Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-07

I questionably evoke more comment than he desired, and it would need two strong men to lift it.
 This portion of his plan needed to be entirely remodeled, and he was now more than ever thankful that the $50, save one expended, reposed in his pocket With money, all things, or nearly all things, were possible. i Owing to the cramped space in which the meteor lay, it was no small task to bring it to the surface in sections, but he persevered. By strenuous endeavor he accumulated an astonishing pile of iron ore studded with diamonds, look ing not unlike almonds in brown cake, and the guttering candle held low down failed to reveal anything else in the hole. There was good deal of debris at the bottom, and the depth was now over four feet. To reach to its full extent he was compelled to jam his head and shoulders into the excava- tion and feel blindly with one hand, so he rightly concluded that a final ex- animation might be left until daylight By this time he was hot and covered with dirt. He stripped, washed himself in front of the fire and changed into his new clothes.
 He did not possess looking glass, but he felt sure that he presented re markedly different appearance when attired in a neat serge suit, clean shirt and reputable boots. His first i'm pulse was to thrust his discarded gar ments into the fire, but sentiment pre- vailed, and he folded them into a par eel Then he extinguished his candle and went out. To his exceeding surprise he discovered that 1t was nearly 9 o'clock. Time had indeed flown.
 The shops in the Mile End road open early and close late. He entered a restaurant where he was unknown, passing, as matter of policy, the cof- fee stall of his kindly helper of those former days now so remote in his crowded memories. After eating hearty meal, for which he was thor oughly prepared, he rendered sover eign in payment
 The proprietor barely glanced at him. Philip was now well dressed, according to local ideas, and his strong, erect figure, his resolute face, added two or three years to his age when contrasted with the puny standard of fifteen as set by the poverty stricken East End.
 He had forgotten to buy necktie and a new pair of stockings. These omissions he now rectiied, and he also purchased warm, dark gray travelling rug, several yards of drugget, ball of twine and pair of scissors. A couple of stout but worn leather portmanteaus caught his eye.
 Those are cheap" said the salesman quickly, "only 15 shillings each"
 "Tm not sure l can afford so much" said Philip hesitatingly, for the rug alone cost il 6s.
 They're a real bargain-real leather. They were never made under f3 each.
 "Oh, very we'll! I will take them."
 He produced f3, got his change and walked away with his goods. without causing any wonderment. The shop man was only too glad to have such a customer at that late hour.
 Philip now knew that he was fairly safe, but he decided that billycock hat gave him a more mature appear ance than a cap. This alteration being effected, he hurried of to Johnson's News and re-entered his domicile with out incident worthy of note.
 Very quickly. with the help of drug get, scissors and twine, the two small