The Washington times., 1906-11-18

Sec.
I'm go with you at once. said
Gerry.
~Taay are corning this way, TGlz."
said Coleman. as the two men ap-
preached
$50 Z 500. Jimmie
"Na1w taome
cone oab-gouur Drmorc- Ills
father Is ON my IsL or cusals.r
E.Fa did not so much es Elnce up
wEsH tho -ra men dI,u near. yer
-elmorc at once said .auiH5rlE.
"H5w are you Ng. E..Ia hope
we dan.t muuae- j wish fo Introduce
u friend of mime. AR. Ial5o, Gerry.
lie Eas just returned from "a three
ycar -aunt abroad. ana wish you lu
HllW nlm-
Boyd dropping lids were raised alla
lud.. lt Interest. ger a.5 SAFE i -atea
oddly la. "a l-,-ueul .Iau SEER. tac=.
lie laid aside Isis .aI.H-s. H-.l LIa
Ie.aAtaz ,a sa---.. -.a ...a.-l-l u-z
hand
pleased to know yel. .Ir Gerry"
said De- 81 saw y9u la A--..rs lW0
EetIs ago las- thursday
Gerry zlaI-tu zazD..y, -.ea .aa-H-a
"ht,a I,aly 44I. boyd ae e2-
claimed -.-L4is cur.o-a. .,-.Las=
4 Was lu A.z..rs .tuou. l-4... ,.--v-
AT IIec.-s4s ,u.,l ,tl4e, -.ii. ,.-iIy,
smiled 4-u!G %. 30 MAS ,ur.- =e.-.-.z su
antique 1le-rlsa 1-..-ll,-4l, t.1-cu 1
NL--e- u. ..-4 .u AIS cu--------- OD-
served y0a ou.y 10y cuaAee,
-'se Ell. WeL. .Ju mls- nave uu eX-
--uenL memory, Nlr- Loyd, 10 nave re-
-aAeJ the date so readlly.'
"Iole-a1-y soou, yes What's. the
news, UtlmoIe.
And eDA boyd bowed ana smiled TO
The one. turned c-uveu--9uaLy 10 the
oJher ana lleA re.alsed lulo his for
mer indifference m-eu IS ii tle episode
had ended
'NoMns .-~, Loy4. replied Del
more. 10y Jae Way Gerry. .ess SIS
.-laI stone s..- ASA ---- luyl .
opinion oI it,
Delighted, a4 sure, e..-u Gerry,
Lasteulaz JI produce tue Wal uL cot
-ou.
Have IeoE at this. Ar Boyd, VIII
you. You axe said 10 1e "a judge
aL such things. and We'd like To
snow what you u-4-e uf it. 4 c-sI H. q
diamond. and very s9od one.
E--N LJA- a.--4-u- lau JrEu-rC-
gem auG ~-a4-el 3D. -sr several mo-
Myul- m tae palm .t 4.s a4ud. Pres
entity Ae lsJAe4 -u .ad salIs
"N,-s-e al. .-- get --is stone. SIR
Gerrye
Gerry ,o.ore4 deeply, yleu covered
his NOM, nltry embarrassment WIJA
laugh
-o-L to tell the tratH. Ar Boyd.
I loau-d au acquaintance 81. l-zL
Might and accepted taa- stone as coll
lEJer8.'
~He uas Bit hard u3. ele- sIuued
Boyd, with sharper STINT ia A.s
lifted eyes.
80 il appeared
''A friend of yoursgf
"WeI-uo-uol exactly" faItered
Gerry. Merely am acquaintance"
"Beau i1uE acquainted with aimer
Gerry laughed again, rather laf
learteiIg.
.'As I'll matter OF fact. Hr. Boyd. 1
never --W him until last evening""
said ha. 'T ran across Liu while 5o-
ing tire town in rather raEisl fI-1-
ion. ana we travelled ID hir lu company
Incidentally he complained OF b.lus
temporarily strapped and / made him
The Joan mentioned"
Naturally yoa learned his namee"
"Ihe rame he save me. in return tur
-uv card. was Peterson. Yet i cannot
says.t was reliable. nor where he now
may be found.
"Taat is very much % he regretted "
said Fu2 %. with curious intonari1a.
"Whv so, sir2 is there amy doubt
about the stune2'
Boyd rolled the gIisteriuE bau1Ie
across the dama=k table toward his
qGesr.oLer-
THE stone is a production of art.
Mr. Garry, not of nature said Le.
with quiet significance. 1T is one of
the best artificial diamonds I ever
saw"
.-Ar1ldcial.'
"Preclselg- Yet il is go good hat it
mIsht deceive even "a pracu.ed eye.
AS i remarked, Air. Gerry it is much
Cd be regretted THAT you cannot locate
your friend of last evening. Should
10u asail encounter him. i wOuIT
suggest that yoI have him detained
uy ta- police.
"IH ao ,sat. at Ieazt," exclaimed
Gerry. quite red ANA heated. Come.
Deluars. feel The need OF sr-ug-
Ial- WIN EaI john us- Ll.. Eagd-
81 tliEk not NOW. ta1uk Esu." said
Boyd smiling. Some other time. If
aela-FHle 20 EcI.'
"CHamed at amy time. j assure
y5a."
Boyd eaz.d after Tho two men as
ta-s -.tl tae room. only his eyes be-
uaseI h.- #iasera5 interest. Tucv
E.I aHen aa a eI.au Hike tHat Ie-
far,eI from q polished blade ln the
maoaIeHt PEes,atls he JrrH oul
leather uots.asE, ANA with HeaeU
-a-leG down tae name Of Air. Talbot
Gerry.
'NFlat do you make of that Felix2"
lrauisa3 Coleman .uiously.
EoyI shook his head significantly.
"lL is another OF those paste 5ia-
m-uds. Jimmie Of which 7 told yO1."
De replied 'This IS the second I have
sean get ] plainly could have learned
uo more than before c51-a-uilg the
mak7r Ika must DE fouud-oc8ted-
amaihdated, Ilz art is dangerous.
His skin IS q menace. such limitations
tnra1teu the financial safety of every
jeWelry dealer iu the country. IL not
in the world. 7 aEaiu must warn my
clients I'm that line OF the existence of
these remarkable couutarfeits Are You