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THE GREEN
DIAMOND

it all. If could have got the diamond.
as have said / would have made IT
my own. But Pritchard got IL. and I
couldn't find Pritchard. 1 was follow
ing the bottles just as you were, and
when 1 heard Of that murder, l saw the
meaning of it-guessed IL, If you like:
at any rate, / knew that Pritchard had
got the stone. But 1t was Mehta Singh
who found Pritchard-through Jatterii.
almost by chance. 1 believe. He man.
aged to set artful inquiries going In the
indian colony-it's small one, all in
touch together-and he found that this
fellow Jatterji was actually lodging ir,
the same house as Pritchard Well. he
told me, and he made his own plans.
But just about that time 1 discovered
the whereabouts of another magnum-
the one your friend Merrick has-and.
as even Mehta Singh had no occasion
to waste murder, he arranged with
Jatterji to test the off-chance thus Of
ferred as well, before making the def
mite plunge on what / felt to be the
moral certainty of Pritchard. What
happened you know well enough.
Mehta Singh got the diamond. But I
tell you i had nothing to do with
Mehta Singh's crime| was many miles
away at the time-I arranged to be
and can prove 1t. had nothing to do
with it-planning or execution"
Nothing except to take the profits?"
That, of course, If could get them."
replied the unabashed Hahn. why
not? Moreover, I have another card
with the police. Not only was / far
away when the crime was committed.
not only did 1 have nothing to do with
1t, but / took steps to have the murder
ers arrested; gave the police informa-
ton. which again I can prove"
How prove It? BY describing your
letter of information?"
quite right"
"A note built out of capital letters
cut from newspaper? In an envelope
addreshed In the same way?"
Hahn started slightly.
"Oh, you know 1t, do you?" he said.
well. yes-that was It."
Hahn, you grow bigger scoundrel
with every sentence"
Tut, tut! what does IT matter?
Mehta Singh had done his work. and he
could be dispensed with; safer out of
the way. / am putting my cards on the
table. tell you. There is nobody here
but you, and that doesn't matter. You
are my partner, or will be-for you'll
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-12
Napoleon Ronaparte

