The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-07
6be Ne6e, "a
Arabian x.
" : ~: Nights


! | myself, who have many duties an
Mr.. Nandeleur. could scarce handle til
! Intoxicating crystal and be safe. A
| for you, who are a diamond hunter b.
taste and profession do not boliey
there Is a crime In the calendar yOI
would not perpetrate--I do not bcliey
you have a friend in the world whom
you would not eagerly bctray / do no
know IL you have family but if YOU
have | declare you would sacrifice YOU
children. And all this for what? No
| to be richer nor TO have more comforts
or more respect, but simply to call thii
diamond yours for year or two unit
you die and now and again TO open {
safe and look at 1t as one looks ut q
picture
1T is true" replied Yandeleur 81
have hunted most things from mei
and women down to mosquitoes.
have diyed for coral, I have followed
both whales and tigers, ana Il dia
mond is the tallest quarry of the lot
1t has beauty ana worth; it alone can
properly reward the ardors of the
chase. At this moment, as your high
ness may fancy, l am upon tho trail. I
have a sure knack, wide experience,
l know every stone of price in my
brothers collection as Il shepherd
knows his sheep, and | wish may die
if 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, "One of the Van
deleurs will-rhomas or John--Peter
or Paul. we are all apostles"
Il did not catch your observation,
said the prince. with some disgust.
And at the same moment the waiter
Informed Mr.. Yandeleur that his cab
was at the door
Mr.. ROLES glanced mt the clock and
saw that he also must be moving. and
the coincidence struck him sharply and
for he desired to see 10
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-
)us manner, and for the present journey
he had taken a sofa IN the sleeping
You will be very comfortable" said
he guard. "There is no one in your
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 passcn-
ger ushercd by several porters into his
,lace. Certainly there was not another
nan in the world whom he would not
nave preferred. for ii was old John
the ex-dictator.
The sleeping carriages OH the Great
Northern line were divided into three
compartments, one az each end for
ravelers and one in the center fitted
With the convcniences of layatory. \
IGOR running in grooves separated each
# the others from the lavatory, but as
here were neither bolts nor locks the
whole suit was practically common
ground
When Mr. ROLES had studied his po
tion, he perceived himself without de-
ense. If the dictator chose TO pay
lin a visit in the course of the night, /
le could do no less than receive il. He
nd no means of fertilization and lay
pen to attack as If he had been lying
n the fields. This situation caused
lin some agony OF mind. He recalled
With alarm the boastful statements of
lis fellow traveller across the dining Ia
lie and the professions Of immortality
Which he had heard him Offering TO the
isgusted prince. Some persons. he re-
to have read, are endowed
With n singular quiclsness OF perception
or the nelghborhood OF precious uet-
Is. Through walls and even at con
iderable distances they are said to di-
'.ne the presence of gold. Might u
lot be the same with diamondsy he
and. il So. who was more
ikely to enjoy this transcendcutal sense
han the person who gloricl in the ap
of the diamond hun.eri 4
from such a man he recognized that
le had everything to fear. and longcd
'agcrly for the arrival OF day.
In the meantime he neglected NJ pre-
,autlon. concealed his diamond IN tho
most internal pocket Of system II
ana devouily recommended I
HIMSELF TO the care Of Providence.
The train pursued It's usual even ard 4
apid course. and nearly haif the jour I
icy had been accomplished before /
lumber began TO triumph over I'M .
asiness in the breas; II Mr.. ROLES /
FOR some time be resisted its influence. /
nut Il grow upon him more and more /
nd little before York he was fain 10 4
tretch himself upon one Of the c0uchrs /
nd suffer his eyes to close. and almost 4
[ the same instant CONSEQUENCES Dc /
erted the young clergyman Ills last I
hought was n his terrifying ncighbar. /
When he awnke II was sin pitch f.
ark except for the flicker Of she vcilcd .
amp. and the continual raarilr ard /
scillation testified 10 th- unrf.ax"d .
elocitv OF the train lie sat upright /
D a panic. for be bad been tormcnte1 /
y the most uueasv dreams II was /
ONE seconds before he recovered his !
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