The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
7. w. Hanshew

I Island about s o'clock tomorrow evening
and send a couple Of good men to meet
me on the corner of West and Canal
streets at 10 o'clock tonight. Yours, as
ever, "CLEEK"
According to the Cunard schedule the
Mauretania was to sail at 5:l4 on Sat-
urday afternoon, and, according to the
passenger list, Mr.. Solomon Rosenstein
| WAS to sail with IL; and 1t was about
twenty minutes past when his CHEEKY
We'll, here We are again, purser. How
you vas since see you last. eh?'' sound
| ed In that officers ears and. looking up
| from the business of aIlotting rooms to
I those who had not already had them as
signed. he saw standing befoye him Mr..
| and Mrs. Solly, with their arms full OF
| bundles.
| Mrs solly fingered. taking afectionate
and public farewell Of her departing lord
| until the first bell sounded and the
| ominous IAN ashoreI' went from end TO
end Of the vessel. And then-tust then
when she was taking her final leave OF
! him. and indeed had turned toward the
gangway. 10! a hand descended suddenly
| on Mr.. SOlly's shoulder. a CHEEKY voice
| said: Il thought 1t looked like YOU, Mr..
| Rosenstein,' and, switching round, he
| found himself looking once again into
| the face of his acquaintance of the
| previous voyage.
We'll, upon my word. How are you.
Mr.. KalisI<i? exclaimed Mr. SoIIy de-
| lightedly. Amt dat nice? Say. Rachael.
you rememer Mr.. Kaliskl, don't YOU? Here
he is again, my dear. and NV gootness,
where is Rachael? She was here a mo-
| ment ago. Rachael, Rachael,
The crowd must have carried her on
! down to der pier, poor dear ne said.
| Come along. Mr.. Kaliski: let's look and
! see If We can't fnd her" But, though
| he looked long and searChingly, sight OF
his wife in the crowd on the pier he
could find none.
Il say, Mr.. Kaliski, but Rachael she
will be all proke up ofer dis" he said
dolefuIIy. But it can't be helIuped. amt
| it: Say. they'll pc openin' der bar in a
minute: let's go get drink
"An right" said CIeek; and like this
| the episode closed.
For a long, long time after that drink
! had been partaken Of Mr.. Isidor KalisEi
and Mr.. Solomon Rosenstein stroIled the
deck together. indulging in a quiet chat
and Just such fictitious ''cOnfidenCes'' as
they had indulged in on the way out to
this land they were now leaving: and in
dulging in them SO whOle-heartcdIy that
one Of them. at least did not take time
to notice that the light Of Fire Island
had long since lifted itself into view
above the gathering darkness, and that
the other strollers and chatterers on
the promenade deck were interestedly re-
garding another and more significant
light which was bearing down on them
across the bows and coming through a
cleft hill OF up-thrown froth toward the
outgoing vessel That one was, OF
course, Mr.. Solomon RosensteIn: for
Cleek had long since seen. long since
| known. and had put himself in such a
position that his body interviewed anS
kent hp frOr, Sig rrrriI kaeDfOR
| it thus was no longer possible. That
time came when a siren toot-tooted the
: governments 'Heave TO and make ready
to b., boarded over the intervening
water; and Mr.. Soly. glancing up in sud-
den astOnishment. saw a 1eef-moving
vessel with lights in its bow, a gold eagle
on its pilot house and flag of blue
spattered over with three stars tapping
in the breeze above It. coming head on
toward the Mauretania.
"Du Iieber Gott! That's the custom
house launch amt it?'' he said, with A
note of uneasiness in his voice. For why
should it come down on US? oh. maybe
| il amt Maybe it's after something ,
! which has gone in pehind Us, and they're.
| signalling US to get out Of the way"
| And maybe that idea was Un-
sound as the hopes which inspired il. and
which died a sudden death a minute or
| two later. For at the command the
Mauretania did "heave to-" and presently
the revenue cutter sioweS down its pace.
gIided alongside, caughr the rope that
was flung down to il. and before you
could say Jack Robinson. To- there were
| Mr. Samuel J. Swithers and two custom
house officers climbing over IN" MaUre-
tanias rail; and there was Mr.. Isidor
Ealiski's" hand shutting upon his shoul-
/ der.
oh. say. Mr.. EaliskL what's up
I
sound as though all I'll" breath had sud
denly and entirely left his body.
''Nothing's u1. Mr.. SolIy: it's all down.
and you're. down with it, he said: then
| twitched uIf-his chin and called to the
boarding officers: Come along. Mr..
Swith,rs. Here's SoIly, and here's the
end OF the game. I said those diamonds
| would never leave the Mauretania in his
possession, and-thcy never have and new
er will
Diamonds, Whadye mean by dia-
! monds?' hlcatcd Mr.. Solly. You won't
find no diamonds on me-
No: hut We'll find them on Mrs. SolIv.
and well put them into Mr.. SwthSrS'
hands inside Of the next fivt, minutes.
said Clerk. Good men those you s"nt
me last night. Mr.. Swithcrs: knew how
to do their work. and did it neatly. too"
| Then he gave a crisp. thrcc-uOt'd whistle,
and just as Mr.. SOlly was opening his
MOUTH to hIuster the thing out Woman's
scream shut il up again: and looking
round. he saw deck stat"TOOn OpCn.
saw a couple OF men CARRIED as sailors
come into view. and there was Mrs.
SnlIy struggling and sohbinC in tn" grip
Of them. Her IieEe lord CAV" one little
GuIp and inContincntly tainted.
The lsdy's made Of sterncr stun than
her lord gentlemen. but handle her
gently. There's $15n0OO worth Of dia-
rronds upon her pers0n-if You haven't
already relieved h,r Of their Carc-and
it would EC n pity to lose Il single one
Of them Glad to SEQ YOU again. Mr..
Swithers. and sorry | had to keep yOu)
waiting So long. Couldn't help il. my dear
sir. The following up Of my theory
necCssitatNd a thorough search, and to
make that ! had to get out OF sight
as quickly possible. adopt a totally
different personality, and sail back with
the Mauretania when she returned 10
Liverpool. Before she landed me there
knew that SOllys game was up for good
and all. and I had those diamonds in
my very hands"
You had 'em? Had 'cm. Clcrk? Good .
lord. where were, they
Where they had been the whole time
stateroom. He never even tried to get
them ashore whenever he brought the
things over. He just removed panel
and put them behind it, let the steamer
put back to I.iverr~Do, Sith the things