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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

Tho Cry Had Been a Practical Joke.
and bear trap In front of the cup
board. and well soon know who the
culprit Is"
The photograph was promptly install
ed. and the trap was neatly arranged
and laid But the conversation record
ed was useless, and nobody stepped
into the bear trap. Two more dia-
mOnds were gone
Listen" said Hassam All I'm rush
out yelling Flre Fire" That will
clear the cheese shop and give me a
chance to make an investigation
II leave everything to you" said the
half demented inventor, He was pant
Ing and holding his hand over his
heart ut is making me Ill. My heart
Is bad"
Things fell out AS Hassam Ali pre-
dicted Only he had not expected John
Storm IN the cheese shop. At the cry
Of fire Storm ran out with the others
and accidentally dropped his purchase.
Hassam All saw the package fall, and,
Instead OF entering the shop, he ran to
the package and picked 1t up, on the
principle that anything belonging to
John Storm might eventually prove
useful, He thrust 1t into his pocket
and started back to make his investi
cations. but II was now too late. The
cheesemaker, seeing no signs OF fire
anywhere. had returned to his shop
So Hassam Ali made his was back to
the diamond cutters When he open
ed the package and found some cheese
be swore and flung 1t from him saw
agely. Then he picked II up and broke
It. II was good cheese, and 1t would
be shameful TO waste 1t
"Jookr' he cried suddenly. From
the cheese be plucked small dia-
nond.
Il knew it" exclaimed the unhappy
diamond cutter. Its Altman, after
all!''
Meantime Storm, having lost his
cheese In the small riot and learning
that the cry had been practical Joke
or the clever scheme Of petty thief
returned to the shop, somewhat ruined
in spirit, to purchase another cheese,
He had scarcely taken 1t into bis hand
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

and gloated over his treasure, which
consisted Of half dozen perfect gems
perfectly cut and polished, but small.
II shall be rich some day"
Then came sudden transition from
JOY to gloom. He dared not 60 forth
openly to sell these gems. for he feared
that he would he looked upon AS a
thief. The fact that these diamonds
were not registered would act against
him. The least they would do would
bs to hale him before the customs Off
Gals as smuggler. And II he told
the truth his wonderful discovery
would become public property. and he
would he ruined.
II an unlucky." he groaned. 81 see
how 1t IL. must divide with some
one In order to get anything. will
sound Hassam All"
He had disposed Of several gems
among pawnbrokers who were known
not to ask questions, but In these trans
actions be had received but fourth
OF what the gems were worth. These
things contributed to bis sudden rise
and fal Of spirits. He was also some
thing OF Il madman.
Presently he shifted. There was a
faint OF or OF curds In the air. Beyond
the wall was cheesemaker's shop,
and there one could buy anything from
a Game nbert to what Ii known as a
Dutch reese. The diamond cutter dis
covered that he was hungry. SO he
left bis den. bought some cheese and
rye bread and returned, soon to begin
his labOrs again During certain In
tervals If silence he heard withoHt ap'
parent notice slight scratching sounds.
The furnace began to glow. throwing
weird |, hits upon his lined and ecstat-
IL count anance.
When night came he went again to
hin trea sure and gave cry Of anguish.
A gem was gone! He searched thor
pughly. hut could not find It. 1t could
hot be possible that he had made a
mistake In the original counting. He
would go and have his friend Hassam
AN look into his crystal. There were
wonderful revelations made there. and
Hassam All treasured him that the
gem would be found.
The next day, after Zudora had gone
forth-to meet her lover, Hassam All
was assured Hassam Ali retired to
Slh1 mystic room He was curious to
ny how long his sisters face would
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01


