The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-09-20

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"Some one Is looking after you pretty
aUelI, ehS"
| by one Of his wealthy friends, but
which was far removed from the limit
imposed on the pocket of any man
whose resources depended on the ex-
| ercise of an ordinary profession.
But Philip still figured in his mind as
a ragged urchin. Not even the skilled
police magistrate could picture him as
| the actual owner Of millions of pounds
worth of portable property; hence,
| the boys appearance now told in his
| favor. Cursory Impressions soon
yielded to positive bewilderment when
| Philip began to relate his story faith
fully from beginning to end, neither
| exaggerating or suppressing any sa-
| lient. detail save the actual locality
where his astounding adventures found
| their center and genesis.
Mr.. Abingdon did not doubt for one
| moment that the boy was telling the
| truth. The romance of his narrative
was far beyond fiction.
Philip himself grew enthusiastic as
he went on. His brown eyes blazed
again with the memory Of his wrath
and shame at the arrest He told the
magistrate exactly how the proceed
| ings in court had affected him and
| gave a vivid picture of his bargaining
with Isaacstein, the packing of the
| diamonds, the fight between the police
man and burglar, his interviews with
| all sorts and conditions Of men and the
ruses he had adopted to preserve his
| secret.
| At last he came to the transaction
which secured for him the ownership
of tho news itself. He read copies of
his letters to the solicitors and their
| replies, and then of course the magis-
| trate knew where the meteor had
fallen.
| "That is q very clever move on your
| part" he said, smiling. ut invests you
with all the rights and usages of that
particular piece Of earth and effectual-
| possession Of the meteor. How did
| you come to think of it?'
"You put the idea into my mind, SIR"
said Philip modestly.
| "I? In what manner?"
! "You limited at our last meeting that
| some one might lay claim to my dia-
monds on the ground that they had
| fallen on their propertv. / do not In
tend that any one living except your
self shall ever know the history of my
meteor but thought 1t best to buy
L l.a 4,.sx C.-..4
and then devote 1t TO charity which
| intend to found in memory Of my
| mother
| Mr.. Abingdon smiled again.
your confidence is very catering"
he said. 81 suppose you took up your
| quarters at the Pail Mall hotel In order
| to impress people with your impor-
lance and secure instant compliance
| with your wishes"
| THAT was my motive, SIR
"Ttena my young millionaire, in what
ray % you wish me to serve your o.
course you have not sought this inter
view and told me your story so unre
servedly without an Interior object In
view. You see, l am beginning to I'M
i ucISlduu YOU Il DelleI
than when we first met"
| Philip did not reply Immediately. He
| did not want to risk a refusal and lie
was not yet quite sure that the magis
trate fully comprehended the extent Of
the fortune which had been showered
| on him from natures own mint
| when Mr.. Isaacstein returns from
Amsterdam, he will pay me something
like 100000" he said.
| "Yes. 1t would seem so from the re-
ceipt you have shown me-"
THAT will be determined on Wednes-
day next at the latest"
! Eyes"
| "If the money is forthcoming, II will
be proof positive that my diamonds
are of good quality, and as 1 picked up
these dirty stones quite promiscuously
1t follows that the others are of the
same standard"
Undoubtedly"
'Well, Mr.. Abingdon, / can form no
estimate of their collective value, but
they must be worth many millions. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Isaacstein's views,
will be able to command a revenue of
between quarter and half million
sterling per annum."
ut Is marvellous! Perfectly appalling
In some sensesw cried the perturbed
lawyer, throwing up his hands In the
extremity of his. amazement.
you are right, sir. / am only boy,
and the thing is beyond my powers.
can see quite clearly that while ought
tobe at college obtaining proper edu-
cation l will be worrying about the
care of great sums of money. 1 do
not know anything about investments.
How should II Isaacsteln will proba-
bly, endeavor very soon to get the bet
ter of me In the necessary business
transactions. How can I stop him? l
have no older relatives. no friends