Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

was a netting logic in the inspectors
retort.
GH CAN NOT answer riddles said
Isaacstein. shortly. Il can only
- state the facts If any other
man in the city Of London is a higher
| authority on diamonds than l, go to
him and ask his opinion"
Mr.. Isaacstein is right" interposed
| Philip. NO one else owns diamonds
like mine. No one else can obtain
| them. l have robbed no man. Give me
| my diamonds and let me GO
The inspector laughed officially. He
gazed intently at Philip, and then
sought illumination from the Jews per-
| turbed countenance. but Isaacstein
was mcodiIy examining the contents of
! the paper and turning over both the
stones ana the scraps of iron with an
| air OF profound mystifcation.
! IN tell you what" said the inspec-
tor. iubiIantly. after a slight pause.
! We viii charge him with being in un-
| lawful possession of certain diamonds,
! supposed TO have been stolen. He has
! given me a false name and a silly ad-
| dress Park lane, the young imp said
! he lived in
"A man in your position ought to be
| more accurate interpOSed Philip. Il
did not say l lived in Park lane l told
| you | intended to buy a house there"
Seldom, indeed, were the minor del
| ties Of the police station bearded in this
| fashion, and by Callow youth But
| the inspector was making the copper
| Plate hair strokes which had gained
| him promotion, and his brain had gone
| back to its normal dullness.
I viii just see if We can not bring
! h i'm ht.fA .,sril. l.,
! said. addressing Mr.. IsaaCstein can
! YOU make it convenient TO attend the
| court within an hour sir? Then we
! will get weeks remand. and we will
/ soon ind out
~ weeks remand" Philip became
| white again. and those large eyes Of
his began to burn. What have
Silence Search him carefully and
| The boy turned despairingly TO the
Jew
Mr.. Isaacstein." he said. with a pit
! iful break in his voice. why do you
| let them do this thing? You are a rich
man, and well known. Tell them they
| are wrong"
But Isaacstein was webbing now in
! a renewed state Of excitement
w nat can DO, boy he yociferated,
| where you got those stones. and then,
! perhaps, you can clear up everything"
! Philips lips met in a thin seam.
! VIII never tell you, he answered,
ana not another word would he utter.
| They searched him and found moth
! ing in his pockets save a key, a broken
! hiIi'' some DIS OF StiIng neatly colIed
! ara a couple OF buttons He spent the
! mex H1ui IiiS"LdhIN IN a WhiteWdShed
! cen. ne refused some coitee ana bread
! brought To him at - o'clock. and this
! was the only Scntient break in a wild
! tumble OF conflicting thoughts. The idea
| came 70 nun mat ne must be drea ming
| -Jhtt soon he would awaken amidst the
familiar p. surrounr.dingSS Of Johnson
! News. 10 convince himself that TINS
! WAS iLol so, ne reviewed the history OF
/ me preceding - hours. At that time
| AG9Soiudy ne WaH gong TO rect street
H NV; If .,dI "I ieP Per TO 2uy
Whfrs ne had 10 sofa 5,, each Of the five
/ copies Wuere ne DouSht penny pun,
! ana nov ne came TO lose his stock and
| get CURED INTO the bargain for rescuns
! d gifI IRON an 0NerlurhlnS carriage
gen ms NINA reverted to his tXed
! resolve TO hang himself and his stOlid
prePdIaiionS Tor me last act IN his
young me Tragedy. Was that where
me uIedh started or was the Whoie
| lhIhS d deIhlte reallty, needing only a
| STOUT neart ana uh1aiterlng purpose to
! carry MN through trIumphantly2 eS.
| NAT was IT. be strong and brave and
! all VIII pc wen win you. Surely his
| mother mad looked beyond the grave
When she uttered her parting words
| PerhapS, II ne lay down and closed his
eyes, ne would see her. lie always
| hoped TO see her IN his dreams but
| never was the VISION YouchSafed to him
Sleep was the sould steep OF health and
At ali ara bnt ornteenife tneS ooiL ~
| the simple facts of everyday existence
! Only once had he dimly imagined her