Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 308, Hammond, Lake County, 17 June 1907 — Page 3

Monday, June 17, 1907.

Graduation Ooys' unci Qlrls' and Chains Lockets

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

If You are Striving to Save Money and I should offer to srive one dollar for every dollar yon save wouldn't you, llatenf If I should prove to yoa that I will actually do thia wouldn't you be interested? Could the banks make you such an OFFER? If you buy a lot In oar subdivision on payments vrkloh amount to $100 each year, and, If the lot vrhlch you buy Increases In value at rate of $100 each year while you are paying for It, isn't this really rIvIdjc you one dollar for every dollar you save? Isn't It f If any reasonably Intelligent person, vrhlle standing upon our property, raunot see that each lot of ours nlll increase in value faster tliuu we require him to pay for it YVK WON'T ASK HIM TO III V!

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COPYRIGHT. 1904. By (Continued from yesterday.) The sight brought a lump into his throat. lie sunk to his knees, pressed down, he felt, by some superior power. "Mother," he said humbly, "forgive me and ask God to forgive me for what I would have done were j-qu not watrhing over me." Ia the spiritual exaltation of the moment he almost expected to rind that sweet face peering at him benigaantly from out the dim background. But he could not see her, and he rose, revivified by this spoken communion with her. He had no shadow of doubt as to her pies nee. (Jod to him was the universe and his mother the unquestionable means of communication with the Providence that governed his life. He would die rather than abandon that belief. Were it dispelled from his mind he was quite certain that his wealth would vanish with it. It was no haphazard accident which had sent the diamond laden meteor headlong from the sky. He was despairing, dying. His mother appealed for him, and, behold: The very elements that control the world obeyed a mighty behest. lie began to work methodically. In the first place, he lit a lire, for the evening was chilly; then he shook his mattress and swept the floor, gathering into a heap all the tiny particles with which it was littered. These ho collected in a piece of newspaper and folded them into a parcel, which again he inclosed in a stouter sheet of brown paper, finally tying the whole with a yard of string he carried in his pocket. I here were hundreds of tiny diamonds iu that insignificant package and in t a few the size of small pens. As a matter of fact, he discovered subsequently that the net result of his sweeping brought him in over a l,0CO. Having examined every nook and crevice of the apartment by the aid of the candle, he satisfied himself that naught remained which would indicate to the most curious eye any event out of the common having occurred ia that humble dwelling. it was typical of Thilip's implicit faith that he did not uulock the back door until his interior task was ended. He knew that his meteor was untouched. There was no wind without. The candle, feeble as its rays were, illuminated the small yard sufficiently to reveal its debris of white stones and darker lumps of metal. Beginning at the doorway, he swept vigorously, but with minutest care, until he had formed four good sized piles on the flagstones. He could not afford to differentiate between the debris of the damaged pavement and the fragments of the meteor. It was easy to distinguish the larger pieces of broken glass from the ! window inside the house. In the yard he had neither the time nor the light to select the bits of shattered stone. All must go together, to be sorted with leisured care subsequently. j He scrutinized the external window: sills, the door posts, the chinks of the small coal house door at the farther end of the yard, even the rough sur- , faces of the walls, and removed every speck of loose material. More newspaper was requisitioned, but after utilizing the twine on his parcel of clothing he ran short of string. He coolly went up the stairs, unfastened the rope with which he had intended to hang himself and loosened its stiff strands. Soon he had an abundance of strong cord, and four bulky packages were added to the first small one. They were heavy, too, weighing several pounds each. In placing them side by side close to the wall beneath the front window he suddenly realized an unforeseen difficulty. If these shreds of matter the mere husk, as it were, of the meteor were so ponderous, weight of the what would be the meteor itself? How j could he hope to lift it frem the hole in which it lay, how convey it from Johnson's Mews to a new and safer habitation? He might as well endeavor to move an unwilling elephant. The thought chilled him. For the first time since his parting interview with Mr. Abingdon, Philip experienced a dread of failure. With something of panic in his blood, he snatched the candle and ran hastily into the yard. He knelt and held the light low in the excavation. Then he cried aloud: "What: Am I so ready to lose faith in mother?" For the huge metallic mass so lig that it wouM not enter the bore of the largest cannon known to modern gunnery was split asunder in all directions. Its fissures gaped widejy as if to mock at him. The rain and steam had done their work well. It was even possible that ho would not need the i spade, but would be able to pick out I each separate chunk with his hand. Instantly he put the thought into ex ecution and succeeded m llrting several pieces to the yard level. He noted a. 1. . . . 1 . - 1 1.11 i - iac iney were gorged witn tue cun white pebbles, some being the size of pigeon's eggs. He could not help comparing them in his mind's eye with the collection now lodged in Isaacstein's safe. If those were worth 30,000, these must be of fabulous value. Any other person Li the wide world

