Telegram-herald., 1889-05-21

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villa yculg @SglcCn1A, Ue c4lle1 Il
he W@. there wit1 = eesy C1 native
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lad seen Sach ether before breakfast. 4ua
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tle e-4lue1a Filg u tae exleuL of o1sriu Z
four thousand 1Dses Tor u. DErinz the
gz4as hs relesed BIS O1er, b4t Ihs other
sala nc do ACT sslso ~ seL Tie rug a. al
4ad especially as reAl diamond, knowing 2
He4 that las sfgHs Was paste
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l08 ne - show lL y = native leweler with
4" lom / have DSea GeallnSt II he rceogn lzes
TIE stQus - a diamond too, 1 VII repeat
NJ orer, and 2lsO VII give you "a open
check o. the bank fer tlo amount before
closing time tbs evening Look here.
geaL-eDlea," szl1 tie Australian. ssof
course Il sell lie stone for that. II any
cne can Dc 50 rash - u bay Il ~ tAa. price,
but, you see, nine VIII DO an AWKWARD
position know the stone 70 Dc paste, so
caa lot and VII not sell II as 4 diamond
II yous sir, turning 10 the would be
purchaser, "wlu give ne ia writing q state
meat % the eject that you bly tue ring as
4 paste, al wei -n1 good bat | warn yOu
honestly yoU wit nnd that yOQ are deceived
Ii mag ulug THIS 10 b. = amOudn
ounS Golconda took the ring 10 his ma
i've conloisseur, who IN q moment pro-
uoaneed II % os q diamond, he also wet 70
q european store ana showed 10 10 the pro
pflelor. 1ue man, after testing % said ina,
not only was 10 = q .am0nd. but that he him
self would give 45OO rupees for II.
TIE bargain was struck, the requisite
statement signed and the check given. aIlin
the presence OF the native jeweler, $.
ths Australian and myself; and youne
Golconda SAT all through tifin with the ring
upon bis finger. he asked Us tue next cav
10 come round with him shopping. and
among others we visited the store propri-
etor who had tested the ring. Again the
man looked al II, took il 10 the light, shaded
1t from the light with one hand. again he
called for a nle, touched il lightly and said
AZ once:
sir. you've been done; this isn't the
stone you brought me yesterday-this IS
paste"
And paste IL wasi Somehow the ring had
been changed, although we none Of US re-
nembered seeing II touched by the hands Of
the clever swindler " no had sold il. And
ret he lad done il. The ring had lam on the
billiard table during the signing of the
paper. The purchaser had paid 1, ,Oi0 rupees
-or a ring "knowing the stone 10 be paste.n
The Australian had taken ship, unde-
ached from his lovely diamond, but not be-
ore young Golconda' check had been care
'UAy cashed.