The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-09-30


brought up tomorrow at the Dorton
petty sessions
Scarcely had Lord Ilingworth and
his guests retired to rest after an ex-
citipy evening than they were again
alarmed, this time by an outbreak OF
frs in the temple room. Its cause Is
urSnown. but the flames, assisted by
= high wind, spread with extraor-
r.lnary rapidity in spite of the prompt
: measures taken by the Hall fire
brigade Engines quickly arrived
from Lingfield and Dorton, but the
supply of water was totally made
quate, and it soon became evident that
the whole structure was doomed. At
the moment of telegraphing, the fire
was raging furiously, but all sleeping
in the house had been rescued without
injury.
In one night Lord Illingworth has
lost his great family jewel and his
ancestral seat. The Luck of tho
nlingworths' seems to have deserted
him.
1T is a remarkable coincidence that
fire consumed the Hindu Temple Of
Agni the night that the pearl was
taken from 1t by MAJ Illingworth In
1903.
"Agni 10 the Hindu God of Fire"
Thank heaven. Mary's safe!" ejacu-
lated Travers Il hope she hasn't had
great fright" Then, after a pause,
And Ramma Lal caught, after all! He
deserved better fate. What an I'M
common good thing l got the pearl!
II hadn't taken it, the Indians would
have been we'll on the way to Bombay
: with it by now, and II neither OF us
? had taken it, the stone might have
: been burnt up. Would it, though!
2 There might have been fire at all.
Rummy notion that Agni should blaze
. the whole show in revenge for my
desecrationl 1t shan't interfere with
0 my feelings of satisfaction. I'm
public benefactor-an Illingworth
|, benefactor. anyway | shall explain
r this to my lord at an early date. Hullo
what's this? lawyers letter. / can
e tell 'em by the smell. What's he
e threatenin' this timer"
But it wasn't threat. 1t was simply
/, an intimaton that under the will of
e Col. Thomas Archer, a distant rela-
), tive lately deceased, he, Dandy Trav-
ers, succeeded to the whole estate. a
a bequest made ION account of in
d trepidity shown in the recent Irawadi
If campaign" The income therefrom.
the lawyer added. was estimated at
$ about $4,000 per annum, and he
e would be pleased to have an express
IS sion Of Mr.. Dandy Travers' wishes
with respect to the same
p Three thousand pounds year,!
lie Travers jumped out of bed and exc
st cuted series of gyrations. Three
ly thousand pounds year. That meant
ly Mary. But did it? 1t was a fortune
so to him, but how would Lord Hing
d. worth view it? Well. if he didn't like
as it he needn't Mary and he we're now
independent of everybody.
70 He made his way to the Burglars
20 meeting in blur of happiness. He
r, was rather late. Other men were
Re there already, and they one and all
~ congratulated him.
If Aren't you rather premature?" he
" asked. you haven't seen the pearl
If yet"
Bother the pearl" said Altamont
e 1--WE mean the title"
What the deuce are you drivin'
IS at?"
b. Haven't you seen the papers?"
" Crowds Of 'em, and lawyers letters
too My heads buzzin with EN-
;" What is it this timer
e Your cousin tumbled down Soms
Il stone steps in Vienna last 13oT
you are Lord Travers nov
n ALL" ~--
n Dandy sat down. This fina
of fortune was too much for
r 81 cant say I'm sorry" b.
e. at length "Bertram would
rs been sorry if it had BEEN
n I'm glad about the title bq
IL Here. l say. you fellows,
n over the world since last
h. THE black pearl of the
ID has changed hands. we hoI
n secretary. who wanted I,
n business of the evening
e THE black pearl has. and
Of the Illingworths went
y They've had a fire, and I've gov
1t quest and title. Perhaps yoif
e lows1l be more superstitious in
s ture. That's what brought my lud
It anyway" Saying which. he produced
/ the Black Pearl OF Agni.
e To his unbounded JOY and immense
surprise Lord Illingworth received the
missing stone from London during the
I course of the next day.
The Indians had been remanded for
week. pending further inquiries, and
as they had obviously not stolen the
&c jewel after all, Lord Illingworth de
Il clined to prosecute, and they we're re.
y leased from custody. An unknown
friend interested himself in the ma
e tives. One of them, a Baboo was
IS sent back to Bombay by an early
a steamer. The other who refused to
IS return to India. thanks to the same
Of unknown benefactor. was put in tho
II WAY of earning his living by teaching