The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-19
/ DEAL IN DIAMONDS
The True Story OF an ingenious
SWindIe In London.
4 cLEvERlY WORKED GAME.
Il Melted an Impeeunious Russian No.
sleman . Thousand Pounds Sterling.
The Easy Mannee In Which Count
Saeha Got Something For Nothing.

Saeha Got Something For Nothing.
Count Sacha Roub!etsky was on bis
beam ends IN London. To the wocld
be was still 4 dashins young noble
man, son OF an immensely wealthy
Russian prince, but in point Of fact
he was financially at his las. gasp.
He wanted thousand or SO FOR
nothing. That was the problem he de-
hated IS be sat in his lodging smoking
cigarette after cigarette. At last be
rose with : satisfied smile. Next morn
Ing Count Sacha called on Messrs.
Sparkle s Shine. the well known Bond
street jewellers. He explained who he
was and that he had come to select
some jewelry for his sweetheart
From the glitterins tray he selected
beautiful stone, price $500. Ee then
explained that. his remittances being
delayed. he vas not in a position to
complete tac purchase at the moment.
and, IN any case. be wished frst to
submit the stone to his sweetheart's
approval.
He added suavely .hat as he was un-
known to MesSrs. Sparkle & Shine ne
could not expect them to part with the
gem without making inquiries. but
they were ct liberty to apply to the
Russian embassy for any information
they desired concerning him BE
would return the following day and.
everything being satisfactory. take the
diamond.
To tbs the jewelers. agreed and, in
curing at the Russian embassy. were
Informed that Count Sscha was IN
questonably the son Of wealthy
prince an6 that they would probably
be safe in giving him credit for even
more than the amount mentioned.
They did not know at the embassy
that Sacha had been disowned by his
father. and they were agreeable to the
counts own suggestion that member
Of the embassy should attend at the
jewelers. next day to identify him
This was done. and Count Sacha re-
ceive6 the diamond. The same day
be called ut q big pawnbroker's and.
mentioning airily that he was IN TEN
porary difficulties. pledged the diamond
for the small sum OF ESQ.
The next day found Count Sacha
again at Messrs. Sparkle s. Shines.
Ills sweetheart, be said. was enchant-
ed WITH the diamond, but nothing
would satisfy her now but that she
should have another diamond abso-
lutely matching the first.
The jewelers. explained that to match
such q stone would be matter Of
great difficulty and the price Of the
second gem would be enormously In
creased-in short. tor such pair Of
twin diamonds they would have to
charge 5000. Count Sacha shrugged
bis shoulders. The price was stitc. but
he could deny his sweetheart nothing.
Would Messrs. Sparkle & Shine please
at once set about procuring the second
diamond?
The jewellers, being unable to match
the diamond themselves. wrote to the
leading dealers and pawnb-okers de-
scribtns the stone they wanted and
:ntinaeins that they were prepared to
so as far as 1900 for perfect speci-
men Amens those they wrote to was
the pawnbroker with whom Count Sa-
cha had pledged the origina! diamond.
which was Just what that ingenious
rascal expected.
4 few days Later Count Sacha called
at the pawnhroker's TO redeem his dia-
nond- The pawnbroker had had
Mcssrs. Sparkle 6 Shines letter. and.
remembering the beautiful diamond
pledged with him day or two before.
he had examined It and found that It
met all Of Sparkle & Shines require
neoss.
The count redeemed the stone. and
then the pawobrokes inquired whether
By any chance be would care to sell it
Oh, no! Il was family heirloom.
Els customer would not dream Of part
ing with it-
That was 4 pity. said the pawrbro-
ker. Ee had Glanced to show the dia-
nond to his wife, and she had taken g
violent fancy to it-so much SO that
he was prepared to give a fancy price.
Ee offered 6So0.
Count Sacha laughed end shook bis
head. One thousand pounds? Oh. no!
He really did not want to sell it An
offer Of e 800. however. made him hes
:tate. At last, after prolonged chatter
ing, Count Sacha passed back the dia-
mond to the pawnbroker and received
E,5Oo In exchange Once outside he
Jumped into : cab and drove rs fast
Is he could to Messrs. Sparkle <
Shines.
Arrived there, be explained, with
many regrets, that his sweetheart had
changed her mind. She no longer
wanted the second diamond. Ead the
Jewellers yet found It? No: Ah, that
was Wen. Still, be feared he had put
them to much trouble. However, he
wes glad 70 say his -emittances had
arrived and he had now much pleas
ure IL handing over 600 in payment
eor the original diamond. which his
sweetheart had decided to keep.
One thousand pounds to the good,
Count Sacha left the shop. having
Drought OFF, . most ingenious swim
die. Yet can any one say where he
came within reach Of the law:-Pear-
sons Weekly.
It s question which causes moth
er the more worry-a boy Sc SICK
taat he Is GOOD or so thoroughly well