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The Washington times., 1908-08-23
THE SYNOPSIS

A brass bound workmanship
rawnbrokers shop for than
enters and tries buy it. The pawnboker
it at the price Lindsay pay and the sailor policeman
claiming the box to be his pointing the initials
proof
The policeman
leave the Lindsay
from the street In Hindu takes the sailor
that the box got to the pawnbroke of the
who with Lindsay and the Hindu
folds plan murder the Pawnhroke This
turn Ia Das' with the box.
spring magnificent necklace
monds is exposed.
greed Lindsay kills the bling him the
back he Is bending counting the Lndss puts
IN a bag and makes for the
Finally fatigue he and soon
asleep escaped
death his clothes lie finds the diamonds
of the dead in
hide This
his signal and they drew
impossible but not
mt he he diamonds he cavity
The wadens Lloyd Hlns who convict low
make take the body Hons
uonds the assure and Lloyd seeing superior
the former and
Lloyd o watch the body
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the diamonds from sight. over the
heather and the bracken he placed a
large stone, so that no one could now
look into the aperture wherein the
treasure lay concealed.
Lloyd stood UP and gazed around
him. His felIow-warders had come up,
on foot or on horse back. and were
gathered about their superior HoI-
HHs was coming back from the farm
out OF the gates or which at that no
ment a boy drove small cart, drawn
by mOOrland pong. Hollins was
walking last; Il was plain to Lloyd
that he wanted TO get back to the pla-
teau as quickly as possible.
TWO warders came up the rocks
they and Lloyd lifted the dead man s
body and carried it down the slope 10
the little group below. where they laid
II down Ola the heather until the cart
came uD. Hollins. his face purple witt
heat. came up almost at double tro,
He looked at the dead man then
Lloyd. and then at the rocks above
Lloyd conJrived 20 catch his eye aue
favored him with a wink He turne.
aside from the others: Holllns fol
lowed ham.
''Well?" he said
7 nave seen them, toe" said Lloyd
Il wondered what YOU were startled
OF. But now I've seer, them. irH have
to lie a case of share and share alike
that's fat"
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The Instinct of Nurder.

He bent down and lifted the biz
stone which Lloyd had plec over the
assure at the point where he had filed
up the cavity about the diamonds with
heather and bracken. Lloyd dropped
on his knees. stretched himself hat
along the rocks. and began 10 dr&w
out the green stun from the assure.
His head rested on = ledge Of stone as
he worked his arm VSs plunged at
full length into the cavity below.
It was Al this moment that the In
stinct OF murder shot f,ill-hamed into
Hollins' mind. He saw his fellow a.
his mercy, his head resting against the
iedge OF rock. his eyes closing with the
exertion OF reaching FAR down into tie
fissurs for the stun which covered the
diamonds; he felt the heavy stone In
Ills own hands turn to a terrible
weapon. and the demons OF greed AID
cOvetousaess wlthin him suddenly gave
willing place to q devil who urged him
to STAY. In fancy he could hear the
mans skull crack against the stone.
Il can scarcely reach. began Ilovd
pantinRly. MY arms not
Hollins. with one deep breath. lifted
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But shouldn't we give IL out that We
were back from South Africa. without
really going there? We could pretend
we'd been"
And suppOsing they started ask e
us questions about the country said
Holllns, with a sneer at his oompsn-
ions lack OF foresight.
we should look a couple OF fools
In that case. No, II you're doing bust
ness. do Il In a businsss-lilke fashion
that's what / say
They had nov come to the foot Of
the rocks which crowned the tor. and
they paused and looked carefully about
them. Not a living person was IN
sight on that side OF the HILL and the
silence was as oppressive as IL had
felt TO Lloyd at the moment when ha
found himself alone with Vas sarfs
dead body.
Neither OF tho men spoke as they
climbed up to the top OF the rocks.
both breathed heavily.
Now. then" said Hollins. as thsy
came 10 the top. Lets see II there's
anybody about on the other side"
They crossed the little plateau end
AEOEANk W e. 4 ~ Anit4 AuG JUST as 4H-
serted on that side as on the Other;
the only sign Of human existence was
in the presence OF the little mooriand
farmstaad a mile away, from which
HELMS had fetched the pony and cart.
and no figure moved In It's neiRhbor-
hood.
Nobody about" said Hollins Nov,
then, let's TO work"
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pulls it all out for mischief or curl
osity. where'd our diamonds be-"
That's true said Lloyd He
to be done?" he asked. What would
you dO?"
Tn tell YOU what wen do an
swersd Hoilins with emphasis. Wen
go back and fetch EN- now-that's
what we'll DO. shan't feel comfort
able till we've got en- In safe keep
ing"
Lloyd looked at the warders in
front Of them.
what about the others?" he said
We don't want them to know"
Hoiiins measured the distance be-
tween themselves and the others with
a quick glance OF his eve.
SIT down and rest bit he said
himself sutiing the action to the word
let them get on in front and out Of
sight. Then Wen go back 10 the rocks
and ct the sinners. Wen eontrivs
something safe as we go"
Lloyd sat down at his companions
side. They both lighted their pipes
and smoked; the men IL front passed
ont Of sight behind the shoulder OF lie
hill
What shall We do with EN- when
we get EN-" said Lloyd. suddenly
breaking in or lengthy silence. Il
should say that II they're the real
thing-and, so far as I could judge,
they are real enough. and I had a
brother-in-lsw thnt was a working
jeweIer in Swansea. go I ought to
know sbout it-theS must be worth
a good Bit
Thousands muttered Holi'ns
lie bit savagely on the stem or his
pipe and kicked the turf with the heel
Of his boot, both actions indicative Of
the tumult within his mind.
IT don't know al present what's 10
be done with EN-. It'Il be a bit OF a
difficult matter TO get rid of them ia
such a fashion, as 30 be really pronta-
bic 20 ourselves. Ard you'U understand
me when ! say that I'm not going to
he a party 10 trading en- of to some
damned old paWnbroker that would
cheat US out OF our rights and keep
the best for himself.
Nor ne affirmed LLOYD i want
as much as / can get
IT I'm aught OF Judge. said FIol-
Inns. We've such 4 chance in this ss
q man rarely gets. Them diamonds
must be worth fortune-I know a BIZ
about EN- because I've seen 'em In IN
dla-I've seen EN- liz the temples there
Lord why. ! know where there's an
image that blazes With precious stones.
Some Of che chaps in my company
used 70 smuse themselves by inventing
plans FOL Eettins hold OF the Let. But
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To Be sold In Parcels.

