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' Rub- EODE” a there gblic of a: hold stouter I'S 135 gTO“ nothing 31 sine Philip laug} sealed laugh secured him I "Not yet, 3 "Fore: is :11 The managi “Well, Mu Am]?! you .11. peoplc hcl'c requirrmcm and 1h: {at An hour's 231'}: and the payment of checks on acuuzzz worked wonders. Before many days had passed Philip was amply pry-grim} with raiment. His :g.‘~f2 youth with the diamonds. \.~ fwrgotten apparent- 1" Tf-r E.--'.‘~~T a: --T~ dropped him, be. Iir‘Jilzg, imi~~z '3.;:’. baacstein had workml >011." ;:__'~:;ious advertising Mgr m; f..'~ :1 account, and wars. Sr‘nzgu- :; .\;.ith never dream- ”Jui iunkLL; '.:.-- 1oz". Philip An- 5m. 1h: ‘j~f"2.\i :: 4:. Juhnson's Mews, inzhe Pull Mgli Ravi. the most lux- 13mm and \'~ establishment A: fur til" I". \‘ow the 1-- mos» use of that lang- ‘ , 105 than his perfect accent nage‘ no “it a lung 1\ av tow 0rd removing th: mana- « ,1:picio11s. A boy vhf 18' 3:) "1111 uiucated must. [1e quite a! Uf the 01.111n10n.Perhaps some m v1: or guardian encour- “rd him :1» act independently thus 7 . ,;~ . He might be the son of ljpg 10 London for a urse of study. The name, 3115011- “3; an aristocratic one, But, «day were odd. Good M: Clothe W n . the right thing. 8110113“ bu: "Will. wu d-lige be by recommend flag 3 WM 2:1: 101 '” said Philip. “I 3561 a CH'H {'lku‘ outfit 0f weanng a.ppargl 3111 it 11111 save me a lot of uuublc if snuw 1“»11} “ill tell me ex- ,.1.. mm: 11» »u_\' and where to buy recentnk F“ i118 diSCO fndoubt Never hi me worlu (IA ex him It wly in life. be: em up in the P311 M; ions and ('X in London. That aftenm «litficulty, Strong :00 Wanted :11; excellent a mum and rent in ad‘ [11, exCrr’ Ht: transf team 10 1h; and made» “EYE time‘- ‘15 all m: Inn mg her wan The 0va ('U WWI“: in; Mid rec-m- 51‘ gallantry How remot 9f, the main 3 HOW ijtw E far from each oth- ‘91 11% main :.',~ iz‘ his life seemed We a: ti; 3:111 epoch. As he :"’~1‘~‘~~t:\uz'i :; Lam-0m, he could hamle- mm»; :. A, -..::- to believe that A notxrs had elapsed .... A In the“: Mile End 03d in Curmv'“ " .211}: Mrs. “'rigley. 3nd {hr ("grin-A- thirzg was that be 'h in In; :~:;~-- g‘.’»’>;j D? the 1905595‘ ”Mitixousurfi.‘ ~I' pounds and the harm of pal-n“ chambers in 3 '33! hub-1. H.~ y 56-: had been too ‘éckémi‘ 1:. Ant-.13 developments f0 imperviou» 7» ('iz‘d‘fi‘ hlm any un- ‘ emotion. I'LL-31106:, for the 110 9 ‘5 “pea-in u: .a'eZI-ordcred (km, vthich imagizfiulun was name-1' " save by :3; man} to exercise 1113 _‘ in ord~r tu kgép the phanmy .in the ‘muud~, not 0t his 0'” Netting forth a shirt. The m lafiled than he required 8 Spa” °‘f finds and links. This reminded Philip that there was. 38mm deal of shopping '0 be He was about to leave file for the purpose ,when the W Show Ahhu Were time-ex; [Fan hi: IUD: p .' bung 91? twenty '08 he tra‘. ‘ in com; And the on prom: m In no 5px;," ion 0f thouwwis “3305' of pala: Mt hotel. H1~ Mkifffi‘d, it: I h'Jsttipemluu.~. : i"i?e‘.*11mti(.»n. 1-13: :thr portmantean has “Thea “faynsxenr. Will you be pleased ‘0 5 uncam world undufia “fished. He guinea at the thought In sensation his tattered rag! “‘1 bouts would make in that place. will "03" sgid Philip. "It must tenth} Db THURSDAY! oeceu‘azn C: (”104' 3k it?” “'1“. U V011 [ex :;,:\' :ri k of thought read .i t‘m- manager greatly. ii} In be} was a puzzle. I this :xperienced man of 113‘: 3130119 more self-pos- .r.~ dine-t and yet, with i? .1315' 1)“.th u 1111; '.mg in the hotel. 9” 1 1;; SL-lllc‘thlng sent here. ml there again, you: 3“" .' Km, !_ ; 12m: gratefully accepy ur‘ that a generation F0 rat, I am far ‘1. that pleasant, whole 5 his which instantly Yuur dejeuner will :. minutes. By the ’I.i.~:'n_'d I wxll haVe “ill meet all your :hape of clothes of which he knew he simply answer- cw recalied the in- pnunise that he -,«~. a recognition of )1“? {xiii-r, visited the . He had little . in securing a vzx-ountered the ’..