Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-11

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DE and Dlaz- back is sinister CLEANS
y The -ncanlescent light above Where
" a. tie Diamond from the SKY:
Tie watc Imam relieved az dawn on
lie -0acl- Platform outside might
have known a. be stepped across the
nail tag marked -Hepair But the
slle of Ii right shoe JUS grazed H.
The truck driver might have known
a. IL ted the bag 10 e repaired.
Tor Ike many q poor man h. held a
fortune fl lis hanLs for once at least
IA his poverty stricken life and never
knew L.
Held BY its clasp In the rawlings OF
the Inner seam al the bUttom OF the
bag. The heirloom Of the Stanleys rest.
- IL tie darkness Of the sOiled interior
of the service worn old mail bag The
trucknan held il IN his arms and toss
ed II On top Of his Dad. But his finger.
Just missed the fee u Il AMI 50 he
tire" away his fortune. perhaps an
evn one. and drove o. with his mind
upon other matters than fortunes or
missing gems Of price
Down the city street from his hum.
bic lodging place In the poorest mart
Of the town came Quabba. musician
and traveller And he trsiVeled moi
alone With him was his orchestra
ara his collector OF external revenue.
True. his orchestra was bur n barrei
organ and his collector OF external rev.
enue monkey. but the organ was
fairly good
monkey was slmian OF sorts and his
name was Clarence.
80 1t was that Quabba was CAV OF
heart and sung to himself a he trudred
along. Only a poor hunchback organ
grinder with his monkey was Ouabha
but his heart was light. his conscience
untroubled and his appetite. alas. only
100 good The whole wide world was
us ana no man was his master. and
so Quabba the hunchback Sung and
"inked at the monkey, Clarence. as ~
to say: We haven't n pennv Clarence
put what an appetite we'll have for
hi"st-as soon IA we pick up the
price Of oner'
III there' get out of the wayr' shout
ed rough voice. and Ouabba. rousad
from his reflections. stepped aside inst
IN time to avoid being struck by
passing truck. A jolt OF the vehicle
threw an empty mail bag marked with
chalk REPAIR" from a pile of those
nt the back Of the track.
The huDchback picked up the mail
phB ana called after the driver. But
tnht worthy failed to hear the cry and
Vuabba waved the old mail bag after
hlm. Then he felt something the size
Dr an English walnut I'm his hand and
uhder the dirty canvas OF the bag. His
sensitive fingers felt along the side
seam or the bag and he could feel. even
through the thickness of the canvas
that the object In the bag was a chain
and locket
Inc hunchback wheeled into a near
py alley, between two warehouses. No
one hnd seen the mail bag fall from the
truck, none noticed him turn I'D the
deserted alley. II was only the work
OF an instant to loosen the dra wstring
ana turn the mail bag inside out
There. on the inside outside. strung
tne diamond from the sky. It's upper
cihsp engaged I'm the seam OF the bot
tom Of the bag.
Inc itinerant musician thrust the dia.
mond and Its chain into his bosom and
popped the mail bag In garbage can
nnrd by then. his heart beating high.
Vuhbbn winked to the monkey and
ceased to whistle to whisper: I'VE are
Rich men now. Clarence"
Ana soon ont from the alley came n
hunchbnck organ grinder with his mon.
Key. and the itinernnt hunchback was
the possessor OF the diamond from
the sky.