The Washington times., 1908-08-23
Another Pair Of Ewes.

Lloyd at last heard their voices; the
sound was grateful TO him. The feel
ing OF oppression passed on; he sat
down again, and this time. by sheer
inadvertence. on the spot where Hol-
Inns had sat while they talked. And
happening to look round him. he sud
denly saw something that made him
utter quick cry Of establishment and
smother IL in his own throat.
He glanced sharply about him, and
even gazed suspiciOusly at the dead
man as If he feared that VassalH
might suddenly spring 10 life again
and spy upon his slayer's movements,
and It was with a stealthy. furtive air
that he finally turned to look hard and
long at what he had seen.
Lloyd's eYes had fallen on something
that shone and glittered in a deep ifs
sure of the rocks on which he sat
lie thought at first that the things ne
saw were drops Of molten fire that
had fallen by some mysterious chance
upon the cool green OF the rocks.
IL was a full minute before he
realized that he was staring AT
4 necklace OF diamonds the bril-
HanCy and size OF which sug-
gestsd even 10 his untutored mind
the notion OF vast wealth. He looked
and looked again, and his head swan
with the JOY of the discovery and or
the possibilities that lay behind it.
His eyes grew accustomed to the
darkness OF the assure, and he realized
exactly what he saw The thing was
q massive necklace Of diamonds, set
In delicate gold network, and il had
caught on the front Of a clump OF fern
that grew out Of the rock and hung
dangling from it.
Lloyd made DO attempt 10 reach il,
It hung at least six feet below his
arm; it would be necessary to get
something with a hook at the end il
the necklace was to be recovered.
Suddenly Lloyd burst into a hearty
fit of cursing. He had remembered
Rollins sudden exclamatiOn-made
when he was sitting in that very spot
and looking into that very assure. The
YoTkshireman, then, had seen the dia-
mouds and would doubtless lay claim
20 having found them
Very we'll; then It would have to be
a case of sharins-of going halves.
Lloyd cursed his ill-luck ferventy un-
der his breath. He had already con
ceived a plan by which he could have
secured the diamonds for his own par
ticular benefit. He was to have day
of next day. and had already resolved
10 spend it in a fishing expedition.
Nothing would have been easier
than 20 attach a hook to his fishing
rod and draw up the diamonds from
their hiding place. But he was Ger
tain that HolliEs already knew OF
them. and foresaw that Hollins would
want his share. He wished he could
secure the prize before Hollins came
back. and ielt hurredly in his pocket
for string. thinking that he might
lmprovisc q hook out of a twig OF
heather. But he had nothing that he
could MAKE use OF, and so he sat
there. gloating over the diamonds and
cursinE his tad luck one minute and
chuCkImg over his good luck the next
After am. jt was a rare find; he was
certain that the stones were genuine
and must. therefore. be OF immense
value ID he could have handled them
FIRST he would have defended his title
g. them with his life; If they were 10
be shared, he would see to it that he
mad his full half.
TIe suddenly leaped 90 his feet. i'm
PEELED to action by fear that filled
his heart with fierce resentment. The
other warders were approaching; il
might be than they would peep and
peer about and discover the diamonds.
That was not 10 be thought Off he
could not have the whole Of the apple
himself he could take good care that
only one other mouth should bite at it
He went over TO the side OF the pla-
teau farthest from that on which his
superior sat and tore up armfuls of
heather and bracken- Coming back To
the assure. he filled up its mouth with
the stun thus collected and screened