Hollins got up and walked about
With his hands behind his back and his
brows knitted,
''IH tell you what. my lad" he said
~ last. This is how it'll have TO be:
We shall have to take them stones out
~ the settings. cart 'em out to South
Africa, and come back with EN-; we
shall have TO give out as we're diamond
merchants or something O. that sort
miners. or DrOspectOrs. or whatever
they call IT,"
Il thought those chaps always
brought their stuff home in the rough.
said Lloyd. Il believe I read some
thing to that eject somewhere"
Damn il, I believe they do. said
Hollins. IT hadn't thought of that
And of course these are cut. and all
the rest Of It. Well we must think Of
something. But now let's be handling
them. I think the coasts clear
He climbed little way up the hill
side. and gazed from urder HIS hands
iu the direction BY which the other
warders had gone forward with the
body, and presently. returning 10
Lloyd. said that they were quite out
OF sight and that there was no one
near the plateau OF rocks where the
diamonds lay hidden.
The two men picked up their rifles
and turned back Coming TO STRIP
Of stunted woodlands that run down
guliey OF the hillside, Rollins paused
and drew cut a clasp knife.
I'm going TO cut a hook out OF ore
Of these twigs. he said. 1T so hap
pens that I've got line OF str1ns
about ne, and II we put hook at the
end We'll soon have the beauties up.
LlGvd made no reply. He watched
Holllns cut stout twlg INTO the de-
sired shape with ineditative eyes. HI
was rejecting that II he had had the
luck t. have iip Of string in his
pockets sfd raea irnprovised a
he could have secured the dia-
monds EiIu-ol ,t- i4c rrst discover
ed them
There's one thing that strikes me
he remarked as they set out again
a heres no doubt Vassalli had thes
diamonds planted somewhere and got
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hold OF 'em again when ne escaped,
and it's most likely he stole them; 1t
must have been some big burglary.
Won't their description be known"
we shsn't offer them as they are
said HOIiins, we shan't be such
fools as to put our uecks into moose
Ike that. They must be broken up
and sold in parcels. That trip to South
Africa and back seems as II # would
have 10 come on
That means spending money" said
Lloyd.
IT'S laying out capital. replied
Hollins thoughtfully. IF you want TO
DO big things you've got 20 spend
moneE on EN-. I reckon we've both
got bit put away that we can use
II we see q good return for our out.
lav
oh. I've saved a bit. said Lloyd.
y IA not 10 = hundred pounds or 30.
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and shook himself He s9at en- the
ground as II tc rid his mouth OF an
unpleasant tasSe, and drew his hand
once or tw,es across his lips. as
though he had just drank. Then he
spat again.
After ALL" he muttered. II saw
them flrst. and I'd the b1st right He
shouldn't have interfered ! don't be-
lievs in sharing.
He went up to the body and touched
It with his foot.
HI. Lloydr' he said, in a fierce
whisper. "Lloydr
The world around him was very ST.
lent. The bees in the heather seemed
to have ceased their labors.
Its done him" said Hollins We'll,
now then"
He suddenly tore OF his tunic. dou-
bIed up his Gni-t sleeves, and fell 10
work with a feverish activity that
drove the sweat out of him in streams.
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CHAPTER TX.
FLTGHT AND PEAR