The greatest warrior of modern
times, Napoleon Bonaparte, was a Cor
sican by birth. At the age of ten years
he was sent to the military school at
Brienne. At the age OF twenty-seven,
he was made commander Of the French
army. He conquered the Mamelukes,
took Cairo and the Delta. While carry
ing on the war he heard about the
misconduct Of the Directory at home,
and with some Of his army, he left for
France. On reaching home. he abol-
ished the Directorate and formed the
Consulship and had himself named
First Consul. After that he thought
or assuming the title of Emperor. This
dignity offered him, he did not refuse.
coalition was formed by the leading
powers of Europe. but they were beat
en- by the French under the command
of Napoleon. Four more coalitions
were formed. Against the first two,
the French defeated the allied troops.
But the last two were disastrous for
Napoleon for he was beaten at sew
eral places with great slaughter. The
last of these coalitions sealed his fate
at the battle OF Waterloo where We'll
lington and Blucher defeated him with
a loss Of forty thousand Napoleon
was then banished to st. Helena where
he died In 1921 at the age of fifty-two.
Stanley Kuzynkowski,
2s6 Burgess street: Cretin high school,
grade first commercial; age 16 years.
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bic struggle; but the policeman from
the corner reached the spot in a few
strides, and Hahn struggled no more.
This man is Hahn" said Crook;
wanted In connection with the Red
way street murder. You know the
name, don't you?"
The constable had read the name in
the Police Gazette only that morning,
and he scented credit for an important
arrest You'd best come quiet" he
said, "and remember anything you say
will"
The man never finished the sentence.
Crook felt a violent drive at his side,
and, as he recovered, he turned and
saw Hahn fall forward groaning in the
policeman's arms; and, even as he fell,
Mehta Singh stabbed again twice, with
lightning strokes, under the left arm.
Then Mehta Singh, hatless, eyes and
nostrils wide with rage, flung down his
long knife and stepped back. Crook
ran at him and seized him with both
hands. AT the clasp the Indian gave
one angry wrench and then stood still.
"All right he said, "all right" with
the short clipped accent Of a foreigner
who has learned a phrase or two by ear
alone. And, as he spoke, his disen-
gagged hand passed across his lips
twice, forward and back. But he made
no other sign
People came running, and more po-
licemen. Hahn was stretched, pale
and dripping, on the pavement. and a
doctor was dragged hurriedly from
within the hotel. The doctor ripped
open the PROSTATE mans waistcoat, and
called for wet cloths; but he looked up
at the policeman and shook his head.
For lung and heart were pierced, and
Hahn lay dying.
Mehta Singh, pushed to and fro be-
tween two policemen, swung uDresist-
ingly. and slowly grew pale and sweaty.
His legs failed. and. before four
wheeled cab could come, he, too, was
laid on the paving stones. And then,
Crook, at first puzzled, remembered
how the Indians hand had passed
across his lips twice. forward and
back And at once 1t struck Crook that
he should have known that a man OF
his race would almost certainly have
made preparation to forestall the igno-
miny of death by hanging Which, In
fact. Mehta Singh had done most ef-
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fectually; for both he and his victim
were carried away dead.
Jatterji was not to be seen, either then
or later. He had fed, doubtless, at the
first sign of Mehta Singh's attack.
That attack was not difficult to under
stand. He had dogged Hahn for three
days, and now he saw his prey, dia-
mond and all, on the point of being
snatched from his grasp by arrest. He
had lost the diamond, but he could still
take his revenge; and he took 1t.
1t cost Sergeant Wickes some little
trouble, and it took some little time, to
discover Hahn's late lodgings. They
were found at last, however-in quiet
turning out of Baker street. He had
called himself Turner there also, 1t ap-
peared. But at that point Wickes' sue
cess came to a singularly complete
stop; for not one trace Of the Green
Eye Of Goona was he able to discover.
Where Hahn had actually hidden that
extraordinary gem; whether or not it.
still lies there; or. If not, who has it;
are mysteries as yet wholly unpene-
trated. Certainly not for lack of search
In the house near Baker street, for in
deed that respectable structure was
almost pulled to pieces by Wickes' en-
ergetic assistants. But hidden or lost,
found or not, nobody knows where now
Goona still lacks the pride Of his treas@
ure house.
Mr.. Merrick was among those who
were most energetic in the search for
the lost jewel, and l believe he still
harbors designs Of buying up the entire
street in which Hahn's lodgings stood.
pulling it down, and analyZing every
brick. Be that as 1t may, it is certain
that his immediate excitement at the
fratn 80 t%rrn IL
terview with Harvey Crook on a matter
wholly unconnected with the Green
Eye Of Goona; and that the interview
ended in perfectly satisfactory man.
ner and earned Lyman w. Merrick sew
eral kisses from his daughter Daisy.
After which Mr. Merrick turned to
Harvey Crook, and said: well, my
boy, there's that last magnum OF Tokay
lying in the middle of my biggest
trunk. and 1t seems to me that this Is
about the right occasion to open it,"
(The End)
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gone. and then, plainly with an effort,
he spoke.
I've come" he said, ito make an
an arrangement. Let us settle this
matter between u.s."
What matter is this?"
Hahn made a faint gesture of impa-
tience.
We needn't waste time" he said.
You know what I mean. The green
diamond-the Eye. We've both been
after it, and I've got it. But Pm going
to share with you-fairly."
Have you got 1t here?"
No; but / know where 1t can be got
YOU can get 1t. FL trust your honor, IL
you'll give me your word. And Wen
share"
Why are you willing to share?"
simple enough reason. I'm in trou-
Die, and l want a partner. And SO I'll
share"
In In trouble with the police?"
The police? No, of course not Not
the police"
Then you will be presently. They
are after you. They are after yeu and
Mehta Singh and Jatterji. For muir
deri"
Hahn made another faint sweep of
the hand, and sat down. That's moth
Ing" he said. I've made provision for
all thet-I can't be touched. So far
from it, indeed, that I half thought of
going straight to the police myself to
get out of my trouble; but prefer to
give you share, and you shall have It;
half OF what We can make OF the Green
Eye. Come. again I say we mustn't
waste time, and to show I mean what
say, I'll put every card / have on the
table, openly. The diamond came over
you know how, in the Tokay. The
vine was dispersed-never mind about
details now. The magnum with the
stone In 1t went to the old man Clifton.
and he found the diamond when he
opened the bottle. He must have
shown 1t to Pritchard-probably talked
about it-aDd the result was that
Pritchard killed him to get 1t. That
you know about. Mehta Singh was
with me in the business-that you must
have guessed before this. He got the
diamond, though the contrivance was
mine-that and the plan for getting II
to England without risk to ourselves.
Mehta Singh came over with me; but,
IL could have got the diamond for
myself, OF course, would have left him
in the lurch. You remember, don't you,
that 1 offered to divide with you before
when you told. me you had sold the
bottles, and / thought you had the
stone?"
Il do remember, quite we'll A very
pleasant scoundrel you are, too, my re-
spectacle Hahn, even by your own
showing"
Hahn shook his head and his hand
again impatiently. Never mind about
all that he said. "Scoundrel, rascal,
anything you please. This is business
I'm talking, and, to put my cards on the
table, as / said would, must tell you
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A Lost Opportunity

