Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-12

what do you mean by this--this IN
trusion?''
Pardon the impertinence," said the
chief. bowling low, hut my friend ana
l." pointing to Clancy. want to I'M
pose on your hospitality for mo-
ment.'
YES, yes" murmurei the dealer, fec
bly,. Hannah, get-~the-the gentle
men glass OF wine. They look-look
| cold
As they seated Themselves at a small
| round table there way q clatter from
the yard In the rear. 1t sounded as II
1 some one was scaling the fence. can
| cy rose impusively and started for the
! back door Barnes detained him with
look
stay here this is more important"
The man and the woman, thoroughly
! alarmed, stood as II petrihed. The Jew
| eler was the first to recover.
| 'Hannah," he said ilritably. II asked
| you TO get the gentlemen some vine.
The woman went to the sideboard
and with trembling hands poured wine
| into two tiny glasses. She was so
nervous that drops of the red liquid
| fell and dicolored the white linen COW
| ering. Still shaking. she carried the
| glasses over to the round table and
| placed one in front of Barnes and the
| other before Clancy. The man hau
| partly recovered his possession by this
| time He filled a glass for himself, and
| lifting II, said with assumed joculari-
| ty:
| Gentlemen, your health; / hope this
| will warm you bit
| Clancy drank it down with one gulp,
| but Barnes did not touch his glass. He
| looked up and spoke in his smoothest
accents:
| Il dislike to impose on your hospital
| ity too much. but really a small piece of
! cake would go good with this wine.
| The dealer was so startled by this
| request that he laid his glass on the
| table untasted, and gazed in fright
| ened way at his unlimited guest. The
next moment the eyes of every one in
the group turned to the sideboard,
| where the cake lay. 1t was of medium
size and artistically frosted on top: AS
no one moved, Barnes arose, as IL to
reach for IL.
The dealer ran over and stood IN
front of him, exclaiming excitedly:
mo no. you can't have any of that
why, l just love Devonshire pound
cake"
You can't have IT,"
The chief looked him in the eye with
a cold, relentless glance. Outwardly he
was unmoved. When he spoke it was
TO say:
What a misery host"
Without parleying any further. he
thrust the man aside and going over to
the center of the table. The others
stood about as II transiixed. Clancy
found voice to say;
Would you like a knife?"
NO" The voice rang clear and tri-
umphant.
Barnes stood tremendously before
the table He leaned over and extend-
ing his open hand laid his palm fiat
over the center of the cake. He gave
quick glance about him and then
pressed with all the strength Of his
wrist upon the frosted confec-
1t dissolved instantly into mass OF
crumbs The result was truly amaz-
ing, for mipgling with the crumbs
and sparkling in the gloom OF the dim.
ly lighted room were hundreds OF
little diamonds, unset and OF the most
exquisite cut.
Clancy gasped for breath.
The man and the woman stared I'M
til their eyeballs protruded from their
sockets.
Barnes alone was calm. He pulled
a big chamois bag from his pocket |
and, tossing 1t to Clancy. said in busi-
nesslike tones:
Gather the gems carefully and |
leave nothing for our hospitable friend
but the crumbs"
Clancy began his unique task i'm
mediately The dealer turned to the
chief, with hands clasped. and cried
out in supplicating manner:
II swear that I'm not concerned in ,
this
mo- said the chief cynically, you
didn't quite have the chance"
CLANCY put the last diamond in the
bag. He turned to his superior.
What about the chap that jumped |
the fence?"
Barnes laughed and waved his hand |
toward the gems.
HE was superfluous; we have all |
we need in this room"
After that the chief was still. as II |
in deep thought. From time to time !