The herald., 1893-07-02
DIAMONDS IN WESTLAKE MUD.
Divers Vainly Try to Recover
the Gems Yesterday.
Mrs. S. Il. Booker Dropped Cluster
Ring in the Lake.
A Number of Attempts Made to Find
tho Jewels, But Grsbber APP
pears to Be Biding
His Time.

What time there was at Westlake
park yesterday afternoon, and how Its
peaceful waters were upheayed and the
mud agitated below theml
About noon q number OF young men
jumped off Seventh.street car, and
strolling down to the boat landing in
the park, hired three or four boats and
struck for point on the eastern shore
rather more than half way up the lakes
length. Suddenly one Of the occupants
of the foremost boat stood up, and just
ss suddenly did he divest himself Of
clothes and stand revealed in the bright
sunlight encased in suit OF close fitting
tights. One second more and header,
followed by wild splash, hid him from
view. AS the other boats reached
the same locality, they also paid
tribute to the limped waters Of
the lake by submsrging one
of their occupants. The boatmen at the
landing looked on aghast, and then,
strength nerving their arms. they pulled
for .hat portion OF the lake where the
mysterious proceedings were taking
place. When they arrived three heads
were shaking off the crystal drops, and
three pair OF hands were eagerly inves-
tigaSing the mud enclosed in them.
"What are you after ?" demanded the
boatmen, and echo answered, "Dia-
monds," as the three heads simulta-
taneously dropped from view. "Guess
we'd better get into the game" eaid one
of the boatmel, and there was general
stripping of coats and drawing OF shoes,
while several prompt splsshes an
noupced that others lad gone to search
the depths below.
Again and again the heads of the
divers flashed up from the water, and
although many diamond was shaken
from their brows, nary one was found
clasped in their hands. During the
thick of the melee hoaree shrek was
heard and with tapping OF his pointed
wings, "Grabber, the white pelican,
came sailing down to see who were in
truding on his domain. He soon, how
ever, took in the state of affairs and
entered az merrily into the search as
did the othere. Whether he got dia-
mond or not it is hard to tell, but he
would cock his eyes, with a wise look,
as if to say, "I'm laying up for posterity
and don't yen forget it," So the search
went on; nary diamond ma
terialized. although the bottom of
the lake was thoroughly examined.
Yet at the present moment there lies
there 15-cluster diamond ring, which
slipped from the finger of Mrs. s. E.
Booker last Friday afternoon. Its
market vslue is $l85, and consequently
well worth plunge beneath the smooth
surface of the lake. The mnd 10 deep,
however, and the diamonds thus far
have eluded oil attempts to find them.
The search was given up at last, but to-
day will probably witness some queer
spectacles and strange aRparitions afioat
on the usually placid lake. Whether
they find the diamonds or not is ques-
ton, because "Grabber" when seen last
had queer look in his eyes. Hs knows
how to catch the dear little fishso, and
he's ready to bet his double-lined pouch
thst if there's any diamonds at the
bottom OF the lake and his old friend
the moon Is propitioua he's going to get
those diamonds before old Sol brightens
the landscape. or he'll know why.