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When the diamold ierchant returned from his business to him siburbi hoine, he was a strangely altered man. There was no lee for hii that nigbt until him bedrooii had be eni turned into a star chamber, with his wifo as grand inquisitor aid the bed for tho rack. Slowly, but surely, the dreadful confes sion was wrung from him. Humbly ho had( to disclo.-o tho nature of the loss ho firmuly believed ho had sustained, to ab jeetly own that Io had hoen robbed in broad daylight, inl his traiii peruhateo -Ie, the astute, clever Corneliu-rob bed like a (coimnlllon country11 brlinkii of his opocke k, coitaining .3,500 in 13a111k of EnIgIaid nlotes, whicb must have been abstracted fromn his unircoat sriinwiero betweeni his hoine and Hat tori ( Qarden, for when bo renihed his oilie that morning it vas gone. Mrs. Vanderstroon listined inl a kind of evstasy of fetuale triimliph to her husi' band's agonized ConfesSion of 111ale fatl libility. It, was only after sie had 4x tracted from h1 ii a vow that he would niever Ca1rry such I zlarge su11ins aiouit with hii agjin ani that lie would doliver the .3,jOO into her safe keeping (should it ever he reloven-d, wh ich Vee4nd iope 1b - aft I all hv hald tON her at break fat ot "innocenit h (dis f Ftolenl ,:ink of '-:nhau l iiies") ad liever ask Ifo t il' lill.1 (.gi il lillless thto di 1 ifs(11f holii l'Ss ri'litilerm( el c v e 11lls g '' 1i i ve---l'ri i i lt w on1 ly i i ft er d'-i1'1it .tlilin s hltl 1w iidrw il tI. I iill'il~h2), irriji elnils nrla! '-il' fii ii t*w Iimi'p iw. (Ii ! ha l, 1i hi l' 1 ri n tiimstal I fri li thl. i :' (if IIi 'a It 0h 1 nii .ji . us oi f l011o l-tin jn biy h inlii 1illr his I }i)e t thiok w ith l h ' ilt'i'-s In Itot ; :i): h li lia i t ill il ti ll l ill th' 11'ia tha it I'I Ilii p t, a i t m f I 1111d t li )i , r6 111%is ny - i lati l: ii ly li i e lo w 111. ra 1*1 e11 in4 i ll;6 f i tr ph l'. h lb r trlil reitl it, -I ill' 4 ilip"i li:'inl 41'vtilIl In t' il i it li f 1 o' i .' vtoilii l .ll , inw ' jl tit 41 liro l N ill tt f-id1 ' if o f 'tlit 11)) y i, '' ha li oo re fine d t hiscity (ir it 4f lilli lli ' : S i , , ' \w ri i'll In rhanil '. r. 1ut1)(11s 1 for sharp ess ai Innelh a11br.4.1(1 a1 :if1114'n . I wa a I I ittll l a Iir -in ii r wa Si lill ig hin' tlins4n tial lit l i u day ('n los llie sltp , wli ht hlk Ievy rin :l r t hrus i lai tiht ariniiab s if h i l ai 'ioteat mid fo I dillitu y little Ig4 h 1411tt14r1 inportanl tly apiart. A bole volen-It ronlIplacenlcy sut' flied Ilis il uri' s, fior'i wh bmfl jutI' ll bid "uil ilt od. M vr h l It ira u'n ? It r ir t buinetl s inl thlle n-rn ,%find, aluonig other deligs hadl g1t rid f it parel (f slightly "i ,' color". iantIs o anI aniteurll lit, closa ('1 "w ater'', vo-.s 'I'() a.I t i tr k of lu~ck, hel hall julst playe-d I lh- 1e rs -at <llintilf mit lui lt te ti[ en l f litnl ' e fo, a th111 11 I It o th la r d n I ; i I I vi I .!I. Th reil r , I I av I biall i all hi v.mn vy, IIli. i:trIt was ju-:It theVi1, ~ a liirary eVt ganh-n m. '\-:d e t (ierneli-u , it nev-- i'a I:te in t o *bauttt a i." ta v.:eee :tnt -t l f tn a ii' i it n de n ois ra' ro til.l at- ig Ii a :u ii had.i (iw ii jtO flaie it Lunia ii that hl - i A-'>i hing of-~' &a I'si 'If lir li h .iaer i l .'i ; Wo l hi wy I n fi eiN 'i a t i' :e, ;n 'i