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r -r .i a EDWARD J. ClODE. might have been excused If he pinched himself or winked furiously or took out the gold filled tobacco ior.eh for careful inspection to assure himself that he was not dreaming. Not so Philip. The only dominant feeling in his brain was one of annoyance that he should have doubted for one single Instant that means would be given him to secure absolute and undisputed control of his treasure. But there remained the problem of weight. His original Idea was to wrap the actual Ixxly of the meteor In thu stout sack he obtained it,ul o iJrieii lad then inclose all his valuables in a tin trunk which he would purchase next morning. Any ordinary trunk would certainly 'be spacious enough, but its phenomenal weight would unquestionably evoke more comment than he desired, and it would need two strong men to lift it. This portion of his plan needed to be entirely remodeled, and he was nowmore than ever thankful that the 7,i save one expended, reposed in his pocket. With money, all things, or nearly all things, were possible. Owing to the cramped space in which the meteor lay, it was no small task to bring it to the surface in sections, but he persevered. By strenuous endeavor he accumulated an astonishing pile of iron ore studded with diamonds, looking not unlike almonds in a brown cake, and the guttering candle held low down failed to reveal anything else in the hole. There was a good deal of debris at the bottom, ai!d the depth was now over four feet. To reach to its full extent he was compelled to jam his head and shoulders into the excavation and feel blindly with one hand, so he rightly concluded that a final ex amination might be left until daylight. By this time he was hot and covered with dirt. He stripped, washed himself in front of the fire and changed into his new clothes. He did not possess a looking glass, but he felt sure that he presented a rei markably different appearance when i attired In a neat serge suit, a clean j shirt and reputable boots. His first im- ! pulse was to thrust his discarded gar ments into the fire, but sentiment prevailed, and he folded them Into a parcel. Then he extinguished his candle and went out. To his exceeding surprise he discovered that It was nearly 9 o'clock. Time had Indeed flown. The shops in the Mile End road open early and close late. He entered a restaurant where he was unknown, passing, as a matter of policy, the coffee stall of his kindly helper of those former days now so remote in his crowded memories. After eating a hearty meal, for which he was thoroughly prepared, he tendered a sovereign in payment. The proprietor barely glanced at him. Philip was now well dressed, according to local ideas, and his strong, erect figure, his resolute face, addud two or three years to his age when contrasted with the puny standard of fifteen as set by the poverty stricken East End. He had forgotten to buy a necktie and a new pair of stockings. These omissions he now rectified, and he also purchased a warm, dark gray traveling rug, several yards of drugget, a ball of twine and a pair of scissors. A couple of stout but worn leather portmanteaus caught his eye. "Those are cheap," said the salesman quickly, "only 15 shillings each." "I'm not sure I can afford so much," said Philip hesitatingly, for the rug alone cost 1 ts. "They're a real bargain real leather. They were never made under 3 each. "Oh, very well! I will take them." He produced 3, got his change and walked away with his goods without causing any wonderment. The shopman was only too glad to have such a customer at that late hour. Philip now knew that he was fairly safe, but he decided that a billvcock hat gave him a more mature appearance than a cap. This alteration being effected, he hurried off to Johnson's Mews and re-entered his domicile without Incident worthy of note. Very quickly, with the help of drugcet. scissor and twine, tbe t-o snali portmanteaus were packed with pieces or the meteor and the paper covered ! parcels already prepared. When each bag weighed about forty pounds he stuffed the remaining space with rolled j up newspapers, closed and locked them, j He estimated that three larger leather j bags, these being less noisy than tin. j would hold the remainder of the me- ' teor. j As the next morning would find him 1 occupation enough, he decided to do as much as possible that night. Three times he sallied forth and returned with a good sized valise. He paid Trices varying from 2 10s. to 3 lTs. and always bought secondhand goods. He had locked and strapped the fourth of his goodly array of traveling bags when he fancied he heard a footstep In the mews. Such an occurrence would have troubled him not a jot a week ago. Tonight it was extremely disconcerting. Notwithstanding the weight of the packed portmanteaus, especially the larrrer one. he lifted each bodilv In his aims and ran wui ic iuto ub ujy scullery. On the tront window there was no blind, only a small, much worn curtain covering the lower paces, and

