The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-13
The Diamonds
By ]. S. Fletcher
N Romance OF a Hoard OF Missing Jeiuels
and the Mystery Which FolioiUed Them
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limbs. already stinened In des&h -
jerk into life again. iIo got On h1s e.
and looked about him. hts s,spsvioe ~
seated himself on Q slab OF rosa ~
was calmly smoking whais h ahoUe
his horse to nIbble at the spDts a -
turase which cropped % here aad eheA
amongst the heather. Hollins was seE9d
Ing along at quick rate toward q
farm; the other wariers were advauc1no
ielsurely upon the oontre po.pt.
Lloyd at last heard thdr voaees: -
sound was grateful to him. The ~
ing Of oppression passed OF; b -
down again. and this une. by sheer n
advertence. on the spot where HoI1n
had sat while they talked. And hap
pcnins to look around him he suddenl,
saw something that made him utter
quick cry OF astorisirrnent ana smoShs
u In his own throat.
Lloyd'- eyes had fallen on someelin,
that shone and glittered In a deep ~
sure OF the rocks on when he sat. III
thought at hrst that the things he saw
were drops OF molten nr~ that had faai~,
by some mysterious thanNe' upon tm
cool green OF the rocks.
II was fulf minute before he reaitxe>
that he was staring M q necklace a
diamonds the briiliancv and sine q
which suggested even to hls luntutorea
mind tho notion Of vast wealth. II,
looked and looked again and his hsA4
swan with the Joy or the discovery am
Of the possibilities that fsv ,bchind IT,
His eyes grew aoeuToned to TN
darkness OF the assure, AMI he realsset
exactly what he saw. The thing va,
q massive necklace OF dtanonds. ST Il,
,laifg C0IH M -.
on the fronds OF cmnip ~ fern tina.
grew out OF the rock and hung la ngnai
from IT,
Lloyd made no attempt to reaSo~ n,
Il hung AZ leas. six feet below his arnri
II would be- necessary 10 get something
with a hook NJ the end II the necklace
was 20 b~ recovered.
Suddenly Lloyd burst into a, heart!
n; OF curTing lie had remembered
Iolllns's sudden, made
when he was sitting IN that very spol
ana looking into that very fssure. The
Horkshlreman, then. had seen The "a
monds and would doubtless lay chain
10 having found them.
Very WELL then Il would have 10 b
case OF sharing-of going halves
Lloyd cursed his iil-luok 'ervently lrssdes
his breath. lie had already conceived Z
diamonds for his own particular, benefit
lilo was 10 have a day or newt day. and
had already resolved to spend II - (
hshiEg expedition.
Nothing would have been easier thar
TO attach a hook 10 his fishing rod an4
draw up the diamonds from their h1dina
place. But he WAS certain that Hfol'
Inns already know OF hem. and foresov
that iollins would want his share. H
wished he could secure tho prize bekOrs
lto,llns came back. and felt hurried,
In his pocket Tor "a string. thinking TN,
he might improylse a hook out OF I
twig OF heather. But he mad notlfina
that he could make use of. ana no he On,
there. gloatlng over the diamonds and
cursing his bad luck ono minute ans
chuekinK oycr his good luck the nsxt
After all. u was a rare md. he Wal
certain that the ston-s were genuine
and must therefore he or immense vaitsa
II he could have handled them hrst
he would have defended his title to Their
with his life: " :hey Nete 10 I've shared
he would see TO It that he mad hss ean
half.
lie suddenly zap. 10 his feet. frnps0eS
10 action by a fear that fiilsd me hasri
With fierce resentment. Thc-0thsr ward
ers were approaching II might bs tina.
they would peep and peer about snS
discover the diamonds, That was m,
TO be thought OFF he could not hive
the whole OF the apple himself he oSuit
take good care that Only one othei
mouth should bite q, H.
He went over to the side NJ n,
plateau flrthsst from tlit on whic-h his
superior sat and tore w armfuls oi
heather aud bracken. Coming back e
the assure, he nlled up lts mouth wit
he stun tiius cold, ,rd and screen4i
the diamonds from sight over th.
heather aAd the brdCkrn hr PLACED i
large stone, 80 that no one could nov
look into the aperture wherein ths
treasure lay concealed.
Lloyd stood up and guEed around him
lila fellow wardrrs lad come up. OF
foot or on horseback. and were gathsrei
about their superior. lioilins Was com
ing back from the farm, OW ~ the gate,
OF VIII en- AZ that moment "A boy drove 4
small cart. drawn JN - moorland pony
Holllns was walking fast. II was pialr
70 Lloyd that .c wanted 20 get bacf &
the plateau as quickly az possible.
Two warlers came Mp the rocks; she,
ana Lloyd llfi.d the dead MIn's bod
and carried II down the slope to the
little group below, where they lah u
down on the heather until tbo cart cAns
up. HulllHa. his face purple with heat,
came up almost at double trot. lie
looked a, the dead man. then Mt lloyd
and then 1T the rocks above. Lioyd
contr.yed 10 catch hls eye and favorei
him with n wink. lie turned aside fropi
the others; Holllns followed him.
"WellF' he slid,~
wondered what YOU w-Ae startled 81,
u, than AtftI - hs