Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER AT Johnson's News. a
slum in London, Philip Arson. we'll
reared boy OF about fifteen. loses his
mother, the only rela.::e, so far as he
knows that he has in the world He
finds a package of letters, many OF
them from sir Philip Morland, rcfus-
ing aid to Mrs. Arson. Mrs. Arson
was n Miss Morand and was thought
by her relatives to have married he-
meath her station.
CHAPTER II-Durlng a great storm
Philip saves a little girl, addressed as
ELI from being crushed byN carriage.
In his -qualid apartments philip. sick
of the outlook and discouraged. is
about to hang himself when huge
meteor falls in the courtyard. Philip,
sympathetic and imaginative, regards
1t message from his mother In
heaven.
CHAPTER 1I1--With some frag-
rnents of the meteor Philip goes to
icwclcr IIo is told that they ere dia-
monds and Is referred TO Isaacstein g.
CO., London's largest dealers In dla-
monds.
CHAPTER IV-Isaacstein is astound
has the boy arrested.
CHAPTER N-lsaacstcin explains In
court that tho gems are doubtless OF
recent mctcoric origin.
CHAPTER NI--The vito OF Sir Phil
81 Morland reads in the papers about
hilip and his marvellous diamonds and
rcnds to Johnson's News to inquire
bout him. She learns nothing. Philip
! dismissed from custody.
CHAPTER NII-philip agrees to sup
Ily Isaacstcin with q quarter of
Ilillion pounds sterling worth Of dia-
nIonds each year for many years.
CHAPTERS VIII & IX--At Johnsons
Jews, while Philip is preparing to re-
move the rest of his diamonds he de-
racts an intruder. who. with the assist
ance Of a policeman. Is captured. He
!. noted crimtua! named Jocky Ma
son. Philip removes his diamonds for
crnr from Johnson's News.
CHAPTERS X. ri & XII-Isaacstein
s,lis thirty of Philips diamonds for
$4,000.
CHAPTER XIIG-Ten years later
when JOCKEY Mason gets out of pris-
on. he sees tho Mary Arson Home For
Destitute Boys. which has been found
ed by Philip.
CHAPTER NIv-Philip rescues a
girl from insult at the hands OF two
men, one of whom is Victor Grenier,
an ox-fcllow convict of Jocky Mason
CHAPTER XVI.
"~OME to my chambers" NUT
tered the youngest of the
trio. I'VE are fools to dis
~ cuss such things here. 1t Is
your fault, Grenier. Why did you drop
this bonbshell on me so unexpected
ly? You confounded actors are always
looking out for a curtain. You should
not try the experiment on your chums
In crowded bar"
Nov. my dear Langdon, do be rea-
sonable. How could | tell that the
mere name of Philip Arson would ere.
ate scene? You look as sick as Il
man who has just been sentenced to
be hanged, and my old pal Hunter
seems to have suddenly gone mad"
Indeed his words were justified.
Mr. James Crlchton Langdon was
corpselke IN pallor and Mason, alias
Hunter. though his tongue was stilled,
bore every indication OF man en-
ragged almost beyond control.
Come away, them said Langdon,
with a horrible attempt to smile In
differently.
mo, no. There nre too many eyes
here that we should leave with the air
Of set Of stage murderers. Sit down.
Let us have nip Of brandy. Talk
about racing, women, ANYTHING. for q
little while and then go out quietly"
Grenier was right. A detective had
already nudged an acquaintance and
whispered:
1.-THE pigeon seems to be upset. And
one Of the hawks IS in rare temper
too I'll keep an eye on that collec
ton"
He watched them through a mirror
He saw Grenier exert himself to pu
his companions in n better hnmor
When they went out. he followed ant
ascertained from the commissionnalr'
at the door that they had gone toward
Shaftesbury avenue.
by walking rapidly he sighted then
again and saw them turn into door
way.
"Grenier's Chambers he said
"What splendid nerve that fellow
has, Reports himself coolly at Scot
land Yard every month and lives II
style not hnlf mile away. How doe
he manage It? must make some In
quiry about the others
Certainly the methods of the superio
scoundrels Of London are peculiar
Grenier knew that he was a marke
man In the eyes Of the police. II
knew that the particular saloon ba
he affected was the rendezvous no
only of others like himself, but Of tn
smartest detective officers Of the met
ropolitan force. Yet this was his IL
vorite hunting ground Where the cal
cass is there are the jackals. He woul
never dream Of honest endeavOr in
new land to begin life anew The feas
was spread before his eyes, and h
could not resist it.
But Grenier was a careful rogue
After boyhood Of good training an
educat ton, he drifted into a bad 81
at the beginning of his adult caree
Once, indeed, he endeavored to put Ia
great natural abilities to some reason
able use by going on the stage. The II
dustriOus hardship Of the early year
OF an actors striving were not to h
liking, however. No sooner had he a
tanned a position of trust as manage
Of a touring company than he tampe