Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-10
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Before leaving his dear friend. Rich
ard Joycee Clovis had taken care b
ascertain the day OK his arrival at the
Golden Horn Ie seemed that Joys
had business in Carlisle on the follow
ing Tuesday morning. AMI he told Go
Wis that his intention was TO leave I'll
bridge on Monday afternoon, arriving
ar Carlisle the Same evening. Nert
day, after tr~ansaeting his business. be-
would come back going straight %
Moor Edge wtthpur branching OF to
Tilbrtdgs. In this way he would be sh
sent from home Monday afternoon I'll
the Thursday or Friday following.
On the Monday % that same week.
about an hour after midday, CLOVIS
reappearesi ut the Old ReetOry. and
with him was Mr. Isaac kisch. The
Jew was washed % n certain extent
and rendered seui-respectab4e By
means OF n large overecar. which Gov
cred him from top TO toe. This gar
ment vas warranted BY the state OF
the weather which IA cold and wet
Mr. Joyce received his visitors win
a frown: and it did aos improve mat.
tiers when Clovis said he had brought
one OF the finest diamond merchants
in London To see the precious stoues
OF which he was 50 proud.
L didn't give you permission 70
mention my private affairs 10 all ina
woridv- growled Joyce
Il hope yen don't cali my friend
Mr. kisch, the great diamond mer-
chant. all the woridy' said Clovis, Sc
renely. After all. you know. Joyce,
you can't hope 10 sell your diamonds
without showing them, so you may =
well let Mr.. kisch have a sight o.
them. since he has come all the way
from town 10 seq the beauties. But
IL you'd rather not, we can go back
There's NO harm done. Isn't tt 80
Mr.. kischr~
Certainly said the Jew. rising
with apparent alacrity.
Sit down. man-sis DOWN Saa
Joyce. impatiently. The end OF it WE.
that he took cut his keys and opened
a drawer-the second from the bottom
on the right hand side-in his writing
table From the drawer he o !
small bag Of black velvet and emptief
out on the table q large number o.
tiny stones that looked Ike blue PED
bles.
Mr.. Kisch SYSTEMATICALLY turned ~
his CUTS and sat at such . distanc'
from the table that he had 10 bend
forward AZ q ridiculous angle In crdel
oorSee the diamonds at all He did no
tonch them as they lay. put waited al
tie owner OF the stones put me In On
hand. when he sexaminst u. laid !
down. and held out his paw-whici
even nowa did not seem really clean
for another.
Wei. what do you think OF themT
asked Joyce.
They seem TO me 10 be true Ola
rnonds." said the Jew.
Diamonds. I Should think they are
1 dit.nt need you 70 tell me that Tn'
question Is, what are they worth
What viii you give me for themy
MIR. kfsch then entered upon a ions
discourse. the effect OF which was U
show that buying uncut diamonds wa
q NEST uncertain speculation. A ston1
might be large. but there was no say
ing whether it had not a Ridden fiap
thai would make it nearly valueless
Or II might turn out to be "off color.
He was willing to speculate in a few
OF them, but he could only O1er
small sum. And as &c nnderstooe
that his good friend. Mr.. CLOVIS was
friend OF Mr.. Joyce. he would advls'
him. speaking rs q friend. TO 20 TO I'M
expense OF having them cut by tn
best diamond cutters In Amsterdam
and then sell.
ITO be CoEtinued.J