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CONCLUSION.

emblem" and he held up the supposed
scapular and began to pick it to pieces
Mrs. Warren would have protested still,
put before she could speak her husband
mad pulled away, the cloth from a large
diamond, one end of which had been ex-
perimentally cut. Its facets flashed and
sparkled In the lamp light and everybody
exclaimed in establishment.
That's worth a big fortune" said the
doctor, bending over it, land that's what
he willed to Elsie. Well, WE'LL"
Elsie herself went to her father to look
at 1t.
That for me-" she exclaimed. Why! 1
never could wear such a beautiful gemr'
The doctor laughed quietly.
II wouldn't advise you to-" he said, "al
though l understand that the four men
who claimed ownership to it are all where
they couldn't give you any trouble about
It, IT,, No o.; my dear II you want diamond,
nave the cutters give you chip from it
when they finish the stone, and then sell
the President and buy Granite, buy the
whole county If you want to-"
rs 1t really so valuable?" asked VIII.
II wouldn't pretend to estimate it." re-
piled the doctor, but it's a big thing"
Mr.. Warren handed the diamond to his
daughter, but she drew back with a little
shmdder.
Take it, my GIRL" he said. II know the
story Of its discovery and disputed owner
ship. There may have been dark points in
connection with the tragedies of which We
nave been part but nothing is surer in
the world than your right to that stone,
and in your hands 1 have no doubt it will
cease to be source of evil"
So Elsie took the President, wondering
what she ought to do with it, and how she
could find purchaser for it. Will was
very silent The possibilities of his future
stunned him.
The villagers began to straggle home
presently. OF course, they stopped at Mr.
Warren's and heard the news BY common
n no hold
the President that night. The neghbors
were well satisfied that the dangerous black
man was dead, and that the strange crew
of diamond hunters that had come into the
peaceful wilderness had persisted one by
one at each others hands, for it might be
said that Golding's death was effected by
Dutton, who melted the pursuit that ended
in his steamer fouling water-logged wreck
off the Jersey coast The body of Wanga
was taken away by some of the neighbors
while that of Dutton was left at Mrs. War
ren'S request.
A few days after the funeral Gran'pa
Kirk, who had been moody and silent from
the time of the tragedy, called to Will to
come to him where he sat under the tree in
the orchard. Will went over, supposing
that the old man wanted some trifing err
rand done.
Billy" croaked the old man, with a
queer smile, I've been thinking a long
time about something. and I've made up
my mind that it Is joke after all, and I'm
going to tell YOU"
well, gran'pa, what is it?" asked Will.
tits about this man Dutton," chuckled
the old gentleman. II remember as well
as if 1t was yesterday when he married my
daughter Martha
"Whatw cried VIII. aghast.
Eyes, he and Martha were lovers before
the war. and 1 didn't think much of him.
I was glad when he enlisted. But what do
you think! On the very morning of the
time he was to march away, they were
married; The fun of it was that I hap
pened along Just at the conclusion of the
ceremony and took Martha home, while
Dutton pranced off to his regiment and we
never saw him again. When the war was
over along came Nick Warren likely fell
low. who'd been soldier. Martha had been
faithful to buttons memory, but twas
years afterward. and finally she fell in love
with Nick and married him."
Will knew not what to say. A vague ap-
probation of Mrs. Warrens situation