The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-06
Cbe RAJAH'S
DIAMOND
PARrII
-/forY Of the younS Man In
Holy Orders


uH7TNWlNNu ally proficient in the
kNIGEI study of divinity. His
essay "On the Christian
Doctrine of the Social Obligations" oh.
tained for him at the moment of Its
production a certain celebrity in the
University of Oxford, and it was I'M
derstood in clerical and learned circles
that young Mr.. ROLES had in contem-
platon a considerable worka folio,
it was said-on the authority of the
fathers of the church. These attain
mcnts, these ambitious designs. how
ever, were far from helping him to
any prcferment, and he was still in
quest of his first curacy when a chance
ramble in that part of London, the
peaceful and rich aspect of the garden
desire for solitude and study and the
chcapness Of the lodging led him to
take up his abode with Mr. Raeburn,
the nurseryman of Stockdoye lane.
1t was his habit every afternoon after
he bad worked seven or eight hours on
st. Ambrose or st. Chrysostom to walk
for awhile in meditation among the
lDN'Ns -AIh AlllN " lis HHulIlN hllt III the
most productive moments of his day.
But even sincere appetite for thought
and the excitement of grave problems
awaiting solution are not always sufli
Gent 10 preserve the mind of the phi
losopher against the petty shocks and
contacts of the world. And when Mr.
ROLES found General Yandeleur's sec
rotary, ragged and bleeding. in the
company of his landlord. when he saw
both change color and seek to avoid
his questions. and. above all. when the
former denied his own identity with
the most unmOved assurance, he speed.
lily forgot the saints aud fathers in the
vulgar Interest Of curiosity.
81 cannot be mistaken" thought he
"That is Mr.. Hartley beyond doubt
How comes he In such pickle? Why
does he deny his name? And what can
be his business with that black looking
ruftlan. my landIord?"
AS he was thus rejecting, another
peculiar circumstance attracted his at
tention. The face of Mr. Raeburn ap
peared at low window next the door
and as chance directed, his eyes met
those OF Mr.. ROLES The nurseryman
seemed disconnected and even alarmed. |
and immediately after the blind of the |
apartment was pulled sharply down.
"This may all be very we'll reflected
Mr.. ROLES, "it may be all eXccllently |
well, but | confess freely that ! 90 not |
think So Suspicious, undcrhand, I'M |
truthful. fearful of observation, be-
leve upon my soul" he thought. the |
pair are plotting so4ne disgraceful nc
ton"
The detective that there IL in all OF |
us awoke and became CLAIMANT in the /
bosom Of Mr.. ROLES, and with brisk. |
eager step that bore no resemblance TO /
his usual gait he proceeded TO make |
the circuit OF the garden. When he |
came to the scene of lIarry's cscaladc. |
his eye was at once arrested 10y
broken rosebush and marks Of tram
ping on the mold. lie looked up and
saw scratches on the brick aud a rag
of trouser floating from a broken bot
tie This. then. was the mode Of en-
trance chosen by Mr. Racburn's par
tlcular friend. 1t was thus that Gen.
eral vandeleur's secretary came to ad
mire flower garden. The young
clergyman whistled softly to himself
as he stopped to examine the ground
lie could make out where Harry had
landed from his perilous leap. lie /
recognized the Hat foot OF Mr. Rae
burn where II had sunk deeply In the
soil as he pulled up the secretary by I
the collar. Nay. on a closer inspection,
ne seemed to distinguish the marks of
cropping fingers, as though something
had been spilled abroad and eagerly
collected.
Upon my. word" be thought, ''the
thing grows vastly interesting
And Just then he caught sight Of
something almost entirely buried in the
earth. In an instant he had disintcrred
a dainty morocco case, ornamcnted and
clasped in gilt. II had been troddcn
heavily under foot and thus escaped
the hurried search of Mr.. Raeburn.
Mr. ROLES opened the case and drew q
long breath Of almost Mortified aston
ishment. for there lay before him in a
cradle of green velvet a diamond of
prodigious magnitude and Of the finest
water. Ii was Of the bigness Of a
ducks egg. beautifully shaped and
without a flaw, and as the sun sh0ne
upon It IL gave forth luster Ike that
Of electricity and seemed 10 burn in his
hand with thousand internal fires.
He knew little Of precious stones. but
the Iajah's diamond was a wonder
that explained itself. 4 village child.
II he found it. would run screaming
for the nearest cottage. and a savage
would PROSTATE himself in alteration
before 50 imposing fetch. The beau !
~ OF the stone 1atteTed the young