The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-23

'ad this young spark In my keb tod'v
: an didn't know 1t. &c offered me two
bob, e did, an l stood i'm drive as n
treat, e looked sich scarecrow."
who's next?" cried raucous voice
at the door.
II amr roared the disappointed one
swell, look sharp. There's q hold
| gent a-wavin' lis humbreller like mad"-
keep i'm. Don't let An go. I'll be
there in 'arf a tick. Who knows?
P'raps it's Rothschild."
Meanwhile Philip did not hesitate an
| instant once he reached Isaacstein's
office. A new note In his character
was revealing itself. Always resolute
| fearless and outspoken, now he was
confident. He pushed open the swing
door with the manner of one who ex-
poets his fellows to bow before him.
| Was he not rich, able to command the
services of men? Why should be fal.
| ter? He forgot his rags, forgot the
difficulties and dangers that might yet
beset his path, for in very truth he
had achieved but little actual progress
| since he first entered that Office five
days earlier.
But he had suffered much since
then, and suffering had strengthened
| him. Moreover, he had taken the
measure of Isaacstein. There was n
score to be wiped off before that
worthy and he entered into amicable
| business relations.
The instant the youth behind the
grille set eyes on Philip he bounded
back from the window and gazed az
him with frightened look. Had this
young desperate broken out of prison
and come to murder them all?
"Help! Helpw he shouted. "Mur-
DER"
/ Clerks came running from the inner
office, among them the elderly man
who interfered in Philips behalf OH
the last occasion.
MAKE that idiot shut up" said Phil
ip calmly, land tell Mr.. Isaacstein l
am here"
The office boy was silenced, and the
excitement Gained down. Yes, the dia-
mond merchant was in. If Philip
! would walk upstairs to the waiting
room, his presence would be an
nounced.
THANK you," he said, "but kindly
zee that this urchin does not let others
know I am here. / don't want q
crowd to be gathered in the street
when come out"
Such cool impudence from a raga-
| muffin was intolerable, or nearly so.
But Isaacstein ruled his minions with
rod of iron, and they would fam wait
the little mans pleasure ere they ven
tured their wrath on the boy. Besides,
they were afraid of Phillip. Like most
people in London, they had read the
newspaper reports Of the police court
proceedings, and they were awed by
his strangely incomprehensible sur
roundfngs.
So he was silently ushered upstairs,
and soon he caught the thick voiced Or
der of Isaacstein:
"Show him in
Isaacstein, however, dived into his
private sanctum before Philip entered
the general office. The boy found him
there seated at his table.
The duel began with questions:
"How did you get out so soon? You
were remanded for week"
'Are you going to send for q police
manT'
Don't be rude, boy, but answer me-"
Il am not here to satisfy your curios-
ity, Mr.. Isaacstein. l have called SIM
ply on a matter of business 1t is suf-
ficiept for you to know that Mr.. Abing-
don has set me at liberty and restored
my property to me. Do you wish to
deal with me or not?"
The diamond merchant tingled with
anger. He was not accustomed to be-
ing browbeaten even by the represent
atives of the De Beers company, yet
here was a callow youngster address
ing him in this outrageous fashion, be-
traying, too, an insufferable air of con-
tempt In voice and manner. He glared
at Philip in silent wrath for an instant.
The boy smiled. He took from his
pocket the paper of diamonds and be-
gan to count them. The action said
plainly:
you know you cannot send me
away. III L go TO your trade rivals,
you will lose magnificent opportuni-
ty. You are in my hands. No matter
how rude am to you, you must put
up with It,"
Nevertheless he made an effort to
preserve his lettering dignity.
'Do you think" he said, "that you
are behaving properly in treating
man of my position in such a way in
his own officer
In his own office-that was the sting
of 1t!
The head of the firm of Isaacstein &
Co. of London, Amsterdam and Kim
berley to be bearded in such fashion
In his own particular shrine! Why, the
thing was monstrous!
Philip looked him squarely I'm the
eyes.
"Mr. Isaacstein," he said calmly,
shave you forgotten that you caused
me to be arrested as thief and drag
ged handcuffed through the open
streets by policemana 1 have spent
FIVE days in jail because of you. At
the moment when l was praising your