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Friday, June 7, 1907.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES. PAGE THREE.

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Graduation Specials

Boys' and Girls' Watches and Chains

Lockets

Charms, Bracelets Brooches and Stick: Pins

The Boys and Girls will appreciate these most If they are the Bastar & McGarry Quality 175 South Hohman Street, HAMMOND

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By Louis Tracy, Author of "Wings of the Morning." "The Pillar of Light." Etc.

You are Striving to

Save Money and I hoal'l offer to K've one dollar for evry dollar 70a lave wocldn't you listen f If I should prove to you that I will actually do thl wouldn't you be Interested f Could the banks make you turh an OFFEIH If you buy a lot In our subdivision ou paymrnli wbieu amount to $100 each year, and, If the lot which you buy fuoreaaea iu value at rate of 9100 each year while you are paying for It, isn't this really giving you oue dollar for every dollar you save? Isn't itf If any reasonably intelligent person, while standing upon our property, cunnot see that each lot of ours will increase iu value faster than we require him to pay for it WE WON'T ASK Hl TO BUY! Our Subdivision is less than 1000 feet from the Hammond Court House.

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Sewers, Sidewalks, Gas and all Improvements going In now. Choice 30 foot building lots at $400 and upward. Money loaned to build. HOMES FOR SALE. We will show you our property in ten minutes. E. A. KINKADE, Sder 11) First National Bank Bldg. HAMMOND .

Fred Kunzmann FRESH and SALT MEATS GROCERIES Reasonable Prices, Prompt Delivery and the only Sausage Works in Hammond.

(Continued from yesterday.)

"Well?" he said blankly, wondering

why on earth the skilled shopwalker had sent such a disreputable urchin to him. Philip was now quite collected in his wits. lie held out the pebble, with a more detailed statement.

"I found this," he said. "I thought

that it might be valuable, and a friend advised me to bring it here. Will you kindly tell me what it is?"

The man behind the counter stared

at him for a moment, but he reached

over for the stone. Without a word he placed it beneath the microscope and gave it a very brief examination. Then he pressed it against his cheek.

'Where did you get it?" he asked. "I found it where it had fallen on the

pavement."

"Are you sure?" 'Quite sure." "Strange"' was the muttered comment, and Philip began to understand

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hitherto unsuspected. "But what is it?" he inquired after a pause. 'A meteoric diamond." "A meteoric diamond?" "Yes." "Is it worth much?" "A great deal. Probably some hundreds of pounds." Philip felt his face growing pale. That dirty-white, small stone worth hundreds of pounds! Yet in his pocket he had twenty-nine other specimens, many of them much larger than the one chosen haphazard for Inspection, and in tho back yard of his tenement lay heaps of them, scattered about tho pavement like hailstones after a shower, while the meteor Itself was a compact mass of them. He became somewhat faint and leaned against the glass case that surmounted tho counter. "Is that really true?" was all that ho' could say. The expert valuer of diamonds smiled. His first impulse was to send for the police, but he knew that meteoric diamonds did fall to earth occasionally, and he believed tho boy's story. Moreover, the tiling was such a rarity and of such value that the holder must bo fully able to account for Its possession before he could dispose of it So his tone was not unkindly as he replied: "It is quite true, but if yon want to ascertain its exact value you should go to a Hatton Garden merchant, and ho, most probably, would make you a fair offer. It has to be cut and polished, you know, before it becomes salable, and I must warn you that most rigid inqiiiry will be made as to how. It came Into your hands." "It fell from heaven!" was the whol

ly unexpected answer, for Philip was shaken and hardly master of his faculties. "Yes, yes, I know. Personally, I believe you or you would be in custody, at this moment Take it to Messrs. Isaacstein & Co., Ilatton Garden. Say I sent you Mr. Wilson is my name and make your best terms with Mr. Isaacstein. He will treat you qultu fairly. But, again, be sure and tell tho truth, as he will investigate your story, fully before he Is satisfied as to It accuracy." Philip, walking through dreamland, quitted the shop. He mingled with the jostling crowd and drifted into Far-

rington road. "A diamond worth hundreds of pounds!" he repeated mechanically. "Then what is the whole meteor worth, and what am I worth?"