IL is possible that doIlins, like all
murderers. had very little clear idea
OF what he was doing the first quar-
had killed his victim.
Murders such as his. committed on
the spur OF the moment. are the acts
Of men whose reason has been tenn
porarily destroyed; the things which
Immediately succeed are Involuntary.
and result from the pressing necessity
OF mechanical action.
The mind, reduced 70 the condition
Of machine. which goes blindiy for
ward even though the hand OF the
machinist has been suddenly forced
away from the controlling lever, per
forms certain Functions and compels
the body TO set in conformity with
them
Thus Holiins, sweating away In the
binding and scorching sunlight. was
for that time AT least no more than
an animal whose sole instinct Il was
TO hide the evidence of It's guilt.
But IN spuite Of all this. he worked
Systematically and with strict atten-
ton TO the needs OF the moment. He
drew Our the remainder % the heath
er and bracken from the assure and
saw the diamonds still entering Ike
points of FIRE as they huaR dangling
from the frond or fern in the cool
shade beneath
He produced from his pocket the
line OF stout string of witch ne had
spoken to Lloyd. ATTACHED 10 IL the
hook which he had cut Oil their way
back to the plateau. let q down into
the assure with steady hands. care
fully caught the necklace. detached
IL from the fern. and crew Il up ia
the light and himself.
His next action Vas e.laracteristic-
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Tic heavy stone and brought it down
with sickeni'ig crash upon his com
panion's head. He heard the bones 90.
and shut his eyes at the sound; when
he opened them a second later he
found that he himself had sprung
back q yard or two. and was standing
crouched like a wild beast with
clutched and shaking hands In read
mess to spring again in attack or de-
Tense.
But Lloyd lay supine across the ifs
sure, bis body drawn up uglily. as an
insect draws Itself up when one treads
the life ont OF it. what could be seen
of his head under the stone that stiu
rested upon il was a lOathsome mass
OF blood and brains The life had
been crushed out
Holllns stood up. sighed deeply,
stared round him at the glittering sky
and the wide loneliness of the moors.
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thot vas naught Dut foolishness-if
you'd pinch a diamond out o one Of
their temples the priests would follow
you all over the world till they got it
back"
Well but what you going 10 DO
with 'em?'' reiterated Lloyd.
Hoilins gave long sigh and scratch
Cd his arms as II some muscular exer-
ton might suggest plan 10 him.
There's one thing certain" ne said
and that Is that We shall have 10 get
away from yon place. I shall give my
notice IN today"
And me. said Lloyd. "But-wili it
look at ali queer II We leave at he
same time"
We shall have 10 chance that" sn-
swered Hoilins. Il shall say IN
tired n the life and going 10 start 3
public. You can make what excuse
YOU please"
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CHAPTER VIII


