The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-01
An Order
 For Diamonds
rcopyrlsht. 1894. by c. B. LswIs.l

them to send down man with dia' monds for marriage presents. It was added that his carriage would meet the ID m at the station at 6 o'clock in the evening. was the one selected to 20, and l reached Morpeth on time with f5,OO0 worth of diamonds con cealed about my person.
 A carriage awaited me, but l had hardly taken seat in it when l had queer feelings. The outfit was too common to be owned and publicly used by such man as Sir James Blankton, and the two men on the box didn't appear at all like servants. l made bold Co say:
 "See here. men. l think there is a mistake. l think ha" A { Sir James Blankton mixed up , A Sir James Dasht0n. It is the lao. who owns a large interest in Manchester cot ton fa ctory, isn't itT'
 Ut may be, but dunno replied the man who was driving as he pulled up bis horses.
 -WGn, you see, I wanted to show him some of these new dyes for cot tons"
 'Is that your line, sirT'
 "Yes. l have ten new Colors just out I am sorry for the blunder, but l am willing
 "Then what the bloody blazes did
 FnNsst
 "To see Sir James Blankton, of course. l got 1t In my head'-
 "Oh. blow your cad and your 'eels too! Jim. turn about and drive the bloomln' ass back to town!'
 "Tn be shot if l doesr replied Jim. He can get right out ere and take 'isself back on his own legs and be blowed to him"
 When had walked the two miles and reached town, went to hotel. Inside of five minutes had learned that Sir James Blaukton lived in the opposite direction to that had taken. Further, that the gentleman and his wife had been in Scotland for several weeks. It did not take me long to figure 1t out to my perfect satisfaction. It was a put up job to rob the London house through me, and it had been put up with the aid of some one at Sir James Blankton's house.
 I started for London by the Q o'clock train. The night had come on dark and stormy, and there were but few pas sengers from Morpeth. There were two plain women ticketed to Durham and a man about forty years old of pleasing address and genteel appear ance. The four of us were ushered Into the same compartment. As soon as we fell into conversation the man gave me to understand that he lived at Beverly, a town about fifty miles down the line, and from certain words let fall gathered that he was prom inent public official of the place. l didn't exactly reply that was in the dye line, but he probably inferred as much from what said. was glad of his company. He was well posted, a fair talker.
 The women got out at Durham and left us alone. We passed Darlington and were still the sole occupants of the compartment. Mir Arnold, us he had given his name, had been sitting opposite me for an hour. As the train cleared Darlington, however. he rose up and yawned and said:
 T am sleepy, and yet I can never get a wink of sleep on the train. By the way, found curious coin on the, street at Morpeth today. Can you make anything of it?"
 He had a coin in his fingers as he stepped over to me. l reached out hand to receive 1t when he seized me by the throat with both hands and had me on my back in a second. l was no match for him in strength. He gripped my throat so suddenly and so fercely that l was deprived of all powers of resistance. Bending over me, with his knee on my chest he finally let up on his clutch and said:
 Don't be foolish now! l know you and am after those diamonds"
 He drew a wicked looking knife and held 1t in his teeth, while he used some stout cord to tie my hands behind my back. Why didn't l resist? Simply because his clutch on my throat had almost paralyzed me. When he had taken the key of my Gladstone from one of my pockets he turned me over and said:
 Now for the sparklers. know you shifted them to the bag when you were at the hotel. A deuced fine layout, and the cash value must be close to fl0,000. It's a pretty haul indeed, and no risk attending it."
 He placed the Jewel case in his pock- ct, lighted a cigar and pleasantly con hnued:
 ''Take 1t easy, my boy. The next stop Is North Allerton, and l shall gag you and leave the train there. You'll be discovered at Leeds or sooner"
 was so mad and my throat hurt me so much that I made no attempt to re ply. After a couple of minutes the train slaCkened speed, and in sixty sec Onds more, 1t had come to a standsull.
 Special stop, is it?" growled the rob Der as he took gag from his pocket and bent over me. Well, here goes to keep you quiet while get away"