whe the' d ler IIIlti f hig :- -pin f hay m.a t -la-dIto U the is enlt -ablye. n 'F i trtand 'ti pulleatI d : with 101a' (inh j.wi t !us that hearly sent ii heln on~ i t he h~nis tis ouIi ni dtm bu of h!'iuiid (ifdn' h e n'ci t tw Iit olv w)01 V'ht andrsrom bsrvd4 tiiil i ' hati thie;:m tonral gr-3uay fsrvu <at a g iptl y andi uasy air or commai--approval. AIn what a nice, discriminating y) the American had for a first water toiv-'1 Iln vain Cornelius tried to palmx (i' in ferior qualities at high grade rates. Tihe mrangor wasn't to ho 'had. ' So the ner chait's res1pot for his customer roso inl proportionato ratio to his fitst iliotidems. At Jast a niumxbxl.er of beautiful picil, or river, diamonds ali( somo perfect apecimein from the Jagerfontein mines were selocted. They coisitituted the very pick of Vanderstrioxm's great imfe, and ats they wor'o plaxced on one side to bo appraimod tihe littIe Dutchman ighed to discover low tihe expert (-ye of the Arizona silvor king lil traveled over al I the straw tinxged goris aid fasteied onxly oix the blel whito stonxe'x. A splendid' lot and eap at 21,500o. So ovidontly thought the Amriean, for nt t hat: prico tho bargain w'axs coincluded Aixxl ndxno a boit t he cet f ijg. Wlat voul( l r. Vanxxderstroox reextxxndiil? For himelf, tle Anericaii faixcied tho two fiwnst pneili stor ( for variniig4 and the rinahiiiilxr in a spray, a cataract of lxril lianey which , he guxe'ssed, "'would take the lihixo out (if Niagara aid make Pot sihiot (illh fiit up1)."t Ultixnately it was arranged that Vanl derstreolm shoild got. th jewels set, anld the little manl Scrned proud of tie con fideoe ropoxzed inl him. Ixx six weca at the latest tho Duteuain undertook to deck I i ar and hosom of t io tranger's wifo Wit~h the loveliest, orlmilments that ever struck ienvy into the ferinalo hoart. Tln ti-ro wax a paus'. Tho A nn-riacai s'eixmed inlsxt i net iely to flivincO tie ulipic'xeinost thought ini Oor lonlius' head. With at pllsit. smxllo lho mlbut foiled his colat with his only hand, ho leftf. h'llon he was mexcxt ly at dimfeiil y w hi ih Vandierstrom was requested c a xist inl v(errxniing. Woubl be iiii4 put iig his hand in iJ (the t , raiger's) left. insixide breast x v!ot al git his poxx:-kethook outi for im1? Ever Since "tsle digasted Ili lls" h:d41 winlged him, remxxarked tle ANerican, vithx a laugl, h had umde lis wife hi right, hlud, but as she a' t hero h must ask Mr. Vander oomxiii to take hr plaeco anxd ielp him .0 wrigh out, siixo dollars. Vael'rshroxxn, thus inlvited, dipped iis chubllby little luid intox his patrot's ckeit will proiuced(I tIhe cas. It was aI I h ~lnl ima li a:s in-r ha.inir bound with t'ilver1 ardolhagimL :autJllograph111 ct ixxfi th sann m<xx tax l c n thxe lxxii. ituxx (t'enxxxliuxs plaied thei lhllothxook inx cthex Anic;rxicxn's hxxxnxi withoutxx. h'toppx~ing tox dreix1x'ixer te xnann-x. Th' stru rxcx~ x ucrghedx agax~inx aini rxe txurnedx it, ix ihxx' iunaxnxxxi iexrchaniut withx a x'xluxst t hatf xx hex woihl read it. Thix lix' 1.,;.:, a.e a :- x xx, anid a shortx, shcxxlxr' extf surprxxise sx xl'xng tox lhis wvithl u ilx s ix' .xl. ai,'rx, xxx.ax 'txxxiA'c' xixn's ce xt ly Cxrix, lxx- xaw l his x~x own x un xxuaxl xxxhne, "Corne'ixllius Vanders'u.itroomx i." Thexx A.nrixxicanxi lit~bl xx xcxigarx, tooxk n nxxaxuto (Cr sox to' . i