The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-13


Philip borrowed spade. a small
sweeping brush and strong sack
without evoking the slightest comment
from the pensioner, who discoursed in
cessantly on the iniqu.ty of the gov
ermint. and whose farewell remarb
dealt with the attempt to rob him of "a
hundred gowlden sov'rins."
Decidedly the boy was i'm luck's way
He had secured some necessary imple-
ments without attracting any atten-
ton. Watching a favorable opportuni-
", ne slipped unseen into the gloom OF
Johnson's News. He tried the door OF
NO. j. 1t was locked. He inserted the
key and entered. The darkness within
was that of utter blindness. but ne
dumped his impedimenta on the floor
and locked the door behind him.
Then he CROPPED his doubtful path to
the -mantelpiece where he had left a
candle and a box of matches His
Doots crunched, as he went on what he
knew TO be mostly diamonds, and he
stumbled over the mattress in front of
the fireplace. Yes. the candle was
there: Soon he had a light The tiny
CLEAN lifted the black curtain, and he
surveyed his domain. A single glance
showed him that all things remained
exactly as he left them on Saturday
mo- ne ptChcl Oh letters rested
on the broken chair the old sack was
stuffed into the window. and the rope
that er-to-be-forgotten rope-dan-
sled from the hook to which he had
fastened il.
The sight brought a lump into his
throat He sank to his knees. pressed
down. he felt. by some superior power
Mother" he said. humbly. forgive
me, and ask God to forgive me, for
what | would have done were you not
watching over me-"
In the spiritual exaltation of the mo-
ment ne almost expected to find that
sweet face peering at him benignantly
from out the dim background. But he
could not see her. and he rose. revivi-
ned By this spoken communion with
her. He had no shadow of doubt as to
her presence. God to him was the uni
verse, and his mother the unquestion-
able means of communication with the
providence that governed his life He
would die ia Their than abandon that be-
lief. Were il dispelled f./m his mind
ne was quite certain tat his wealth
would vanish with it, 1t was no hap
hazard accident which had sent the
iiamond-iaden meteor headlong from
the Sky. He was despairing. dying:
his mother appealed for him: and. be-
hoid,l the very elements that control
the world Obeyed q mighty behest
He began to work methodicaliy. In
the first place. he lit a fire. for the
evening was chilly. Then he shook his
mattress and swept the floor. gathering
INTO heap all the tiny particles with
winch 1T was Uttered. These he col
ected in a piece of newspaper. and
folded them into a parcel. which again
ne inciosed in stOuter sheet of brown
paper. finally tying the whole with
yard of string he carried in his pocket.
There We're hundreds of tiny dia-
nonds in that insignificant package
and not few the So. of small peas
AS matter of fact. he discovered sub
sweeping brought him in over a thou
sand pounds
Having examined every nook. AMI
'reyice of the apartment by The aid of
he candle, he satisfied himself that
taught remained which would indicate
o the most curious eye any event ont
If the common having occurred in that
luble dwelling
1t was typical OF Philips implicit
aith that he did not unlock the back
loor until his interior task was ended.
he knew that his meteor >was un-
ouched.
There was no wind without. The
andle. feeble as its rays were. illumi-
lated the small yard sufficiently to re-
zeal its debris of white stones and
anger Jumps of metal. Beginning at
he doorway. he swept vigorously but
With minutest care. until he had
ormed four good-sized pile/ on the
lagstones.
He could not afford to differentiate
between the debris of the damaged
'avement and the fragments of the me-
cor 1t was easy TO distinguish the
anger pieces of broken glass from the
window inside the house-in the ward
lie had neither the time nor the light
o select the bits of shattered stone. All
must go together to be sorted with
eisured care subsequently,
He scrUtinized the external window
ills. the door posts, the chinks of the
mall coal-house door at the further
nd of the yard. even the rough sur
aces of the walls. and removed every
peck of loose material More news
'aper was requisitioned. but after uti-
izing the Irvine on his parcel of cloth
ns. he ran short of string.
He coolly went up the stairs unfast-
ned the rope with which he had in
ended to hang himself and loosened its
tiff strands. Soon he had an abund-
nee of strong cord. aud, four bulky
ackages We're added to the first small
ne
They We're heavy, too. Weighing sew
raj pounds each. In placing them side
y side close to the wall beneath the
ront window. he suddenly realized an
Unforeseen difficulty.
If these shreds OF matter-the mere
usk. as it We're. of the meteor-were so
onderous. what would be the weight
the meteor itself? How could he
ope to lift ii from the hole in which il
iy-how convey II from Johnson's
Jews TO a new and safer habitation?
lie might as well endeavor to move an |
nwilling elephant.
The thought chilled him. For the first |
me since his parting interview with |
lr. Abingdon. Philip experienced a |
read of failure. With something of |
anic in his blood. he snatched the can |
lie and ran hastily into the yard. He |
melt and held the light low In the ex-
AVIATION. Then he cried aloud:
What, Am / so ready to lose faith |
mother"
For the huge metallic mass-so big
lat IL would not enter the bore of the |
rgest cannon known to modern gum
ery-was split asunder in all direc-
ons. Its assures gaped widely as II
mock at him. The rain and steam
ad done their work well. 1t was even
ossible that he would not need the
'ade. but would be able to pick out
lch separate chunk with his hand.
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