The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-03

kimberley with I view 10 his prO!ee-
sion. and had then. as Is the case with
all the world that goes To kimberley.
gone into diamonds. Diamonds had
become more tn him than either briefs
or pleadinys. He nad BEEN there for
fifteen ear. and had ruined himself
and made himself half 4 dozen t.me..
He had found diamonds 20 he more
pleasaa, than law. aud u be o com
patible with champaign. timed lob
sters aud young ladies'. He hal mar
riei a wife. aud had parted with her.
and taken another mans vile. and paid
FOR her with diamonds. He had then
possessed nothing, AMI had afterwards
come forth q third part owner OF the
important Stick in-thc-Siud claim,
which AZ one time was paving twelve
per cent. per month. II must he IN
ders;ood iha; the Siick-in-thr-biud claim
was IN almost iu!inites:mal portion Of
soil IN the Great Kimberley nine. IL
was but the sixteenth part % an origi-
nal subdivision. Bu: from the center
of the great basin, or rather bowl,
which forms the mine. there ran up two
wires 20 tine high mound erected on the
circumference, On which continually
two ron cages were travelling MP and
down. coming back empty, bat going
up laden with gcInmifrrOus dirt. Here
Travelled the diamonds o: the SJick-in-
thc-Mui claim. the cwncr # one-third
of which. Mr.. Fitzwalkcf TooKcy, had
come home with JOHN Gordon.
Taking q lr,t general glance ~ a.
fairs in the diamond-ie.ds. / doubt
whether we should have been inclined
to suspect that John Gordon and iitz-
walker ToOkcy would have been Likely
to ON together - partners III 4 dia-
mond speculation. But john Gordon
had in :he course Of things become
owner OF the other tUo shares, and
when FitzTalkcr To0hcv d-tcgIn ned "a
come home he hal done 80 with the
oh cct OF luyin@ his partners interest.
This he might have done ri once. only
that lie suffered under the priyat!on ol
an iG~sHa.c.cncy Of means. lie WAS j
man OF great Intelligence, and knew
well that no reader mode 10 wealth had
ever presented ij,c,f to him than the
purchase OF his partners shares. Much
was said tu persuade John Gordon. but
he would not part with MS documents
without seeing security Tor hi, money.
Therefore NcsSrS. Gordon and foOkcy
put the old Slirk-in-the-AIud into the
hands ui competent lawyers, and came
home together.
Lam mol Il, ail sure that shall SELL"
John Gordon bad SAID.
"BAi Thought that vou offered It,"
~ fo- money down. For the
sum named will sell now. But il
, start from here without completing the
bargain. | shall keep the option in my
own hands. The fact -. | do 100, know
whether | shall remain in England o!
return. If | do come back ] am not
Likely TO find anything better than old
! Stick-in-the-Mud." To this Mr.. Tookcy
assentcd. but still he resolved that he
would 90 home. Hence ii came I pass
that Mr.. fitzwalkcr Tookcy was now
IN London. and that John Gordon had
10 see Inn frequently. Here Tookey
had found another wou!d-bc partner,
who had the needed money. and il was
iervently desired by Mr.. Tookcv that
John Gordon might not 30 back &c
South Africa.
The two men were not all alike in
their proclivitics; but they had been
thrown together, and each had learned
much of the inside life Of the other.
The sort of acquaintance with whom 4
steady man becomes intimate in such
locality often surprises The steady man
himself. Fitzwalker Tookey had
the a~ntecedents and education oI
q gentleman. Champagne and lobster
suppers-lic lobster coming out of tin
cascS-diamOndS anu strange ladies'.
even with bloated chceGS and strong
language, had not altogether destroyed
the vestiges OF the Temple. He, nj
any rate. was fond OF Il companion
with whom he could discuss his En-.
@liSh regrets. and John Gordon was
not inclined to shut himself up alto.
gcther anon" his precious stones, and
To refuse the conversation OF a man
who could talk. Tookey had told him
OF his great distress in reference TO his
wife. by George, you know. the
cruclcst thing vou ever heard IN the
world! was Il little tight n night,
and the next morning She was off with
Atkinson. who cot away with his
pocket full of diamonds. Poor Cir,
she went down TO the Portuguese set
Element. and he was nab5ed. He's do
ing penal service now down ~ Cape
Town. That's Il kind OF thing tina.
does upset a fellow And poor Fitz-
walker began to cry.
AmonT such condolences Gordon al
lowed il 10 escape from HIM that. were
he to become married in England he
did not think il probable tina; he should
I return. Thus il was known. ut least tn
! his partner that he was going 20 look
for 3 wife, and the desire in Mr..
Jockeys breast that the WIFE might he
forthcoming VA intense. Well he
said. Immediately on Gordon'S return to
London.
What does well mcang'
'Of course You went down there TO
LOOK after the lady??'
Il have never told You So
'.l}u: YOU did did YOU not?:'
Il have told YOU nothing aoout any
lady. though YOU are constantly asking
questions. As a fact. l think | shall 90
back next month";
40 kimberley:?'
Il think SO. The stake | have there
IS OF too great Importance 10 be aban-
doncd."
Il have the money ready ~ pay over
absolute cash on the nail. You Gon';
cali that abandoning it?"
The claim has gone up N value
twenty-five per cent, Is you have Al
ready heard"
Yes; II has gone up n little, hut not
so much Is that. Ii Will come down rs
much by the next mail. With diamonds
you never can stick TO anything
That's true. But you can ONLY 90
by the prices rs You see them quoted.