c n ;. ! work'cing orer, elurinig wY I. a :xxx-wd to ho de ('hanit'se anxtoxnishxed looksx, anxd then he '"All pxowerful stranxge, ain't it, that moy namexx shiould pani out just l iko yours? ( ues~s I wasc just xs flabbhexrgaste'd as you whexn, lookixxg inx yourx Londonx diroctory fio' ai leadig diamondlx~ joinit, 1 onixno nxeroiss t ho fnosimi ho f xxx sponxsoriail applaI .t ion amoxxg thIe IlIattoni (Gxrdoxx cxrxnxxnunxi ty. TIhaxt.' w what; xre x m~ xe to youxi forx it xnight hxe t lutt wo'r'e kinxder 'llT liftlo Duitlbxnanx lxxad xxover hxeard of' anxy kith lxrx k in ini Anxxerica. Iluxt t henx the' x'ib1o of Vanderxcxstrixcx ha xd senkt toredu frucm Th 'lla cguo axint Axrnx"'terdxxxn yacrs andxx yeaxrs ago, aixil xxxntxo of thcexm mxxight havei' foiundi theixr way'x to ihli cxolonxioe on the' 1lludxoxx. Yea, xxi doub lt the genieracl wa'xs right ---blood as well as: buxnxesscx t ies exi xid bxet ween thxenxi. Arxxi, as hxe know~xi Xcuntixiis formxod th ina xxxjor pion ii of th ristx'x~oernyc' axxxx wcalth oi (f thlex niow worixldx, Corneixil i was by hex xxx'n l~xs loat to) wvelxomoi so desirabclex a famxxily con-. nxiet.ionx, espiciailly wh'lex tho ixato fox' dliamiiondeI xi th ieahinxg imcyix xand the un-x told wea'xlthx of Potshxot Guxleh weo bornxo No xoonxe', howver'xx, hadie thxose' thoughtslxi t axki'n formxx wvitin the no~tive( bxxaini of C ornxeliu than l aixx horriblo~ sucs lxiiioni preksentxedx' itsexlf. Whaxut if thlis ne'w ly iscio'vere x ininumxci hadi (1nly3 lxengthyx) cxxdiii fox' thexi jewex'l. hce lxad to lectedxi? Thco xare' id wlx;x~ as too appallinxg forj 'liixi cn mplat ioni, ani iit en used thle lit the mxerxxlcanxt to break out into a0 pr xof~xu persirat'Ixx ion. Th'lo Amxx'erican x wxas evidenxxthy ax thou gh r'eadxer of the hxighxest~ ordxer. lbo produciced xa ihm xk of Enxgland nxxote fxrom lxis pocket bxoxk foxr 2100 and laid it oni thce table. "'Bilks,'" said he, adr'oitly callinig ixn al litexrai lon ' artfux li, "acre bul1ly boysx forx busxxixessi. "i No gettIinxg over t hamx. I lx li kedl a fxair andx squatre dexal, he did, andx nxo faivor's nakdl. Tlhice was hOw lhe gcxexced he'd liko to tradoul. lHe was ai stranxigcer inx Eucropo, andii he'd ask nxo manii to go hail for' hixx-no, ir-x'e! Tlhxat ?1 00 billi was, ho cal cixlaited, ax hetter x xixrodctin thanii all the namxxes andxi refercescx "'on thxis plaxyc d out side' of thexi xhring pondi." Theli'i diamxoixd mxechanxt rubbiled lhis iixUxx!s, xiix l(ett elilxsxvt jy xxlil wasx xvx dentcly of lhis namxxesaxko's waly of t lhink inxg. "'Waal, thxenx, s'porei w'u fix it thxix way', " 'nt liinued thIe A mxericaix in hxis uuCompromxxxisinxg Yarx~ co sty lx - "'ye u hxohll this ?100 bill andi wire mel to myxi lhote~l wh th x le ibi: inxgs to thle diamxionds; arex. ccxmphii to. Thenx'x I comeit axlong to~ yoccr bureau andxi weigh inx ?1,400~t mxore, andxi you hamixl over thxe jewels. Thax~t waiy I don't p1ln down too much be fornhxand fnr whaut I hxavcnst unt andi you don't part with what you've not been fully paid for.'" Roally, aftor all, thero was a down right honest way of trading about these Now England folk that put your old world methods to tlho blush ! So thought the little morchant its lie cousigned tho lote to his waistcoat pocket and took down tho address of the Amoricant's hotel-a first class