Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 9, Hammond, Lake County, 27 June 1907 — Page 3

Thursday. June 27, 1907.

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Diamonds. I By LOUIS TRACY. Author of "Winis of the Morning." "The Pillar of Light." Etc. Copyright. 1004, by Edward J. Clode. COXTIXUED. It was not a very dark night, the sky being cloudless and starlit. Away in front at a point where the two lines of lamps curved sharply to the right and vanished amid the trees a row of little red lights showed that the road was up. The leading hansom drove steadily on. There was nothing remarkable iu this. When the driver reached the obstruction, he would turn out of the park by the nearer gate; that was all. But he did nothing of the kind. There was a sudden crash of wood, a woman's scream, and the horse was struggling wildly amid a pile of loose wooden blocks, while one wheel of the cab dropped heavily Into a shallow trench. Simultaneously the brougham pulled up. and its two occupants rushed to the scene of the accident. Philip's driver of course obeyed instructions, but he shouted to his Ifare as he jumped into the road: "That feller's either drunk or e did It a-puppuss." Fhilip was of the same opinion. He reached the overthrown barricade almost as soon as the two hurrying men in front, both of whom were in evening dress. One of them held the horse's head and steadied him. The other was just in time to help the young lady to leave her dangerous conveyance. "I hope you have received no injury, madam," he said politely. "Oh, not at all. I was frightened for an instant How could it have happened? I saw the lamps quite plainly. The man seemed to pull his horse deliberately into the barrier." The voice was singularly sweet and well modulated. A neighboring arc lamp illuminated the girl's face, with its white, unpitying radiance. It revealed features beautifully modeled and large, startled eyes that looked wonderingly from the man who came so promptly to her rescue to the driver who had caused the n ishap. Philip, behind the hansom, was unseen, lie remained a critical observer. "I fear he is intoxicated," was the reply. "Here, you! How came you to make such a blunder?" "Blind as an owl," came the gurgling answer. "I saw some red spots daucin' abaht, but I thort It must be that larst gill o' beer." Nevertheless the cabman extricated his horse and vehicle from their predicament with singular ease for a half drunken man. "Coin" on, miss?" he grinned. "There's nothin' extry for the steeplechise." "No. no!" cried the lady. "I will walk. I will pay you now." "Take my advice and pay him not a cent," protested the man by her side. "Leave him to me. My friend here will take his number. If you will ac cept a seat in my brougham" The cabman began to swear and threaten them all with personal violence. The lady, clearly unwilling to avail herself of the accommodating offer made to her, tried to edge away. The driver of the hansom whipped his horse on to the pavement. By this time he had turned his back to the roadmenders' barrier. The girl, angered and alarmed, shrank toward the gentleman, who seemed to give her some measure of protection from the infuriated cause of all the trouble. "Do step into my brougham," he said civilly. "Victor, just grab the gee-gee's head again, and keep that idiot quiet until we get away. Now, madam, take my advice. You will be quite safe instantly." Even yet she hesitated. There was perchance a timbre in the quiet, cultured tone of the speaker that did not ring truly. The note of a bell cannot be perfect if there is a flaw in the metal, and the human voice often betrays a warped nature when to all outward seeming there is a fair exterior. The man who addressed her was youthful, not much older than herself, lie was evidently a gentleman, with the polish aud easy repose of society. His words, his attitude, were in the best of taste. Yet A loud altercation broke out between the cabman and "Victor." The latter did not appear to be so ready to lay hands on the reins again, and the whip fell viciously on the horse's Hank, causing h':n to plunge forward in danger1 ous proximity to tne coup:e on tne sidewalk. He came close, but not too close. Fhi'ip was now quite certain that he was witnessing the dexterous display of a skilled driver. "Really. I am at a loss for words to persuade you that your only course is to use my carriage; otherwise there will be a confounded row." The stranger's voice was a trine pet ulant; she was such an unreasonable j ladr. She turned to him ir-

resolutely to find Philip at her side. tL.r.sting himself in front of her wou'.d be rescuer. "You have been the victim of a plot, madam." he said. "Your driver is not flmnk. He caused the accident purposely. These two scoundrels are in league with him. If" "What the devil" cried the other fiercely, but Philip swung him bodily against the iron railings. "If you care to take my cab aJone

