Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-08

that worthy was remanded for d week but nights painful seclusion had | sealed the burglars lips. He vowed with fearful emphasis. to "get even with the kid who ''ahted" him. for the
 policeman's evidence had revealed tho
 truth concerning the arrest. But not another word would Mason say about the diamonds, and for little while the
 inspector placed hls overnight revela- tions in the category of myths familiar
 to the police In their daily dealings with criminals.
 Philip awoke shortly before [.
 He was cold and stiff. The weather
 was chilly. and there was no ardent
 meteor in the back yard to keep the
 temperature of the house at grateful
 point during the night.
 But his active young frame quickly
 dissipated the effects of deep sleep
 on a drafty floor. He washed his face and hands at the sink. in the scullery, and his next thought was for break
 fast, proof, if proof were needed, that he arose refreshed in mind and body.
 In the Mile End road there are plen- ty of early morning restaurants. At one of them he made a substantial meal, and. on his return to the news. he lost not moment in carrying out systematic search through all parts of the house and yard for any traces of the meteor which might have escaped his ken in the darkness.
 Amid the earth and broken stones of the excavation there were few frag- ments of ore and some atomic speci- mems of the diamantiferous material not sufficient. all told, to fill the palm of his hand, but he gathered them for obvious reasons and then devoted five vigorous minutes with O'Brien's spade to the task of filling up the deep hole itself.
 By lowering the dagstones and breaking the earth beneath he soon gave the small yard an appearance of chaos which might certainly puzzle people, but which would afford no pos sible clew to the nature of the disturb ing element
 At best they might imagine that the dread evidence Of some weird crIme lay in the broken area. If so, they could dig until they were tired But, indeed, he was now guarding against most unlikely hypothesis. The prob ability was that Johnson's News would soon cease to exist and become al- most as fabulous as the island of At lantis
 Moreover, he had a project dimly outlined in his mind which might be. come definite if all went well with him that day. Then the ownership of No. 3, Johnson's News, would cease to trouble him, for Philip. was quite sure the whole power of the law would be invoked to prevent him from deal Ing with his meteor if once the exact place where 1t fell became publicly known.
 o'Brien's shop was Scarcely open be- fore Philip was there with his remain Ing portmanteau.
 "Arrah, Phil, me bhoy! Where in the name of goodness are ye gatherin' the beautiful leather thrunks from?" ask ed the pensioner.
 This is the last one." laughed the boy. T am off now to find a cab, and you won't see me again until MohnayY
 "Faix. he's wonderful lad entirely!a commented the old man. "What sort ,f plundher has he in the bags, at all 1t allr'
 In idle curiosity he lifted the last | addition to the pile. It was normal. even light in weight. Then he nodded knowingly.
 "A lot of ould duds belongin' to Mrs. Anson, I'll be boun'. An, we'll, the Lord rest her sowl, 'tis she was the inc woman. wish had some one as .liver as her to write for me to that hafe of the worruld who thried''-
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