Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 11, 1908, Page 2

The Empire’s Dream Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves Who Stole a World-Famous Dia- mond of Fabulous Wealth. CHAPTER I. In a back room of a house in that typical London slum somewhat incon- gruously named Little Gem street a man sat at a greasy table meditating ever a cigar. His features were emi- nenitly patrician; his fair hair, parted down the center, gave him a look of effeminacy, and a_ slight mustache failed to conceal a somewhat irreso- lute mouth. His dress clothes, hali hidden by a long ulster, were strange- jy out of keeping with his dingy sur- roundings, A cheap clock on the chimneypiece struck the hour of twelve, and as the last stroke died away the door opened and a man entered.’ “Well, Twist, you’ve got back at las “Yes; and I am glad to see that you got my wire,” answered the new- comer. “Where is Hammond?” “There is no use making an appoint- ment with Hammond until after clos- ing time, and, besides, I thought we could have a chat first.” “lam glad of that, Winton; it will be as well not to trust Hammond with too much, and I have a lot to tell you.” “Well, sit down, help yourself, and n at the beginning.” ontagu Winton lit a fresh cigar, and Percy Twist, the newcomer, mix- ed himself a drink. Well, what have you discovered?” “My dear Winton, since we arranged that I should go to Australia and find out the whereabouts of Joe Brawn and the famous diamond known as the ‘Empire’s Dream’ I have discovered things. First and foremost I not long in realizing that I was not the only one engaged in the You mean?” [ mean that while I was working in secret and on the crook, another agen- y was openly on the search with the of legitimate purchase.” were the principals in the il tell you that later. I also dis- 2d that five years ago an attempt de to obtain possession of the Jasper G to explain w nt to go to Aus nd wh rlick. _ This», faet you were So re- ndeed! my dear Winton, reticence be- is foolish. I made the ac- > of Joe Brawn, and in his llike manner he told me When Brawn kept a , this Garlick was a n with a bad reputation; he captured the affec- of Audrey, the tavernkeeper’s i When Brawn heard of the f he was furious, and, as_ he ight, put an end to it, but love ed too strong, and then one day irey and Garlick disappeared.” ‘hey disappeared!” echoed Win- Tut Zoth at the same time; and the Audrey left a note for papa say- nat, as he had always promised her the ‘Empire’s Dream’ for a wed- ft, she had taken it with her.” But she hadn't.” “No, my dear Gerlick—I beg pardon, Winton—you betrayed yourself there; mo, she hadn’t. Papa Brawn kept his yalnables in such a loose manner, and the diamond was mixed up with such odds and ends of specimens, that the poor girl in her hurry made a mistake and took the wrong box.” “Why go into these reminiscences?” “I only want to warn you, my dear fellow. It appears that Joe Brawn loved his daughter, and four years ago he sold his tavern, and has since been spending the proceeds, and his time, fm looking for his erring child. He ap- pears to be under the impression that when Audrey discovered her mistake she would have very little sugar in her pie, and, if such proves to be the case, he proposes to make it very un- healthy for Jasper Garlick when he eomes across him.” “There are a few thousand miles between here and Australia.” “Granted, my boy; but there are a very few thousand yards between Joe Brawn and Garlick.” “What do you mean?”, “[ mean that Joe Brawn crossed with me in the same ship and is now in London, with the ‘Empire’s Dream’ in his pocket.” “Joe Brawn in London!” murmured Winton. ; “Yes; and he means no good to you. Where is the girl?” asked Twist. “Heaven knows; I don’t. She was of no use to me when I found she had brought an ugly piece of gold ore in- stead of the ‘Empire’s Dream.’ I left her in Sidney.” “And didn’t care about trying your luck again. Well, perhaps you were right; I’d rather face half-a-dozen bears any day than Joe Brawn with his back up.” “Well, let us proceed to business. Where did yon find Brawn?” “Strange to say, I found him at his old tavern in Ballarat, where he was staying as a guest. After wandering about for four years, looking for his a eee daughter, he returned to the old place —unsuccessful, and with very: little money.” . “But he had the diamond?” “Yes, he had that; and, as I said be- fore, some one had been sent from England to trace the jewel and offer a price for it. This agent discovered Brawn about the same time I did. Brawn accepted