Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

were Swallowed again AT Toolcys and was
followed home here by one of the smouchcs.
Now. Lipinszi's no fool. and neither is
Fox. nor Lowe. nor any of them. What do
! want talking to Ridley for just after he's
come out of the sorting room? What do l
want to meet him again the same night at
boot store and bring IA pair of his boots
home by mistake for?'
III tell you, JosSey. these chaps know
well | do that / took "A parcel of
stones from Ridley tonight. and before
long Lpinski will be here with n search
warrant to look for them. Now. If he
doesn't find any he'll reckon that I've
planted 'em. and I'm going to run EN- as
you say. That means that We shall be
watched. and that every one who goes out
OF camp. especially any one belonging to
me. will be stopped and searched and so
the missis'll have about as much chance
of getting those stones down to Capctown
and on to the steamer as ! would.
Now. see how my plan works out. They
know I've got stones from Ridley. but
they don't know what stones-scc? They
come here with their warrant, arrest
both. AMI search us. find this other little
lot on you. and jump to the conclusion that
thcyr re the right ones and that | have just
given EN- to you. But there's no proof of
that and they can't get one, for youll play
| the funk. own up. and swear you bought
| en- from kaflir while L do the indignant
Virtuous lay.
''Y"u needn't be afraid of Ridley. They
don't want him yet. They'll wait for him
ard nab him when convenient. It's me
they want. De Beers would give good bit
Just now to plant me the brcakWatcr
for a few hours while they put this ANAL
gamation business through. That's where
my game comes in. This parcel should pan
out at $780, at the very least and that's
| just what ] want to fight these amalga-
majors on their ground.
IF | got nabbed the whole game would
he up: but If you go for me, Jossey. I'll
max" my fortune and yours. too my
| pppln. Muratt will go flying up sky high.
and II won't be matter of thousands,
then, Josscy: it'll be millions. my boy.
millions. and you shall have your share
when you come out. never fear.
You know, If you were left to Yourself
Jossey. you'd never make thousand in a
century of blue moons. let alone ten thou
sand in three years or so. Come now
what do you say? You'll have to look
sharp for they may be here any minute
| an. yes, l thought so: there's the official
Knock Now. don't act the goat and fly I'm
the face of good fortune Here's the goni-
vahs That's 1t in your waistcoat pocket
Now button your coat. ThatH do
i Well; gentlemen. good evening. What
morning already"
You can hand over that parcel of dia-
n."nds you got from Frank Ridley to-
night. MIR. Muratti. and then you can come
with us. replied Inspector Iiipinzki polite
~. but still a triie stiffiy. i've a search
warrant here, but you'll save us a lot of
fnnDlc ana yourself and household a lot of
a III by passing over the stones
/
her YOU know mighty lot more about
my mouse than do myself, Mr. Ijpinski'
snapper the little man, somewhat viciously
Ihere are no diamonds here bur what are
my own lawful property and they're all cut
stones, so I'm afraid can't give Won what
you We come for But of course II yo,'I,a
Sot warrant you can act on it-thuuph
u a piece of most unwarrantabIe tyranny
ana ttls "a British colony, too WHY don't
tley call II penal settlement and have
donc with it, Shall ! ask my wife to get
Up and come down. o.
~, u nope there'll be no necessity for
th'tt replied the inspector with a DIros
ant smile. But now, gentlemen u,e r,,st
get 10 work. please. 1t isn't pleasant for
any OF us, L know, but It's our duty and it
must be done -
Ihe formality resulted exactly as the
| dSt"'e Mickey had predicted it would The
diamonds a parcel of stones worth anout
zoo at FIRST cost-wore promptly found in
Josseys pocket. and he played the tyro in
l. - h. with 4 perfection that was by no
means all art.
Mickey. of course. did the virtuously in
diSnant rela.ive and disappointed benefac-
Tor without a flaw. not only at the moment
OF discovery but at the police court the
next morning. So well, indeed did Doth
play their parts that, to INSPECTOR Lining
XII intense disgust. the magistrate refused
70 send the chief criminal to the special
court Tor trial, and so. after providing gem
eroGsly for the defense of his erring rela-
tive, he left the court house a triumphantly
Wbitewashed man.
AT the next sitting of the special court
Jossey got nve years. and the same train
which took him to Cape Town happened
also to take Mrs. Miclael Muratti, who,
for reasons of health not unconnected With
/ an increase of the seed of Abraham had
teen advised to take q trip to Europe TO