~ youth, but the Li: banking ac- ';:.a-:ut of a year’s .1; (-Eeared the air. 2: of his portman- .. mi ronmentâ€"tbe ‘ hotel. When the >1' 1') the E331. End, of pawnbrokers’ 1m“ of the tickets « recovered near- vl-yngings, except- Do youâ€"erâ€"‘ U1 Luv- “Well, as a mane: , overpaid,” was the reply. ‘ 4 the pore lad was remanded week, an’ Mr. Judd, a man ’0 in the Fartingdon Road, kem " arranged for ’is week’s board. ye heard wot ’appened to ’im. ‘ ‘ ‘ *--‘ «on in his mou‘ There was 9"” w" the boy's abounding nature would admit of mne' H with the ““3““ ‘ don Road of his Shop' Philip #9? bed “may. “Goodâ€"evening’ ML Judd,» he said. - knn!‘ “Would you paid fife bill? II Luc Lao--7?” a. I arranged for ’is week’s ye heard wot ’appened to ’im. Philip’s heart was in his month, he managed to answer that the was no ch: was all right; there "‘ A LA scanned the st] gotten ms 0“ " "’ 21",” he said. ' When alone in his room, he secur- ed the album and locked that Special portmanten again, after stowing therein the letters found beneath Mrs. ‘Anson’s pillow. Soon his mother’s iface smiled at him from a beautiful 3border of filigree silver. The sight was pleasant to him, soothing to his full mind. In her eyes was a message of faith, of trust, of absolute confi- dence in the future. It was strange that he thought so little. of his father, but the truth was that his childhood was passed so much in his mother's company, and they were so inseparable during the last two years“ that memories of his fa- ther were shadowy. , Yet the physiognomist would have seen that the boy owed a great deal of his strength of character and well- knit frame to the handsome, stalwart man whose name he bore. Philip loved his mother on the com- pensating principle that persons of opposite natures often have an over- powering afinity for each other. He resembled her neither in features nor in the more subtle traits of character. After a dinner, the excellence of which was in nowise diminished by lack of appreciation on his part, he undertook a pilgrimage of curiosity to which he had previously determinâ€" ed to devote the evening. He wondered unceasingly to whom he was indebted for the good meals A hansom too but the first efiorts to discover the w "Royal Star Hotel.” At last Philip recollected er's added directionâ€"“opposite.” He dismissed the cab and walked to the prison entrance. Directly in: from he saw a small restaurant called lar embellishments the ward- ‘ the “Star.” Its titu . were due to the warder’s gift of hu- mor. . A woman was knittr He entered. ing at a cash desk. “Until yesterday,” sent food regularly Anson, who was confined in the pns- 1 He walked into? Regent Street. and made a number of purchases, not forgetting some books. A double sil- vet-mounted photograph stand caught his eye. It would hold the two best pictures he possessed of his father and mother, so he bought it. He also acquired a dispatch box in which he could store his valuables, both jewel- ry and documents, for he had quite a number of letters, receipts and other things to safeguard now, and he did not wish servants’ prying eyes to ex- amine everything belonging to him. Yet, just a week ago, he passed through the streets outside, bound in the pitiless rain for Johnson’s Mews, and bent. on suicide. you mind telling me .1? I suppose it was I” 5 a matter of fact- it was the rePIY- “Y“ ad was remandedi telling me Who use it was paid?" , of fact. it was a his month. 1"“ I shop, 9, that the boy of at was no Charge be tax he escaped into taxa. nan he had for. so 1 mar friend. who mum He also interviewed the manager. “1 mm: the help of a thoroughly vv 'wv, able property, bui of importance to me. Canyougivemetheaddreasof some one knownfo you ?” it 19â€". :â€" He was gone before they realized his intention. They saw him skip r8. pidly up the steps. leading into the Holbom, and London had swallowed him forever so far as they were con- cerned. Ten days later a firm of solicitors wrote to the greengrocer to inform him that a client of theirs had ac- quired the freehold of his house and shop, which prOperty. during the life of either