The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06

gaze at his denuded crown disconnected
him again.
II was wondering how you will look
when you go TO heaven. Mr.. Isaac
STEM" was the astounding reply.
For some reason it profoundly dis
turbed his nearer. He wobbled for
little while, and finally seemed to make
up his mind. though he sighed perplex-
eddy. The Jew was not a bad man.
In business he was noted for exceed
ing shrewdness combined with strict
commercial honesty. But the case that
now presented itself contained all the
elements of temptation No matter how
clever this boy might be, he was but
a boy. and opportunities for cheating
him must arrive. If not he, Isaacstein,
there were others. The boy possessed
a large store. possibly very large
store, of rough gems, and in dealing
with them his agents could rob him
with iinpunity. Yet, in answer to an
unguarded question. this extraordinary
youth admitted that Isaacstein might
merit eternal bliss. Such an eventual
ity had not occurred to the Jew him
self during unrecorded years. Now that
1t was suggested to him it disturbed
him.
You imagine then that i 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 look
ing after my interests properly. If
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 hand?"
80 many, Mr. Isaacstein. that you
will have some trouble in disposing of
them. 1 have diamonds as big, as big
let me seas big as an egg.
The wonder is that the Jew did not
faint.
MY Cod" he gurgIed, 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.
will deal honestly by you. ] swear
It. by all that I hold sacred. But you
must have them taken care of
They are quite safe: be certain of
that. Reveal my secret ! will not
have borne insult and Imprisonment to
preserve it. so ii is not likely 1 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 il to him. and she would safe
guard il. Had she failed hitherto?
Was not 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 Jew. in spite of his own great
lack of composure. saw the fleeing
glimpse of spirituality in the bows
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 I am going to
tell you something you don't know If
your boast is justified-if you really
own as many diamonds. and as good
ones. as you say you own-there must
be great deal of discretion exercised
in putting them on the market Dia-
monds are valuable only because they
are rare There is limit to their pos
sible 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 fifty. sixty, even
eighty per cent. Do you follow me?"
Yes nodded Philip.
week earlier he would have said
Yes, SIR" but his soul was bitter yet
against Isaacstein.
VERY well. 1t may take me months,
years, to realize your collection. To do
1t properly l must have some idea of
it's magnitude. If there are exception
ally large stones among it, they will be
dealt with separately. They may rival
OF 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 sem