and
la new pair ot stocKings, Tiicse omissions
he now rectified, and he also purchased a
worm, dark-gray traveling rug, several
yards ot druggett, a bail of twine and a1
LITTERED. THESE HE COL
LECTED IN A PIECE OF
NEWSPAPER. AND FOLDED
THEM INTO A PARCEL,
WHICH AGAIN HE INCLOSED
IN A STOUTER SHEET OF
BROWN PAPER, FINALLY TY
ING THE WHOLE WITH A
YARD OF STRING HE CAR
RIED IN HIS POCKET.
pair of scissors. A couple of stout,- but
worn, leather portmateus caught his eye.
"Those are cheap," said the salesman,
quiokly, "only 15 shillings eaoh,"
'I'm not sure I can afford so much,"
ald Philip, hesitatingly, for tho rug. nlono
co.it 1 6 shillings.
'They're a rare bargain real leather
they were never made urtde 3 each."
"Oh, very 'well. I will take them."
He produced 3 got his change, and
walked away, with his goods without
causing any wonderment. THb shopman
was only. too glad to have a customer at
that late hour.
Philip, now know that he was fairly
safe, but ho decided that a derby hat
gave, him a more mature appearance than
a cap.- This' alteration being effected, ho
hurried off- to Johnson's Mews and re
entered Ills domicile without incident
worthy of note.
Very, .quickly,- with the help of drug-
get, scissors and twine, the two small
trunks, -Were packed with pieces of the
meteor and the' paper covered parcels already-prepared.
When each bag weighed
about "forty pounds ho Jpacked the re
maining spaco w.lth rollcd-up newspapers,
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A King and the Law
By REV. THOMAS B. GUEGORV.
The late King Oscar II of Sweden was
in many ways a remarkable personage.
Though a king, he was noted for his
gentleness and humanity, He never per
mittee, tho monarch
to spoil the man.
Though a king he
e-v e r remembered
that the klngllest
thing about himself
was his mind, and
to the cultivation of
his Intellect ha was
ever -most attentive.
Though a king, he
was ever keenly
alive ' to the fact
that overtopping him
a a monarch was
the everlasting right.
With which he could not afford to trifle.
The following story is illustrative of
the kind of man that Oscar was.
Among the graduates from one of the
academies were, two young men who
had become , strongly attached to each
other, one of them being the son of a
nobleman who was prominent in politics
and on the veri'best of terms with the
king. The two aspirants for university
honors were considered the best and
brightest of their class, and none thought
that they hai anything to fear from the
required examinations.
THERE WERE HUNDEDS
OF TINY DIAMONDS IN THAT
INSIGNIFICANT PACKAdE,
AND NOT A FEW THE SIZE
OF SMALL PEAS. ' AS A MAT
TER OF FACT, HE DISCOV-
BRED SUBSEQUENTLY THAT
THE NET j RESULT OF HIS
SWEEPING .BROUGHT HIM IN
OVER A THOUSAND POUNDS.
closed and locked them, 'lie estimated
that three larger leather bags these being
less noisy than tin woilld hold the re
matnder of tho meteor.
As thb next morning would flnd-hlm oc
cupatlon enough, hn decided to do as
much as possible that night. Three times
ho sallied forth and returned with a good
Blzcd valise. Ho paid prices "varying from
2 10 shillings to 3 IS shillings, nnd al
ways bought second-hand goods.
Ho had locked and strapped tho fourth
Of his goodly array of traveling bags
when ho fancied ho heard n footstep In
the mews. Such nn occurrence would not
have 'troubled him not a Jot a week" ago,
Tonight It was extremely disconcerting.
Notwithstanding tho weight of 'the
packed portmanteaux, especially tho
larger one, he lifted each bodily in his
arms and ran with It into tho tiny
scullery.
On the front window -there was no
blind, only a small,- much-worn curtain
covering the lower panel, and he did not
want any stray loafer to gazo In at him
and discover a largo quantity of lug
gage in such a -disreputable hovel.
(To Bo .Continued Monday.).
One of them happened to bo a llttlo
nervous on the day of the examination
and was unable to think of Just the right
word that he needed In making a Greek
translation. Knowing that he would fall
to pass unless he got tho word, he ap
pealed for asslstanco to .his chum. The
assistance was forthcoming, but. was im
mediately discovered by tho rector of
the university.
The rules of the Department of Edu
cation ore very strict In Sweden, and
wnen a fraud of any kind is detected
the guilty party Is shown no mercy. The
east ne can io is to wait another year
for reexamination.
It was a hard blow for the baron,
whose son had made such rapid prog
ress, and who was expected to pass the
examination with flying colors. . Having
failed to persuade the authorities to give
the young man another chance the baron
went straight Jo the king and implored
him with all the earnestness of which
he wan capable to use his .high Influence
In behalf of the bays,
The king listened to him patiently and
with a deep and. genuine sympathy, an
then replied: "My-dear friend, this Is
Indeed a serious case. You will under
stand that while you are. In authority
above your son. and I abovo both your
son anJ yourself, high above us both
stands the law, and that must not bo
tampered with. I am sorry, hut I can
not help you
Learn to
By ELBERT IIUBBAUD
Israel Kangwlll once visited the city tf
Chicago. Among other places of inter
est he was taken to tho stock yards,
whnro luncheon was served for tho
party. During tho
meal a pert miss,
seated next to the
guest of honor,
asked htm this
question : ''Mr.