himself or his wife, would be tenantable free of rent, rates or So Mr. Judd’s invatment of nine- pence, plus the amount expended on enables at the Royal Star Hotel, ae- curedtohimandhiswifeanannnal revenue of one five pounds. And Tomkins of it. at once,” said Philip. “Good-night, Mr. Judd. Good-by, ma’am. You will hear from me without fail within a fortnight.” “There’s something funny in the kise,” growled Tomkins, as he unwilo lingly produced a couple of florins. “I was sure you would see the joke Judd’s manner changed. “Wot did I tell yer, Tomkins?” he 2ried, elatedly. “Wot price me as a iudge of karak-ter! ’Ere’s Mr. More- !and come back to pay me that nine- 9ence. Eh, Tomkins! ’Oo’s right 30w, old cock?” ' Philip solemnly counted out the money, which he handed to his de- jghted backer. “There was a bet, too,” he said. “Ra-ther!” roared Judd. “Two bob, w’ich I’ve pide. Out wi" {our bob, I'omkins. Lord lumme, I '11 stand treat at the George for this!” At last Philip got him to summon 1is neighbor. Judd did so with an 1ir of mystery that caused the bald- leaded restaurateur to believe that a burglar was bottled up in the green- g'rocer’s cellar. .y “Blow the ninepence!" he cried. "Wot’s ninepence for the treat I’ve 'ad? People I never set eyes on in ny life afore kem ’ere an’ bought ~abbiges, or tater-s, or mebbe a few alums, an’ then they'd stawt: ‘Mr. ludd, wasn’t it you as stood a dinner .0 the Boy King of Diamonds?’ That’s .vot they christened yer, sir. Or it's: 'Mr. Judd, cahn’t yer tell us w'ere that young Moreland lives? Sure-1y yer know summat abaht ’im or yer wouldn‘t hev paid ’is bill.’ Oh, it’s bin a beano. Hasn’t it, Eliza?” “But we never let on a word,” put in Mrs. Judd. “We was as close as wax. We told none of ’em as ’ow Mr. Judd went to ’Olloway that night, lid we, Willyum?" “Not us. Ye see, I took afancy to :e. If ahr little Johnnie ’ad lived ‘e’d ha’ bin just your ige. Fifteen, tren't ye?” “You were the one man out of many Mr. Judd, who believed in me. and even stuck up for me when you saw me led through the street by a police- man to be imprisoned on a false charge. I did not know until an hour ago that I was indebted to you for an abundance of excellent food while I was remanded in prison. I will not ofier to refund you the money you spent. My gratitude will take an- other form, which you will learn in a few days. But I do want to pay you the ninepence I borrowed. Would you mind asking the proprietor of the restaurant to step in here for a mo- ment? Don’t say I am present. I wish to avoid a crowd, you know.” wonder the greengroeer lost his breath and his power of speech. . But Philip was smiling at him and theonlymen inthe locality who could claim actual ncquaintsnce with the boy whose strange proceedings, as reported by the newspapers, made London gape. Indeed, both men had been interviewed by the police and reporters many times. They were liv. ing links with the marvellous, a ped. estal of common stone for an serial Judd had time to collect his scatter- ed ideas during this long speech. “I want the inside the shop, however, 1 {may-ohm!- CHAPTER XII. Que hundred and seventy' ins never heard the last I, Idénotaskyon bensedb! WWW "I” ’ during.periodoftwemyyanm magenta-ulster. Wedatedthd thedtemmwmmn flmwmmm fimkindsledon. Them.“ an area of three thousand two hun- dred superficial feet, while the shop tenanted by O’Brien has a {tout-IKE on themhinroadofeishm‘m-m' probable depth of thirty or thirty-”'9 feet. Theownerof‘hii‘hopi" resident in the neishh'hood' “'1 he “Perfectly. Such clients do not abound in these hard times." Three hours later. a letter came for “Philip Anson, 393.," by find. It was from the solicitors. und read: “We are in receipt of your esteemed instructions. Although Saturday is a day on which it is diflcnlt to do busi- ness, we 1m no time in inspecting the premises in the Kile End Road, ac- companied by a surveyor. We found that the mews stand npproximnteiy on Hwy-u... The writer had actually interviewed a member of the stafi of