Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-08

urious chain Of dull old gold Of en-
cielt workman ship. Bur the face 81
the wan moon rays.
Burs gasps ut the sight OF Ii. Was
ever "A diamond OF such "A size: Bugs
; a billposter and knows little Ut ola
Jnds. He cannot tell diamonds frou
..St-. perhaps. bot be can tell past,
from diamonds. Il wonder II its .
raL- be ga>ps. Why. q piece office
this size would be worth some money.
Then. a. IL prompted by some old
bnrieSque ~bunoonery. he holds the shin
ing object against his moist-ned
tongue Anyway. IL amt alum. hr
says. Burk. the biliposrer. knows
alum. Ii j. used in paste. The great
white stone CLEANS so brightly a tn
moons light strengthens tlat the Fuu-h
biiilpSter is half convinced
oh Lordy. suppose IL was "A real
diamond. he whispers hnar~ely And
Le Targets tiat L. has dropped the
plate ind knife AMI - rnrpn~t inIiSly
wandering away from lie lives and
honey
When he reaches The rrc hrara'h the
dead tree H. irotit WY lily %ieirIhcr j. ALI
sent. lie holds ihe inekof in the fire
lishr and ~ rcrgrlcl ~ y hiazin= daz.
slr. rejecting The crimson glare OF the
titmr> from tie farrtci ~ rs large
a. M English walnut. Then hc hears
"A ~..n, t..t-fua t;., ~,.I .,s,sr~ .~-rffrar
~ WI. Feet. III II Ja-k Williams. hack
frnm tine ->rring With 4 rail ~ water
FOR their crlc".
Whats tlFr excitement. Nhafrhn
hiding therc. asks Jack Williams suS
pi"iuH~l-.
l:nrk brings the chain and lockc' int
view. "Srtprpiu | found hp an
~worS. Think it's worth anything
suppose II Was a real diamond ana y
l'i- ~ that: lIully gec.r
Williams takes. il and examines il
~yuFufnlly. "a diamond thar >izc:"
re- asks. You're dahy. They amt
made thai l,ir It's what TIE fake jew
clry guys raifl a piece OF big stunt"
but there's nothing cheap looking
about il. That ehain amt brass am
the locket. either" SAYS Eurk.
Lets give II the acid test remarks
Williams. aud. going over To the wag
on. he removes a piece of glass frum
one III the sides Of their large. square
lantern.
The uppermost facet OF the stone IN
the lucLet l. drawn down across TIA,
glass. 4 low. sIiIting slightly kissing
sound follows. The amateur lapldarA
bends tie deeply scratched plane 81
glass. Ii sewers clear and straight
along the line 81 the deep scratch
The biilp0slers have found and now
possess the diamond from the sky
They stare al IL dumfounded Then
Williams says hoarssiy. ITS a real
diamond. We're Iich men. Ben
With AN oath burk suatches the
chain and diamond from the shaking
hands or Williams
We: You aint got 10 claim GA H.!
he cries. with hoarse gIeediness. who
found Il; Did you? Nav. | found il
and it's mine, and | don't have "a
share with nobody
Well. keep IL. you hog!" cries the
other. There's lots of junk will cut
glass. | have been good enough pal 10
you when you We're sick and broke
and up against II. and II 1t il worth
anything ! suppose you are yellow dog
enough 10 hog IL all. But this shows
me just what you are. And IL its
worth ten pins or ten millions | want,
no part OF 1t. you dirty. cheap four
tiusher aud sneaking swiner'
And they make no coffee and cook
no cakes nor bite nor sup with each
other. brt with hatred and greed in
their hearts they lir fur The last time
~hlankcicl side iy side One II them
clutches the jewel W.T. murder and dis