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"From time to time great sums of money have been spent in searching for them, so " He waved his hand and was silent. "Zo you see, Laadham," Mr. Schultze interpolated, "ve don'd know anyding much. Ve know der African fields, und der Australian fields, und der Brazilian fields, und der fields in India, bud ve don'd know if new fields haf been found.
"Pud id down here, Laadham," directed Mr. Schultze. "Dey're all dwins alike Dweedeldums und Dweedledeeses." Mr. Latham silently placed the fifth diamond on the table, and for a minute or more the five men stood still and gazed, first at the diamonds, then at one another, and then again at the diamonds. Mr. Solomon, the crisply spoken head of Solomon, Berger and Company, broke the silence.
Latham ran through his afternoon mail with feverish haste and found nothing; Mr. Schultze achieved the same result more ponderously. On the following morning the mail still brought nothing. About eleven o'clock Mr. Latham's desk telephone rang. "Come to my offiz," requested Mr. Schultze, in gutteral excitement. "Mein Gott, Laadham, der come to my offiz, Laadham, und bring der diamond!" Mr.
"Id iss brebosterous," the German agreed readily; "but das iss no argument." He was silent for a little while. "Vere does he ged dem? Vere does he ged dem?" he repeated thoughtfully. "Do you believe, Laadham, it vould be bossible to smuggle in dwenty, d'irty, ein hundred million dollars of diamonds?" "Certainly not," was the reply.
Birnes left here rather abruptly," Mr. Latham explained in conclusion, "saying he would see me again, either last night or to-day. He has not appeared yet, and it may be that when he comes he will be able to add materially to what we now know." The huge German sat for a time with vacant eyes. "Der gread question, Laadham," he observed at last, gravely, "iss vere does Vynne ged dem."
"Mein Gott, Laadham!" he exclaimed, and with fingers which shook a little he lifted the stone and squinted through it toward the light, with critical eyes. Mr. Latham was leaning forward on the table, waiting, watching, listening. "Well?" he queried impatiently, at last. "Laadham, id is der miracle!" Mr. Schultze explained solemnly, with his characteristic, whimsical philosophy.
I don'd know, Laadham, I don'd know. Der longer I lif der more I don'd know." The two men completed a scant luncheon in silence. "Obviously," remarked Mr.
So, gentlemen, you see there ought to be a record in the express offices, which would give us the home town, even the name and address, of the person who now has the diamonds in his or her keeping. Is that clear to all of you?" "It is perfectly clear," commented Mr. Laadham admiringly, while the German nodded his head in approval.
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