"Well, no; can't say honestly that
love him." frownlng.
"Nor can you say honestly that he
loves you. My dear girl, ! might as
well admit to you that some one Is In
terested In putting me out OF the way.
I've been shot ut In the dark on three
different occasions. | have received
anonymous letters purporting to come
from some disgruntled politician. l
think the best thing you can do Is to
marry me-"
mot until every letter Of my agree
melt Is complete
Il suppose you've made up your
mind?"
Yes. Just as firmly as | have made
up my mind that you're my man and
that | wouldn't exchange you for the
greatest kingdom on earth"
lie laughed and pressed her hand.
He had been on the point Of telling her
his innermost suspicious. He sawnow
that she was going to have trouble
enough without bis adding to It. Brave
little girl! Because she loved him she
had assumed almost three times the
tasks OF Hercules. He became more
and more determined to follow her and
stand guard over her In every case she
habitat Is, II they left him alone.
From the bottom Of his soul he dis
trusted Keene, Hassam Ali. so called.
1t did not require an unusually sharp
intuition to feel the sense Of hatred d.
rected against him whenever he came
into the presence Of the mystic. But
be possessed no defined theory as to
what had caused this activity Of pas
sion. 1t was born Of no tender senti-
ment for the niece. Nor could 1t be
due to the fact that he. Storm. looked
with contempt upon Keene's work. He
knew Keene to be absolutely indiffer-
ent to what the public thought OF his
affairs. In this Storm was compelled
to admit Of secret admiration for
the man. Think deeply and constantly
Ms he might. however, he could not
bring to the surface any legitimate
cause for Keene's bitter antagOnism.
Storms mistake was that he did not
reveal to Zudora what his real suspi
ciOns were-that 1t was Hassam All
who wanted him out Of the way. They
both In that event would have escaped
a good deal Of trouble. being mutually
prepared for 1t.
When they ut last separated Storm
went downtown. quite aware OF the
fact that be was being Swallowed. But
he did not recognize his shad0wer.
Storm usually worked late at night
Yin his study, and he generally felt the
need of bite before turning In. This
midnight lunch consisted Of cheese and
crackers and pint Of ale. He was
seldom troubled with insomnia. Every
other day he would drop into Alt
mann's cheese shop, chat awhile with
the cheesemaker, his wife and daugh-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

In the background. He WAS himself
too old a bird to be caught ut such
game But II this was honestly done:
He WIS Informed at the jewelers.
thnt the crystal WAS an uncut diamond,
perfectly white, and worth about $40.
SO far NJ good Ilassam ALI returned
to the inventor
Its white diamond. worth about
$40 Now. before We so any further,
let me see II piece Of carbon"
The inventor exhibited his stock and
invited iInsSam All to make his selec.
ton. 10 Ilassam's mind, had each
piece contained diamond the inven.
tor already possessed small fortune.
He WAS beginning to feel treasured.
Soon another diamond came to life.
us 1t were Hassam All was convinced
There was no charataDism In him.
The man had discovered one Of the
greatest secrets In the world.
oh | 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
lshed. The largest was about the size
Of an ordinary par.or match head.
How many here?' inquired the Wis
itOr, now genuinely astonished.
Ten"
Hassam All counted them. He
shook bis head.
Only eight"
impossible"
count them yourself"
The inventor did SO. He ran to the
cupboard and searched every nook.
~ have been robbedr'
Ssh; not 30 loud!' warned Hassam
Ali You say you nut ten stones In
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
CHAPTER ~.
The Mystery Of the Chssssmaker.

The Mystery Of the Chssssnaker.
IN Ii kind Of cellar, under window,
u man ant, bent over a peculiarly
constructed machine Of small
wheels that spun with lightning
rspidity. Every now and then he paus
I'd and scrutinized the minute object
he bel In his fingers. At length he
seemed satisfied, rose, stopped the ma
chine md shuffied over to cupboard.
Then he sat down on a cot and began
10 figure In II small notebook. The re-
suit Of his mathematics evidently
pleased him.
In q corner behind curtains stood
furnace. II crucible. with powerful bel
lows and chimney. 1t looked adapta-
HE to tremendous heat pressure. The
machine previously referred to was an
unfam liar one to any but the eyes Of
those Who have watched similar ma
chimes IN Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
In Hol md. 1t was u diamond cutting
and pc shing machine. What the IN
usual cruclble brought forth remained
to be seen.
The diamond cutter rose again and
once more approached the cupboard
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
Didn't Reeoanixe Her.

