The evening world., 1916-03-28

Ncngetui unduiy naNe otc'h'ho
not TO do 40 wholly. but In part.
abandoning myself the Treasure un-
lrighteously won, II perchanco the
Curse may 30 he appeased. but COM
hitting 20 the enterprise OF another
| who may escape. and no raise a faii-
| ing House.
you then. my Son who may read
this Message. l entreat to connoe.
we'll the Perils OF your Course, though
| to you unknown. But TO me they are
known we'll, who have lived u Sinful
| Life for the sake of this gain, ana now
And IL but as the fruit OF Gomorran
| to my lips. For the rest. my secret
is with God, from whom l humpix
hope 20 obtain Pardon. but not YET.
And even as tho Building Of the Tenn
pie was withheld from David. as pc
/ ing a Shedder OF Blood, but not from
/ Solomon his son, so may you lay your
Hand to much Treasure In Colo, sIi-
yer, and Precious Stones, but chiefly
tho Great Ruby, OF Ceylon, wn1 tSs
Earth, I myself having looked upon
II, and knowing II to be. as an An
Client Writer saith, a Spectacle SHor-
ious and without Compare
"of this Ruby the Traveller Marco
Polo speaks, saying, The king OF
Seiian hath a Ruby the Greatest ana
most Beautiful that ever was or can
be In the World. In length II In
palm, and in thickness the thickness
OF a mans arm. In Splendor II ex-
ceedeth the things OF Earth, ana
gloweth like unto Fire. Money can
not purchase It. II was found on tho
island OF Ceylon after being lost for
many centuries.
Now this Ruby. together with much
Treasure beside. you may gain with
the Grace OF Heaven and by following
my plain words. You will TO from this
place unto the Island OF Ceylon. and
there proceed TO Samantha, or Adams
Peak. the Same being the most notable
mountain Of the island. From the
Resting House at the foot of the Peak
you Will then ascend. following the
track of the Pilgrims, until you have
passed the First Set OF Chains Be
tween these and tho Second there lies
a stretch of Forest. in which. still fol-
lowing the track. you win come to q
Tree, the trunk of which branches In
20 seven parts and again uniteA This
Tree Is noticeable and cannot DO
missed. From its base you must pro-
| coed at a right angle to the left hand
edge OF the track for thirty-two PAGES.
and you will come to a stone shaped
easily moved. Beneath this Stone lies
= the Secret OF tho Great Ruby: and yet
not all. for tho rest In craven on the
I Key, OF which mention shall already
have been made TO you.
'"rhese precautions I have taken
that mono may surprise this Secret
= but It's right possessor; and also that
] none may without due reflection un :
: dertake this task, inasmuch as IL ID
! prophesied that Even as tho Heart OF
the Ruby Is Blood and It's Eyes q
= Flaming Fire, 40 shall II be for them
! that would possess g.; Fire shall be
their portion and Blood their inhert.
:. lance for ever
!, This prophecy had from an aSed
priest. whose bones lie beneath the
stone. and upon whose Sacred clasp
: else may God pardon. Amen.
!: rs ds iss:s ': - 4; = E;'' ana
(To this extraordinary document
= writing)
|, ! There is little doubt that the Ruby
I now in tho possession of Mr.. Amos
!. Trenoweth Is the veritable Great Ruby
= of which the traveller Marco Pole
4 speaks, But. however this may be. ]
x know from the testimony OF my own
e eyes that the stone Ia OF inestim able
. worth, being OF the rarest color, and
< in size greatly beyond any Ruby tina,
4 ever I saw.
n MI. IrenoWetn mas wisely fOro j.
:. borne for safety from showing II "a
Z any OF the jewellers here, but on the
o one occasion whom / saw the gam
: measured II and found II TO be. rough
d ly. some three and one half inches
/ square and two inches In depth; of II,
I weight i cannot speak. But that Il
r truly Is the Great Ruby of Ceylon, the
account OF the Buddhist priest from
:, whom Mr.. Trenoweth got the stons
= puts out of all doubt.
. sc. sANpERsoN."
L AS finished reading (continuet
h my fathers tournaD looked up anG
saw Mr.. Sanderson watching m,
d across the table. 'weIr said he.
81 pushed the parchment across u
e him and flled n pipe. He read tn,
whole through very slowly ana with
= handed It back and said;
!. Mark my words. Mr.. Trenoweth
we've a trustful way with We tina
n takes me liking; but II would sur.
i prise me very much. sir. did ye eve
- lay hands on that Ruby"
sept. ~. lS4s.-lt Is a strang,
d thing that on the very next day afte,
t. reading my fathers message I sbnnif
!, nave been struck down and reduce
II 10 my present condition. But so n ia
i and now, four months after NV frs
y entry In this journal. l am barely ali,
Q 70 use the pen TO add 10 my Account
: AS far as l remember--for my head
,, wanders sadly at times-it happened
o thus; On the 2sd of May last. aftel
spending the greater part OF the dly
!. IN writing my Journal, and also my
q nrst letter to my dear wife, 1 walked
y down In the cool of the evening 10
the city, intending to post the letter;
which l did. and was returning Ia
Il Mr.: sandersons house. when / stop
Is pea 10 watch the sun setting In this
H. slorious Say or Bengal. was lean
: Ing over low wall, looking ont ON
Is the open sea with its palm frinred
Is shores when suddenly the sun shot
n out a Jagged flame; the sky hea we'd
and turned TO blood-and i knew no
O. more. / had been murderousiy struck
r. from behind. That ! was found wing
n TO all appearance dead, with a hide
N GUS zigzag wound upon the sr,Ip:
n mat my pockets had been TO ali ap-
u pehrance rifled whether by the as.
u sassin or the natives that found me
~ ~ uncertain); that l was finally
a elnlmed and carried home by Mr..