Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-21
CHAPTER vn.-(Continued.l
BY LOUIS TRACY.

.5 this might we'll be, Twenty five
.,orsand pounds year earned by a few
.,-nevs to the continent-a few bag
~, interviews in the Hatton Garden
-, What a gold mine! Moreover, he
Ol- Iii no the head man in the trade. He
~. that now. in some respects; but un-
We the new conditions none could gain
usr bis place at the top. Even the mag
81! ~ Kimberley would be staggered
-. tbis new source of supply. What did
letter if the boy kept to his rags and
Nn7od the world, so long as the dia
hlln were forthcoming? 1t was no
Inflated gentleman who first stumbled
Pun the diamond laden earth of South
.t,;ca Isaacstein had made up his
A GA Fate had thrust this business into
~ Ian He would be fool to lose it
ont of mere curiosity.
VI yves" said Philip. q agree to that"
samuel" yelled Isaacstein.
aComin0 sir" was the answering
.bout and a Hurried clerk appeared.
Bring in the scales, Samuel"
The scales were brought, and a level
snace cleared for them on the desk.
pb;lip. of course, had never before seen
on instrument so delicately adjusted. A
breath would serve to depress the bal
ance.
noured the contents into the tiny brass
trav Of the scales. SamuePs mouth
opened and his eyes widened. 1t was his
first sight of the diamonds.
-Four ounces, eight pennyweights, FIVE
erains-629 carats in thirty stones. Oh,
GOOD gracious mel" murmured the clerk
Isaaestein checked the record care
fully.
hight" he said Put them in the
safe"
Philip raised no protest this time. He
knew that the jew would keep his word.
Indeed. Isaacstein told Samuel to bring
him fifty sovereigns, and ere the man
returned he began to write on a sheet of
letter paper:
Received from Here! what's your
name?" he broke in.
philip"
Philip what?"
That will do today, thank you. The
next time call will give you my full
name and address"
y
4 matter" and he wrote on:
Received from Philip, a boy who re-
fuses any other name, but the same
4 whom l saw in this office on the goth
inst, and again at the Clerkenwell police
court on that date, thirty meteoric dia-
a monds weighing in the gross 629 carats
n hereby agree to dispose of the same,
and to render true account of sales to the
said Philip or his agents. Ny commits
sion to be 10 per cent; the expenses pay
able by me. l have today handed the
said Philip fifty pounds in gold, and I'M
dertake to place $4,000 to his credit to-
morrow with my bankers.
81 REUBEN ISAACSTEIN.D
Ater completing this acknowledgment
# he Tibbled something else.
M There" he said, with sigh of relief,
That is not a very formal document, but
81 1t will suffice. You can get it stamped
81 tomorrow at Somerset House Just sign
VI This receipt for ESQ"
Philip took the two papers and read
II them carefully Isaacstein's handwriting
was scrawl, but legible enough. The
boy reached for a pen and signed his
II CHRISTIAN name. He was on the point of
4@A'iS HI9 SUI lidILe III an uD6 udTUeu mo
4 ment but he felt the Jews eye on him.
20 he simply wrote Philip" across the
stamp at the foot OF the receipt.
lsaacstein fully appreciated the Incl
dent, and knew that his own eagerness
defeated the chance, all the more power
iul because it was involuntary, of ascer-
tanning the name of this marvellous
youth
Philip gathered up his gold, not with
out counting the coins. They felt
strangely heavy in his pocket, much
heavier than the stones they replaced.
let they formed but thousandth part
o. the value of those fintlike pebbles.
what queer problem it was, this ratio
OF worth between a few stones and the
bright, minted sovereigns.
What time shall | call tomorrow ?"
ne asked, standing, cap in hand, ready to
take his departure.
At II. But wait one moment Have
you no friends to look after you? See
ahat trouble you may get into. Why,
o"e mere possession of so much gold by
10y IKE you may
/ can take care of myself. Mr.. Isaac
noon"