The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16

most truly appreciate The stnrf'Hi'F
Of your company; but, as ! sad be-
fore, IL 1t IL necessary for me =" 60
NJ once. that In 10 say. before J nave
completed my present case, thru J
have no option but to most relac-
family decline"
perhaps YOU viii think IL over"
he continued. and let me know. say
tomorrow p
NO amount Of thinking Il over
will induce me TO alter my deeis' Oh
| replied. "You must see for your
self that have no right to Accept a
retainer from one party and then
throw them over In order 10 fatur
another That would not only br q
di~honurahle action on my part, hut
would he had from a business point
81 view. No, Mr.. Eaylry, am eS-
ceedlngly sorry, but ! have no option
hut to act ~ I am doing
an that cn~s ! must wish you
very good morning" he remarked.
and took up his hat and umbrella.
could see. however, that he was stu
reluctant to go.
Good morning." answered. Il
hope your affairs In the ArEr ntinr
/ may brighten before very loug"
lie shook his head gloomily. and
then left the Office without another
word
when he had gone I answered some
| letters, wave some instructions 10 my
managing clerk. md then dounrd ny
hat and set or for the Office uf The
shipping company that had brought
Gideon IIaylr to England.
Unfortunately h trAnzpired thnt
! they were not in a position 60 do
V~ry mitch in the WAY of helping mc.
| Mr.. Brrtram had certainly travelled
/ home ia one of their steamers, Sc the
/ manager informed me. boat iIat
a. q rule did not carry passengers.
/ lie had landed a the docks. aud from
! shat moment they had neither seen
nor heard anything o. him In
| quircd for the steamer, only 10 learn
that she was nov somewhere nu her
way between Singapore aud Hong.
Kong This was decidedly di,ap-
| pointing. but Us most of the rn s~s in
| which / have been ultimately success
ful have had unPromising beginnings,
I did not take il too seriously 10
heart. Leaving the shipping office.
next turned my attention 10 iia'tun
Garden, where ] called upon Mrssrs.
Jacob and Eulcnthall. one OF the
largest firms ~ the gem trade. We
had had many dealings together In
the past, and as ! had had the good
/ fortune on one occasion 70 hu them
signal service. / knew that they
/ would nov do all that they coiid for
/ me In return.
Good day, Mr. Fair'aS." sad he
! chief partner. a. entered DIE snug
little sanrfum, which Leads Gu, 81 iLs
/ main oHirr. What can I have the
pleasure of doing for you?"
II am In search ~ sDmr Informs
ton" replied. land think you
may be able to help me-"
Il will do all that ia in my power
| to render you assistance Dee re-
turned. as hu wiped his giascs aud
placed them on Ms sOmrw hat hczhy
nose, what IL the Information you
| require? HAS there bren another big
robbery Of stones. and you think il
possible that some % them may have
CONT into our hands,"
"f'hcfs certainly has been a rob
berry" replied. land the stones may
have been offered to you. but not in
| the way you mean. The fact OF the
matter ~. 1 want 10 discover whether
or not large consignment of uncut
rubics and sapphir"s OF great value
have been placed upon the market
within the last two months"
Uncut rubirs and saPphires nre
being continually placed upon the
market" hr observed, leaning back
in his chair and rafting his keys.
But not such stones a. those am
! looking for" said. and furnished
him with the rough weights that had
been supplied 10 ne.
This is interesting decidedly in
tcrcsting," he remarked. Especial
| ly since it serves to offer an expiana-
ton on q certain matter which VIC
have been interested in for some lit
tie time past. On the 10th OF last
month. q gentleman called upon us
here. who stated that he had lately
returned from the far east. lie had
had, 50 he declared the good fortune
to discover a valuable mine, the lo-
cality OF which he was most careful
not to disclose. lie thereupon
showed my partner and myself ten
stones. consisting OF i've rubics and
Ave sapphires. each Of which weighed
between s. and 60 carats."
And you purchased them"
I'VE did, and for very heavy sum.
can assure you tn vendor was very
we'll aware OF their value. rs we soon
discovered. aud he was also good
hand at a bargain. Would you care
20 see the stonrSI ! shall be pleased
to show them TO you II you would"
81 should like 20 see them inn
mensely," replied.
Thcreupon he crossed the room 10
safe In the corner. and, when he
had unlocked II, toe from ii WISH
leather bag. Pres itly ten superb
gems were lyIng before me on the
tahis.
"Thers they are" he said, waving
his hands towards them, land. as you
can see for yourself they are worthy
OF being set in the crown of an en-
peror. II is not often that we arc
enthusiastic In such matters. but In
this nase we have very good reason
10 be. When they are properly cut,
ii,-y viii be weii-nigh priceiess.n
do you happen 10 knew whether
he sold any more OF similar kind in
London7" asked. as he returned
them to their place In the safe.
IL know that he sold Is smaller