The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-02
TheKinQ'8RO8o Diamond
By GEO. GRIFFITH.
&C. pyr ght, 1857, by the 8. 8. Mcclure CO.


! payable. not to Frank Ridley, but to
| Miss Alice Ransome. The /. o. u. was
personal, but both went to England Dy
! the next mail.
| There occurs here the unpleasant NE
cessity of adding that the check was
stopped by cable long before Miss Ran
some had any chance of presenting 1t.
| The fate of the l. o. U. was to be deter
mined later ON. Meanwhile Mr.. Frank
Ridley's thoughts turned homeward and
| mingled with loving memories and fond
! anticipations.
That same night, between II and IL
Mr.. Murath had visit from a man OF
his own people, youth of some q sum-
mers, whose life had so far been mostly
winter. Not many of the seed of Abra-
ham run to waste, at any rate in the
! financial sense, bat Joshua Mosensteln,
known for short in camp as Jossey Mo,
had somehow managed TO do so.
He was distantly related to Mickey
| Muratti, and again and again that rising
! financier had, with the traditional gen.
crosby of his people to their kindred,
metaphorically taken him out Of the gut
ter and set him on his feet ON the pave
ment The subject of their interview
that particular night was closely akin
to this species of rescue work. No one
else was present, and Mr.. Muratti spoke
plainly and to the point.
at just comes to this, Jossey," he
said, towards the end of the discussion,
you'll never be ar to yourself
or any credit to your relations as long
as you go sloshing around in this good
for-nothing sort of way of yours. Now
Z Il IL u
as | tell you, man. Own up and play
the greeney. You won't get more than
five years as first offender, and if you
behave yourself you'll get out with
three. / know the rope down yonder;
don't you fear, and I'll pull 'em hard
for you. Then when you come out
there's five thousand for you in solid
cash and a thousand a year for five
years after that. Now, Jossey, what do
you say to that?'
What do you want me to be trapped
at all for?" The tempted Joshua OBJ
jected rather sulkily. IF you've got the
gonivahs, why don't you plant 'em
somewhere safe and run 'em down when
you get a chance like the others do?'
Because / don't do business like the
Others" replied Mickey with an air of
l.
ing a deeper game and for a bigger
stake. It's this way, you see. Ridley
and we were Swallowed while we were
talking in Stockdale street. He didn't
see it, but l did, and that's what made
ed again at Tooley's, and / was follow
ed home here by one of the smouches.
"Now, Lipinzki's no fool, and neither
&c II ~
What do l want talking to Ridley for
just after he's come out of the sorting
room? What do | want to meet him
again the same night at a boot store
and bring a pair of his boots home by
mistake for?
''I'll tell you, Jossey, these chaps know
as vel as / do that took parcel Of
stones from Ridley tonight, and before
long Lipinzki will be here with search
warrant to look for them. Now, if he
doesn't find any he'll reckon that I've
planted 'em, and going to run 'em as
you say. That means that we shall be
watched, and that every one who goes
out OF camp, especially any one be-
longing to me, will be stopped and
searched, and so the Missis'I have about
as much chance of getting those stones
down to Capetown and on to the steam
er as / would.
Now see how my plan works out.
They know I've got stones from Ridley,
but they don't know what stones-see?
They come here with their warrant, ar
rest us both, and search us, find this
other little lot on you, and jump to the
conclusion that they're the right ones,
and that I've just given 'em to you. But
there's no proof of that, and they can't
get one, for you'll play the funk, own
up, and swear you bought 'em from a
Kaffir, while / do the indignant virtuous
lay.
'You needn't be afraid of Ridley.
They don't want him yet. They'll wait
for him, and nab him when convenient.
Its me they want. De Beers would give
a good bit just now to plant me on the
breakwater for few years while they
put this amalgamation business through.