Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

are fuzZball Ere, some one drink
my beeri I'm goin In fer cowcow. I
'ad this young spark in my keb toby
an didn't know II. 'E offered me two
bob. e did, an stood i'm drive as a
treat, C looked SIGH scarecrow.'
"Who's next?" cried raucous voice
at the door.
81 ann roared the disappointed one.
"Nell. look sharp. There's hold
gent -wavin' 'is humbreller like mad
Keep i'm. Don't let i'm go. I'll be
there in arr tick. Who knows?
Praps It's Rothschild."
Meanwhile Philip did not hesitate an
instant once he reached Isaacstein' s
office. A new note In his character
was revealing itself Always resolute,
fearless and outspoken. now he was
confident He pushed open the swing
door with the manner of one who OK
poets bis fellows to bow before him.
Was he not rich, able to command the
services Of men? Why should be fal-
ter? He forgot his rags, forgot the
difficulties and dangers that might yet
lfNtl llN pa'i, Iva ~ wy N''N' hN
had achieved but little actual progress
since he first entered that office FIVE
days earlier.
But he had suffered much since
then. and suffering had strengthened
him. Moreover. he had taken the
score to be wiped off before thai
worthy and he entered into anlicable
business relations.
The instant the youth behind the
grille set eyes Oil Philip he bounded
back from the window and gazed al
him with a frightened look. Had this
young Desperate broken out Of prisor
and come to murder them all?
Help! Help" he shouted. MUIR
der"
Clerks came running from the inner
Office, among them the elderly mar
who intcrfered in Philips behalf or
the last occasion.
Make that idiot shut up said Phil
ip calmly, "and tell Mr.. Isaacstein
am here
The Office boy was silcnccd, and thu
excitement Gained down. Yes, the Ola
mond merchant was in. If Philii
would walk upstairs to the waitint
room. his presence would be an
nounced.
THANK you,' he said, "but kind,
zee that this urcbin does not let Others
know am here. don't want :
10 rotlNnrad In tho
when ! come out
Such cool impudence from a raga
, muffin was intoierahle. or nearly sc
But Isaacstein ruled his minions will
q rod of iron. and they would fain wal
the little mans pleasure ere they ven
turcd their wrath on tho boy. Besides
they were afraid of Philip. Like mos
people in London. they had read tn
newspaper reports of the police cour
proceedings. and they were awed b.
his strangely incomprehensible sill
roundings.
So he was silently ushered upstairs
and soon he caught the thick voiced oil
der of Isaacste!n:
"Show him In
Isaacstein, however. dived into hi
| private sanctum before Philip entere
| the general office. The boy found hir
there seated at his table.
The 1uel began with questions;
"How did you get out SO soon? 70
were remandcd for week.
Are you going to send for a police
man."
Don't be rude, boy, but answer me.
81 am not here to satisfy your curiO:
ity, Mr.. Isaacstein. ! have called sin
| ply on matter of business. 1t Is SUI
ficient for you to know that Mr.. Abins
don has set me Mt liberty and restore
my property to me. DO you wish
deal with me or nOt?"
The diamond merchant tingled wit
anger. He was not accustomed TO b,
ing browbcaten even by the represen
Rtives of the De Beers company. "
here was a callow youngster address
ing him In this outrageous fashion, b.
traying, too. an insufrerable air of col
at Philip in silent wrath for an instan
The boy smiled. He took from h
pocket the paper of diamonds and b
gan to count them. The action saI
plainly:
"You know you cannot send n
away. If 60 to your trade rival
you will lose magnificent opportur
ty. You are in my hands. No matt
how rude am 20 you, you must p,
up with IT,"
Nevertheless he made an EFFORT
preserve his lettering dignity
do you think" he said, that "
are behaving properly In treating
man of my position In such way
his own Office"
In his own ofice-that was the stiI
of It.
The head OF the Arm OF Isaacstein
Co. OF London, Amsterdam and Xii
berley to be bearded in such fashiC
in his own particular shrine. Why, Il
thing was monstrous!
} Philip looked him squarely in 4
eyes.
"Mr. Isaacstein," he said calm
shave you forgotten that you caus
me to be arrested as a thief and dra
ged handcuffed through the op
, streets by a policeman? have spe
, five days in jail because OF you.
the moment when l was praisinS 70
honesty you were conveying secl
I signals to your clerks in the belief tn
/ was something worse than a pie
pocket. Was your treatment Of me
r free from blame at our first meeti
no IN seryo az modal NJ the aecoDd