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it Is at your service. I will look after these cads." His quick eyes caught a signal from Victor to the cabman. He was sorry for the horse, but this comedy must be stopped. He instantly caught the bridle and backed the cab violently toward the excavation. The cabmap lashed at him in vain and swore, too. with remarkable fluency for one so drunk. Both wheels crunched on top of the stout barrier and becaie locked there. Then Anson ran back toward the girl, whose ami was held by the owner of the brougham. "Take your hands off that lady or I will hurt you." said Philip. And rbere wii th-it in tns PnHih.itio nrmir whn-h t brooked no delay. The stranger dropped his restraining hand, but shouted furiously: "By what right do you interfere? I am only offering the lady some assistance." Philip ignored him. "What do you say, madam?" he inquired, somewhat sternly, for she seemed loath to trust any of them. "Will you occupy my cab? . It is there. Rest assured that neither of these men shall follow you." She stood her ground, came nearer to him. "I believe you," she murmured. "I thank you from my heart. It is inexplicable that such wretches can exist "By -what riyht do you interfere?" as these two seeming gentlemen, who stooped to such artifice against a helpless woman." "Most fortunately I saw you leaving the Regent's hall," he replied. "This cab was waiting for you and you only. The man refused at least one fare iu my presence. The others followed lu a brougham. Do you know them?" "No. I have never, to my knowledge, seen either of them before In my life. How came you" "I happened to hear your address. I will write to you and explain. Go now," he quickly interrupted, for Victor and his friend were approaching them after a hasty conference. "Leave you to deal with these assassins alone! Not I! I can defend myself. I can help you. I will scream for assistance. There are too many of them for you to resist them singlehanded." Philip vowed afterward that fire flashed in her eyes. There was a splendid passion in the gesture with which she pointed to the enraged hansom driver, who had climbed from his perch and was running to join his employers. This was a new experience for Philip, and the blood leaped in his veins at the girl's courageous words, but he laughed in his pleasant, musical way. "Men who would attack a defenseless woman," he said, "are poor creatures where a man's heart is neoded. Now, just watch me and don't be alarmed." He strode to meet the advancing trio. They halted. "I give you a last warning," he cried. "Drive off In your carriage. And you" to the cabman "go back and help your horse. You must go now, this instant, or take the consequences." There was the silence of indecision. This strong faced man with the figure of an athlete meant what he said. Victor caught his friend's arm. "Come away," he whispered. "She does not know you. You have failed this time." Without another word the pair crossed the road to their waiting brougham. The cabman, who became remarkably sober, began to whine: "It's on'y a lark, guv'nor. The lydy would ha took no 'arm. I didn't mean" rhil'p was strongly tempted to kick him, but refrained. He grasped the man's shoulder and lifted his badge to the light. "I will spare you for the lady's take," he said grimly, "but I want your number, in case you try any more such tricks." "My Gawd, it's Mr. Anson!" For the first time the driver saw Philip's face clearly. "Ah. you know me. then? Who were i those blackguards who employed you?" "S'elp me, sir, I on'y know one of m. 'E's a Mr. Victor Grenier. I ! ouen pick im up at the uaraema. E said 'is pal was sweet on the young lydy an' wanted a put up job ter 'elp 'or. That's all. guv'nor, on me life." "You ought to be ashamed of yourself." was Philip's only comment. He rejoined the girl, who was watching, the retreating brougham. "Now." he cried pleasantly, "you can go home." "Please drive me there. I will not deprive yoc of your cab."

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So they drove away together, and the driver of the hansom, striving to free his vehicle from the broken trestles, paused to scratch bis head. "'E fairly bested the crowd." he growled, "an' got the girl as welL My eye, but she's a beauty!"