one, by the bye-in Northumberland avenue. Thenl, With many expressions of imIu tual estoozu, the two Vanderstrums parted. But long beforo the expiration of tho term fixed for the completion of the set. ting of the diainonlds tho Anierican was back ill Hatton Gardon, and the visits becamo iuore frequent as the intimacy between tho two Vandorstroom.s grow stronger. Tho colonel-he was not a geleral, as the Dutch Oorielius found out from inquiries ho caused to ho imado at the American's hotel-tho colonel developeld ia habit of dashing up with those iagnificent bays of his to the mrehant's offico two or throe days a woI-k, "just to seti how he was getting oil" andt to invito him out for a bottlo of "11874"1' and in oyster putty at the adjacent railway restaurant. On thies oconsiois the AmeriOAl would allow the voluiblo littlo Dutch man to do t he major portion of the t alk inig. Somehow or other the coinversation invariably took the diretion, under the coloiel's doxterous steering, of lindon thives and the various great robbories il swindles that had receiitly taken place in the metropolis. This was a sul. joct on which the diamond merchant was quite at ionie, and thero being no wife in tho way be proceeded to pose with great impressiveness aH aln author ity oil the iltricacies of "put ip yobs, " the great bank haul f A11,000 and how all these affairs wvere worked on the coin jurer's princiiilo f(it "do iuicknIess of do hand dat deceives l d< ye. " Once, after the oliing of a socond bottle, when Corneiius tle lesser had grown, extra comn iniit ivo, he impart ed to his kiainsman the episode of the lost pocketbook and the teneity wvith which his wife had stui'lk to the.(3, -500 she hadl found in the hall, reftusiig to give it uip, eXceplt oi its Irin i't. dc.m1and for tle iplplication of the suni strictly to busi ness purposes. Tho American, -who had been lolling at the bar with characteristic langtior, grew suddenly interested. 110 stitlfened hinself up, listled attentively, became abstracted for a iiminut or two, tlien hastily, for such an miisually deliber at o giIelinan, tossed oiff hi lsplead cd a forgotten eigalgeieilt, got finto his hiliiitin :0i was drivenz ofi hy the dis ('tiet loiiig gruom, with whom ho might aftierward have been noticed in e:tirnest C(I nversat ion1, fin the direCtiOn (if The folIiwing moriing the Yankeo Vairlerstruom w:s again in ilInt ton ( ar d('n lid alnost as soon as the other Cor elius liad arrived at business. More iiews-winderful viro from Potshot Gucli ".1l ained' " if i didn't think tlhe' miino was "goinig to turn out I SeCoId 'mIIIbst nv. "' Th in wvrti Ii ug it out" of two moire reefs and thle vife must have more diamids. I-t ter f1inish her oi' ono for all while le was about it witl a IIecI lu'e aindl stari'. T[hose, with wh vlat lhe hadI already ordmed, "Oughit,'' lie do elar'ed, "'to makel~i hier shinio l ike theofig url'ihe~l oil Libety at the entrance toi N ew~ Yoirk harhor." 