that institu- tion who amused himself by noting barometrical vagaries. His instru- ment recorded an extracrdinary in- crease of pressure soon after ten o’- clock on the night of the storm. “Alas!” added the scribe, “it did not indicate where the meteor fell, and not a policeman, ’bua driver or rail- way oflcial can be found who observ- ed anything beyond a phenomenal el- ectrical display and a violent down- nour of rain." Philip. _ "I said that you impressed me as the kind of young gentleman who would pay well for services given un- sparingly." “Did that satisfy them ?" _ appeared during the imprisoument that he took the keenest. interest. Oddly enough, one ingenious com pendent blundered onto a clew. Gift- ed with a analytical mind. he had reasoned that the diamond-laden me- teor had fell during the extraordinary storm of the nineteenth, and the Me- teorological Department in Victoria Street helped him by describing the centre of the disturbance as situated somewhat to the east of the London Hospital. - . e. . A; 'A‘AA great culture. He spoke French as well as English, and spoke both ad- mirably. He knew some Greek and Latin, was well advanced in arithme tie, and he had a special penchant for history and geography. It was in the glowing articles which of education," and “aflectedf Philip could aflord to laugh at the unfavorable epithets. Up to the age of thirteen ,he had been trained in a first-class lycee, and his work was su- pervised by his Bother: a woman of As for the double trnnfer. he disc tinctly remembered copying letters ealing with several such transnctions at the time of the coal company’s conversion into a limited liability concern. He was early to bed, and his rest was not disturbed by dreams. He rose long before the ordinary resi- dents. Deferring his breakfast. he walked to Fleet Street and purchased copies of morning and evening papers for the whole of the week. Hé could thus enjoy the rare luxury of seeing himself as others saw him. He read the perfervid descriptions of the scene in court, and found himself variously described as “pert,” “m terful” “imperious". “highly intelli- 1 W, therefore. when you M" scertsined the Pd”, 'hid' Md be st the earliest possible moment. '0 I"! to your credit the requisite amount. You can have the properties trnnler- red to any nominee you choooe, 19d again transferred to me. Kindll Odd your costs. etc» to the W W' My movements on somewhst uncer- He did not compose this letter without considerable trouble. The “philanthropic purpose" he had al- ready decided upon, but he thought it was rather clever to refer to the possibilities of “future business." tain, so please send me all communi- cation by letter. It will be an obli- gation. and leed to future business. if you attend to this nutter to-mor- row morning. Yours SoPhilipflxstdnfledudfinnmp- iedthefollovincm= ,” "endbwed with a thin :H.F¢ret,otthinhotel. PHILIP ANBON. w fig. He cast a patronizing eye over Phil- ip's garments, which were. of course, considenbly smarter in appennnce then than in which the constable had seen him on Thank“! evemnx. “Yea." said Uhilip- "I an in 8°“ hands now.’ ”they haven't given you t wttch?" This anxious”- "No. I an "table-1L" "mt" fighL You’ll have one noon. The inspector ha your “We“ 3’ the way, he Wm“ to know your on“ eh?” desperate, to pick up an existence w the gutter. ‘ Soon after leaving the cemetery he came face to face with Bradley, the policeman, who was in plnin clothes, and walking with a lady, obviously Mts. Brodiey, judging by the matron- ly manner in which she wheeled a permer wnuining n chubby in- tent. “Well, I'm blowed!” cried the pol- iceman. “who would have thought of meetingyou! I lookedinntthemews last night but you had gone. Some one is looking after you pretty well, her memory in this way, though he had formulated another project which should keep her name revered through the ages. ‘ On the site of Johnson's Mews should arise the Mary Anson Home for Destitute Boya. He would build a place where those who were