The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-23
WITHOUT A
HISTORY"
By WILLARD FRENCH
awNyAsNsT the bride beauty.
w Really. old man, ] could
not say. for l didn't look
By WILLARD FRENCH
csp. rIsA.. las. By 5. $. Meolurs %.

We Really. old man, could
not say, for | didn't look
at Der n MI.
sWhf. Jack When you We're pre-
sented you fairly glared"
.'optical Illusion. Rob. for as raised
my eyes 10 her face they stuck on the
blue diamond she wore and never got
farther
Jack. otherwise the celebrated Afri-
can explorer. Colonel John Richmond,
while suffering brief soJourn in Lon
dor, had been dragged BY friend 70
tac reception Of the fast Anglo Ameri-
can alliance. They were now recuper-
atIng at the club.
@Since you're SO much more inter
ested in the diamond than the bride"
the friend remarked, Il give you a bit
of gossip Us To how it came where you
could see It. Ny lady's father. as you
tnow. Is an unlimited millionaire y
bagatelle of ten millions went with her
rs apology for COVER and papa
thought lie ought to do some tribe By
wav If wedding gift besides. The Hope
diamond had just emerged from the
vaults and gone to America. Raalor
said II had been purchased by papa,
but gossip says be only proposed 10
purchase 1t when his baby girl de
clarcd she'd none Of 1t crlngel Owe It's
h.story. No 70, papa don't give me
tic Iyppe. Give me something free and
elaan from III tory. blood stains and
tragedy
..Btt pa,a /, ] s his heart ~ hay
;nr liz g.ft 4 h,re disioad, Presto.
I'LL N.ls og II AsssteTla ti with
ISiiate.,eg ssgeat aad two ~ tie acst
dienacsd ex;ses.s ii the king o.n. The
result? Tie dsass9nsl which prevented
rot4r seeing the lrile-a diamond
right from the mines ana the cutters.
which her grace can wear knowing
that no other grace or disgrace ever
contaminated II, that Il has no history
but What she makes for lt-"
wherein she was right, said
Calonei Richmond, stroklng his mus
fache. IA diamond without history.
blood stain Or tragedy Is the only one
for such resting place felt that
same aihorrenee for i diamond once
Inyself--a magnificent stone. presented
ii, Isc. but refused n, simply because
there was 100 sniscii blood and tragedy
ill lts History
Good heavens, Jack. Who'd ever
credit yon with setltiments How dbl
ii coslle alsoutf'
ssSimply enough iii q way, old man.
Twas III Kimberley. preparing for the
triS,I made uorthto the Milo. Rhodes
was Interested Iii 1t and introduced me
to the manager OF Tie mines Which
resulted III my inspecting tllem IN
that vast labyrinth or tunnels and gal
lcries, Tua to 1000 feet under ground
fti ARMY of blacks and n rssilneit VI
white men work llke demons night amt
das a. lie the destiny Of the work
llnng upon henumbcr Of fitting truck
they filed with blue ana sent slginf
down the inclined tracks, from ever.
direction. toward tie main shaft
4sWhere several working galleries
mat d main tunnel a chamber is OK
cnysh ed, lighted BY electricity. supplies
With water for the miners and oecu
pied bystwo white Ineu-one to sigma
gallery when tile way IA clear f0I
tic trucks 1t has filed, the other Il
tally them az they come ont In TIL
working galleries the only lights ar
tapefs. fixcsl Oh wires, stuck into tia
wool Of the black miners They dane
about like shooting stars, these ltth
taper lights down the dark passages
The heat was terrific, sitting, but
was intensely interesting
"'rhey used small charges Of dEns
mite to help their picks audi set Dir
blast while was In d gallery watchin
d gang u eight or ten under a natis
huuchback. A sharp gust swept ont {
the tunnel with the blast und as qulcl
III back again, blowing out every tape
but they we're used to II and had the
lighted again IN an Instant all 81
three Of the fellows, who 10y uncol
scious directly under fssure In Il
roof opened DIV the dynamite.
nThcy we're simply stunned ali
MQAtl #kStuNti IA - AhbtllIAt, buti " ~
the first light the hunchback saw som
thing. He stood on one Of the bodi,
to reach 1t. but the opening was t,
marrow for his hand. He caught a ba
thrust 1t In and pulled till huge inu
cles bulged all over him Suddenly
ton or more of solid blue clay fen !
the three unconscious men. crushll
the life out of them; bit the rest III
Ill time to care They began filling /
nearest truck, while the hunehba
scrambled Iii the mass on hands a
knees, pulled out Something the size
d hens egg and started down the ira
toward the lighted chamber.
After the sickening sight had
degire to stay longer ana followed Ii
ant. Against the light his crool
body seemed 10 wriggic more u
walk. As he reached the supervisor
truck shot past ~ through the chs
Hui with two dead bodies thrown
TOP. The hunclibuck glanced tow
them and muttcred Another to col
They are the price Of this