The evening world., 1912-09-06
1.-THE Diamonds
By ]. S. Fletcher
IN Romance OF Hoard OF Missing JetpeLs Iva.
N2W and the Mystery Which FOlioUed Them IV%


little. but his face was grave and tn
scrutabIs as ever when Josephs aooksd
ND from the diamonds.
WE'LL" said Mr.. Josephs. now mueh
this timer It's out OF my REGULAR
hours and I ought not TO % ousinsss
at all In thas way. but a. It's yeu.
and you're going away-shaii Ne say
the same price a. last timer
These stones are better than th0ss
I brought You last time" saSd Lal
Dass gently. II must have mora"
Mr. Jescphs waved his HANDS With
an expressive gesture.
But I do not keep 90 much money
In tho house, ne exclaimed
And besides. the stones are not
worth more than those you fase e.
fered me. In any case. II you ere
sailing tonight. I have not the money
IN tho house. Will give you Whne I
gave before. hsif the amount IN cneh
and half In q promissory note 70 % =
deemed when you nsxt <esue 70 ~
mouth"
Every weIi." answered ths Hindu.
III II uHSt - so.'
II WIN fetch lie spensy fro8' ~
safe" aid Mr.. Jossphs. eais Ooe1
touper had returned with the dsli0at
Of tho bargaining. and he had Got
good value for ths money hs Was
about TO lay out.
''slt down Q moment" ~ aAosd.
gathering 10 the diamonds. II shan
not he sone hve minutes; my san - IN
the shop"
LAi Dass at down ana SooasA ebsst
him. His eyes finally rested on ~
hrsss-oound boz. He was stnl ~
Gariing Il when ~. Jossphs rs-sotoesd
the parior. Tho af'ndu noddsA ss sas
boz.
THAT 10 q pretty pisos of vork wh1ch
you have there" he said. n IL
think. tho workmanship OF soms ons
of my country, II It % Tor sale n.
Joscphs. I will buy II from You"
Joscphs looked at 1aa Dass WIN
sthing like supicion.
You are the second that has wanted
10 buy that to-day" he said. No. no:
/ am not selling that box II 10 .
mario box: there's somstAns myseG-
ious about IT.
"Ah. a secret drawer OF rscsotaese.
10 DOUBT" said the Hin6u unee1-
ccrnediy They al have"
"Do you think so' Fut Oh. ] 0evs
been much concerned shout that 0o8.
II seemed 20 me that thars might -
secret draw and tried to mud n
But I could md nothins."
TT had bcen STRANGE II You cou1dH
answered i.ai Dass. rs that the MONEY
you hold in your hand. Mr.. Josephsr
And the note payable on demand"
answered. the pawnbroker. handing
roll of notes and a slip or blue peoG
10 ths Hindu. IT will trade with yOu
mt any time. I hope you Will hrin6 Ne
back something good next TIP. But
this box. You think II likely that theSe
a.l. In
Nothing more probable said La
Dass, slowing away the money In Als
breast pocket. "oh. nothing more Prob
able"
But I have measured" said the Jew.
''See. here are the figures. you cannot
mistake figures. There IL tho iength.
breadth. depth: you will perceive that
there Is no room for any secret piac>
OF any size"
Ial bass smiled enigmstically.
THAT IL whore the artihcer's SKIN 10
shown" no said "Ah. they are very
sklful artihcers In my country. See
here; this II little toy ! picked up In
Renares. How small II Is: and yet there
II a secret receptacle In II wherein you
could pack n dozen stones OF consider
able size. Try It. Mr. Josephs."
Josephs took the article which LAl
Dass offered him. II was TO outward
appearance rounded piece OF lVUy.
about two and one-han inches IN length
and an inch and quarter In circun6er-
ence. and not unlike the cases in which
ladies carry needles of large sixa
At one end there was the smallest
aperture conceivable; 30 small. indeed.
that Il seemed impossible for even the
finest needle to penetrate Its orincA
Al The other end the little curiosity was
rounded on to blunt hnlsh. Mr.. jos
ephs turned 4. over and over In nis
hands admiringly.
There Is. no doubt. some secret
opening in this" he SAID.
Just So" said Ial Dass, watching
him carefully. "A secret spring. as you
say But whereT
II used to he good At finding this sort
OF thlng out" sad Mr., Josephs. You
usually press the wrong plaee-and then
another wrong place-and then you get
to the right P,ace-aEd--"
IAN"
The ivory cAsket dropped sharply
from hls hand 10 the table-cloth. JOS
ephs looked ruefully at the ball OF his
rlcHt thumb and began rubbing Il with
the fingers OF his loft hand,
what Is lt?' asked La Dass.
Something prlcked me -. sharply"
answered Mr. Josephs Something that
seemed 10 shoot out OF this Tiny hole
when I pressed tho rounded end. n -
n trick, l suppose
"A little trick" repiei the Hindu.
"It gives mere pin prick, but. zee.
, this Is the secret spring. Look
He took the casket from the tahee
and gave It en- almost imperosp<1o1s
touch One end dew opsn. resssJt1B .