Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-30
By LOUIS TRACY.

was dour and stubborn nature though
hardly nodded as vet in rigid lines He
threw back his head and frightened his
lips. He would cling to his anonymity
to the bitter end, no mtater what the
| cost. But he would not lie. Never
again would he condescent to adopt o
subterfuge.
Philip Morland," began the magis-
trate.
My name is not Philip Morland," in
terrupted the boy
"Then what is your name?'
Il Will not tell you, sir. | mean no
dlsrespect, but the fact that am treated
as criminal merely because | wish to
dispose of my property warns me of what
| may expect if | state publicly who l
am and where l live"
For the first time the magistrate heard
the correct and -modulated flow of
Philips speech. If anything, it made
more dense the mast through which he
was trying to grope his way.
What do you Mean" he asked.
Il mean that if | state who | am. l
will be robbed and swindled by all with
whom l come in contact | have starved,
have been beaten, for trying to earn
| a living was struck last night for saw
ing girls life. l was arrested and
dragged through the streets, handcuffed.
this morning, because l went openly to a
dealer to sell a portion-to sell some of
my diamonds. | will take no more risks.
You may imprison me- but you cannot
force me to speak. If you are fair
man, you will give me back my diamonds
and let me 60 free"
This outburst fairly electrified the
court. Philip could not have adopted a
more domineering tone were he the gov
ernor of the Bank of England charged
! with passing a counterfeit half-crown.
| The magistrate was as surprised as any.
Il do not wish to argue with you" he
said, quietly; nor do l expect you to
commit yourself Al any way But you
must surely see that for poverty
stricken boy to be found in possession of
gems of great marketable value is a cir
cumstance that demands inquiry however
honest and-eT>-well bred you may be-
The only witness against me has said
that the diamonds could not have been
stolen cried Philip, now thoroughly
aroused, and ready for any war of wits.
Quite true The inference is that you
have discovered a meteoric deposit of
diamonds"
4 have. Some-not all-are before
you"
a tremor shook the court. Isaacstein
| swallowed something. and his head sank
more deeply below his shoulders.
Then | take it that YOU will not in
form me of the locality Of this deposit ~
Yes"
"And you think that by disclosing your
name and address you will reveal that
locality? %
Philip grew red.
rs it fair" he said, with curious
| iciness in his tone, that man of your
age should use his position and knowl-
edge to try and trip boy who is brought
| before you on a false charger"
| 1t was the magistrates turn to look
! slightly confused. There Was some asper-
| ity in his reply.
| 81 am not endeavoring to trip you. but
rather to help you to free yourself from
q difficult position. However, do I I'M
derstand that you refuse to answer any
questions"
Il do" The young voice rang through
the building with an amazing tierceness.
| Mr.. Abingdon bent over the big book
| in front of him and scrubbed something.
demanded for week." he muttered
Downstairs" growled the court jailer,
and Philip disappeared from sight. The
magistrate was left gazing at the packet
of diamonds, and he called Isaacstein,
the clerk of the court, and two police in
| spectors into his private Office for a con-
sultation.
| Meanwhile London was placarded with
| Philips adventures that Saturday even
ing. Contents bills ho%led in their black
est and biggest type, newsyenders bawled
| themselves hoarse over this latest sensa-
! ton. journalistic ferrets combined theory
and Imagination in the effort to spin out
more copy" Scotland Yard set its keen
| est detectives at work to reveal the secret
of Philips identity, while Isaacstein,
acting on the magistrates instructions,
wrote to every possible source of infor-
nation in the effort to obtain some clue
| as to recent meteoric showers
No one thought of connecting the great
storm with the Diamond Mystery"
Meteors usually fall from a clear sky.
and are in no way affected by atmos-
pheric disturbances. their normal habitat
being far beyond the influence of the
earth's envelope of air.
| And so the hunt for the meteor" com
menccd and was kept up with zest for
many days. Have you found it," be-
came the stock question of the humorist,
and might be addressed with IMMUNITY
to any stranger, particularly if the
stranger were nice-looking girl No
one answered WHAT" because of the
weird replies that were forthcoming
The police failed utterly in their efforts
to discover Philips identity or residence
Johnson's News, Mile End road, might
a. well be in Timbuctoo for all the rela-
ton it bore to Ludgate Hill or Hatton
Garden. An East End policeman might
have recognized Philip had he seen. him
but the official description OF his clothing
and personal appearance applied to- thou
sands OF hobbedehoys in every district
Of London.
Two persons among the six millions of
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