Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
THE KING OF
DIAMONDS
BY LOUIS TRACY.
1904. by Edward ]. Clode.
TO.DAY'S TNSTALLMENT.

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l their surprise throughout this un-
paralleled experience,
"Whea is he?'
Where did he COON frae?"
"Nobbut a loony wad haze jumped off
Yon crag"
Hes neaked as when he was born"
At last one of them noticed his bro
ken scalp. He pointed out the wound
to his companions.
THAT was never dean by fallin' i t
waiter" he said.
They agreed. The thing was a mys-
terry.
At last one of them noticed his stat
ure. his delicate skin, the texture Of
his hands, the cleanliness of his teeth
and nails, were quick tokens to the
fishermen that something quite beyond
the common run of seaside accidents
had taken place. The oarsman, man
OF much intelligence, hit on an explain
alton.
HE was swarmin' doom t cliff after
t. birds" he cried. "Mebbe fotygraf-
fin EN-. I've heard o. sike doins.'
Man alive" cried one of his mates
job"
This was unanswerable. Not one
gave a thought to the invisible Grange
House
They held a hasty consultation. One
man DOTTED his jersey for Philips hene-
fit, and then they hastily covered him
with oilskin coat and overalls.
ii was now nearly dark, so they ran
out a marking buoy for their net
shipped oars, and pulled Justify to their
remote fishing, hamlet, three miles away
from the outlet of the river which
flowed through Scarsdale.
Arrived there, they carried Philip to
the house of one who was the proud
owner of spare" bed.
And now a fresh difficulty arose. A
doctor, and exc a policeman. should he
summoned. A messenger was dis
patched at once for the nearest medical
man-who lived a mile and a half away
but the policeman, who dwelt in the
village was bird of another color.
These men We're poachers lawbreak-
ers. At various times they had ali
been fined for illegal fishing. The po-
liceman was of an nquirng turn OF
mind He might fail to understand the
mystery of the cliff, but he would most
certainly appreciate every detail Of their
presence in that particular part of tho
sea which tapped its base
So they smoked, and talked. and tried
rough remedies until the doctor arrived
To him they told the exact truth
He passed no comment, examined his
| patient, cut away the hair from the
scalp wound, shook his head over it.
/ bound it up. administered some stimu-
| liant, and sat down to await the return
| of consciousness.
But this was long delayed, and when
| at last, Philip opened his eyes, he only
rallied sufficiently to sleep
The doctor promised to come early
! next day, and left.
Throughout Wednesday ana Thursday
| Philip was partly delirious. waking at
times to a vague consciousness Of his
surroundings, but mostly asking va
Cantly for Evelyn
Often he fought with a person named
Jockey Mason ard explained that
Sir Philip was not in Yorkshire at
The wife of one of his rescuers was
! essiduous in her attentions. Most for
tunately, for these isherfolk were very
poor, that lure spread beneath the cliff
lllNtlBleu an FteueHlen nHfnpET OF
salmon, so she could afford to buy eggs
and milk in abundance, and the doctor
brought such medicines as were needed.
Gradually Philip recovered, until, at .
o'clock on Thursday night he came into
sudden and full use of his senses
Then the doctor was sent Tor urgent p
ly; Philip insisted on getting up at once.
He was kept in bed almost by main
force.
With the doctors arrival there was a
further change. Here was an educated
man who listened attentvely to his pa
tents story. and did not instantly con
clude that he was raying.
He helped, too. by his advice II was
utterly impossible to send telegram TO
London that night. No matter what the
suferings of anxious friends concerning
him, they could not he assuaged until
the morning.
Yes he would find money and clothes
accompany him, II need me- on the jour
ney If he were able to travel tO-mor-
row-attend to all things in fact. in his
bchali-for millionaires are scarce birds
In secluded mOorland districts. But.
meanwhile, he must take a drink of
milk and beef essence, rest n little
while, take this draught in n small bot
Tie Indicated. and sleep.
Sleep was quite essential. lie would
awake in the morning very much bet
ter The knock on the head was not
SO serious as it looked at first sight
Probably he would not even feel IT again
If he NOr" n soft cap for some days
The broken skin was healing nicely, and
conclusion Of the brain had as many
gradations as fever. which ranges from
a slight cold to Yellow Jack.
In his case he was suffering from
two severe shocks. but the crisis was
passed and he was able, even now. to
get up If It could serve any possible
purpose
the doctor said with his tongue in his
check IIOEad not tho slightest int on