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MAIDA CRESCENT was little! ' more than half a mile Kvoud f the park. Philip thought it I fr due to the ladv he had le- I if

friended that she should know exactly how he came to interfere in her behalf. She listened in silence, and when she , sHke there was a suggestion of shy 1 1 nervousness oddly at vauance with her spirited action of a few minutes earlier. "I cannot understand it at all," she said. "I am seldom out so late. My professional engagements are few and far between, I am sorry to say." "Were you attending a rehearsal at the Regent's hail?" "Yes." "A rehearsal for M. Jowkacsy's concert?" "Yes." She volunteered no further information, but Philip was a persistent person. "I do not remember another day in my life previously," he said, "when so many fortuitous events grouped themselves together in such a curious relationship. Even this adventure is a sequel to a prior incident. Just before I joined in the chase after you I had purchased some tickets for Jowkacsy's musicale. The strangest item of all Is that I was practically walking away from the direction in which I live when my attention was drawn to the cabman's behavior." "Good gracious!" she protested. "Am I taking you out of your way? I thought you merely happened to be driving after us through the park." She invited no confidence. She adhered strictly to the affair of the moment, and he had no option but to follow her cue. "I do not think I have ever been In Regent's park before." "What an amazing circumstance that you should gallop off in such fashIon to the rescue of an unknown woman, I mean!" "That, again, Is original or nearly so." "Are you a Londoner?" "To some extent; a little while each year. I live mostly on the sea." "Oh, that accounts for your gallantry. You are a sailor." "A yachtsman," corrected Tbilip. "How delightful! I have not even seen the sea for ages. One has to work so hard nowadays to obtain recognition. I do not object to the work, for I love music, but the bread and butter aspect is disagreeable, and and you 1- 1 A. f nave learnea lonigni now even tne small amount of publicity I have achieved brings with it the risk of insult." "By the way," he said quietly, striving not to add to the excitement under which she was certainly laboring, "one of those men is named Victor Grenier. You ought to know." "Thank you. How did you ascertain it?" "The cabman told me. He knew me." "The cabman knew you?" "Yes; I fly about town in hansoms. I am too lazy to walk." He regretted the slip. He was known to the tribe of Jehus on account of bis generosity to their charities. Moreover, was not one of the order his horsemaster? The girl laughed, with a delightful merriment that relieved the tension. "You acted like an indolent person," she cried. "Do you know, I felt that you would have banged the heads of those men together in another Instant." Their vehicle slackened pace and curved toward the pavement in a quiet street. "Here I am at home," she said, and Thilip assisted her to alight. "Oh, my music!" she walled suddenly. "I left it in that horrid cab." Philip repressed a smile. "Tell me your name," he said, "and I will recover it for 305 early in the morning." "Are you sure? Oh, wThat a trouble I have been! How good you are!" "It is not the least trouble. I took the cabman's number." "Indeed, indeed, I am grateful to you. My name is Evelyn Atherley. I would ask you to call some day and see my mother, but but" "You do not wish her to hear of your adventure tonight? It would frighten her." "Sue would be terrified each time went out alone. Believe me, I can 111 afford a hansom, but I take one late at night to please her, as the walk from the nearest bus route is lonely." "You are singing at the Regent's hall. I will be there. Py the way, my name is Thilip Anson." The girl's big eyes he fancied they were blue, but in the dim light he could not be sure looked Into his. There was a sparkle of merriment In them, he thought a quick perception of a hint delicately conveyed. But she said quite pleasantly: "My last song is at 10:15. I will leave the hall at 10:30. I hope my mother will be with me. I will be most pleased to see j ou there and thank you more coherently than is possible now, especially if you recover my music." The quick trot of a fast driven horse came round the corner. Thilip was assuring her that they would certainly meet next evening when a hansom pulled up behind the waiting vehicle, and the driver said: "Beg pawdon. nsTss, you left this." And he held forth the lost portfolio. The cabman was anxious to atone for his share in the nieht's proceedings. (To be Continued.) Ak tbe family upstairs to aubseribe.

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