the offer, and brought the stone to London.” “And you had no chance on the way over?” “My dear Winton, apart from the fact that Brawn has the strength of six men and never seems to, sleep, you must remember that a steamer is not a London street, where you can make a snatch and run round a cor- ner. That kind of business is more in Hammond's line than mine.” “And, if I mistake not, Hammond now.” A series of loud knocks reverberated through the house, and in a few min- utes the door of the back room was opened a_ little way and a_ rubicund face, surmounted by a closely-cropped head of the bullet type, was humor- ously wagged at the occupants. “Bvenin’, gents all. Mr. Percy Twist, sir, your humble to com- mand; glad to see you back. Mr. Win- ton, my lord, my respec’s.” “Oh, come in and close the door, and your mouth at the same time!” “That ain’t ’orspitable, Mr. Winton, seein’ as the™ bottle an’ glasses is ready.” c “Well, help yourself, then attend to business.” “Business! I’m full of business. Anybody as knows Bill Jack Ham- mond’ll tell yer that; lor’, when I used ter buff in the ring at ten stone oe age ‘ “Will you be quiet, and listen?” “Suttingly, boss; suttingly.” Mr. Hammond, or, to give him the name by which he was known in his own immediate circle, Noisy Ham- mond, helped himself to whisky, ac- cepted a cigar, and continued his fur- ther remarks in occasional husky ejac- ulations. “Now to continue,’ said Twist. “Although Mr. Brawn is a giant in strength and stature he is singularly childlike and guileless in talking about his own affairs, and I was not long in discovering that he had received an offer for the diamond amounting to sixty thousand pounds.” “What! Sixty thou’ for a sparkler!” ejaculated Hammond. “Not half its value,” said Winton. “Why, it is a perfect rose diamond of two hundred and eighty carats, and one of the greatest specimens in the world.” “We need not discuss its value, which is exactly what it will fetch. The man. who negotiated its purchase was sent out by Dodson & Dicks, the lawyers, on behalf of one of their clients. The arrangements were com- pleted to-day, and. to-morrow Joe Brawn delivers the jewel to the pur- chaser.” “And = did you purchaser was?” “Tt is not likely that I would neglect such an important point. When the diamond changes hands it will pass inte the possession of John Brent of Stallfield, Kent.” “John Brent of Stallfield!” With an exclamation of surprise Winton start- ed to his feet. “Why, do you Twist. “J—I am interested in his daught2r, Mary Brent, who is at present with Miss Dauncey at Lechmere House school; but John Brent lives in a lit- tle three-roomed cottage and exists like a begger.” “All the better for our purpose. man is an eccentric miser, cracked on the subject of diamonds, and has been tracing the ‘Empire Dream’ since it disappeared at the sack of Delhi in 157." “And are we going to nick it?” ask- ed Hammond. “That is our intention,” said Win- ton; “and now let us arrange details. It is, of course, impossible for me to take part in the actual robbery for fear of being seen by Joe Brawn.” “Tt amooses me the careful way in which the boss looks after his skin,” observed Nosey. “Hammond can do the punchin’ part, an’ the boss can smoke his Hintimidad ceegar an’ drink his sherry wine.” “Be quiet,” put in Twist. “Now, I propose that Hammond and I go down to-morrow evening by motor car; the goggles will form an excellent dis- guise, and I anticipate no trouble. The question is, What are we going to do with it when we have got it? After our last little affair I don’t care about crossing the channel with it. What do you think, Winton?” “Thanks, I’d rather not risk the in- quisitiveness of the French police a second time.” ‘ “Why not let me take it over?” asked Hammond. “My dear Hammond, I can trust your right arm for a good knock-out blow, but your tongue is a trifle un- ruly. If you once had the diamond in your possession you would.want to brag, and show it about.” “I agree with you,” said Winton. “Now my idea is this. After we have got the diamond, to hurry out of the country would be a mistake, There here is find out who the know his?” »sked ath AGE a tremendous hue and ed. Let us take it easy, and make no mistake. To-morrow night, when you have secured the jewel, you, Percy, will take possession of it, and for a day or two we must all stay apart. I am staying with Miss Dauncey at Lechmere House, Richmond, and from * there I will make all arrangements for a motor tour, with the idea of making Liverpool or some other sea- | port town our ultimate destination. It