She was Of somewhat naughty ma
ture and. being on Il shopping expedi-
ton with friend, happened to catch
d glimpse Of an acquaintance she did
not wish to recognize.
LET us 40 this way past the silk
counter just saw some one ! don't
care to meet"
who IL he?" asked her friend, who
did not nee any one near them
"Oh, some hOrrid woman with q
smlrk on her face. OF course | have
only bowling acquaintance with her
and. although her face is familiar, !
cannot remember her name"
They finished their shopping, and the
two women found themselves ut the
same point where one of them had
seen her disagreeabe acquaintance.
There she IL again. Why. do be-
lieve she's been here all the time" she
said, pointing to the person In Iues
ti0n.
THAT woman? Goodness sakes;
that's yourself You see In the mirror
there" Kansas City Star.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
tTo BE Continued


Some years ago Swansea vessel
was caught In terrible gale. The
captain had his wife on board, and
when the wind was still rising he told
her to 80 down below and sleep, for
all was well. He remained on the
bridge till the mate came up and said .
We've done all we can. Hadn't you
better tell the chaps to get out the
DoatsY'
Yes, yes. my lad. II you think 80"
said the captain, who knew the only
'hOice left was whether to go down
with the ship or In small boat. which
couldn't live ten seconds In that sea.
rhe engineers came up with the news
hat the fires were all out.
Net. wen, NY ,aus, oU.1 40 >.p
tain quietly. Save yourselves II you
can"
Wont you fetch the wife on deck.
sir?' asked one OF the men.
NO" WAS the calm reply. LET her
sleep, poor girl, am going down to
have smoke" And, smoking by the
bedside Of his sleeping wife. he went
down with the ship.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
when the diamond cutter, followed by

when the diamond cutter, followed by
two policemen. came rushing In and
demanded the arrest Of every one In
the shop-that is to say, Storm, the
cheesemaker and his wife. They did
not take his daughter, who remained
behind weeping.
Storm was permitted to telephone
Zud0ra.
What is the matter2" she de.
manded,
ut seems that I've been arrested as
an accomplice Of Altman, the cheese
maker. on the charge Of stealing dia-
monds from a diamond cutter living
next door. The diamonds were found
In cheese bought. As a matter Of
fact, think it's practical joke of
some sort You know where Altmann's
Is. Nothing serious can possibly come
Of 1t, but III have to do lot of buy
ing when leave the police station.
The laugh is on me somewhere"
"Ill have you out before midnight"
she declared.
But she nearly lost her life In the
furnace room. The diamond cutter
ran amuck when he saw her enter his
chamber of secrets, and he few at her
like an enraged tiger She eluded him
and picked up hammer, with which
to defend herself The hammer was
nothing to the mailman. He reached
out to clutch her when he gave a
weird cry, stumbled and fell headlong
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ter. aud then leave with his regular
purchase.
Now 1t happened that Hassam Ais
midnight appetite was similar to that
Of Storms, except that Hassam All
never touched alcoholic beverages Of
any sort Moreover, he was friend to
both eheesemaker and diamond cut
ter. There was more to the latter than
most people suspected When the
mystic saw Storm enter the cheese
makers his first inspiration was to
learn what sort of cheese he generally
purchased and eventually substitute Il
poisoned one. 1t was immatertal to
him whether Altman paid for the
deed or not,
As Storm entered one door the dia
mould cutter came out Ut the other.
Hassam Ali made sign. which the
latter answered. Together they re
entered the building Hassam Ali had
no desire to run into Storm.
~ did not recognize you, master.
said the diamond cutter.
"And never recognize me unless you
zee me make the sign. Well, have you
made up your mindY'
Il am going to trust you"
.Why notf may be able to help
you great deal" said Hassnm All,
secretly pleased that he Ind won his
point. II am like a physician or
priest. Whatever you may tell me will
be buried In my breast" his strong
magnetic eyes boring into the others
The diamond cutter WAS always In
such a mental state as to lend himself
readily to hypnotism. and without he
Ing aware Of 1t he fell under the spell
Immediately Hassam Ali spoke to him
Lead on"
The diamond cutter led the way tc
his cell-like shop and threw back the
curtains. revealing the furnace ana
cruclble Deity he placed piece OF
carbon In the receptacle md turned
switch. There came u binding dash,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
Cold Blooded.

