Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-12

words which to O'Brien's dull ears sounded very like string of curses. l 'I'm sorry," growled the other with an effort. I've been to Africa, an get such spasm now an then in my liver that can hardly stand"
 That's no way to cure yourself profanin' the name of the Almighty 2 cried O'Brien.
 "No. I'm sorry, I tell you. Blu, about this boy"-
 There's no more to see now, if ye blaze. That's the way out"
 O'Brien was deeply offended by the language used beneath roof hallowed by the name of Mary Anson. The sightseer had to go, and quickly. An other commissionnaire, who was ob- serving them from distance, came up and asked O'Brien what the stranger was talking about.
 "Ye nivver heard sich blaggard," l" said the old man indignantly. T was in the middle of tellin' him about MT. Philip, when he began to curse like ould Nick himself"
 In the Mile End road the rawboned person who betrayed such excitement found the policeman awaiting him. He sprang on to bus and purposely glared at the officer in way to attract his attention. When at a safe dis tance he put his fingers to his nose. The constable smiled.
 q knew was right" he said. "I don't need to look twice at that sort of customer"
 And he entered the Mary Anson home again to ask the porter what had taken place.
 It was an easy matter for Jocky Mason, released from Portland prison on ticket of leave, after serving the major portion of, sentence of four teen years penal servitude-the man he assaulted had died, and the ex- convict narrowly escaped being hanged ito ascertain the salient facts of Phil ip Anson's later career.
 It was known to most men. He was biographed briefly in "Whos Who' and had often supplied material for a column of gossip in the newspapers. Every free library held books contain ing references to him.
 l It was quite impossible that the source of his great wealth should re- main hidden for all time. In one way and another 1t leaked out, and he be- came identified with the ragged youth who created sensation in the dock of the Clerkenwell police station. 1 But this was years later, and the clever manipulation of Mir. Abingdon, as his estate agent, and of Mir. Isaac stein, as his representative in the dia- mond trade, completely frustrated all attempts to measure the true extent of the meteor's value.
 For now Philip owned a real dia- mond mine in South Africa, he had fine estate in Sussex, house in Park lane, a superb seagoing yacht, a col fiery in Yorkshire and vast sums in vested in land and railways. The latent value of his gems had been con- verted into money earning capital.
 Mir. Abingdon proved himself to be very able business man. When the administration of Philips revenue be- came too heavy a task for his unaided shoulders, he organized a capital es- tate office, with we'll trained lawyers, engineers and accountants to conduct its various departments, while he kept up an active supervision of the whole until Philip quilted his university and was old enough to begin to bear some portion of the burden.
 They agreed to differ on this impor. tant question. Philip was fond of travel and adventure. With great diff ficulty his guardian" kept him out of the army, but compromised the matter by allowing the young millionaire to roam about the odd corners of the world in his yacht for eight months of the year, provided he spent four months of the season in London and Sussex attending to affairs.
 In this month of April he was living in his town house. In July he would go to Fairfax Hall, in August to Scot land and a month later would joyfuily fly to the Forth, where the Sea Maiden awaited him.
 This lady, whose waist measured eighteen feet across and whose length was seventy feet. with a fine spread of canvas and auxiliary steam, was the only siren able to charm him.
 He was tall now and strongly built, with something of the naval officer in his handsome, resolute face and we'll set up figure. As hobby be had talk en out a master mariners certificate. and he could navigate his own ship in the teeth of an Atlantic gale. He loved to surround himself with friends, most ly oxford men of his year. but he sell dom entertained ladies. either on board the Sea Maiden or in either of his two fine mansions
 He avoided society in its general ac- eeptance. refused all overtures to mix In politics. took a keen delight in using his great wealth to alleviate distress anonymously and earned deserved reputation as a "bear" among the few match making mammas who managed to make his acquaintance.
 In other respects as the boy was so was the man-the same downright character. 4he same steadfast devotion to his mothers memory. the same re- lentless adherence to a course already decided on and the same whole hearted reciprocity of friendship.
 As he stood in his drawing room be- fora dinner ou tho o,-o-,fn., .s sho s..