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CHAPTER IV. THE keen, strong March wind soon blew the clouds from his brain. He did not hurry toward Hatton Garden, ne sauntered, rather, with his right hand clinched on the tiny parcel in his pocket, the parcel which had suddenly been endowed with such magic potentialities. It was the instinct to guard a treasure of great value that led to this Involuntary action. He was preoccupied, disturbed, vaguely striving to grasp a vision that seemed to elude his exact comprehension. What did it all mean? Was it really possible that he, Philip Anson, orphaned, beggared, practically a starv

ing tramp, should have the riches of Golconda showered upon him in this raad fashion? If the smail stone he had shown to the jeweler were worth hundreds, then some of those in the paper were worth thousands, while as for the stone in the back yard of his house well, imagination boggled at the effort to appraise It. The thought begot a sense of caution, of reserve, of well reasoned determination not to reveal his secret to anybody. Terhaps it would be best not to take Messrs. Isaacstein & Co. wholly into his confidence. He would simply show therm the stone he had exhibited to Mr. Wilson and take tLe best price they offered. Thee, with the money in his possession, he could effect a much needed change in his appearance, visit them again, and gradually increase his supply of diamonds until he had obtained more money than he could possibly spend during many years. Above all else was it necessary that his meteor should be removed to a safer place than Johnson's Mews, rhilip had scruples about appropriate

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rights he had never heard of. j His mother, watching his every action from some Elysian height, had sent the diamond loaded messenger as a token of her love and care. It was his, and no man should rob him of It It behooved him to be sparing of explanations and sturdy in defense of his property. A good deal depended on the forthcoming interview, and he wished he could convert a small fraction of the wealth in his pocket into a few honest pennies with the king's head on them. The excitement and exercise had made him hungry again, nis breakfast was not of ample proportions, and his meals of yesterday had been of the scantiest. It would be well to faco the diamond merchants with the easy confidence that springs from a satisfied appetite. Yet how to manage it? He was sorry now he had not borrowed a sixpence from O'Brien. The old soldier would certainly have lent it to him. He even thought of returning to the Mile End road to secure the loan, but he happened to remember that the day was Saturday, and it was probable that the Hatton Garden offices would close early. It was then nearly 11 o'clock, and he could not risk the delay of the long, double journey. At that instant a savory smell was wafted to him. He was passing a small restaurant where sausages and onions sizzled gratefully in large tin trays and pork chops lay in inviting prodigality amid rich, brown gravy. The proprietor, a portly and greasy man with bald bead and side whiskers, was standing at the door exchanging views as to business with his next door neighbor, a greengrocer. Philip, bold in the knowledge of his wealth, resolved to try what he could achieve on credit. He walked up to the pair. "I have not got any money just now," he said to the restaurant keeper, "but if you will let me have something to eat I will gladly come back this afternoon and pay you double." Neither man spoke at first. Philip

was always unconscious of the quaint

discrepancy between his style of

speech and his attire. He used to resent bitterly the astonishment exhibited by strangers'," 'but today he was far removed above these considerations, and he backed his request with a pleasant smile. The fat man grew apoplectic and turned his eyes to the sky. "Well, I'm" he spluttered. The greengrocer laughed, and Phllii blushed. "Do you refuse?" he said, with his downright manner and direct stare.

"Well, of all the cool cheek" The stout person's feelings were too much for him. He could find no other words. "It is a fair offer," persisted the boy. "You don't think I mean to swindle you, surely?" "Well, there! I never did!" But the greengrocer intervened. "You're a sharp lad," he guffawed. "D'ye want a job?" "No," was the short reply. "I want something to eat." "Dash my buttons, an' you're a likely sort of kid to get it too. In you go.

