The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
CHAPTER ].

wzys glad / learned shorthand
r6urn at school IL has often
u<sfui TO me III my work AZ the
Z one evening not very long ago
eteSIzrly pleased By tfss posses
- accomplishment Why | Mas
knC little study reading. or rath-
- through an cid diaFy whish
- keep with most commend aie
- IN the days wias7 Ifs gas not
.mkrihle rush as "a has siDc0 De-
= diary was old and almost tat
bore the date. 1872. Tire short
mcsers we're somewhat faulty ia
IA, bs; even yet HeFe legio!e-
80 one entry which startled me
~ back With u rush ne L-sm-
~ sragic incident which occurred
taking up the position of man
- rpdaie bank.
III was as follows: Miss Phil
Der father deposited wiki ne a
1&msls. Value countless. price
r them In the ssr0Dg room and
ess burning day aud night. with
"a bell connecting the box and
ns all. but IL was enough TO
~ ED grim. tragic story pass be-
fn4nd's ey. once nor As sat
1rred over the book there came
heart a feeling of loneliness
r. been created by the sight Of
test. pretti esf face ! ever saw
might as well confess. the only
- ever srspt through my eyes
rhszrt. Then beniad the face there
y rise the glorious iusfre--she ter
! mye-of diamonds. and then. on.
hnr. Of this lustre there came the
z ssosher-one who found Il prema-
Gne< because he loved q woman
n Of dia 1onds-not wisely. but
- words i will tell the story as
I'D.
III November morning / was GO
I'd the ledger when 4 tall. pow
k,nx gentleman of middle age
0sng lady entered.
- word or two in private, Mr.
6e said the gentleman. whom I
- as Mr.. PhllIipson. of the
- counter and showed my visit
~ small private room at the back
nn<ral Office. Then for the first
fuw that Mr.. Phiilipson was carry
r.. which appeared TO be very
hue aloney" he asked.
1uteiy." replied.
~ OF any eavesdroppins 90
N Whatever The secrets Of this
~ go outside these four walls"
~ veil, he replied. In business
- Of voice. and commenced un-
y fke bag with as much compossIe
Gnnerciai traveller who was certain
y esder.
; moment. there was a sight
- ~ 10 dazzle the eyes OF any
had handled gold In such large
- that II had become almost IS
- ~ dross in my eyes. but | nad
EU1lned Isr such treasure as was re-
- ne by my visitors. There Were
- Of enormous size and intense
~. there were sapphires throwing
ling light through the small
msYe were rubies. pearls. emer-
~. the whole wealth Of the Indies
b b. displayed before me. AMI
aNe stones were almost duh cosa-
y the light which CLEANED in the
ethe lady. oh, can see those eyes
! n sublime fire Is sfill flashing
NJ bow a. / write this narrative.
I'd not tell you how / have got
IN Of these priceless jewels" my
MD. calmly.
nurse NOT. IL IL no affair of mine"
"a.
n yen 20 keep them In absolute
B tH a time our whereabou viii
ustain for some months. and Il will
ss5Ie for Ms 90 carry them about
~ Of course. you realize the ina
- Of keeping this Interview a -
nt. Of course. yoa VIII not give
N 10 anyone without n written au-
BON my daughtes.''
) give you an inventory OF the Jew
Hsea in cipher readily understood
eat BY no ere else. | will never
~ these precious stones Until the
handed 90 me-
Mr. Norman, that procaution
70 be the only one We need take.
~ that no one knows anything Of
kSels~~cxespt young gentleman
relative Of mine. He is NOT.
g, akely 20 give US any trouble IN
f'sr. a. he II Il gentleman who
implicitly relied upon"
W will accompany me / u.Il show
strong room and explain 20 you
~ahtions which | will take for the
u securing absolute security" I
me reason or other ! trembied az
the bag Of precious stones out
sms8 fnon iate the strong room
frsssr below. I examined every
the presence OF n.y. visitors, and
sois Of t. ! counted the number.
10 describe every stone in such
Mi ! could recognize IL from TIE
oesSTiptioa. This was task az
she difficulty. and long time
ssfare | pat them into a strong
% box. which placed in the
sasfs all the documents Of value
1 Then | set the electric bells
2. and they rang all through the
aHsoLs &c remove that bax wsth.
x all those bells N motion. and.
fass say that the moment thosa
- TIE least noiSs. l should have
M force 81 ren on the spot 20
Ry misc hier."
Stsstvd Ny daughter may de-
snsss the jewels fFom your sas-
So usauy weeks are ever"
-. sly; the moment receive he
Val give them up
sxsairsoa and his daughter shock
&c ~ and We parted tried 10
ssg back ia the ledger. bat
TIE aarx.lhs glare q me tis-
aaa TIE flashing q those ho4V-
asd eaten their way futo my
seala not help IL. A manager
aas No f.gat 20 indulge IN sen
%s hUt even the manager q. a
ss'ftng but flesh ard blood.
happened fer over month.
1Rsen called a. the hsas acsa--
ass saa a short chat alssGt
saard u,ar Noth.rs VS. ever
y ttse treasure. which was. sap
sNssis rcpsSiug ib tne caysrnous-