Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-04

man himself knows that without some
eody's help | could not have arrested
him. There is no need to mince matters.
| have you TO thank for not being laid
her stiff
Philip said no more To press his re.
quest implied powerful motive The
stars in their courses must have con-
spired that day to supply him with ex-
element
Mason eagerly gulped the water held
to his lips. Then he tried to raise his
right hand to his head. All! He under
stood. A flood of oaths began to mean
der thickly from his mouth.
That's better" said the constable, en-
couragingly. Now. up you get It's no
use, Jocky. ] won't let YOU kick me.
You must either go quietly or ! will drag
you to the street over the stones, and
that will hurt"
The man glared duly at his captor.
With the apathy of his class he knew
when he was beaten. and became submits
sive i'll demeanor. Philip, holding his
candle aloft, marveled at his own tenor
ity in hitting this giant, oNlike in size
and strength.
Mason wobbled his head and craned
his neck awkwardly.
Go gev me that crack on the nut ="
he asked.
The roof dropped" was the joculsr
reply.
Not it. 'ad yer dahn, sailor. ! was
on yer afore We could use yer stick. Ne
was fairly bested until somebody ahted
me wiz welt on the skvlight"
Never mind, Jocky. It'll hurt you to
think Just now. Come on"
But the eX-eonvict became sensible of
the unwonted light in the deserted house,
and slowly turned his head until his
glance rested on Philip.
Why" he roared, with an impreca
ton. that's the blOomn' Kid 90 found
the di-monds, l seed i'm acountin' of
EN-. White stones. the paper said an
bits Of iron, too. 4 trunk full of EN-.
II as one in is pocket as big as an egg.
The policeman laughed. So did Philip
shrilly, with ready acceptance of the cue
Come along, Jocky. you're wool gath
ering. I'll get you pint of coffee at the
station just to show there's no malice
said The const table.
The water was too strong for him, %
put in Philip.
The ce-convict began to protest. but he
wasted words in swearing. The sailor"
grasped him by the arm and marched
linn down the yard, saving over his
| shoulder;
Pun that door to. I'll come back for
my coat in half an hour
/ Philip followed, but in a sea of per-
! pleNity. lie heard Mason's frantic cx-
postulations to the policeman what was
/ an extra stripe TO the loss of untold
Wcalth-that youn9ster was richer than
/ Rothschild. the papers said the small
! lot he showed in the police court were
/ worth 100000 aud he had tons more.
1t was all of no avail. Certainly the
constable had never heard such queer
rea sons advanced for stopping am arrest.
! but Mason was obviously daZed for tho
time Numbering about the story which
everybody talked of. He would change
! his tune when he learned to whom he
was indebted for his capture.
The boy walked behind them mechan-
ically. shading the candle with his hand
He was so absorbed with observation-disclosures
thoughts that the first indication he re-
ceived of anything bizarre in his appear
ance was the giggling of a girl who saw
him standing in the arch of the new
carefully shielding the pickering wick.
He blew it out \ clock in the small
jewelers. shop opposite showed the time
ten minutes past II. In that part oi
! London. busy hive of men and woIner
of the. working class, he had no chance
of removing his belongings before the Pc
! ,iceman returned
What would happen if the friendly
constable believed ,Iocky Mason's excited
statements? True, Philip had no reason
to fear the law But with exposure
might come other troubles. Would any
one advance a claim to his meteor? Mr.
Abingdon limited at such a thing. IlC
paid no rent for his house; he might b'
turned out instantly refused permission
to remove anything except his few I'M
salable household goods.
| Assredly he was in an awkward pre-
| dicament. OF course, there was 4 chance
that the policeman would continue tt
| laugh at the convict's folly. If he die
not, there would certainty be compiled
tons. Could he avoid them by any
means? Where was there safe hiding
| place for his diamonds until next day
Would mother inspire him again as sht
lad not failed 10 do during so many
| strange events? WouId her spirit guide
his footsteps across this new quick7aa,
ou whose verge he hesitated?
\ few doors to the left was O'Bricn',
shop. The old man crept into sight. stag
gering under the weight of shutter
! Good gracious! Why had he not thought
of this ally sooner! Some precious min
ut 5 were wasted Already
"Arrsh, Phil. phwat in the worruld =
"Wait just the least bit. Mr. O'Brien
| have some portmaIteauX that | wan
To store for the night. Do let me put
them at the back of your shop. My plac,
is not very safe. Won know
Sure boy, that's a shmall thing to AK
Bring EN-. an welcome"
With the speed of deer Philip diveG
inta the news. lie carried the tive
lesser bags without extraordinary diff
ficulty and deposited them hehinf
O'Rricn's counter. Tho third was almost
too much for him, ~ the weight was al
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