Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-15

Tne small man Strengthened up, and with
q quickness which seemed almost inCredi.
BILE, showing his hands In the side pockets
Of his linen coat, he drew them out with
cooked revolver in each.
The shorter rufflan staggered and FELL
shot through the heart, and his astounded
companion, with q yell of mingled pain
and rago, sprang for his rife, which lay
beside him on the ground. But he was too
late. Before his fingers closed upon its
shining barrel he stumbled forward to tho
earth with n ball through his brain.
deadly weapons come handy some
times, after all, gentlemen" he remarked.
noticed curious change in his voice
and manner. So, too, did Macarthur, who
stood for moment looking at him with
seeming perplexity In the midst of his too
evident stupefaction.
Meanwhile Ned, who was Of practical
turn, began taking from che capacious
pockets Of the taller Of the two outlaws tho
valuables and money Of which our little
company had been despoiled and return
Ing them to the owners.
At last he came to bit Of wash leather
in one Of the pockets, from which rolled q
diamond of such peculiar shape, sizo and
color-for it was one of those rare gems, a
perfect rose diamond-that both Ned and
myself uttered simultaneous cry of aston
ishment and delight, as well we might,
| for IL was our stolen diamond.
"You are in luck, gentlemen" qniotly
remarked Mr.. Smith, who had been watch
ing the whole procedure, while Macarthur
stood looking on with covetous eyes. 81
sec that this is tho stone that you had
stolen from you in the camp some days
since had a glimpse of 1t, and 1 should
| know it among thousand.
| Macarthur, who, with his recovered re-
volvers, which no had buckled on had as
sumed his usual mir Of braggadocio, was
heard to express considerable dissatisfaC
ton. His idea was that under the clrcum
stances the whole party had sort of com
mon interest in tho diamond, to which tho
brokers gave ready assent
"I'd like to SEQ any one try to take itP
said Ned, with a dangerous CLEAN in hi
eyes
/ Little Mr.. Smith nodded approylngl!
ana removed from the dead mans body tn
money belt of which Mr. Macarthur hat
been deprived. But instead of handing !
to that gentleman no buckled 1t about hi
own waist, with an agreeable smile.
"What does this mean" yelled Nc
Arthur, whose face was purple with rage
when, no less TO his own than our aston
ishment his arms were pinionod by tn
little colporteur, who seemed TO have tn
strength of two ordinary men, and in an
other instant his wrists were adorned wit
a pair Of shining steel handouts.
tits no uso kicking, William" quictl
remarked his captor, removing fade
fiaxen wig from his own head and expos
ing to view short crop Of stubby biac
hair. ~ didn't mean to pull you mt
we got to Wellington, but this little ufa!
: has preclpitatcd matters.
q Mr.. Smith informed us that tho Sow
ing prisoner was ono William Hardy, wit
a dozen aliases, whom he, Dennison Hun
a the then best known detective in LnglanC
a had followed from Liverpool TO the vel
q heart Of South Africa, reward of 500
having been offered for his apprehonsic
as principal in a great London bank 10
bery.-London News