These llfeguards are a great pro.
lection" said the matter.of-fact young
man. Surely" buzzed the coy girl,
"a strong swimmer like you has no
fear of drowning" None, whatever.
But II a girl stubs her toe and imag-
ines she's going to sink, it's better for
her to be saved by a professional res.
cuer She isn't SO likely to get her
gratitude mixed up with her senti-
mpnts
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keep forming In the heart Of the crys-
tai. He was intensely superstitious
without realizing the fact Yet again
he saw the face. the same appeal In
1t. His heart swelled with fury and
hate. He was beginning to hate his
niece. for we invariably hate those We
have wrunged or intend to wrong
Whenever he saw her slender white
throat horrible, almost irresistible,
desire laid hold Of him to take that
white throat within bis fingers and
crush the life out Of It. At the same
time he became vaguely alarmed lest
at some time or other he should sur
render to this mad desire. No, no!
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01
Lova Of Precious Stones,

The love of precious stones ia al
most as old as the hills from which
many Of them come, and in the early
days admiration for them was equally
shared by men and women. An old
writer named 0mocritus, who lived
about five hundred years before the
Christian era, tells US how much HIS
generation thought of the crystal
Whose goeth into the temple of the
GODS" said he, sagely, with this In
his hand, may be quite sure of having
his prayer granted, as the gods can.
not Withstand ito power" Not din
cult way Of insuring the success Of
ones petitions!
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

Lad.
small. the diamond market would gu
to smash"
Seals were applied to the cupboard,
and Hassam All went away.
The moment he WAS gone the dia'
mOnd cutter berated himself furiously
What had possessed him to take Has.
sam All 80 utterly into his ,&ntidencei
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 well that
night.
When he and Hassam Ali broke the
seals In tho morning there were but
six stones left.
"Altmann." cried the diamond cut
ter. >"He has some hole In the wall.
III Kill HING
"Be still" said Hassam All sternly.
seting the man and shaking him VIC
lently III he Is guilty and hears you.
gOOdby to your gems. Wen put die,
tograph In and find out what the
cheesemaker and his family talk about
You needn't worry about the expense
III see to that. And we'll 80 to work
at once. A dictograpL' down the wall
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

He Reached Out to Clutch Her.
into the furnace mouth. His heart
had given out.
And 30 Hassam Ali would never be
able TO add diamonds to his pyramids
of shining gold.
But the death Of the diamond cutter
complicated matters, and, despite the
prOtestations Of innocence OH the part
Of the victims, they were held.
When the truth did come out finally
the whole city laughed quietly. Zu-
dora discovered tie thieves--a pair Of
bright eyed mice who had decided to
90 house building with diamonds az a
rnerstone.
tTo BE CONTINUED.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

morrow, and together we'll examine
the seals"
But what do you thinkY'
About whatY'
1.-The stones"
"Oh. am quite certain that in the
went OF your being able to make the
stones In carat sizes you will not only
he famous. but rich. Still, you know
what II sensitive thing II diamond H.
1t would be wise to keep your secret
until you have made YOU fortune
Pm no fool. Ii 1t got about that
| made diamonds at profit, however
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-01

for all that you sometimes smile Ut
bis occupations"
ut IN precisely because he plays at
This mummery and 10 at the same time
an extraordinary man that ! ask you
II you love him"
Love 10 strange thing" she re
piled evasively. She felt strangely
stirred over the trend Of conversation.
"You don't answer me directly" He
was an attorney and had something OF
the bulldogs grip. There we're man,
unhappy witnesses who would testify
10 that.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

