The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-06-16

hardly nave made out the TWO human
faces which peered down at him from the
distant ledge. He gave y hurried glance
around, and then slipping his hand into
his pocket he pulled ont the leather bag
which had noticed and took out Of Il q
small object which he held in the palm
Of his hand and looked at long and, as 1t
were. lovingly. We both had an excellent
view Of 1t from where we lay. he then
replaced 1t in the bag. and showing 1t
down to the very bottom Of his pocket
picked his way back more cheerily than
he had come.
Minnie and looked at each other.
She was smiling; was serious
ibid you see ity- | asked.
'YOu1 Aye. saw It,"
What did you think 1t was. them
"A wee bit Of glass. she answered.
looking at me with wondering eyeA
NO." cried excitedly. glass could
never catch the suns rays So It was a
diamond, and, II mistake not. one Of
extraordinary value. It was rs large rs
all ! have seen put together, and must
be worth q fortune"
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simple Minnie. who had never seen one
before. nor had any conception Of their
value. and she prattled away to me about
this and that. but ! hardly heard her.
In vain she exhausted all her little wiles
in attempting to recall my attention.
Ny mind wSa full Of what had seen.
Look where ! would the glistening Of
the breakers, or the sparkling Of the
mica laden rocks, recalled the brilliant
facets Of the gem which had seen.
was moody and distraught. and eventu-
ally let Minnie walk back TO Corriemains
by herself. while made my way to the
demonstrating. Ny father and Digby
were just sitting down to the midday
meal. and the latter hailed me cheerily.
Come along mate, he cried. pushing
over stool. I've were inst wondering
what had become Of you. Ahi you rogue,
ri bet my bottom dollar 1t was that
pretty wench saw the other day that
kept you
mind your own affairs" answered
angrily.
Don't be thin skinned" he said.
young people should control their tenn
pefs, and you've got mighty bad one.
my lad. Have you heard that am 60
ing to leave your
"Tm sorry to hear it." ! said frankly;
''shen do you intend to gOg'
NEXT week" he answered. but don't
b afraid: you'll see me again. I've had
too good a time here to forget you easily.
I'm going to buy good steam yacht
$50 tons or thereAbouts--and III bring
her round in few months and give you
Q cruise"
"What would be \ fair price for a
craft Of that soFtY" asked.
Forty thousand dollars. !" said our visi-
tor carelessly.
"You must very rich. |" remarked, ITO
throw away so much money on pleas
urs.~
"Richr echoed my companion. his
southern blood mantling mp for q mo
ment. Rich; why. man, there Ia hardly
Q limit-but there. ! was romancing \
bit. I'm fairly we'll OF, or shall be very
shortly
How did you make your money!
asked The question came 50 gibly to
my lips that | had no time to check II,
though | felt the moment afterward
that had made q mistake Our guest
drew himself into himself at once. and
took no notice Of my query, while my
father said.
"Hush, Archie laddie, ye munna speer
they questions Of the gentleman I
could see. however, from the old mans
eager gray eyes, looking out from under
tho great thatch Of his brows, that he
was meditating over the same problem
himself.
During the next couple Of days Ihesi-
tated very often as to whether should
tell my father Of what ! had seen and
the opinions ! had formed about our
visitor; but he forestalled me by making
. discovery himself which supplemented
mine and explained all that had been
dark. It wasoue day when the stranger
was out for q ramble that, entering the
Kitchen. found my father sitting by the
Ere deeply engaged in perusing a news
paper, spelling ont the words laborious-
~ and following the lines with his great
torehnger. As came In he crumpled
up the paper a. n his instinct were TO
conceal it, but then spreading II out
again on his knee he beckoned me over
70 him
"wha dye think this chiel Digby isF'
be asked. could aeo BY bis manner that
be was much excited.
"NO good" answered.
Come here, laddie, come herer he
croaked. You're Draw scholar. Read
this tAe me aloOd--read II and tell me II
yOu dinna think I've fitted the cap on
the right held. It's n alasgey Herald
only four days auld-a Loeb RAMA
teeshin boat brought II in the morn. Be-
gin frae here-'OOr Paris Letter. Here
tia Fuller details! read IL a 10 me.
began ct the spot indicated, which
was q paragraph Of the ordinary French
correspondence Of the Glasgow paper. II
ran In this ways Fuller details have
now come before the public Of the dia.
mond robbery by which the Duchease de-
RochvieillO lost her celebrated gem. The
diamond is q pure brilliant weighing
eighty-three and one-half carats, and Il
supposed 10 b the third largest In
France and the seventeenth In Europe.
It came into the possession Of the family
through the grsatgranduncle Of Tho
duchesse, who fought under Busy In
India, and brought II bacE 20 Europt
with him. Itrepressnted q fortune thsn,
but it, value now 10 simply enormous
Il was taken, q viii be remembered
from the jewel case Of the duchess two
montha aRo durinW the NIGH. and though