Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-06

mere curiosity.
 "Yes," said Philip. T agree to that" Samuel" yelled Isaacstein.
 Coming, sir," was the answering shout, and Hurried clerk appeared.
 Bring in the scales, Samuel"
 The scales were brought and level space cleared for them on the desk Philip, of course, had never before seen an instrument so delicately ad- justed. A breath would serve to de- press the balance.
 The boy held forth his paper and poured the contents into the tiny brass tray of the scales. Samuels mouth opened and his eyes widened. It was his first sight of the diamonds. -Four ounces eight pennyweights five grains-629 carats in thirty stones. Oh, good gracious mew murmured the clerk.
 Isaacstein checked the record care fully.
 "Right! he said. "Put them in the safe"
 Philip raised no protest this time. He knew that the man would keep his word Indeed, Isaacstein told Samuel to bring him fifty sovereigns, and ere the man returned he began to write on sheet of letter paper:
 Received from Here! Whats your name?" he broke in. >
 Philip" ......:.
 Philip what?"
 That will do today, thank you. The next time I call I will give you my full name and address," Please yourself. I am no judge in this matter" and he wrote on: Received from Philip, a boy who refuses any other name, but the same whom I saw in this office on the 10th inst and again at the Clerkenwell police court on that date, thirty meteoric diamonds weighing in the gross 629 carats. I hereby agree to dispose of the same and to rem der true account of the sales to said Philip or his agents. my commission to me have today handed the said Philip s50 in gold and undertake to place s5,00O to his credit tomorrow with my bankers.
 REUBEN ISAACSTEIN.
 After completing this acknowledg- ment he scribbled something else.
 There" he said, with sigh of re- lief, "that is not a very formal docu- ment, but it will suffice. You can get it stamped tomorrow at Somerset House. Just sign this receipt for $50"
 Philip took the two papers and read them carefully. Isaacstein's handwrit- ing was a scrawl, but legible enough. The boy reached for pen and signed his Christian name. He was on the point of adding his surname in an un- guarded moment, but he felt the mans eye on him, so he simply wrote Phil ip'' across the stamp at the foot of the receipt
 Isaacstein fully appreciated the incl dent and knew that his own eagerness defeated the chance, all the more pow erful because it was involuntary, of ascertaining the name of this marvel ous youth.
 Philip gathered up his gold, not with out counting the coins. They felt strangely heavy in his pocket-much heavier than the stones they replaced, yet they formed but thousandth part of the value of those flintlike pebbles. What queer problem it was, this ra- tio of worth between few stones and the bright minted sovereigns!
 "What time shall I call tomorrow he asked, standing cap in hand, ready to take his departure.
 "At Il. But wait one moment. Have you no friends to look after you? See what trouble you may get into. Why the mere possession of so much gold by boy like you may
 'T can take care of myself, Mir. Isaac stein. will be here at Il. Good aft ernoon." .. .&