ue uiu not M-ant any stray loafer to gaze In at him and discover a large quantity of luggage In such a disreputable hovel.

When the fourth bag was disposed j of in the dark recess of the scullery he ! paused for an instant to listen. There j was not a sound. Through the window ! he could dimly discern the roof of the ! deserted stables opposite. j He bent again to the task of packing the fifth portmanteau and was placing in it the last parcel of ore and dia monds when some of the heavy contents fell through one end where the drugget wrapping had been hastily folded. Shaking the package on the floor as a grocer beats down the contents of a sugar bag, he picked up the fallen specimens and put them iu. one by one. A large lump of ore had fallen apart when It dropped. Inside there was a huge kernel, a rough diamond quite as large as a hen's erg. Philip smiled as he recalled his boast to Isaacstein. lie examined the stone critically and realized that if it were l!awlss it must be one of the marvels of creation. Without experiencing any positive motive he slipped this unique specimen into his pocket and went on with the reconstruction of the damaged parcel. pr-r ; Edlie (jlanccd at the window and saw a Jaec. At last he finished, 'ine poruuau teau was lying open on the floor when the thought occurred to him that he might have avoided the flurry and trouble of carrying these heavy articles Into the scullery if he had nailed a couple of yards of his drugget across the wiudow. It was not too late even now to rectify this defect. He glanced at the window to ascertain how much material he should cut off and saw a face an evil, brutal, suspicious face peering in at him over the top of the curtain. CHAPTER IX. T would be idle to deny that Thilip was startled by the sight. No braver or more resolute boy breathed. But the silence, the mvsterv the gloomy aloofness of Johnson's Mews lent a sinister aspect to an apparitiou formidable enough under any circumstances, but absolutely threatening and full of danger to one situated as he at that moment. He never remembered seeing the man before, not that this repellent physiognomy was of a type to be soon forgotten. A bullet head, with prominent, bloodshot eyes, a strong, cruel mouth, a huge nose, badly broken a certain strength of character in features debased by drink aud criminality these were the tokens writ legibly on the countenance glaring intently at the boy from without. The two gazed at each other for an appreciable time. The man's face wandered from Philip's face to his costume and then rested on the open portmanteau at the boy's feet. There was in Lis expression an air of astonishment a certain gloating bewilderment as of one who had stumbled unawares upon some object of such potential value that the finder could hardly believe it to be true. He was thinking, wondering, debating, with himself. The goggle eyes seemed to see more than the brain was inclined to credit Philip despite his alarm felt that the right course was to resent this impertinent prying into his affairs. "Hello, youl" he shouted. "What do you want?" The man grinned. He seemed to be about to answer when he suddenly turned his head and looked down the yard toward the entry. Instantly he swung round and vanished noiselessly with the silent alertness of a cat, for the boy heard no sound. He simply disappeared in the darkness, and Philip, who knew every inch of the ground, realized that his most unpleasant visaged spy had not only dived into the further obscurity of the mews, which formed a cul-de-sac, but also was either in his stocking fet or wore something over bis boots to deaden any possible clatter on the paving stones. Here was a nice thing, his habitat discovered by some tramp or criminal skulking in the untenanted building marked out for the house breakers within a few days. It was too bad. He was sorely annoyed that he had not thought sooner of the potentialities of the window when the Interior of the house was illumined by a candle and a ruddy fire. How long had the man stood there watching him? He had certainly seen some portion of the contents of the last portmanteau. Had he also witnessed the removal of the others to the pantry? (To tie Continued.) Ask the family upstairs to subscribe.

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