is imperative, however, that the three of us should not be seen together. I propose, therefore, that Hammond meets me at Richmond, and you will be -waiting by the roadside a few; miles away. AS our motor passes, you will hand us the diamond.” “And what becomes of me?” asked Twist. “You proceed to the next place ar- ranged and there await our coming. you will meet the motor at a certain spot. I will hand you the jewel and you will go on by road in the car with Hammond, and I will go by train to the next town agreed upon.” “The idea seems a good one,” an- swered Twist. “It amooses me,” ruminated Ham- mond, in a sleepy voice, “the keerful arrangements you two chaps make to purtect yer skins. Signs an’ codes an’ winks an’ nods. Nick it an’ ’ook it is my motter.” “Perhaps if you took a little more trouble you ‘would give your hair a chance to grow.” But the only answer from Ham- mond was a gentle snore as he lay peacefully back in his chair with closed eyes and his cigar firmly fixed in one corner of his capacious mouth, Winton and Twist took no further notice of their confederate, but con- tinued their conversation in an under- tone. When they produced pencil and paper, however, Hammond had one eye open and both ears. “T think the park would be safest. I fixed upon a spot to-day. Here is Paddington and here Edgware road. You understand that? Good! Then down the road and. oi Winton made a few rapid strokes with his pencil ang handed the paper to Twist, who placed it in his pocket. “Now, then, Hammond, wake up; you must’stay with me to-night. I must keep you straight for to-mor- row.” “It amooses me, Mr. Twist——” “Never mind. your amusement, but fill up your glass; you'll get no more for some time. Now, then, Winton, here’s success to our enterprise.” “And the ‘Empire’s Dream.’” (Te Be Continued.) THE HURRYING MAN And the Man Who Keeps Cool and Does Things Without Hurrying. “T like to see a man quick about his work,” said Mr. Quilkinton, “but I don’t like a man who habitually hurries. “The hurrying man gets on my nerves. He grabs things up and slams things down and makes a great show of doing things. For that matter tiie earnest, hurrying man may actually do things, but he does them at the cost of an unnecessary expenditure of ner- vous force on his own part, and I am sure he must wear on the nerves of other people around him. “Now the hustler is a very different proposition from the hurrying man and so also the man of energy. The hustler is indeed a man of energy, but he is one working, or commonly so, within a comparatively narrow com- pass or along some _ special line of work. He is a bull sort of man, a driv- er, who makes it his business to get things done and to keep on getting them done and always with the least possible waste of time or — force. There are other sorts of hustlers, men who make a great to do and don’t ac- complish much; but the one I have de- scribed is the hustler of the best type. “The man of energy is a man of strength and momentum who gives also an impression of reserve power. He is likely to be the head of the en- terprise and he communicates his strength to the hustlers and diffuses power all around. Everybody within range of his influence feels his strength and works better for it; and he puts his own shoulder to the wheel on oc- casion. “But neither the hustler of the best type nor the man of energy ever hur- ries. The hustler rushes things, he crowds ’em hard and keeps crowding, but he doesn’t hurry. For hurry means nervousness and nervousness means impairment ‘of strength, and on a big job hurry is likely to mean con- fusion worse confounded. “The real hustler first lays out the work to ¥, done clearly in his own mind and then, with no false moves, with no waste of time or effort, he crowds the work forward to its con- clusion, all without the turmoil of hur- ry. And the mam of energy diffuses strength always steadily, ever con- tributing to the highest results, “So I don’t personally fancy the in- dividual man who, however efficient he may really be, does things in a hur- ry. I like the cool man, the man who keeps his head and who is easy and deliberate in his movements. In him and in his work you feel full confi- dence, and the effect of his ‘presencé is good in every way on all around him. “Give me cool men, not men who work in a hurry.” Her Stipulation. When a rosy-cheeked, good-natured Trish girl, fresh from the other side, recently sought employment in the service of a Germantown woman, the latter began anxiously to interrogate the girl as to her qualifications. “Can you