Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-10-01
i The KING Of $
DIAMONDS.
By Louis Tracy,
COPYRIGHT. 1904. By EDWARD J. GLOBE
Author of "Wines of the Morning." 1.-The Pillar of
Light" Etc

and entered the first public house he
encountered He ordered @ penny,
worth OF brandy and drank 1t at q
gulp. Then he lit pipe and went
forth again.
"That was an ugly lookin' customer.
said an habitue to the barman.
"'E 'ad flee like fifth act at the
Surrey" agreed the other.
If they knew the toast that Jocky
Mason had pledged SO readily, they
would have better grasped the truth OF
this unfavorable diagnosis Of his char
acter.
"Ten years penal servltude, foW
years police supervision, my wife dead
and my children lost, all through q
smack OH the head given me by Philip
Anson," he communed. "Here's to
getting even with him.
1t was strange outcome Of his long
Imprisonment that the man should
have acquired fair degree Of culture
He was compelled to learn in Jail to q
certain extent, and reading soon be-
came pleasure to him. Moreover, he
picked up an acquaintance with a
smooth spoken mate Of the swell mobs
man and long firm order-a dandy who
strove to be elegant even In convict
garb. MasOn's great strength and in
domitable courage appealed to the
more artistic IL more effeminate rogue
Once the big man saved his comrades
life when they were at work in the
Quarries.
The influence was mutual. They
vowed lasting friendship. Victor Gre
nier was released six months before
Mason, and the latter now crossed the
river again to go to an address where
he would probably receive some news
of his professed ally's whereabouts.
Grenier's name was impaired under
inviolable confidence as that which he
would adopt after his release. His real
name. by which he was convicted, was
something far less aristocratic.
Philips driver, being OF the peculiar
type Of I.ondoner which seems to be
created to occupy the dicky Of a han
som. did not take his master down
Park lane, along Piccadilly, and so to
Pail Mall. He loved corners. Give
him the remotest chance of following
zigzag course and he would follow
1t in preference to route with all
Il Of n Dnnlnn rpoI
Thus it happened as he spun round
Carlos place into Berkeley square he
nearly coliided with another vehicle
which dashed into the square from Da
vies street.
Both horses pulled up with Il jerk,
there was a sharp fusiilade of what
cabmen call "langwidge," and the 9th
er hanson drove Oh. having the best of
the strategical position by u stolen
yard.
Philip lifted the trapdoor.
"Has he fare, Wale!
Eyes. sir. lydy."
ooh, leave him alone then! Other
wise I would have liked to see you
ride him off at the corner of Bruton
Street"
Vale. who was choleric, replied with
such force that Philip tried to say
Sternly:
"Stop that swearing, Vale"
"Beg pardon. sir, I'm sure. but
wouldn't ha' minded If it want my
own old keb. Didn't you spot it?"
"You don't tell me so. How odd"
".And to think Of a brewers dray-
man like that gettin' 'old of 1t. Wc!r'-
Vale put the lid on in case his EN-
ployer migst hear any more of his sen
timentS.
Philip Gaming back to laugh, fol
Wales vocabulary was amusing II no,
fit for publication. suddenly realized
the queer trick that even the events
IN the life of an individual have OF re
peating themselves.
In one day, after an interval Of many
years, he had been suddenly confront
ed by personages connected with the
period of his sufferings, with the very
garments he wore at that time, with
the cab In which he drove from Clerk
enwell to Hatton Garden. Abingdon
had dined with him; Isaacstein had
sent him u message; his driver even
was the cabman who made him
present of shillings, q most fortunate
transaction for Vale, as 1t led to his
selection to look after Philips Londor
stable.
All who had befriended the forlorr
boy in those early days had benefited
to an extraordinary degree. The cof
fee stall keeper who gave him coffee
grounds and crusts, the old clothe!
man who cut down the price or hl'
first outfit, Mrs. Wrigley, going hope
lessly to her toll in Shepherds Busf
laundry; Mr.. Wilson Of Grant & Sons
the kindly jeweler Of Ludgate Hill
were each sought out and either place.
in a good business or bounteously re
warded for the services they had rem
dered. O'Brien, of course, was fount
sinecure Office at the Mary AnsoI
home.
As for the doctor, he owed his Har
ley street practice to the millionaire
help and patronage.
It is worthy Of note that Philip neve
wore a watch other than that present
ed to him by the police Of the White
chapel division.
1t was an ordinary English silye
lever, and he carried 1t attached to
knotted bootlace.
Did he but know how far the his
torical parallel had gone that day-hov
Jocky Mason had waited for hours out
side his residence in the hope Of seeini
him and becoming acquainted with hl
appearance-he might have been sur
prised, but he would never have guess
ed the evil that this man would accom-
plish, and in some measure accomplish
unconsciously.
He was not in his club five minute
when a friend tackled him for q con
cert subscription.
| "Anson, you are fond Of music. Her
is a new violinist, Hungarian, VIII
wants q start | heard him in Buda
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