Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

in Oklahoma City can tell you all about me. My name
is John Stanfeld."
"Do you mind my telephonng to the Carolina and
asking Miss Harris to down here?' the jeweler
asked. while we're waiting III have careful examina
something less definite to tell her perhaps
Certainly" said John and again he flushed little
as he said it. He was to see her anyway at lunchme;
but this brought her just so much closer.
The jeweer went out and left the door open behind
him. He spoke brisk word to idle clerk he went
by But that young man, instead OF gong actively to
work at something, stayed idly where he was, in
position where with the aid of of the wall mirrors.
he could see John where he sat.
The jeweler called up the Carolina Hotel. But before
he asked for Pamela he had little talk with the manager
HALF hour later when Pamela arrived, he greeted
- her in the main aisle and conducted her back to the
little room where John was waiting.
They said good morning to each other very nicely:
quite they prded themselves, in the manner of good
old friends The eweler turned away and concealed
smile He was enjoying this morning.
Il perfectly ready to tell you what the stone IS
he said when he felt they ready for him again;
though not able to tell you exactly what it is
worth It's diamond, and it weighs within fraction
of hundred carats 1t would cut, suppose, to about
forty"
Pamela was beyond words; but John managed to
say, ats worth then, suppose, great deal OF money!!
"What its ultimate worth would be, said the jeweer,
depends of course whether turned out in the cut
ting be of the first water not and whether the cut
ting revealed any flaws 1t is very valuable though in
any case If you want to dispose of it
II don't believe do" said Pamela; "at east-not
vet"
AIf you decide otherwise" said the jeweler, making
handsome amends for his former suspicious, "Il
be very glad to give you letter OF introduction to
dealer who will treat you fairly and sure would be
glad undertake the sale of it for the customary
mission"
THANK you," said Pamela; @and in the meantime,
for awhile anyway, will you keep it ::or me?'
"Of course" he assured her, and then, as she and
John to CO. he surprised them both by saying Il
wish you'd sit down again for a minute"
They looked at each other and sat down again. The
iaua ar ho6p at
"Im very curious person." he went on, "and your
diamond has aroused my curiosity 1t is extraordinary
that you should have and not know its value. 1t is
extraordinary that anyone else just from casual
glimpse at it, which is ALL | understand, that anyone
but yourselves has had should recognzets value and
recognizing it, should have attempted to steal it, be-
such thing uncut diamond of that size
would be exceedingly hard to dispose o-by anyone, at
least who hadn't some close connection with the dia-
stone ITSELF 1t is not South African it is not Bra
lillian, it is not an Indian, diamond"
do you mean to say, John asked incredulously.
shat you tell by the looks of an uncut diamond
what mine it from?"
II thought 1 could, said the jeweler, until saw
that By process of elimination should say it
came from nowhere That's why am curious l
don't suppose you give me a h1nt!"
1t seemed reasonable supposltlon, since she hadn't
known it diamond at all.
But Pamela, after moment of hesitation, asked
question. "Do any diamonds at all come from Bor-
neo?" she asked.
The eweler stared at her. then patted his hand on
table "Borneo!" he said. "Borneo What made you
think of that?"
Il only know that my father spent long time
in the Borneo jungle, and that the man who tried to
IL believe that's it," said the jeweler "Why, of
the rivers in Borneo, he went after thoughtful
little silence, has always yielded diamonds OF good
years ago-oh, nearly twenty collection of large
cut diamonds, worth two or three hundred thousand
pounds, was sold to London broker They sup
posed to have come from Borneo. They caused quite
R a time.