The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-19

is bid and moves Off in the darkness Co
rifle the sweet store of the busy bees
beyond
The moon shines vaguely just above
the sky line. Its dim light barely
throws Il shadow as Burk skulks across
the field after coming out of the wood
and enters the rancher's bee yard. He
rocks an occasional hive as he passes
and the murnur of disturbed bees
sounds duly from within them. He
pauses at last by one that rocks with
heavier resistance. and he is about to
lift the cap piece when something
CLEANS opalescent in the moonlight ON
the alighting board of the rocking hive
Burk stoops over and picks 1t up In
the dim light from the moon he sees 1t
Is a curious large locket attached 70
curious chain Of dull old gold of an
the locket is whit has cleaned beneath
the wan moon rays.
Burk gasps ut the sight of it. Was
ever diamond of such size? Burk
Is a billposter and knows little of dia
monds. He cannot tell diamonds from
paste, perhaps, but he can tell paste
from diamonds. II wonder If it's
fake?" lie gasps. why. a piece of ice
this size would be worth some money"
Then, us if prompted by some old
burlesque buffOOncry, he holds the shin.
ing object against his mostcncd
tongue. Anyway, it amt alum" he
says. Burk. the billpostcr, knows
alum. 1t is used in paste The great
white stone CLEANS so brightly as the
moons light strengthens that the rough
billposter is half convinced.
"Oh. Lordy! Suppose it was a real
diamond?' he whispers hoarsely. And
he forgets that lie has dropped the
plate ana knife and Is unconsciously
wandering away from the hives and
honey.
When ne reaches the fire beneath the
dead tree no notices his partner is alb
sent He holds the locket in the fire
light and is rewarded by blazing daZr
, zle, rejecting the crimson glare of the
| flames from the facetel stone as large
as an English walnut. Then he hears
step behind him and springs gulltily
to his feet. 1t is Jack Williams, back
from the spring with pail Of water
for their coffee.
whats the excitement? Whatcha
hiding there?" asks Jack Williams sus-
piciously.
Burll brings the chain and locket into
view. "Somepin l found" he an
swers. ''Think it's worth anything?
Suppose 1t was a real diamond ana rs
big as that? Hully gee!''
Williams takes it and examines Il
scornfully. "a diamond that si@ef''
he asks. you're dafry! They amt
made that big It's what the fake jew
elry guys call "A piece of big SUM"
But there's nothing cheap looking
about It. That chain amt brass no,
the locket. either" says Burk.
Lets give 1t the acid test remarks
Williams, and, going over to the wag
on, he removes Il piece of glass fSoul
one of the sides Of their large, square
lantern.
The uppermost facet Of the stone II
the locket Is drawn down across the
glass. A low, gritting, slightly hisSin.
sound follows. The amateur IapldarN
bends the deeply scratched plane OF
glass. 1t sewers clear and straight
along the line of the deep scratch
The bilposters have found and now
possess the diamond from the Sky
They stare ut It dumfounded. Ther
Williams says hoarsely, ITS a rea
diamond! We're rich men, Benz
With an oath Burk snatchcs th'
chain and diamond from the shaking
hands Of Williams.
1--WE? You amt got no claim on It.
he cries, with hoarse greedinesS. "Nh,
found It? Did you? Nav! ! found II
and it's mine and | don't have t
share with nObody!
=. well keep 1t, you hog" cries tn
. other. There's lots of junk will Gu
glass. have been good enough pal L
YOU when you were sick and brok
and up against it. and If it Is WORT
, anything / suppose you are yellow dol
enough to hog it all. But this show
| me lust what you are. And If IL
) worth ten pins or ten millions ! wan
| no part of 1t, you dirty, cheap fOu
7 flusher and sneaiing swine"
D And they make no coffee and coo
no cakes nor bite nor sup with eac
, other but with hatred and greed u
: their hearts they lie for the last tim
!, blanketed side by side, One OF thei
: clutches the jewel of murder and dis
sensIon aud the other cannot sleep TO
an aching anguish 10 wrest 1t from III
;. wretched man who found II.
In the library Of the Powell mansio
= in far Los Angeles the soul stranger
9 speak of the diamond from the ~
h and wonder when It will come int
Ia their greedy hands.
/, II came out here TO get the DIAMOND
II saws Durant. ut will turn up; II
4 ways does. Meanwhile here are IA
~ pickiEgs. YOU" and he turned
IS n!air. "get. eYerytUng.ain Your h'j'o