Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-10
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Philip Anson, boy of 15 or good birth
and breeding, finds himself an orphan
and in dire poverty, his mother having
London, Just at this. time and the boy
saves the life Of a little girl, but ls
abused and cuffed by a man, who says
he is the girls guardian, and whose name
IS Lord vanstone. Philip returns to the
place. where his mother had died, deter
mined to commit suicide, but just at
this time a terrific flash Of lightning is
followed by the fall OF a meteor In the
courtyard Of Johnson's News, the home
OF the boy, and he takes 1t as sign
from heaven, He picks up several bits
OF the meteor and takes them to a dia-
mond dealer, named Isaacstein. The
broker recognizes the bits as meteoric
dismonds, and has Philip taken In charge
by the police At the prison Philip gives
from some letters his mother left. Lady
Morland, dirdng In RESTAURANT, reads
Of the boys arrest In paper, and sets
about to discover his antecedents. q.
Philip succeeds in establishing his own
ership of the diamonds, and makes
friends with the magistrate. On his re-
lease he enters into an arrangement with
Isaacstein to sell the diamonds for him,
and then establishes himself at a first
class hotel from where he arranges for
the purchase of the property Of John
sons News He has an adventure there
that reeulta in his making friend with a
policeman named Bradley, q green grocer
and an old junk dealer named 90 Btien.
Also, ne make an fenefny OF a desperate
criminal na1ned Jocky Mason After he
has arranged for AN interview with Mr.
Abingdon, the police magistrate, he goes
for a stroll, l,2and&encounters Bradley and
his wife.H A3few4 pleasant words with the
policeil1an left, Philip free to call on Mr.
Abingdon, where he told. the magistrate
his storE In ftlls and asked him to take
the responsible position of guardian. Mr.
Abingdon was Interested, and that night
Philip received a telegram from Isaac
stein that his mission to Amsterdam had
been successful. This closes the first
epoch of the tale. Now opens the story
of the mature Philip Anson.
"A tan man, whom "a policeman spotted
as a ticket-of-leavei man. visited. the
which occupied the site of johnson s
News and the old junk store. He was
showf, around the fine building by an
aged veteran Of the Crimean war. o'Brien,
for 1t was he, explained to the stranger
how the home came to be built but was
disgusted when the man cursed violently
at the mention of the boy who had he
his home that night confessed to, Abing,
don thatshe knew hipnseif to be nephew
of Sir Philip M9rlaHd, He told; OF hll
mother cruel 'treatmeht BY her brother,
Philipss wife, who fought to- make 'heii
son heir to ltte estate and of the tjafi
played BY Sharpe Smith. the solicitors
in. the case. Philip decides to drop nego-
tiations with the lawyers. and starts for
his club. A, tall man, who has been
watching him, questions a servant, and
leaves. Philips driver nearly eollides
induced to buy some stalls for benefit
concert TO be given at a music hall. On
his walk home he passes the music hall,
and Is attracted by two men, who watch
a young woman get into cab. and over
hears tho address She gives His sus-
picions are SatouBed. and he secures cab
to follow when the two men drive after
the first cabin brougham. AT an open
street the first cab drives into an OBJ
struction The two men In the brougheTl
endeavor to persuade the girl to drive
away with them, but Philip intervenes
and sends them about their business. lie
then Induces the young woman to take
his cab home. He learns her name Is
Ellen Atherly, and gives her his cab, She
is to sing at the concert for which he has
purchased tickets. After the concert
Philip takes the girl and her mother .tc
supper at the Savoy, and there make ar
Important discovery.