both the religious and civil author
tiles. and on the testimony OF false
witnesses, in the name OF God.
when all the laws OF God were de-
filed in the trial. IL was wonderful
that He was tormented and tortured
so cruelty before being sent 10 the
cross and that He should have been
put TO death was also wonderful on
the day OF the passover, thus Him
self becoming the real passover TO
which the passover lamb had so
long pointed.
The great publicity OF His death
vas also wonderful. II is doubtful
IL any other death was ever wit.
messed by so many people. Hundreds
of thousands OF people were In Jeru.
salem, who had come from every
where to attend the passover. The
sky was darkened. and the sun hid
its face from the awful scene. A
great earthquake shook the city, the
dead came out OF their graves and
went into the city, appearing unto
many. and the veil of the temple
was rent from top to bottom. And
remember that up to that time ne
eye had been allowed to look behind
that veil except that of the high
priest. and then only once year,
on the great day Of atonement.
He had foretold II to His disciples,
and had done so frequently, always
saying whenever lie spoke OF His
death, that He would rise again on
the third day. and yet everyone Of
them appeared to forget all about Il.
and not one Of them thought OF GO
inc to the sepulchre on the moiiline
OF the third day. except the women.
and they only to prepare His body
more fully for the grave. Woman,
hood has always been on the firms
line.
This shows how fully they aban
doned all hope when they saw Him
dead. Some left the city, for we are
told OF two who went TO Emmaus
4 IN VI W OF
Godlike. No human mind would
ever have imagined such a scene
HAD some man described II in the
way in which he thought il should
have occurred. he would have earth
quakes and thunderings and great
ccmmotion In the heavens. A sound
like that Of the last trump would
have proclaimed to all the terrified
Inhabitants OF Jerusalem that He
was risen. But see how far different
IL was.
An angel rolled away the stone
from the mouth OF the sepulchre a,
quietly as the opening OF the bud,
in May. and the women who wer,
early there found no disorder in tn,
grave. but the linen clothes Will
which they had tenderly ROBBED III
body were neatly folded and tidil.
placed. And then how wonderful
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

tcopyrixh,. 1918. by Newspaper En-
terprise Assecistien.D
TN olden times, all names
meant, or stood for some
= thing and this is still the
case among Indians, and all
other people who are living in
a primitive way. There are
256 names for the Lord, Jesus
Christ. and ] suppose this Is
because He was infinitely more
than any one name could ex-
press.
BY THE REV. BILLY SUNDAY.
OF the many names given to
Christ IL Is my purpose at this time
To briefly consider this one. His
name shall be called Wonderful"
Let ms look into II somewhat and
see whether He was true TO His
name. which was given Him by the
Prophet 500 years before He was
born. Does the name fit him? Is
Il such name rs He ought to
have?
Wonderful means something that
II transcendently beyond the com
men, say that the Yellowstone Park.
Niagara Falls ard Grand Canyon Of
Colorado are wonderful because
there IL nothing else like them.
His birth was wonderful. for no
ether ever occurred. that was like
Il. II was wonderful in that He had
but one human parent. and SO in
herited the nature OF man and the
nature OF princes and the King of
Kings. and yet his birth was not
looked forward to In glad expecta-
ton. as the birth OF a prince usually
Is. in the royal palace. and celebrat-
ed with marked expression OF JOY all
over the country. There was no
room for Him at the inn and He had
10 be born in a stable. and Graded In
a manger. and yet angels proclaim
ed II with Joy from the sky. TO few
humble shepherds In sheepskin coat.
who were guarding the nocks by
night. MARI how He might have
come. with all the pomp and all the
glory OF the upper world. But He
gave MP all the glory OF that world
and was born OF poor woman. and
Ills cradle was a manger.
Think what lie had come for. He
had come TO bless. not to curse, to
life up. not to cast down; TO seek
end TO save that which was lost: TO
give sight tc the blind; TO open
prison doors and set captives free:
to reveal the Fathers love; 10 give
rest 10 the weary: to be a blessing
10 the whole woodland yet there
was no room for Him,
He came to do that--and you have
no room for Him In your heart! You
dor't like my preaching. Walk up
and tell ma how you can be Chris
tan and sec this great battle and
knock me. You're child OF the
devil
His character was wonderful. for
no other has ever approached Il In
perfection IL Is wonderful that the
Greatest character ever produced
should have come out OF such OBJ
security 20 become the most famous
In all history. That such a time,
and such country, and such a peo-
pie should have produced Jesus
Christ. can be accounted for on no
other ground that His divinity. On