Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-10

He was OF good family, and his father
had left him properly sufficient 20 re-
lieye hun from the necessity OF work.
But Harry Trent had not an Idle bone
I'm his body, and he had no sooner com
pleted his university career than he
gave proof Of his activity. Instead OF
taking up profession. however. or cul-
tivatinC the fine artS-aS his fine taste
and organization might have led YOU to
suppose he wouli-he directed his en-
ergies 90 trade. After spending few
wears iu bankers Office, TO learn the
meaning of finance, he rented place
up town and appeared before startled
community rs diamond merchant.
After an. If one must follow trade,
there are few articles OF commerce more
agreeable 90 deal in than diamonds.
They are beautiful 20 look ut, profitable
to handle. and they stimulate the imag-
nation. The rOmanceS of diamonds are
AMONG the most fascinating Of the
world, stories. The spell woven by
tae.e~tlnes is mysterious; 10 differs from
rheyu.-ar craving for money. The liv-
ing. .uging, intangible spirit i'm them
ar- forever those VINO have once
yielded ,o lt. It's glory seems unearthly,
t0r- IS like nothing else OF earth; yet
Que w.aj scarcely venture to call It
heavenly III CLEANS most brilliantly
.rou rle midst of human blood and
crime aud misery. The diamond
! recsace SparkleS like river of
l0wl- liant ON w0man'S boS-
ou. ono ou that river the souls
% both man aud woman are hurried TO
DEATH The hollow of an infants hand
nay bold a gem able 20 raise an army or
provision citv: vet il is but form of
-ecommOue,' of physical products. II
u-r nwuci1le love of beauty that
gives @ los value. vet all old and ugly
s-,,a-s are los foster children. It's
possession carries power, but ever
.-re-tel> destruction
Dr. U that as 10 may, Harry Trent
-eA,l diamonds. and built fame and
.'l from them. In a comparatively
'-.r, ,ue he became the beSt-known
.-- we-.thieSt merchant in the trade.
40 one was Surer Judge Of their purity
--l F-.-e; diamonds of uuequaled purity
--i ,.eUdor seemed 10 crystalline be
-.t,L t., fingers. He knew the history
--- owners of an the great gems OF the
''l- aud stones were believed 10 pass
-l,-st bis hands equal in quality TO
--i eNtant Withal, like all true dia-
'-- merchants, he was As silent as the
save NJ one could tell with certainty
@' l> Transactions were or who were
e-ei clients. Therefore, on the
e of omne ignOtum pro mag
-1l.olS r'portS were circulated
lm. He had bought and sold the
oi empires. He had weighed IN
dances Che crowns of the SOyer-
D., Europe. He had 6argained
Il ,1e shah and the sultan. In his
night be found the names OF
mn ionaire of contemporary
Haf Che diamonds of Old World
either were or had been in his
Sion, aud were replaced in the
OF their putative owners Oy
mutations tn paste. SO ran the
which Harry Trent, when he
go Cd hear any Of it, would laugh
IN --d declare that il was lucky
o., 8lew how really difficult il was
~ Oh make both ends meet.
&A "a. tlfh. as usual, doubtless lay be-
~ % extremes, but may reasonably
H. .o have inclined toward the
u .amity rather than the small
Nlys and queens and other peo-
-srst station are sometimes In