'Tis~ timeii stiili a to the value o f 2?, 000u werei lh-tiI, ti anithe .iiino1 ntlt was biataledi olvir, just, as~ lie Amiieien'i putii ii, ' 'h y wayt', o f cover fo r the fixings." Th1e dliamiond~ iereblant was perfCectly saitisfied, atol, at lhis friji-n's urg'iit so have the ('ntiro suit 'ompnleteli that <hiy' thirie weiks, Fso that tihl silvter king coul d catcb t he Amrican mailI on thlei following F'ridaiy, itsIto was ainxioits to lose no timeo in gettinug hack to t hat wonderful TIomu T1iddleir's griound of his in Arizona. All reasotn for anixiety was furthmermoero rel ievied by t ho Amiericain promiisinig to0 bing tho 23i,:300 wit h hi111mid "lan~iked dowin, fair andit Iquare'" before the jewels wvero handed ove r. At last t he event ful (day arrived w hen the settinag was tiished and t ho malg nifici(int sulit (if jc'wels wais ready ini its gr'eat, v'olvet lineicd case fior deliverv1'. ITe 'oloneil was punctuaility itsel f. Hei wasi diriv~en upl to thle (1tli('e, as5 uisuail, liy thiat enmiently respect aleo grom oi i f his1, mid~ hie cam ini smok ing ai great gr'eent cigar, ats cool andic coiil'lctd as TJhe suilt was pr'onmounced superhi. It surplaissedl the colone's e'xpec'taitiionls. W\ould Viandestrom thle lessir in ii pullin11g th11( diamiiondis bai'k in thirx 'awi und htiiding thenm to his man below, while he, tho colonel, counted out the n ot es? Thme mirchaiit wias about to do as ho was1 bid wh'Ien hisa habitual caut ionl got the better of himi. IHo kept ai firm hold oin the cao nd0 11((din't budge aon inch. T.lhe colonel eviduntly didn't seo his hesitation, 110 was feeling as well as lie could with his '''o hanid ini his poo-ke0ts fInd ing what 1 3 as8 sealrchling for. Woulau h( iis i amiiesaki mindi~ "'just go ing ov'er him?" Ilo was so) helpless wvith hiii one hanid. Tfhire wa'is 1:0 poc~ket boo~k tom he foiinde. A\fter' ia moensreheti ''l' on lie ('olo noel shaiped hiis leg, Ilaughied and said lie hadi it. ie reemimersedl now his wvife took hiis bill ('ase ot (f his~ pocket at the hotel thaiit miorniing to get some 1m1010y to pay for some frocks. '"Guess she forgot to put it back. It's a way they've got, elh, Van?'' laughing ly ejaculated thle Amieican. Thmo colonel '14 open, hieai'ty miamner reasuered the liltl dc(iamond mierchiaut, who wias growving just a little--tho merest shado oif a tifle-sumspioious. Thej1 sharp t'yes of tho coloinel noticed it iat once. '"We'll son i:s that uip,"' ho said, withi his usiual ('ain drawvl. "I'll stop right hora and noet thle imney all the Itaml'every et . ,....' But I must ask y'ou to act as iiny secre'tary'. Aly left list ain't iio good niobow withI a p)en1. Ibei'o, anuy paper will do. ITako this memo. formi (it yours and1( scr'iib a few l iies for me. Aly wife knows I camne irighlt hero, and1( your billboead wil11 recall thle business and why I want the dollar.. NotIhiung unireasonialo in that! Little Vaniderst room had penei led memioirandlla for his imaimied namnosakow se"ral tie before. Ito sat down iad wr'iote to thme colonel's dlictationl: MYft lSAH Wiva-Sond mue by betarer to sotS. I r(ltiro it fot' an ilinediOa t ad flln portant payionnt. Don't keap tih. III, vngvr waitlig. MtakcjO him1 giva you n r-cuipt for it. Your affectionate It:,hbaial, CoUNser-ma VA.NDESasI)Oos. "Bully for you!" cried thai Ametatricaan when thO Dutchini harl written, sigld und oncled the letter. "Now, tien,, you JLJ "Droken'l my vordl! VW vordl?"ere VI'micr.4troonti In <mnu j cut a jusit 'rim down anid giyo it to illy 111 Tell him to drivo to the hotel, get his answer from ilny wife, and ho'll ha back wiath th0 dollars before wo've tinto to finish a cigar." The diantond inrcuat executed this Coinnission with uilch