Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-05
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CHAPTER AT Johnson's News. a
slum in London. Philip Arson, n well
reared boy OF about fifteen. loses his
mother, the only relative, SO far as he
knows that he has in the world. He
finds a package of letters many OF
them from a Sir Philip Morland. refus-
ing aid to Mrs. Arson. Mrs. Arson
was n Miss Morland and was thought
by her relatives to have married be-
meath her station.
CHAPTER I1--Durlng n great storm
Philip saves n little girl. addressed as
Elf. from being crushed byN carriage.
In his -qualid apartments Philip, sick
of the outlook and discouraged, is
about to hang himself when n huge
meteor falls in the courtyard. Philip.
sympathetic and imaginative. regards
1t as a message from his mother in
heaven.
CHAPTER 1II-with some frag-
n1cnts Of tho meteor Philip goes to
jcwcler. He is told that they ere dia-
monds and is referred 70 1saacstcin e.
Co, London's largest dealers In dia-
mords.
CHAPTER TV-Tsaacstcin is astound
81 by the gems Thilip shows him and
las tho boz arrested
CHAPTER V--1saacstc'n explains In
court that the gems are doubtless Of
.cccnt n,ctcoric origin.
CHAPTER VI-Trc VIE If Sir Phil
- MorlaNd roads in the papers about
Philip ard his marvellous diamonds and
sends 10 Johusou's News to inquire
about him. She lcarns nothing Philip
Is dismissed from custody
CHAPTER N1I-Fhilip agrees to sup
Ply Isaacstcin witE a quarter of
million pounds sterling worth of dia-
monds each year for many years.
CHAPTERS VIII & IN-At Johnson's
News while Philip is preparing to re-
move the rest Of his diamonds, he de-
'fcts an intruder who' with the assist
=, ,oted or,n,inal nnmcd 1oc,v Ma.
son phiIi, removes hts diamonds for
ever from Johnson's News.
CHAPTERS X, NJ & NII--Isaacstein
gells thirty Of Philips diamonds for
$4,000.
CHAPTER Nlll-I'n years later
"heh Jo'kN Mason gers out OIL prs
wi" ne we wa ''''',e
-, 49,, ,,,,,,,
CuApTrp x1vp,i,to roeoros
virl from Insult ot the hands Of two
men. one Of whom is Victor Grenier.
an cx-fcllow convict of Jocky Mason.
CHAPTERS Nv & NN1--The girl
rescued by Philip is Miss Atherley,
IN opera singer who proves to be the
Ell OF FhiilpS adventure or many
years p'iore' 'I'"l'r coInP""io" was
CI.1,rrp x,-,r p,uin rooo,,.oe
,attou ta,,I,e. w., ,,,a, O.. p,,,ltr No.
land is DYING and borrinr him to
come. A man calling himself "Dr
Williams" meets Philip at the depot
and escorts him to the house.
CHATTER NVIII
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roundineg IN tbis ,,oird dr,aIIino rora
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,,rora an hfs r,oo h,Irtine, HE roso nd
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h,+ hi. hands - NOT bie avs ,,..,o
froo and u,i,h tho ireti,ct ~ sale rras.
o.,,atio, tl,o+ rarIo.o, oil othar sar.o
tiorv in ,,nn,anI, Of extrano n.ril no
strova vali,ntl,. to rico
Rut ha wac grasnad hr the rac,- with
brrtol +oroa ord .or,o an. I.n,l+ -,
his hack
"phiIir Anson" hissed y mans
voica .'ao Won ro,uamhar Ioc1,v No.
SOM
50 ba hod fabian into n tron cunniro-
" nr.narod Inv ,vhnt tenaish comhino.
1ion of fact ana ortitico hc had vet IN
learn Jockv Mason ,he sl,nIl,ing
criminal of Inbnson,s N.vs Was bo
in that mans uo,yerq
Under such conditions q man thinks
ouicllv phili,'s first ordered ,bouobt
was ono ot rolief II. had foIlan into