The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-01

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no" he said. in answer to my appli-
cation. Il meier loan money-ieast of
all. TO ore who needs il. But gianc-
t.% shrewdly from under his shaggy
brow, Il WIN pay you fair cash, Mr..
Maecenas Badger-cash on delivery,
mar you. for all the diamonds you
asked"
Where would l get diamonds" /
asked bitterly. when l am seeking for
6reat-
"AEong the rich, the %aftiuent, my
trent. where diamonds belong. Look
you. in the very heart of society is the
greatest mine in the worlt, millions
upon millions wort of gems, cut, pol
ished, as negotiable as gold, waiting for
the hand of the cunning, the strong
But the risk"
You said to me once you was foud
of play acting he retorted. We'll, the
stage, the associates. the action-they
ere all there. You haf every adj
Tantage-education, manners, appear
tnce-few a-cquaintances and no ties.
On the odder hand, what? Fortune,
MI Badger will never knock at the
eoor of that stuffy little law office of
yours, 1T lies at the bottom of the
whirlpool of chance, whence the bold
diver may snatch it
l was disappointed, sore, desperate;
yet vt was not my stress alone that de
cided me. Out from the Old fellows
words came the ineXplicable charm of
danger. Again | felt the clearness of
vision, steadiness of hand II readi-
ness of wit that had been mine in two
or I. rec times of peril, thrilling the
heart and making life Well worth the
living.
Il might try it once" l h%azarded.
ID So" returned GratZ, and you
will try it again. Myself and my part
ner at Amsterdam hat Il sure, safe and
secret market between us"
There is satisfaction in burning ones
ships and facing the unknown.
turned to the newspaper the next morn
ing, like many another honest man
looking for work. AS l hope many an-
other did, | found ii.
In the society column l read the fol-
lowing item:
In addition to q q~ueenly dowly. Har-
mon H%optoddle has given a diamond
necklace, valued at $4,000, to his
daughter Enid, as an especial token of
affection, on the occasion of her APP
preaching marriage to Allan Addison"
Like Paoli, | read no more that day.
Hoptoddle had more money than he
could count; he had made it in ways
divers and devious.
The wedding was to take place i'm
the great country mansion, ten miles
liohi ., where ~ was hiS pilue 20
entertain guests galore and fancy him
self lord OF the manor. 1t would be
a crush Win the dlamohds eAhl2Ited
~ uhe very center OF l1mlahcy old
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