alarity and dim patch that to was backin the ttIoffice li most befor tht colonel had takii 11 se ond puff at a fresh Villar y Villar. The Atnerican held the closed jewel caso inl h11i hand. "Lock it lp," ho cried jestingly, "or I Imlight bu tempted to run away with itil" The littlo Dutchnan hardly relished that forim of joking. le openlAd his safio witlh surprising prolliptitide, anld the colonel hinlist-lf phicecd the case withinl Its fastness. The m Ttaxehanit Iurin'ld til! key and returne-d it to hlis, poela t. They sat dawi aul siaokeld. Tinio passed, and it grew dusIc. The colone becaiiun fidgt y. VaalerIstroolIm was also getting restless. It was timo for hin to be gettilig hoie to dinter. After tivy hiad sat thus for imtaret than anl hour the colonel rose from Iis chair iand put his watch to hik ear. ft mulst hatve stopped. No, it was golinjg. 'IT h irty three hitmarcd pojd1 was a large soain to inti'll-st a se'v:1 at with. Ia' wished he lud genao to th lotel for th' moneyaaa-V hiist-If. Hut- -shaw I Nollsenlso! ll'a tru11stekd th 11V anl with Largerl SuImE he fore. His wil Ill gloe (aut alld the groom w as Vailtilg for hIM. Yes, n1o doub01t tlat was what it was. S:ix 'lock and nearly dalrk now I An hlourl past closing tinre! . The colonel no longer d'isguised his antxity. oetht ing unu tIsual 1muLs"t have happilned. lie would retill to his hltl at olice. fIis wife Inlat have pit hoillo by t hat time1. Wouiild \'ahde-rstroonl com With him,? Or-hmv silly he wis--I - 1nMrrOW mloringl" wouhd (14 equallywl. Evten if hs8 nman had ,,ilo wrong, ho Coubl .as iIV get fres otas aild b ill 11: lt I with thilni by 10. The ditunnd inehnw r.ally Illor IN i, a!:: tal-it h it thanll y thing t k l . cIltion had shi wnl httim'i tah:it hvere i t . iof lu! ei fir aimxa-ty (Ion h''~i it Th jewedistwe ialsll d up ~i'n~ th:at II i, an d e lu' 20 ascoerfo tilat pat eti 1111 .:tj tasw l bec - chaa il' ' ltn teI tie . o sth tng t h y lOla' ' ea <Iter after ietor iltwotI reftlat'wrat the:11 ir flIaorito rtt urnt gex t"n--n. twsno etbyete iparty. s The colo'ne tcat~ll faf Itom as~tt 1i ' wavfred i on ''ha t io lm, and it was ih , het1 glmpsl the l uaoittl utch-(' m'a' eve ld of hits m l%' ilr YanJkeo Whent u theai lioneit (1ached.his suburban illn tha nl~ight aiaatlwas he nfort h-ut lit Itea rien and151 inedt' ith~~ wit t- at is w (htllub.fta A~''i'ul M-jtrit. Via \ih -r-iom was doingWI i a chtiairH eogrthair. "My ote,"13 bega bor ahusbanItd Las th 'I15II k o tshe asw dered Iilepi lya 'S happos yiou *wnit aIinlus ~insa or you wotuii'tiai at broke you 'a word."Ih 'vo~ "Brtken any vordi VJtat. vord? cried( a Vaeioh ratutrons in amze nenot.~ Isi "Whyt-I, yo11(~tu' wlrd tau~' eit wold neie tiuch -vt',atl il3,500ld ltss I' "Vr s dr. dreti'tosan (fitfe hun11dre pau'nd1s shrikeoreiu(wthr ribl foeoig "Spea i Wh uso " Whylt, who shu~ld 'haibut ~etLudyou? dertv Andt of u (Itigae te~I pokt hookuit upIL t hi tt once."o i a tl unfodrItunat ke mWrhit aIC~isi ye s hcaught'(i' witt ften at herc a t isn ofta t At tutrican pokebok n signedl''r s aa-acl tal signead h--JuaCorniu Vamertroohiis ownilI.~ int ia "Dton , I y a-Jll"l helotled asll trhe hol sw11 imllI flahe upotls' n him.le Then had' flo'. 'Wit h f arhorr ibh.' .lsuspicitn terva, founi their ayV jinto the ilvi tablo! 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