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It was soon found that the new industry was insufficiently protected by the existing criminal law and a new felony was created by the Illicit Diamond Buying Act.
Cohen immediately dismissed the subject by reverting to the "accommodation," which was also an act of charity, and proceeded to make out the ticket, get the forty pounds, and present them both in exchange for the diamond ring.
I started to push my way up here, two hundred miles from Diamond Town, three weeks back, with a letter from a woman to her husband. She couldn't pay me nothing, poor old girl. Said she'd pray for me to her dying day. There was a pal of mine put up the grubstake. His name" his evil eyes were glued upon her face "was Bough. You've heard that name before!" It was an assertion, not a question.
Also the Golden Pig happens to be my wife, and even were she not gold I am sure she would be too tough to eat." The Diamond Swan When the Flatheads had gone away the Diamond Swan swam back to the boat and one of the young Skeezers named Ervic said to her eagerly: "How can we get back to the island, your Majesty?"
"I want to show you a ring," said Aunt Deborah, abruptly. "Tell me what it's worth." She produced the ring which the false Ferdinand had intrusted to her. The jeweller scanned it closely. "It's a good imitation of a diamond ring," he said. "Imitation!" gasped Deborah. "Yes; you didn't think it was genuine?" "What's it worth?" "The value of the gold. That appears to be genuine.
The great peak rose behind me; and it seemed to me that on its summit a diamond shone amongst the stars. My nephew has asked me to write the few words necessary to conclude this narrative.
They drew near, the lantern buffeting the legs of the one-time diamond thief as he swung along in the rear of the more active jockey. "It's a girl," called out Buck to the silent mob. Not a sound, not a word from the eager crowd. "Mother and kid both doing well," went on the jockey, a thrilling note of triumph in his voice. And then a roar of voices went up to the moonlit sky.
Lacy in charge. Armed with this information Tom sent off two telegrams, each reading as follows: "Look for missing diamond ring in Miss Harrow's red-ink inkwell. If found, answer at once. Thomas Rover, "Outlook Hotel, "New York City." "They were mighty funny telegrams to send," said Tom, when he rejoined his brothers in the hotel smoking room. "Perhaps they won't know what to make of them."
"Still there am I!" said Diamond. "I'll help him out with it. When he gets tired of driving, up I get. And I could drive more if Nanny was at home to help mother." "Now I wonder," said Mr. Raymond, "if you couldn't do better with two horses. I am going away for a few months and I am willing to let your father have my horse while I am gone. He is nearly as old as your Diamond.
There was once a little boy named Diamond and he slept in a low room over a coach house. In fact, his room was just a loft where they kept hay and straw and oats for the horses. Little Diamond's father was a coachman and he had named his boy after a favorite horse.
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