The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-14

partly drew 1T forth again when death
began to glaxe his eyes. allah Ak
bar! he murmured family, and the
spark went out.
HE had taken from his breast that
Jewel; the parchment around it said:
James Thursby, Singleton Cross.
London, England and 1 must de-
liver it to James Thursby." The old
man paused.
My wife's father was james Thurs
by, L exclaimed, excitcdly. Gle
has been dead these ten years. and
Singleton Cross is our home"
Then if thou art really his rela-
i've thou hast been blest of fortune.
Mine eyes would rejoice to behold thy
wife" w
The next day brought my wife with
me to see the venerable Hebrew.
Daughter" said he, after we had
presented indisputable proof of our
connection to James Thursby, and
given documentary evidence of NV
wife's genealogy the old man.
friendly as he had been, was cautions
about giving up his trust and in that
he was, of course, ustifablc-"and
so, my daughter, thy sire was james
Thursby. Then I have fulfilled nv
trust, aud he handed her the beauti
full jewel.
once Mt home we were all burning
with ea3erness to examine it more
closely held it up to the light As
L ana SO the handle of the similar
pressed against my hand, and click
the swords Hncrossed. They had been
set ut anGl lie of about twenty degrees.
ana now they were Mt right angles.
was astonishcd, pcrplexed. [ tried to
get them back to their original posi-
ton, but they were firm. What did
1t mean? L turned the pin around in
every conceivable way, pressed every
Part Tor secret springs, but no solution
Oh the puzzle offered itself Much dis
appointed [ laid it down, and nv wife
TOOK 1t and began to examine it.
In picking it up the point of the
ciaymore pressed against the table.
aud her finger rested on the hilt of
the slmltar. Immediately there was
Il cllck as before, but-mirabile dictul
the Jewel did not assume its original
form, but the simitar opened like n
box split lengthwise. That il. there
were now two scimetars precisely
alike, each one half as thick as the
first one, joined by most perfect but
entirely invisible hinge, and inside
was a tiny piece of very, very fine
parchment.
trembling with eagerness opened
the parchment. Hai-somethinp writ
ten bat in Arabic. What a shamer
But no; | would show il TO NV friend
the Jew. lie would interpret it for
me.
looked longingly at the clavmore
ana trlcd to open IT. l set its point
on the table aud pressed its hilt. No
result! Then L remembered that when
the similar opened the point of the
sword touched the table and NV wife
pressed the hilt of the former weapon.
believed / had found The secret.
Setting the points of the Sarncen
weapon on the table 7 touched the
basket hilt of the tiny clnvmore.
Magic! Open flew the sword. I'm II
was paper or parchment like the
other, but-triumphl-in English.
And this is what it said lG had to use
magnifying glass to read iO:
In tho Name of God. Amenr'
Then followed the regular LEGAL for
mulo OF an English will. bedueatbinp
TO James Thursby or his heirs the sum
OF 800, 900 sterling, TO he found de
posted in the Bank Of EuoInnd II
was signed "Noureddin Aoa % and
witnessed with long Turkish names.
Then followed the name of prom
inent London business house as AGENT
OF Nourcddin, and in whose name the
deposit had been made.
70 say that I was utterly dumb
founded is TO put it very mildly in
deed. 1t read so much like n fairy
tale that ! almost looked 70 see the hin
take wings and fly of. As for NV
wife, she acted rs though she was he
witched. We sat staring MT eacb
other in silence She was the first 10
speak
stephen" she said. az think 90
but here there came Il voice from the
door. Where's Suc?o it said and
my wifo's elder hoIf-brothcr appeared.
No sooner, however, hal he glanced
Mt the table than ne stopped short and
cried cXcitedly: where did YOU yet
that?"
We are just recovering from the
surprise it gave u.s." said i, laughing
Look ut IL. b."
= But he had it in his hand before I
had spoken, saying rs he picked il up,
'Ihis IS worth fortune 20 you"
J looked Mt Sue in surprise.
What is it, Arthur" she asked
eagerly. ''Tell us about it; we
don't understand. b."
"As / thought" he said. rs he
scanned the document in English.
Arthur" said his sister fretfuIlv