Lloyd looked over his shoulder at
the other men.
Don't give the show away" he said
/ don't want any OF them chaps 10
90 up there-a full half snare Is VIII .
1 mean to have.
Damnation'' said Hollins. III
Carey hadn't sent me OF for that carl
I'd ha' taken good care YOU didn't see
emf
That's neither here nor there said
Lloyd. Il have seen them and there =
an end 10 II. OF course, it's got 10 be
sharing matter Is It a bsrgain?"
Il expect it's got 10 be. as you say
So answered Hollins. with another
curse. How are We to get EN- out Of
that hole?" he asked And what.
he added, lis to prevent anybody from
seeing them?"
As 10 that said Lloyd. I've Allied
up the hole with heather and green
stun and put stone over the top. As
20 getting them out, I'm having a day
OFF tomorrow, and I'll come over here
with fishing rod and hook them out.
reckon they're a good six feet
down.
No. by neaveEr' said Hollins
'Thatll not do for me. Nobody gets
a finger on them unless I'm there. tn
have TO be done together"
Well, they're safe enough at pres
ent, anyway" said Lloyd. who'd ex-
pect 10 find a diamond necklaces in a
hole like that? We must arrange to
come back together as soon as we can
and get the thing out
Yes. it's got to be together" said
Hollins thOughtfully. He lifted his
eyes, which had remained fixed wear
lily on the ground during their con
versation, and looked at Lloyd with a
peculiar expression. IT'S got to he To-
gether all through. III say straight
out that ID aimed al keeping Won lit
tie discovery jerked his he3o
toward the rocks 8bove-"au to my
self, but since you've come across the
sinners as well as me. I'm bound u
play a fair game. You play straight
with me and I'll PLAY straight with
you"
"Oh. that's all rightt' answered
Lloyd. They're safe enough at nres-
ent," he added renectiveIy. "T,et,s
settle what we're to do later on
Here's the cart come up now"
They strolled slowly back To The
group standing near Vassallrs body
and stood by while it was laid on the
cart aUd carried over. Then the whole
company set out In the direction az
Princetown. the mounted men riding
ahead.
HoIIins and Lloyd walked to-
gether their rifles siung over their
shoulders, their heads bent toward
the ground as If in deep thought
How do you suppose they came
there?'' asked Lloyd suddenly
seems a strange place to find a neck
lace
Il reckon they were on him. an
swered HolIins, nodding gloomily at
the cart and its gruesome load.
Dropped 'em when he was shot
That's how it has been you may Ia
sure %
But how on earth could he have
got hold OF them asked Lloyd Il
Wcnder II he'd had them planted on
the moor somewhere-let's see. what
wss il ne was Jagged fOr?'
'Seragging soneb body in Plymouth n,
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CHAPTER VII (COn't).

The rigidity OF the man whom he
had killed ten minutes before grew
distasteful To him-he half wished that
the limbs. already stinened I'm death,
could jerk into life again. He got on
his feet and looked about him; his
superior had seated. himself on slab
Of rock and was calmly smoking while
he allowed his horse To nibble at the
spots OF pasturage which cropped up
here and there amongst the heather.
HolIius was striding along at a quick
rate toward the farm, the other
Warders were advancing leisurely
upon the center point.
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said Rollins caTelessis. - should
think ne had had them planted But
that's neither here nor there-the
question is. when and how can We
Eet ~ them7
They walked on in silence for some
time. thinking OF various plans for OBJ
tanning possession OF the diamonds.
At last Hoilins paused and looked FIX
eddy at mis- companion.
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Wlping Out the Stain.

A sudden notion took him-ths
thought OF vassaln. He walked to
the spot where the convict had fallen
dead. Yes. just as he had expected.
there was blood there, too. He unused
over the matter for e moment or two.
II search was made for Lloyd-es
there certainly would be-that place
would be visited, since he had last
been seen there. Would the searchers
take the blood en- the rocks for Vas
sallfss or would they remsmbsr that
the convict dropped some little dis
lance away7
VsssalrFs blood, dry enough IN the
sun by that time, made little pool on
the ground where his body had laini
soon there would be nothing but mere
dlScoIoration OF the surface. But on
the rocks there was more than blood
He went back 70 the rocks resolved
to take no risk He would have 70
clean I'D. He set hts mind to work in
the EFFORT to remember whether he had
noticed water anywhere in the neigh
borhood Of the plateau, bu. could not
think OF stream or spring or even a
standing pool For a moment he
stood irresolute through helplessness
The old soldier instinct reasserted
ITSELF No sat ubhtf Auuh OH MS DnQLA
Invested himself OF his stockings. and
put his boots on again. He cursed
Lloyd soundly once more as he made
d hOUrciOth OF the rolled-up stockings
and set TO work on his task
When il was over and had been
made as good a JOB OF as possible I'M
Ger the circumstances, he dropped the
stockings into the assure and straight
ened his back. A further notion came
10 him as he inspected the rock. and
he searched about until he found
likely stone wherewith the stained
surface might be scrubbed.
Copyright 1905. by Frank A Munssy Co
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And after that7 asked Lloyd.
Where thens''
Il reckon London = the place. said
Holiins musingly. They say you can
do everything In London. We shall
have TO so there and try 10 sell enl.'
Don't II look a bit queer like 10
ofrer ali the lot at once7'' suggested
Lloyd. I'VE don't want any awkward
questions asking. and they might want
to know how We came 10 be In posses
sion of . necklace like that
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share and Share AlIke.