On corner Of a main street in a
large city stood two newsboys, each
trying to out-yell each other in calling
about recent accident. While they
were thus engaged an old Gentleman
In stepping from a street-car near by
dropped one of his many bundles and
could not pick 1t up for fear of drop
ping the rest. Both boys noticed this
and one Immediately ran to the old
mans assistance while the other stood
behind saying there was nothing in
it." The old man appreciated the kind
ness shown him by the boy and gener-
ously gave him a quarter. While this
was taking place the other boy was
delighted to sell a paper during his
rivals absence. However on compar-
ing their sums that night as was their
usual custom the former boy found
that his act of kindness had placed
him just twenty-four cents I'm advance
Of his competitor. Marie Dwyer.
240 Western avenue south; Monroe
school, grade A sixth; age IL years.
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now 1 feel about run down; and. be-
sides, the money 1 had about me is
nearly gone. So I've made up my mind
to sacrifice half, and to take you for
partner; so my misfortune's your luck.
AS / said, / half thought OF going TO
the police, seeing how safe I've made
myself, but / don't want to risk their
turning over everything. where I'm
staying. and, perhaps, coming on the
diamond. That would need a deal Of
explanation, you see. So on the whole.
I'm going to let you have half, and
we'll do il like this, and put Mehta
Singh safely into the hands OF the po-
lice at the same time. First of all. I'll
remain here while you go off to where
I've been staying, and get the diamond.
See?"
Look here, Mr.. Hahn" said Crook,
standing before him with his hands in
his pockets: II think I've heard about
enough of your condolences, and don't
want any more. I'll make no such ar
rangement as you seem to expect"
What? Won't you? What? Not
take half? How much do you want.
then?"
Il want none at all. incomprehensible
as II may seem to you. You may
But it's straight, tell you! Really,
it's straight You shall hold the stone
yourself all the time-Pn trust you. II
you don't trust me. Well go to Hol-
land together. and"
mo. no. we won't" Crook interrupt
ed. 'Tll have nothing to do with the
business, tell you; not If you give me
the whole diamond twice over. Now,
see here. You've come here and made
yourself my guest, though you weren't
asked, and you've made me your con-
idant, though didn't want that. either.
But as 1t stands. you've taken me into
your confidence, and, though you. are a
repulsively foul rascal, sha'n't betray
that confidence Of my own motion.
Understand, I'll have nothing whatever
to do with you or the diamond you
have stolen, and I recommend you
strongly to go to the police before they
come to you. Now, here's your choice.
Come voluntarily to the nearest police
station with me, in which case 1 will
pledge myself to do nothing but see you
safely there. and leave you to tell your
own tale; or sit where you are, and
will send for the police and have you
arrested-you and your Indian friends
together. Now which will you do?"
Hahn was astonished, wholly lacking
comprehension Of any man VINO would
refuse such an offer as he had made
But he understood well enough that
Crook meant what he said, and pres
emily, after a sullen pause, he rose,
heavily.
"Very WELL" he said. 'If that's how
you put II, I'll come. I'm safe enough.
anyway, and I simply go with informa-
ton of those two fellows"
They went down stairs together, and
at the door Crook hailed distant cab.
But now Hahn, standing moodily and
suspiciously by his side. changed his
mind.
Il won't go with you." he said. why
should 1? I'll go my own way; you go
yours"
He turned way, but instantly Crook
sprang after him and seized his arm-
mo-" Crook said, that's not so easily
done You know my conditions Por-
ter, bring that policeman"
Hahn made the beginnings Of q fee
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-12
Cluster Brown and His Piar

