The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-23

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They are sent naked into the mines,
and still are searched each time they
come OUT. They never pass the outer
gate during their contract time. and
the last week before 1t expires are kept
In solitary confinement, leather nit
tens locked on their hands Then they
have a grand final search by white
men whose sole occupation Is mining
diamonds In the black hides Of depart
ing gangs.
The hunchbaek received his rass,
aud we went pretty well together up
t. she managers office, 500 feet above.
There was excitement All along the
way o. the news spread that the hanch-
back was cs-Fylng a huge diamond.
iut when we reached tile 0iiiee il Ut
terly failed.
1T was two ways OF applying the
same formula. In the mines they said
that as it took 4 truck load of blue 70
give n carat ana a half of diamond,
this one find was rs good as sending
out oyer $40 loads In the Office they
reasoned that those so loads were yet
to cone. They knew that tile final aT-
egage would not be changed and that
5GO carat stone. even If Il had no faw.
would not yield tie profit OF leo five
carat diamonds. though it demanded
IN tile average the same amNnt Of ID
Dor. expense and b'ue. SO the manager
took 1t with n frowu. Will the hun b
back watched him with giistenine
eycs
eIIr tossed It carelessly In his palm.
then handed il 10 clerk. who shortly
returned it. washed In acid and NC
companicd by slip Of paper, record
ing its exact weight and measure
ments, and noting fast viii n seemed
to disturb the manager yet more. FOR
he caught Up his glass and examined
II closely As he laid 1t down he no
tlccd the hunchback, who hid nor 50
much as withdrawn his open hand
oh. you're the fellow wh9 founl H.
waiting for rewanlY De said Wei,
here's 10 shIElings, and may you never
tiad another
IIe tossed The half sovereign into
the open hand. The hunehbaek looked
at it. then at the manager. and replied:
Pans. when l was but an olive branch,
Arabs from the north burned our vii
l'lage, killed MY father and took my
mother captive. Because / struggled
they twisted my Lack and left me for
dead. They sold n1y mother as a
fA - ~, Az lf.r,, ,,f...y.tt.+ N, tfa sNa
| / did not die, baas. | vowed to buy
my mother back or kill and kin and
| Kill till she had been avenged To ac-
.eomplish that vow. bias. / have
worked hard for money and for this
| BY some kiad az a eontortion he threw
OH those bulg;ng muscles from head
| to foot, till he seemed one distorted
mass OF gigantic strength. Today my
! god helped me-he showed ME the dia-
moad. 1t will bring the baas more
| gold than could carry on my back. !
might have kept Ii. but | brought 1.
| here Does the baas say that this II
my rcwavdF
.'From the managers point the find
meant q serious loss, and he replied
impatlently You couldn't get q dia
nlond the size Of bean outside thi'
yard You are welcome to all that you
can carry away with you when yaJ
10 He glaneed through the window
ut an iron paling. more than ten lce
high, completely surrounding thi
mines. On both sides Of Il there IL ;
harbcd wire ret fence snd TIE sract
between lighted tt lS'a III ,'icHric
ity, IS cJl4s.t:atls sasse ~ s !.
men.
"The hrnchtack siniIed--at least b:
teeth ana eyes glistened among III
wrinkles on his face. but he spat rroi
the coin in his hand. threw It out ~ AZ
open window, ami. turning. wrigyici
himself slowly hack 10 work
Il went 10 tLe nianagers olice mes
morning q say gloiiiy. I'll The eofrs
Of our chat referred to thc iuellen
and reumrked that | didn't believe h
!, had heard the last from the hunchbac.
lie simply smiled ami said, Lets hav
look lit tire stone hy morning light
A clerk went to fetch it from SAT
filed with small till boxes. but aftC
. some delay returned white aud filgh
!, cned. and whispered To the manager
Gone" lie cried. jumping from Ii
! chair lie caught box from the cler
), and enpticd the contents on his desk
. slip Of paper aud a half soyereig
: Who put it away and locked the sa
!. last night? Your And you are sui
the diamond was therct Then ho'
under heaven, came this coin In !
4 place this morning? And it's the yei
\, ore I gave that black deyil reneI
!, Der this nick Learn just who III
I passed the gate since shutdown, ANA |
no one, white or black. pass OF no pas
4 20 in or out till further orders fro
: me.
1--WE shall find It all right befo
Z shutdown, be remarked cheerfully, no
4 ding and smiling to me by way Of L
\. cusc me-. please. important bushes
"A as he hurried out TO set Il search
n motion, lie wholly overlooked the III
4. flat Ills order made me d prison.
- but anticipated an interesting sho
- and Il would have required stro
hint 10 get rid Of the