Zangwlll, how do
you like Chicago
ham?"
The dreamer of the
Ghetto raised his
sorrowful face and
said quietly, "I like
it. I like It-much
better than C h I -cago
tongue!"
Too much tongue
is a bad thing.
When we recall
that some of the
best and noblest
who have ever lived
have been reviled
and traduced, In-
dieted and executed, by so-called good
pien'certainly- men ,w.ho were .slnccro
lipw can wo open our hearts-to tales of
discredit?
,TJA entire Baloni witchcraft Insanity
Was nothing. but. a bad case .of iindal.
Much of, the .martytdom and, bloodshed
of the past can be traced dlretly to the
same cause. Nation? have' gone to wur
because some princeling has. charged
that a king stuck his tongue In his chegk
and bit his thumb when another king
was mentioned.
One peculiarity of scandal Is that when
jt Is passed nlong from one person to
another' It takes on ptomaines. Tho
original remark, uttered In a certuln
circle, may havq been utterly devoid of
poison b'"t when the rcp tltlon comes,
Master the
In a different atmosphere, to different
htarers, tpd by another man, the wit
that onco' iJlBjnfected tho thing Is gone
und wo, have only, dead, stale,.. tainted,:
unprofitable stuff.,, .,'
And si you see lipw it person who re-j
peats un unkind remark lsifaba,bly'do-!
jng a much greater mischief than the
ono who first voiced It. The. man who,
repeats tho story, and thus retails tho'
poison falls to supply the antidote. Let,
his numo bo anathema... j ' '
ludlrro-traglo feature of "tongue" Is
that those who deal In It most always
nre full of grievances and walls, bo
cause, they allege, other 'folks ara talk
ing about tlieni. Jnieed, this s their
excuse for the constant use ot the ham-rrer-
that some one is "knocking on
them. ' They mlstako the sound of their
own hammers for that of others. Any
inun who plots another's undoing Is
digging his own grave.
All .tbosoj plotters '.of tho French revo
lution, t who worked the, guillotine lu
double shirts Were at last dragged -to
the scaffold and pushed under1 tho knife.
Tho .hate) we,"sow finds lodgment in our
hearts, and the crop Is nettles that fate
unrolentlngly demands we gather.
Those who live by the hammer shall
perish by the lmmmer.
If you work u a department store, a
bank, a railroad pfflco. a factory, i beg
of you, do not knock. .Speak 111 of no,ope
and listen to no Idle tales. Whether tho
bitter things told are true or npt.'has no
beurlng on the Issue. To repeat an un
kind truth Is just as bad as to Invent a
Ho. If somo ono has spoken HI ot mo, do
not be so foolish as to hope to curry
favor by telling me of It.
And of this nover for a moment doubt
that the man who successfully manages
a great railroad, bank, factory oc other
enterprise, Is one who neither listens to
or bears tales to any person .of what this
Moro than "tip tilted, like
tho petal 6f a flower, ' is this
small hat of English straw in
tho Isabello tone that bids
fair to carry the soft color
ing of tho dove to popularity
this spring.
Tho firm, round lino of tho
brim, well lifted from tho
faco to reveal tho coiffure, is
brokon in the middle of tho
left side to show a beaded or
nament in tho light colors
red and green.
This holds a double fan of
plaited ribbon of Isabollo
colored faille.
The homo milliner will do
well to copy tho smart sim
plicity of this little Pronch
OLIVETTE.
"'Tongue
ono says or does. He treats all -with
courtesy and fairness, and like the 'great
and loVIng Lincoln, when his generals
wero accused, deducts 75 per cent from
every 'accusation ami. throws the remain
dor In the Waste- basket. Actions alone
count:
Where- many -men .are employed there
are always iomo whp are full of plota
and of schomes for more pay, shorter
hPUM Pr favors gonerally. They scheme to
havo one forman. "bounced" in order to
have another man, who will help their
cause, put in charge.
Should success follow their efforts, and
the old foreman bo replaced, the first
movo of the new man will probably be to
discharge the conspirators who helped
him.
Men who conspire and plot, and who
lend a ready ear to the Idea of a strike,
are marked on every time book for dis
missal when the hour Is ripe. And when
ever you find a man whojjpwtds half of
his tlmo looking for aj6t you .can rest
assured t,hat . lie V15 one who carries a
largo crgoT','tongue.''
You n"rnever tand la wlh th boia
by'Jielllng him of those who! are-laggard
Tho only way you can win his favor Is
by setting the loafers a pace. He knows
all about the loafers, For.lt he did not
he could never successfully manage an in
stitution,' - No man can ever succeed who hopes to
get. a, better, position by defaming or
dragging down thq reputation of another.
Thero Is but one way to win, and that 1
to do you in work well and speak 111 ot no
one, not even as n matter bf truth. Any
other course leads to fears, tears, woeful
wuste of life force and oblivion.
There Is only one way to win the favor
ot good men, and there Is only one way
you can secure the smle of success, and
that Is to do your work aa well as you
can and speak III of no one,