I'll pay the bill. Lord lumme, it'll do

me good to see you." "Mr. Judd, are you mad?" demanded his neighbor, whose breath had returned to him.

"Not a bit of it The bloomln' kid

can't get through a bob's worth if he bursts himself. 'Ere, I'll bet you two

bob 'e pays up."

"Done! Walk in, sir. Wot'll you be

pleased to 'ave, sir?"

rhilip's indignation at the restaurant

keeper's sarcasm yielded to his wish to

see him annihilated later in the day.

Moreover, the sausages really smelt

excellently, and he was now ravenous He entered the shop and gave his or

ders with a quiet dignity that astounded the proprietor and hugely delighted the greengrocer, who. In the intervals of business, kept peeping at him

through the window. Philip ate stead

ily, and the bill amounted to ninepence,

which his ally paid cheerfully. The boy held out his hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Judd," he said

frankly. "I will return without fail

will not Insult you by offering more than the amount you have advanced for me, but some day I may be able to

render you good service in repayment'

Then he walked off toward the via

duct steps, and Mr. Judd looked after

him.

"Talks like a little gentleman, 'e

does. If my little Jimmie 'ad lived

would ha' bin just about his age. Lord

lumme, I 'op? the lad turns up again, an' not for the sake of the bloomin' ninepence, neither. Tomatoes, mum? Yes'm. Fresh in this mornin'." After crossing Holborn viaduct Philip stood for a iittle while gazing Into the showroom of a motor agency. It was not that he was interested In Panhard or De Dion cars, then but little known to the general public in England, but rather that he wished to rehearse carefully the programme to be followed with Mr. Isaacstein. With a sagacity unlooked for in one f his years, he decided that the meteor should not be mentioned at all. Of course the diamond merchant would Instantly recognize the stone as a meteoric diamond &nd would de.ra&ncl lt3 earthly pedigree.

Philip resolved to adhere to the simple statement that it was his own property and that any reasonable Inquiry might he made in all quarters where meteoric diamonds were obtainable as to whether or not such a stone was missing. Meanwhile he could obtain from Mr. Isaacstein a receipt acknowledging Its custody and a small advance of money far below Its real worth, leaving the completion of the transaction until a Kter date. The question of giving or withholding his address If It were asked for was a difficult one to settle offhand. Perhaps the course of events would permit him to keep Johnson's Mews altogether out of the record, and a more reputable habitation would be provided once he had the requisite funds.

Thinking he had successfully tackled

all the problems that would demand solution, Philip wasted no more time.

He entered Ilatton Garden and had

not gone past many of its diugy houses

until he saw a large brass plate bearing the legend, "Isaacstein & Co., Diamond Merchants, Kimberley, Amster

dam and London."

He entered the office and was ln-

I GGSTLIN, MEYN & CO. I 91 State Street, HAMMOND We offer for this week the following J t BARGAINS : li j 2 Flat Building on Hohman Street, price $5,000 J 6 room Cottage on Douglass, 50 ft lot splendid location 2,400 y2 Story Brick on Summer, all modern conveniences, easy payments 3,100 Fine New Cottage on Easy Payments, Van Buren St. 37 feet, price 1,500 Cottage on Hanover Street, Easy Payments, price 1,050 Large 2 Story House, 94 fL front on Oakley Ave., price 5,000 X 34 ft. Ground, rental value $45 per month, a bargain f-

stantly confront by a big nosed

youth who surveyed him through a grille with an arched opening in it to admit letters and small parcels.

"Is Mr. Isaacstein in?" said rhilip. "Oah, yess," grinned the other. "Will you kindly tell him I wish to

see him?"