Look here, Lloyd" he said, IT don't
believe In leaving things 20 chance 1t
was by chance that we came across
the necklace and chance might bring
somebody else across It, Surprising
anybody goes up to the top OF those
rocks and happens to think IL queer
that lot OF heather and green stun
should be packed into that hole, and
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he detached the diamonds FROM fhs
hook and line, gave one quick glance
at them as il 10 assure Himself a
their reality. and tirn cafes-sssy
tossed them upon his tuuic AS So they
were Of no more value than STRING
of glass beads
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Copyright isos. BY Frank A Munssy %
Ito Be Continued Next Sunday.)
August IS. 1908
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-18

IN COUNTY COURT, MASITowoc COUNTY
In the matter of the estate of John Peterik
deceased
STATE OF WISCONSIN 90
The State of Wisconsin to Rudolph Kratche
Administrator OF the estate of John Peterik
deceased:
1t being made, to appear to our County
Court by the verified petition of {. ii Sedgwlck
guardian ad Item of Louis Peterik, minor
and one of the heirs Of John Peterik. deceased
|. That no account of the proceedings OF the
said Rudolph Kratche, administrator of said
estate in and about the management OF said es
tate has been made or filed since June 30 1904
2. That no report has ever been made by said
administering OF his doings upon the order OF
this court entered herein November "a, 1903
authorizing and licensing him to mortgage Lot
No in Block l65 in said city of Mantowoc for
an amount not exceeding s2joD.OO for the term
of one year.
8 That no bond has ever been filed bv said ad
miniStratOr to account for the proceeds Of the
NOR gaging Of the real estate referred to in the
order OF court, dated November "a, 1858, as is re-
CURED 10y law rs set forth in Sect $685. of the Re
vised Statutes of the State of Wisconsin.
I That the taxes have not been paid upon the
prop 'rty belonging to said estate and particu
larly upon the real estate so licensed 20 be
mOrtgugcd for the years 1906 AID 1907, but
have been allowed TO go by default and be
sold at tax sale as heretofore stated in this pc
titiOn and no excuse or reason for such negli
gence appears of record or is known to atiiant
son as atiiant is informed and verify believes
to continue in the management and administra
ton of said estate for tie reason that he moi
only is not a resident of the City of ManitowO,
whore most Of the property OF the estate is sit
uated, but that he has been negligent and der
elict in the care and II anagement Of the same
Now THEREFORE, You are hereby cited anC
required To appear before IA special term o.
said court to be held at the Court House, in tn,
City and County of Manitowoc and State o
Wisconsin, on the ltth day of July, 1908 ther
and there to render and settle your accounts
rs administrator of the estate of John Peterik
deceased and to show cause why you should
not be removed and the letters of adminstra
ton heretofore issued to you revoked.
Witness the Hon. JOIN CHLOUPEK, Judge o
said County Court at the City of Manitowoc il
said County this 10th day of June A. D. 1908.
JOHN CtiLOUPEK
County Judge.
c. II SFDCwICK
Guardian ad Item of Louis Peterik minor
Pub. June IL. %, July ,.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-06-18
WATERS HEAVY WITH PERFUME
Remarkable Lake to Be Found in thu
Caspian District.

"Grasse clinging to its Alp, high
above the Mediterranean is supposed
In give the stranger headache on &C.
count Of its perfume at this season.
said a perfumer "Grasse makes the
worlds perfumes. You see mountains
of flowers there, as in milling coun-
try. you see mountains of wheat. The
odor is powerful, but as far as head
aChes-no'
But in the Caspian district there is
q lake so strongly perfumed that II
the stranger boats on 1t or swims in
Il he really gets a headache. This
lakes banks are Of white salt crystals,
its waters are mauve in color, and
from 1t an odor OF violets is exhaled.
1T is Lake Mankishlak. l visited 1t
to see il | couldn't bottle it up and put
it on the perfume market. No so.
you see, it is the presence OF the
seaWeed Polydcystia viOlaCea that
gives the lake its hue and smell.
When you bottle the waters the sea
weed atoms after a few days. die and
rot. Then the odor changes from VIC
let to-pah'
But il you are ever in the cas-
plan, visit the Mankishlak peninsula
and take look at the lake. 1t Is in
its way as curious as the asphalt lakes
OF South America"
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Qidnity of Authorship.

One of the ADLER modern writer's
made this confession the other day:
L am so devoted to my wife that | al
low her to break in upon me whenever
she pleases. Naturally, she cuts into
my line OF thought and often destroys
the continuity OF genius. The only
way for me to do good days work
is to quarrel with her, to make her so
angry that she will cry. fuss, break a
few dishes, smash kitten, scald a
puppy or two then go to her room and
stay there. BY the time have done a
days work she is in excellent humor
and tired of being alone. Then we
make up"