The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-27

The sharp Game rractssed ~
Dealer In London.

Dealer ~ AoesdONs
Hatton Garden, the great
district of London, had quite SS
pleasant experience last year. u
importer. All the dealers lost assgl
number of stones, aud they conh
understand how the leakage
curred until about Christmas. A
sorting and sizing up, they VIC
put the stones in the usual psy
cells with the weight marked
When they sold the parcels the,
would find that the weight had d.
creased and that one OF two of "
stones had vanished. Many small de
ers, who never let the stuff go out
their sight, and who had no assistan1
suffered Us we'll as the others, and IN
months it remained q mystery Of tn
deepest kind. Everybody was afrah@
of everybody else; and some quit cons
ing to the Diamond Exchange, but
whether they came or not, their losses
went on just the same. At last, almost
by accident, the mystery was solved,
and the solution was simple enough.
There was a small dealer who lived
in Clerkenwell. He wore glasses and
protested to be very short-sighted. This
gentleman bought sparingly last year,
but he did a tremendous amount of 90.
ing around and examining. An employe
of a large Hatton Garden. firm became
suspicious Of this small dealer, and J
had a talk with his employers. IT,
next time the eyeglasses came in
before the safe was opened and any.
thing handed out, two men were posted \
where they could watch ever movement
of the visitor. He opened q paper of !
stones. (about II carets apiece, with !
ninety.six stones in the parcel. He put
them quite close to hia eyes and then
lowered them q little, as, if he wanted
to damp them.
Camping" may be stated, is breath.
upon the stonss. Most dealers do this
when examining o parcel, as any flaw or
faults can be better observed as the
moisture eyaporates,
After dampening them he looked
again, handed them back, made an offer
(Which lie knew would not be accepted) |
and was going away. The two men
watching had not seen him do anything |,
suspicious, but still he was kept in con- !
versation while the parcel he had Just
handled, was taken into the private
office and weighed. 1t WIS found about
two and one-half carets short. Two of
the stones had somehow disappeared.
There was h consultation and it was de-
cided that he had them in his mouth.
One Of the men was instructed to get
behind him and strike him suddenly at
the back of his head while he was talk
ing.
This was done, and, Mi. Eyeglasses
spit out the two 1l-caret stones. He
wa pounced upon, and was given thel
choice of restitution Of all former losses
OF arrest. He chose the former, and
having a large sum in bank of r.
gland notes in his pocket, he settl 4
score. He was then allowed to (
cxpectoration incident got arQr
next day, when a rush Was made
place OF business. He was out 49,
remained out until 1 left London. HeH
will most likely stay" away, for if he
ever shows his face around Hatton Gar.
den again, he will have considerable
more splitting to do.-Jeweler's Week9M
E.aRNING HIS COLLEGE COURSE.
Speaking of snobbishness, the list
ener is gladt to have the occasion to note |
a case. of old-fashioned manly absence
of that unpleasant quality. Spending a
Sunday recently with a friend in u very
delightful summer resort not far away,
where a good many pleasant cottages
have been built on q cfT commanding
a fine view of the summer sea, the list.
ener happened to be sitting on the ver-
anda with his friend as q milkman's
wagon drew up in the street. The
milkman, a sturdy young fellow of
pleasant face, dismounted, rang q bell
by way of warning to the maids of the
vicinity to get their pitchers ready, and
then started around with his cans and
his pint measure. As he passed around
to the back door of the cottage, the list
ener's friend saluted. him us one gentle-
man salutes another. And when the
milkman had gone. the other said;
"That young man is q member of the
class of 80 at Harvard COLLEGE,
"Indeed" So
Eyes. He is carrying himself through
entirely by his own exertions, and..she
takes this-way Of helping himself out.
1 dare say he makes enough money
selling milk at a good figure to the peo-
pie here in the SUMMER time to pay the
greater part of his expenses for the re-
mainder of the year ct Cambridge"
"Does he water his milk" :
Not perceptibly:..- II is very good
milk, and have no doubt he is as hon
est us the business allows"
There was ayoung man in the house
who belongs tothe class below the milk
mans in college, and he testified to the
excellent standing of the young man at
Harvard. u
Such mn incident ia ona nj a GOOD