willing to work and learn would be given a chance. and not driven, starving and standing in the remote corner of the burial ground allotted to the poorest of the poor-those removed by one de- gree from panperism and a parish - It happened, by mere chance, that since Mrs. Anson’s funeral no one had been interred on one side of the small space purchased for her. There were three vacant plots here, and a surpris- ed official told Philip there would be no dificulty in acquiring these for the purpose of erecting a suitable monu- ment. The boy filled in the necessary form there and then, It was some cosolae, tion to know that he could perpetuate grave. partial madness which followed her death he never lost the delusion that her spirit abide dwith him in the poor dwelling they called "home." Hence. the narrow resting place be- neaththegreentnriinnowayapâ€" pealed to him. But now. that a sno- cession of extraordinary external events had restored the balance of his mind, he realized that she was really dead and buried; that what he revered as her spirit was in truth a fragrant memory; that he would he nearest to her mortal remains when light. Hewembytnintotheceme- new when his motile! was buried. It wuuremuhblehctdntthis wumeamvimhehadpddww grave. Duringthednys 0' "1mm ,uifinfiwminuiesheheld receipt. Millennium It m 351 p son'slenandthelhop- 1W check herewith for two thonnnd eighthnndtedpoundl. Thepnmhue oftheomerhoueaansundover torsievdnyn.” Thishedi-p-tchedbyspeciylgnw your instructions, we have pleasure ininmnnhuyouchuthetwo prop- ertie-anbewquired'fih'erylim? in; nvery W spprowh. Moreoverwe'inhtopdntoutthnt O'Brhn’s-hopdou menunditwonld pnrchmtvootherhomesto theenfinpropertyucompw "Hovmr..dheringtotbelefler 8'5. egié 8. w"(,‘nnneeyounfluerslxalumnae." Then Philip enjoyed hn first real breathing space during hour; of day- Lil‘fidovn received him OD “You ore right, sxr. 1 um um, _ boy, mad the thing is beyond my pow- on. I can see quite clearly that while I ought to be at college obtaining a proper education. I will be worrying about the are of great sums of mon- 7 ALA-O ey. I do not know anything noon: investments. How should I? Isaac- stein is a Jew, and he will probably endeavor very soon to get the better of me in the necessu'yhusineu tran- Minus. How an I stop him? I Dill. “It; no--- _- lions. According to Hr. Ismstein’e views, I will be able to command a revenue of between a quarter and half a million sterling per annum." ‘ “â€" Aâ€"â€"n1, would hue 1‘5. “11 the money is forthcoming it will be proof positive that my diamonds are of good quality, and. as I picked up these dirty stones quite promisâ€" cnlously, it follows that the others are of the same sundud?” "Well, Hr. Abingdon, I can form no estimate oi their collective value, “It is marvellous. perfectly appal» ling in some gem," cried the per- turbed lawyer. throwing up his hsnds in the extremity of his Went. Philip did not reply immediately He did not want to risk a refusal, and he was not yet quite sure that the mlgistmte fully ‘comprehended the extent of the fortune which had been showered on him from nature's own mint. vvvu â€"â€"-.._, “When Mr. Ismstein returns irom Amsterdam he will pay me something like forty thouunfl pounds,” he said. 77 7“ ‘LA but. compliance with your wishes. “That was my motive, sir." “Then. my young millionaire, in what way do you wish me to serve you? Of course, you have not sought this interview and told me your story so unreservedly without an ulterior object in view? You see, I am he» - I:AAI- getter zhan when we first “Yes. It would seem so [tom we receipt you have shown me." “That will be determined on Wed- nesday next at the latest.” sell. dull eve: now we mlwry u; my meteor. but I thought it best to buy the phce outright in the first insunoe. and then devote it to a clarity, which I intend to [ound in memory of my mother.” llr. Abingdon smiled ogain. ins." he said. “I suppose you took up your quarters at the Pull Hall Hotel in order to impress people with your importance sud secure