Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-03-13

AS Il Vanleleur,'' replied the dicta-
to-, ''your highness may imagine my
dissent
Il speak on grounds of public pol
ICY" pursued the prince. Jewels so
valuable should be reserved for the COL
lection of prince or the treasury Of a
great nation. To hand them about
among the common sort of men is to
set a price on virtues head, and if the
rajah of Kashgar-a prince, l under
stand, Of great enlightenment
vengeance upon the men of Europe he
could hardly have gone more ef1ca-
ciously about his purpose than by send
ing us this apple Of discord. There is
no honesty too robust for such trial
I myself, who have many duties and
many privileges Of my OWL myself,
Mr.. Vandeleur, could scarce handle the
intoxicating crystal and be safe. AS
for you, who are a diamond hunter by
taste and profession, I do not believe
there is crime in the calendar you
would not perpetrate-I do not believe
you have friend in the world whom
you would not eagerly betray. do not
know if you have family, but if you
have declare you would sacrifice your
children. And all this for what? Not
to be richer nor to have more comforts
or more respect, but simply to call this
diamond yours for year or two until
you die and now and again to open a
safe and look at it as one looks at
picture"
1T is true" replied Vandeleur. II
have hunted most things from men
and women down to mosquitoes. l
have dived for coral, have followed
both whales and tigers, and a dia-
mond is the tallest quarry of the lot
1t has beauty and worth; it alone can
properly reward the ardors of the
chase. At this moment, as your high
ness may fancy, am upon the trail.
have sure knack, wide experience.
know every stone Of price in my
brothers collection as shepherd
knows his sheep, and wish may die
if I do not recover them every one."
''Sir Thomas Vandeleur will have
great cause to thank you," said the
prince.
Il am not so sure" returned the die
tator, with laugh. Zone Of the Van
deleurs will-Thomas or John-Peter
or Paul; we are all apostles
II did not catch your observation"
said the prince, with some disgust.
And at the same moment the waiter
Informed Mr.. Vandeleur that his cab
was at the door.
Mr.. ROLES glanced at the clock and
saw that he also must be moving, and
the coincidence struck him sharply and
unpleasantly, for he desired to see no
more of the diamond hunter.
Much study having somewhat shaken
the young mans nerves, he was in the
habit Of travelling in the most luxuri-
GUS manner, and for the present journey
he had taken a sofa in the sleeping
carriage.
'You will be very comfortable" said
the guard. "There is no one in your
compartment and only one old gentle
man in the other end"
1t was close upon the hour and the
tickets were being examined when Mr..
ROLES beheld this other fellow passen-
ger ushered by several porters into his
place. Certainly there was not another
man in the world whom he would not
have preferred, for it was old John
Vandeleur, the ex-dictator
The sleeping carriages on the Great
Northern line We're divided into three
compartments, one at each end for
travellers and one in the center fitted
with the conveniences of a lavatory. A
door running in grooves separated each
OF the others from the lavatory, but as
there We're neither bolts nor locks the