"Oah, yess." There was a joke lurking somewhere in the atmosphere, but the young man had not caught its drift yet. The gaunt and unkempt visitor was evidently burlesquing the accent of such gentle people as came to the office on business. Philip waited a few seconds. The boy behind the grille filled In the interval by copying an address Into the stamp book. "Why do you not tell Mr. Isaacstein I am here?" he said at last "Oah, yess. YTou vll be funny, eh?" The other smirked over the hidden humor of the situation, and Philip

uiiderstood that if he would see the great man of the firm he must adopt a more emphatic tone. "I had better warn you that Mr. Wilson of Messrs. Grant & Sons, Ludgate Hill, sent me here to see Mr. Isaacstein. Am I to go back to Mr. Wilson and say that the office boy refuses to admit me?" There was a sting In the description, coming from such a speaker. "Look 'ere," was the angry retort. "Go avay und blay, vil you? I'm pizzy." Then Philip reached quickly through the little arch, grabbed a handful of shirt, tie and waistcoat and dragged the big nose and thick lips violently against the wires of the grille. "Will you do what I ask or shall I try and pull you through?" he said quietly.

But the boy's ready yell brought two

clerks running, and a door was thrown open. Phil released his opponent and instantly explained his action. One of

the clerks, an elderly man, looked a little deeper than the boy's ragged garments, and the mention of Mr. Wilson's name procured him a hearing.

Moreover, he had previous experience

of the youthful janitor's methods.

With a cuff on the ear, this injured

personage was Diaaen to go upstairs and say that Mr. Wilson had sent a

bov to see Mr. Isaacstein. The added

insult came when he was compelled to usher Philip to a waiting room.

Soon a clerk entered. He was visi

bly astonished by the appearance of

Mr. Wilson s messencer. and so was

Mr. Isaacstein when Philip was parad

ed before him in a spacious apartment

filled with glass cases and tables, at

which several assistants were seated.

"What the deuce" he began, but

checked himself. "What does Mr. WIl

son want?" he went on. Evidently his

Ludgate Hill acquaintance was useful

to Thilip. "He wants nothing, sir," said Philip,

"He sent me to see you on a matter of

business. It is of a private nature. Can you give me a few minutes alone?" Isaacstein was a big headed, big shouldered man, tapering to a small point at his f$et. He looked absurdly like a top, and surprise or emotion of any sort caused him to sway gently. He swayed now, and every clerk looked up, expecting him to fall bodily on to the urchin with the refined utterance who had dared penetrate into the potentate's office with such a request Kimberley, Amsterdam and London combined to lend effect to Isaacstein's wit when he said: "Is this a joke?" All the clerks guffawed In chorus. Fortunately Isaacstein was In a good humor. He had just purchased a pearl for 250 which he would sell to Lady Somebody for S00 to match another In an earring. "It appears to be," said Philip when the. merriment had subsided. For some reason the boy's grave, earnest eyes conquered the big little man's amused scrutiny. "Now, boy, be quick. What Is It?" he said testily. And every clerk bent

to his task. "I have told you, sir. I wish to have a few minutes' conversation with you with regard to business of an Impor

tant nature." "You say Mr. Wilson sent yon Mr. Wilson of Grant & Sons?' "Yes. sir." Isaacstein yielded to amazed curiosity. "Step in here," he said and led the way to his private office, surprising himself as well as his assistants by this concession. Philip closed the door, and Isaacstein turned sharply at the sound, but the boy gave htm no time to frame a question. "I want you to buy this," he said, handing over the diamond. Isaacstein took it and gave it one critical glance. He began to wabble again. (.To be Continued.)

The Title

"The

Old Reliable.

Specialist'

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fin? boon fittingly lven DR. RUCKEL

IV o less than 20 so-called specialists have come and gone since he located here about; lO years ago, after a wide experience In other cities. HE HAS STOOD TIIH TEST. After treating more than 6.000 people in and about South Cr.lcago, without a failure to accomplish all promied them in very Instance where they fol-; lowed his instructions. We -will now listen to what the Doctor h.a to aajr on the subject. SIX THOUSAND SICK TREATED.

I have treated more than 6.000 sick DeoDle In and about Booth Chiearo and;

made many cures among those classed as Incurables. No disease too sltguti

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I find so many people who complain of belnj

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