instant "The: in 0. very clever move on you: put.” he aid. smiling. “I: in- yon with all the ' u and no at the! Micah: piece 0! «yeah, o! it?” “You put the idea into my mind. sit.” slid Philip. modestly. “I? In what owner?" “You hinted, at our last meeting, thuwmeonemighthychimwmy diunonds on the ground am they hid [Allen on their property. I do not intend thnt nnyone living. except my- u mm m “WE”. m «a For n no older ID must be worth many a. little too. I wonder boy. He's 3 mm now, mebbe, twenty-six or so, if he's alive. Oh, I hope he’s alive! I hope he’s rich and healthy, and en- medtobemarriedtoamceyoung womsn. I; I've managed to live in hell for ten long years, a youngster ' ’ able to poll “Nowtiwhy was that built there?" A policeman strolied leisurely along the pavement, but to him the man addressed no question. Apparentâ€" ly unconscious of the constable's ob- servant glance, he still continued to scrutinize the great pile of brick and stone which thrust its splendid cum- punile into the warm sunshine of an April day. . a -_ .naA-ln. threugh great tribulation. A queer smile did not improve the men's expression, as he read the text. “Tribulation! That's it,” he con- fined. “I've had ten years of it. And it starved somewhere about the end “Have realized fifty-two thousand. Returning Monday. ISAACSTEIN." Here was the final proof, if proof were wanting that Philip was 3 mil- lionaire many times over. CHAPTER XIII. After Long Years. A tall. strongly built man, aged about fortyofive, but looking old. er, by reason of his grizzled hair and a face seamed with hardship-a man whose prominent eyes imparted an air of alert intelligence to an other- wise heavy and brutal countenance. disfigured by a broken nose, stood on the north side of Mile End Road and looked fixedly across the street at a fine building which dwarfed the mean houses on either hand. He had no need to ask what it was. Carved in stone over the handsome arch which led to an interior cover- ed court was its titltb‘The Mary An- son Home for Destitute Boys.” A date followed, a date ten years old. The observer was puzzled. He gaz- ed up and down the wide thorough. tare with the manner of one who ask- The boy went away at a late hour. He'left behind him an exceedingly perplexed couple, but he felt that when Mr. Abingdon had time to as- similate the facts and realize the great scope of the work before him, there was little doubt he would asso- ciate himself with it. codlyeoeoncedinthelibrmbdore spin-ensure. hemmedtorehte aninhnentnncinghiflorytorln Abingdon'sbenefit. Mpodhdym overwhelmed. flue. likeeveryoneelse hadreedthe mm and, a! course, had the ddifionll benefit. 0! her husband's views on the subject of the unkempt boy with his small pace! of valueble ave; the matter. He could étire on a pension at my time. This he jould now do without delay, and Philip could certainly count on his friend- ship and advice, while his house would always be open to him. The words endeared her to Philip instantly. A worldly, grasping wo- man would heve thought of nothing save the vista of wealth opened up {or her husband md herself. Not so In. Abingdon. If mything she was Meanwhile, he would give one word of adviceâ€"intrust no human be- ing. with the power to sign any bind- ing document without his (Philip's) consent. Then- it would be dimcult for anyone to deal unscrupulonsly with him. But the ptesence of Philip under theitrod.theghmorofhismeuit fiellhvom hislips, mtaspell over her. Shemakindlynoul,wo.md portions of the racial. "W111: a pity it in am you mother died,” she murmured. when he had some what staid of responsibilities somewhat. droid of the responsibili- ties proposed to be undertaken by he: spouse, to whom she was devoted. Winyoureuuintodinnet?" MPhflipkmthuhehndnfin- edhispoint. Nothincmuidbe- forethcmu,bntwhentheym The magistnte did not promise defi- niwa the: night to accept the posi? tion oflered to him. He would think beneath the name At the hotel a telegram awaited in her eyes at they which was an inscrip-