The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
A TALE OF MYSTERY
AND ADVENTURE

this peculiar and exciting affair will
take place at any moment"
In a word. the journalistic world was
exceedingly wrotin with both Mr.. Abing-
don and the Jew for baking IT of q
very readable bit of news. No effort
would be spared to defeat their obvious
purpose. Philip must be discovered by
hook or by crook. and badgered inces-
sanity until he divulged the secret Of
the meteor.
At last the cabman became lucid
I'm done" he groaned. My brains
are a fuzzball. Ere! Some one drink
my beer. I'm goin' in fer cow-cow. I
ad this young spark in my keb toby
an didn't know II. e offered me two
bob, e did, an 1 stood i'm a drive as a
treat. e looked SIGH a scarecrow.''
who's next?" cried a raucous voice
at the door.
IT am roared the disappointed one
well. look sharp. There's a hold
gent a-wavin' lis humbreller like
mad
Keep I'm. Don't, let I'm go. TIL be
there in arr tick Who knowsi
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, fear
less and outspoken, now he was conf
dent. He pushed open the swing door
with the manner of one who expects his
fellows to bow before him. Was he not
rich-able to command the services of
men-why should he falter? He forgot
his rags, forgot the difficulties and dan
gers that might yet beset his path. for
in very truth he had achieved but little
actual progress since he first entered
hot Off Aua an FL
But he had suffered much since then.
and suffering had strengthened him.
Moreover. he had taken the measure of
Isaacstein. There was a score 10 be
wiped off before that worthy and he en-
tered into amicable business relations
The instant the immature Jew behind
the grille set eyes on Philip, he
bounded back from the window and
gazed at him with frightened look.
Had this young desperate broken out
of prison and come to murder them
all?
Help! help" he shouted. "Murderr
Clerks came running from the inner
office. among them the elderly man who
interfered in Philips behalf on the last
occasion.
Make that idiot shut up" said
Philip. calmly. land tell Mr.. Isaac
stein ] am here
The office boy was slenced, and the
excitement Gained down. Yes. the dia-
inond merchant was in. If Philip would
walk upstairs to the waiting room. his
presence would be announced.
THANK you" he said; but kindly see
that this urchin does not let Others
know l am here. 7 don't want a crowd
to be gathered in the street when
come out"
muffin was intolerable. or nearly so
But Isaacstein ruled his minions with
a rod OF iron. and they would fam wait
the little mans pleasure ere they ven-
tured their wrath on the boy. Be
sides. they were afraid OF Philip. Like
most people in London, they had read
the newspaper reports of the police
court proceedings. and they were awed
by his strangely incomprehensble sur
roundings.
So he was silently ushered upstairs.
and soon he caught the thick-voiced
order of Isaacstein:
Show him in"
The Jew, however, dived into his pri-
vatc 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 police
MANI"
Don't be rude. boy. but answer me-
Il am not here to satisfy your curios-
ity. Mr.. Isaacstein. I have called SIM
ply on a matter of business. 1t is suf-
ficient for you 10 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
tatives of the De Beers Company. yet
here was a callow youngster address
ing him in this outrageous fashion.
betraying. 100. an insufferable air OF