cook, Nora?” asked the lady, most earnestly. “Are you a good cooy?” “Yes, mum. I t’ink sp,” responded the girl, naively, “if ye'll not try help me.” : ts and every foreign port will be watch: Grand | Sumptuous, indeed, is the feast of- ‘fered to music lovers of the North- west in the attractions scheduled for St. Paul during the month of January. St. Paul long ago made good its claim to being the musical center of the Northwest, and the offerings present- ed this season, which have been so liberally patronized by out-of-town lovers and students of music, show that the past reputation is being more jthan maintained. Among the world-famous artists ‘who will appear in St. Paul during January are Paderewski, greatest of jpianists, and Mme. Schumann-Heink, the noted contralto. Other musical events of note will be concerts by the St. Paul Symphony orchestra and a week of grand opera by the Italian Grand Opera Company of New York. Paderewski is booked for a concert at the Auditorium on Jan. 15. Law- rence Gilman, a music critic of wide reputation, writing about the Pade- rewski tone in Harper's Weekly, says: “It is not the vibration of wires. It is a voice singing — and (one hastens to make the point) a voice of exquisite and absolute per- fection. The characterization is not fantastic; such a tone as his, at its best, is evoked from an inanimate source alone; and justly to indicate its nature is, seemingly, to part com- pany with sobriety.” The St. Paul Symphony orchestra of this year is conceded by music critics to be vastly superior to any musical organization that ever was gathered together in the Northwest. In addition to the regular concerts this organization presents Sunday pro- grams of popular music which are lib- erally patronized and are performing a good mission in cultivating a taste for music among the masses. The third concert’ of the regular winter series will be given Jan. 10. The pro- gram is particularly interesting in FEAST FOR LOVERS OF MUSIC Famous Artists Booked for Saint Paul During January— Opera. After successful seasons in New York and Philadelphia, this organization went direct to Chicago, where the present road tour was undertaken. All the leading singers of the com- pany have had triumphs in Italy, and while they have won special honors abroad it is not the policy of Director Ivan Abramson to star them, as is the case with other operatic managers PADEREWSKI, Everywhere it has gone the company has been praised for the general ex- cellence of its productions, which do not depend on the work of one:or two principals. The chorus is particular- ly strong, being composed of singers brought from Naples and Milan. Speaking of the chorus, Glenn Dillard Gunn, in the Chicago Inter Ocean, said: “The chorus is a much more capable body of singers than Mr. Con- ried has ever sent us. There is no at- tempt to exploit individual singers, though the company contains several who might be exploited. Rather the sole. purpose and intention has been MADAME BOSSI, With the Italian Opera Company that Mme. Schumann-Heink, the most popular and best loved singer on the American concert stage, appears in the capacity of soloist. The Symphony orchestra will give a Greig memorial concert on Thursday evening, Jan. 23, under the auspices of prominent Scandinavians. The orchestra will be assisted by a chorus of 150 male voices, under the direc- tion of John D. Dahle. The program will consist of solos and orchestral numbers entirely of Scandinavian mu- sic, principally Greig’s. Italian Grand Opera. The Italian Grand Opera Company of New York, which comes fresh from a_ triumphant season of nine weeks in Chicago to appear at the Metropolitan, St. Paul, Jan. 13, 14 and 15, and Minneapolis Jan. 16, 17 and 18, is composed of 110 artists and thirty musicians gathered from. the greatest operatic centers of the world. to present operas as an artistic whole.” The orchestra has been pro: nounced one of the best ever heard in Chicago, The Twin City repertoire will be as follows: : St. Paul Repertoire—Jan. 13, Mon: j day night, “Othello;” Jan. 14, Tuesday night, “La Traviata;” Jan. 15, Wed- nesday matinee, “Il Trovatore;” Jan. 15, Wednesday night, “Lucia di Lam- mermoor.” Minneapolis Repertoire — Jan, 16, Thursday night, “Aida;” Jan. 17, Fri- day night, “Rigoletto;” Jan. 18, Satur- day matinee, “Cavaliera Rusticana” and “Barber of Seville;” Jan. 18, Sat- urday night, “Faust.” | “but Re VIRGINIA MERCHANT RID OF A VERY BIG GRAVEL STONE. Another Remarkable Cure of. Serious Kidney Trouble. C. 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