About Thanksgiving time, 1 went to
visit on farm. where they had six
little white pigs ten days old. When T
came home they gave me one. We
named him Tommy. He was so young
that We had to feed him from a bottle
and nipple. six times day. He got so
tame he followed us all over the house.
but Mother thought that was too much,
so we built him a pen around the
radiator in the kitchen, because he
liked to, stay there. One bright day
papa took some pictures of the pig and
my little brother. We named 1t Buster
Brown and his pig" After a few days
we put him down in the basement but
one morning papa came up and said
the pig was sick. We brought him up
and did all we could for him, but he
died that night.
katherine Sackett Broun,
4O9 Jackson street, Mankato, Minn.g
Normal school, fourth grade; age
10 years.
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Our Experience With a snak.

Last summer, as my friend and
were picking hazel nuts, we came upon
an old rotten log. For some reason my
friend kicked 1t. / noticed he turned
pale and stood very still. / went and
snake coiled up, with its head up In
the air and making a kissing noise
We both started to run and the snake
followed. When We came to a tree we
both climbed up. The snake could not
climb, but seemed very angry. My
friend succeeded in breaking a branch
from the tree We went down and,
after striking the snake on the head
several times, killed 1t. 1t was many
colors and was about four feet long.
After that We went around the old
rotten logs and did not kick them.
Roland Costerhout.
327 East Eighth street; Franklin
school, grade A sixth; age 13 years.
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accept my offer, Of course. 1 arranged
for an empty house in which Mehta
Singh and Jatterji could hide, and in
which they could be taken by the po-
lice-after had got the diamond from
Mehta Singh, of course"
"Ohl you did that before you sent
your precious printed and pasted let
ter, then?"
"Of course That was the proper
way. you see."
And how did you get the diamond ?"
Simple strategem. You remember
that when 1t originally vanished from
the rajahs tent, a neat imitation took
full on some later occasion, as ii has
its place? Well, / had had that pre-
pared beforehand. But 1 had another
made also. Mehta Singh didn't know
that. but thought it might prove use
done. / had a telegram from him while
/ was away-a telegram can be dropped
into letter box, you know, at the cost
Of little delay, and nobody can iden-
tify the sender. Well, 1 came up and
wenteto the old house at Lambeth. in
the evening, and there, in the dark, the
simplest possible bit of sleight- Of hand
did the trick. Mehta Singh produced
the diamond, and he thought he got 1t
back; but what he got was the other
thing. left him and sent TO the police
the little note that you know of. 1t
might have turned out inconvenient,
after all, IL things had gone well. to
have my writing recognized, so / used
the printed letters.
But things didn't go.quite as well as
they might have done. Mehta Singh
must have discovered what had hap
pened very early the next morning
For when I went that morning to Liv-
erpool street TO get my ticket for Hol
land and to see when my train would
start, there were Mehta Singh and Jat-
terji waiting for me in the booking
officei It must have been Jatterji who
advised that move. He would know
that Holland would be the place any
body I'm Europe would make for with a
stolen diamond to deal with. he
knows European ways thoroughly, and
though / believe he's been acting in
mere terror of Mehta Singh all along,
he wasn't so frightened as to forget
that.
well. that was three days ago,
Crook-three days ago exactly. now;
and from that moment they have never
left me. day or night. They are watch
ing for me now, somewhere outside.
VIII you send for drop OF brandy.
Crook? / am nearly breaking down"
Crook sent for the brandy and
watched Hahn take II at gulp. Then
the tale went on.
'T wouldn't go back to where / was
staying." Hahn said, because the stone
is there-hidden i had no luggage
with me when / went to Liverpool
street. and / believe that is why
haven't been murdered yet. Mehta
Singh wants to get me with all my
movables together, so as to be sure Of
getting the stone / know where the
diamond is, but it's death for me to
get II. Crook. 1t has been awful Three
days ana nights have l been dogged
and watched everywhere. and don't
believe they've slept onceZI haven't,
though I've taken beds at lodging
houses. just as / stand I've tried all
sorts of dodges-hansoms. offices with
doors at the back, everything : but
they've stuck to me through 1t all, and
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-12
Her Mistake

