Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-24

was "OAoCAIuS hO" you VIII LOOK
when you go to heaven, Mr. Isaac
stein" was the astounding reply.
You Imagine, then. that may deal
fairly with you?" he said at last.
"Oh, yes. Why should you rob me?
You can earn more money than you can
ever need In this world by looking aft
er my interests properly. II only you
will believe this statement It will save
you much future worry, l assure you"
Were you in earnest when you said
that you have an abundance OF stones
like those In your hands?"
$50 many, Mr.. Isaacstein that you
will have some trouble In disposing of
them. have diamonds as big, as big
let me seas big as an egg.''
The wonder is that the man did not
faint.
my God!' he gurgled do you
know what you are saying? Where
are they, boy? You will be robbed,
murdered for their sake. Where are
they? Let me put them in some safe
place. l will deal honestly by you.
swear it by all that hold sacred. But
you must have them taken care or"
"They are quite safe, be certain o.
that. Reveal my secret l will not.
have borne insult and imprisonment to
preserve it, 50 it is not likely I will
yield now to your appeals"
Philips face lit up with a strange
light as this protest left his lips. The
meteor was his mothers bequest. She
gave it to him. and she would safe
guard It Had she failed hHhertof
Was MT all London ringing with the
news Of his fortune, yet what man or
woman had discovered the whereabouts
OF his treasure? In his pocket he felt
the great iron key of No. 3 Johnson's
News, and he was as certain now that
his hiding place was unknown as that
his mothers spirit was looking down
on him from heaven and directing his
every movement
The man, in spite of his own great
Lack Of composure, saw the fleeing
glimpse of spirituality in the boys eyes.
Puzzled and disturbed though he was,
he made another violent effort to pull
his shattered nerves into order.
There is no need to talk all day." he
said doggedly. Now am going to tell
you something you don't know. If your
boast is justihed-if you really own as
many diamonds and as good ones as
you say you own-there must be a
great deal of discretion exercised in
putting them on the market. Diamonds
are valuable only because they are
rare. There Is limit to their possible |
purchasers. If the diamond mines Of
the world were to pour all their re-
sources forthwith into the lap of the |
public there would be such a slump
that prices would drop so, 60, even 80 |
per cent. Do you follow met"
yes" nodded Philip.
A week earlier he would have said,
"Yes, SIR" but his soul was bitter yet
against Isaacstein.
Every we'll, 1t may take me months,
years. to realize your collection. To do
1t properly must have some idea of
its magnitude. If there are exception !
ally large stones among it, they will be
dealt with separately. They may rival
or eclipse the few historical diamonds
of the world, but their worth can only
be measured by the readiness of some
fool to pay hundreds of thousands for
them. See?"
Yes" nodded Philip again. His
sententiousness brought the man to
the point.
Therefore you must take me into
your confidence. What quantity of
stones do you possess and what are
their sizes? 1 must know"
Isaacsteln, cooler now, pursed his
lips and pressed his thumbs together
until they appeared to be in danger of
dislocation. 1t was his favorite atti-
tude when engaged in a deal. 1t signi-
fed that he had cornered his victim,
Philip, appealed to in this strictly
commercial way, could not fail to see
it was to his own interest to tell his
chosen expert the exact facts and moth
ing but the facts.
The boy, singularly unfiurried in tone
and manner, hazarded an inquiry.
"What amount of ordinary diamonds
In their money value, mean-can
you dispose of readily in the course of
a year, Mr.. IsaacsteinT'
"Oh, 100000 or 100000 worth. 1t
Is a matter largely dependent on the
condition OF trade generally. But that !
may be regarded as a minimum"
"And the bigger stones. worth many
thousands each?"
at is impossible to say. Taking
them in the lump at values varying
from thousand each to fancy figures.
perhaps $4,000 worth"
ut would be safe to reckon on a
quarter of a million year. all toldr'
"Quite safe"
''Then, Mr.. Isaacstein, | will supply
you with diamonds OF that value every
year for many years"
The man relaxed the pressure on his
thumbs. Indeed, he passed a tremu-
lous hand across his forehead. He was
beaten again, and he knew it-worsted
by n gutter SHINE in q war Of wits