The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-16

mon, with ill-eoncealed disgust
'.They must want 70 murder their
cnst0rlers"
stepping TO his bachelor cupboard
the reporter took thereirom a silver
spoon. with which he ilshed ont the
foreign substance and dropped II
upon the table, eXclaimlng:
'sThere's the thing which might
have been the cause o. some ones
untimely death, and the subject Of
good article for the morning bur-
nails
A cry OF surprise escaped the lips
Of the jewcler-guests as each stimuli
taneously stretched forth a hand to
grasp the small object which had been
the r'eans Of SO disturbing the elua-
nimitY OF their host
"Whg Damon, It's a diamonds"
cried Mr. WardswOrth, excitedly.
"A diamond e reiterated the re-
porters aghast with astonishment
If it is not a valuable gem, l
never saw one, continued Wards
worth. "What say YOU, Richard
s0nsn turning to his companion Ia the
trade
1T is stone Of the first water,
conclusiyely replied the experienced
dealer Ia precious metals GLOW
came it 10 the bottle, do you sup
poser
Can il be one Of she stolen Jew
els, think yOus" asked Damon, his
newspaper instinct leading him with
lightning-llke rapidity to trace their
'and" 10 the steward who had given
the wine. back across the Atlantic
even TO the vaults Of its original
owner.
nPerhaps. answered Wardsworth,
his voice husky with excitement
But quick, Damon, bring us a
basin, aud We will examine the con-
tents Of the flask.
II the throats Of the quartet bad
been parche0 with thirst, tney would
not for an Instant thought % mOisten
their lins with a drop Of the liquid
Ills hands trembling, Mr. Wards
worth struck of the neck Of the bot
tie by single blow Of a fruit-knife
which he took from the table, then
allowed the Bur 'undy TO flow freely
out into the china bowl With bated
breaths. the men watched theglitter-
ing spray as It fell from the jagged
edge OF the shattered glass;
Diamond after diamond mingled
with the ruddy wine, and sDarkled
with scintillatiOns which dazzled the
eyes OF the beholdersl
For moment the occupants OF the
room stood about the table, speech
less Then the leweler grasped the
hand OF bis host, aud exclaimed
HDamon, your fortune is made,
There are undoubtedly the Jewels
which were taken from the safe Of
Jaspar Sturgis & JasDar London,
and the reward OF s25, 900 is yours
A small fortune, Inv boy, a small for
tunes
,Then II the Englishmen's golC
comes this way, II shall be divided
into four parts, and you, my friends
shall share with me, returned IN,
reporter, promptly But what IS Z
be doneg / know a column exclusive
for the morning paper" and thu
Young man sprang towards his desk
/ with the intention OF writing out
startling story OF the wonderful re
coyery Of the stolen diamonds. valued
at $3.50. COO
lie was restrained, however, bY hi
I friends, VINO assured him that to pub
lish the matter now would be {
serve as warning to the thieves anl
! thwart the ends OF justice
, 1--WE will take that diamonds dow
. 20 my store aud lock them up" sal
: Mr.. WardswOrth. fThen notify th
police, who will probably arrest th
: steward, and then cable across th
: news
! sT am sorry that have been th
y means Of causing trouble to the mat
< for we are old friends observed Nj
Damon.
b 'The steward may be innocent
urged Diamonds companions I'D
y YOU think II be knew the contents {
{ the bottle he would Be likely to Civ
: Il aways No. sir ad ed Mr. Ward.
1 worth. 'yOu may rest assured tha
some Of the principals In the aflal
y have blundered, and blundered badll
} Nevertheless, 10 was a brilliau
G scheme 70 smuggle the diamonds Int
. America by this means
The ewelafs argument proved Co
q rect. The arrest aud trial OF Il
n steward OF the ocean steamer el cite
. the fact that be had been intruste
, With a J0ttlc Of wine by an acQuail
c tance in England. which be was aske
to deliver TO a gentleman. who wOul
{ call for 10 IN Boston.
b There was no name attached to IL
+ package, and ne supposed it was
S no more value than Others Of a sim
c lar brand which he bad in his chargl
belonging 70 the ships stores Il
i put IL In his room. and never gave
. 7 a second thought, until on reachin
s port be was pre- enteu with an ord'
S for the delivery of the wine. Bein
c in hurry at the time, be handed q
caller what he thought was the rlgl
], bottle Then, little, later whc
e Damon came on board he made th
l -,-orf,.r "a s,ra.anf ~ fl,n ono annfofi