The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

SeCIctly pleaSeu tnat ne mad won his
point Il am like physician or
priest, whatever yoa may tell me will
be buried In my breast his strong
magnetic eyes boring into the others.
The diamond cutter was always in
such mental state as to lend himself
readily to hypnotism, and, without be-
ing aware of it fell under the spell i'm
mediately Hassam Ali spoke to him.
Lead on
The diamond cutter led the way to
his cell-like shop and threw back the
curtains, revealing the furnace and
Icrucible. Deity he placed piece of
carbon in the receptacle and turned
the switch. There came binding
flash, and the heat Of it drove Has
sam Ali backward to the wall.
we must wait few minutes Some
times the heat is too small, sometimes
too great. The secret is the medium
heat"
The speaker threw off the power,
stood immovable for the space of four
minutes, then delicately picked out
black lump. This he skilfully broke
with small hammer Presently he
held out his palm A crystal a little
larger than a pinhead lay upon it"
What is it?" asked Hassam Ali.
"A diamond of the purest water"
was the exultant answer. The main
obstacle in producing diamonds artifi-
cially has been the great expense for
each experiment. 1t was not practi-
cal diamond making, there was no
compensation in the result. 1t sum
med up, just man of science striving
to wret from mature one of her great
secrets. 1t costs me about one-fourth
of what each diamond is worth. But
| must have a bigger furnace, more
power. ! have figured out the relative
| degrees of heat"
will you let me take this crystal
to jeweler?" asked Hassam Ali, ire
menodusly interested.
Certainly. I have sold many to
| pawnbrokers, but have been afraid to
come out into the open.
Trust me-" said Hassam Ali.
So he took the diamond away. He
was still bit skeptical. 1t might be
that this diamond cutter was not such
a fool as he looked In some scientific
manner the crystal might have been
| previously confined in the carbon. If
the man offered to sell his invention
| Hassam Ali would feel assured that
there was bamboozlement somewhere
in the background. He was himself
too old bird to be caught at such a
game. But if this was honestly done!
! He was informed at the jewelers.
| that the crystal was an uncut diamond
perfectly white, and worth about $40
So far, so good. Hassam Ali return
ed to the inventor.
IT'S a white diamond, worth about
| $40. Now before we go any further,
let me see a piece of carbon"
The inventor exhibited his stock and
invited Hassam Ali to make his selec-
| ton. To Hassams mind had each
piece contained diamond, the in
yentor already possessed a small for
tune, He was beginning to feel re-
| assured.
Soon another diamond came to life,
as it were. Hassam Ali was convinced.
There was no charlatanism in him
The man had discovered one of the
/ greatest secrets in the world.
20, / have failures. Sometimes the
/ carbon is not right; again the power
| is not strong enough. But | will show
/ you some of the gems | have already
made"
He went to the cupboard and pro-
duced his little hoard. He poured
them into Hassam Ais hands. The
gems were all exquisitely cut and pol
ished. The largest was about the size
OF an ordinary parlor match head.
How many here2" in CURED the Wis
itor, now genuinely astonished,
"Ten.''
Hassam Ali counted them. He shook
his head
only eight"
''Impossible!"
Count them yourself"
The inventor did So He ran to the
cupboard and searched every nook.
Il have been robbed!''
Ssh Not so loud,' warned Hassam
Ali You say you put ten stones in
there. Here are but eight In other
words some one has been rifling the
cupboard. My advice is to catch the
thief without drawing in the police
Put seals on the door and the lock
| notice that the wall is very thin
Bah! Altman is an old fool. He
thinks 7 am locksmith" contemptu-
ously
you never can tell l will come
/ tomorrow and together We'll examine
the seals"
But what do you Think
about what?"
"The stones"
20, I am quite certain that in the
event of your being able to make the
stones in carat sizes you will mot only
be famous but rich. Still, you know
what a sensitive thing diamond is.
1t would be wise to keep your secret
until you have made your fortune"
I'm no fool. If it got about that
made diamonds at a profit, however,
small the diamond market would go to
! smash"
Seals were applied to the cupboard
and Hassam Ali went away.
| The moment he was gone the dia-
mond cutter berated himself furiously.
What had possessed him to take Has
sam Ali SO utterly into his confidence?
And there was thief about! How
could any one have known that he had
diamonds? And more puzzling than all
else, why hadn't the thief taken them
all? He did not sleep we'll that night
When ho and HQccam Ali hrOko tho