A grocer had just opened his store
one morning, when woman rushed in
with her sleeves rolled up, a bar of
soap in her hand and an angry look on
her face.
Here is the SOAP" she cried, that is
supposed to wash so good, and have
been scrubbing all morning and haven't
got a bit of suds out of it,
You must be mistaken" he replied,
for l distinctly remember giving your
son bar of soap and a pound of
cheese. But look; that is the cheese
in your hand!"
Then it is no wonder" she exclaim-
ed, that the Welsh rarebit made me
SO sick last night, and that my clothes
are not washed yet"
Grace Donohue.
453 Selby avenue; st. Joseph's acad-
emy; age 13 years.
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SECOND PRIZE
A Trip to Colorado

Two years ago / went with my moth
er on a trip to Colorado. We left Kan
sas City at 6 o'clock Sunday evening.
The next morning We were on a large
prairie in western Kansas. / looked
from the car window and saw hun
dreds or prairie dogs on the plains.
They would stand on their hind legs,
look at the train for a few minutes, and
then dart back into their holes. AS
We approached the Colorado line I be-
gan to look for the mountains Finally.
when we were about 100 miles from
the mountains, we saw them i'm the dis
tance like a lot of clouds banked
against the western horizon. I STAYED
in Colorado four weeks. The night be-
fore we starred home there was a heavy
rain. The next morning, the 18th of
July, Pixies peak was covered with
snow. -Edyth Moore.
ESQ East University avenue; Franklin
school, grade A fourth; age 10 years.
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A New Years Resolution

Tom was a bootblack. He was about
as lazy a boy as one could find. Hav-
ing no great love for work. he hung
about the corners muttering some
thing about his luck" At last, a gem
teman did come up and ask Tom for
a shine" The boy went at his work
with evident reluctance. The gentle
man put his hand into his pocket alb
sent mindedly and threw the first coin
he found to the bootblack; then. hur-
ried to his place of business. Tom
picked the coin up and found it was
five dollar gold piece. No thought of
returning ii entered his mind. After a
few minutes, however, the man re-
turned and said: Give me that five
dollar gold piece. Had you hurried
after me to return it, would have al
lowed you to keep it; but for your
dishonesty, 1 will give you nothing at
all" Tom resolved then and there that
Honesty is the best policy and to
act accordingly throughout the re-
mainder of his life.
Charles G. O'Grady.
$40 Carroll street; Cretin school, grade
first commercial; age Is years.
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Think Before You Speak

Two lads, an elder and a younger.
were walking along one day, when
the elder found a nut, which he agreed
to divide with his younger friend, and
accordingly asked him how much he
wanted. The younger promptly made
answer, 'the outside" OF course the
elder had no objection to that, and
gave him the shell willingly. Then
first did the little lad notice his mis-
take. They walked on, and came to a
plum tree, under which was lying a
large ripe plum. The elder boy found
it, and again offered a generous share
to his friend. This time the little fell
low thought to himself, Now I'm go
ing to be smart" and he chose 1.-The
inside" The result of his choice may
easily be seen. This shows that ex-
perience is only, then, useful when we
can employ it with judgment.
Anna Trieloff.
Carver, Mimi; grade seven.
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Jack and Jill

My twin brother and have two
spring kittens who seem more playful
than any two kittens / ever saw cut
ting up most comical capers. One of
their funniest games is with a big pa
per sack rolling over and over Jack
gets up in the sink and sits down In
the water and when I turn the water
on you ought to see him hike. We also
have an older cat whose nose is quite
out Of joint by the attention paid the
little ones. Stewart Brightman,
466 Wheeler avenue, Merriam Park;
Longfellow school; age years.