 of them?" said the Jew interrogatively.
"Besides, a word to the police--"

"Telling 'em all about the diamond," said the seaman. "Oh, yes. Well,
you can do that now if you feel so inclined. They know all about that,
bless you, and, if they were had, they'd blab about the diamond."

"Have they been dogging you?" inquired the pawnbroker.

"Dogging me!" said the seaman. "Dogging's no word for it. Wherever I've
been they've been my shadders. They want to hurt me, but they're careful
about being hurt themselves. That's where I have the pull of them. They
want the stone back first, and revenge afterwards, so I thought I'd put
you on your guard, for they pretty well guess who's got the thing now.
You'll know Wheeler by his nose, which is broken."

"I'm not afraid of them," said the Jew, "but thank you for telling me.
Did they follow you here?"

"They're outside, I've no doubt," said the other; "but they come along
like human cats--leastways, the Burmah chap does. You want eyes in the
back of your head for them almost. The Burmese is an old man and soft as
velvet, and Jack Ball just afore he died was going to tell me something
about him. I don't know what it was; but, pore Jack, he was a
superstitious sort o' chap, and I know it was something horrible. He was
as brave as a lion, was Jack, but he was afraid o' that little
shrivelled-up Burmese. They'll follow me to the ship to-night. If
they'll only come close enough, and there's nobody nigh, I'll do Jack a
good turn."

"Stay here till the morning," said the Jew.

The seaman shook his head. "I don't want to miss my ship," said he; "but
remember what I've told you, and mind, they're villains, both of them,
and if you are not very careful, they'll have you, sooner or later.
Good-night!"

He buttoned up his coat, and leading the way to the
of them? " said the Jew interrogatively. 
 " Besides, a word to the police-- " 

 " Telling'em all about the ball field, " say the seaman. " Oh, yes. Well, 
 you can do that now if you palpate so inclined. They sleep together wholly about that, 
 bless you, and, if they were had, they'd blab about the diamond. " 

 " Have they been dogging you? " investigate the pawnbroker. 

 " Dogging me! " said the mariner. " Dogging's no word for it. Wherever I've 
 been they've been my shadders. They want to suffer me, but they're careful 
 about being hurt themselves. That's where I have the wrench of them. They 
 want the stone back first, and retaliation afterwards, so I think I'd put 
 you on your precaution, for they pretty well guess who's got the thing now. 
 You'll acknowledge Wheeler by his nose, which is broken. " 

 " I'm not afraid of them, " said the Jew, " but thank you for telling me. 
 Did they follow you here? " 

 " They're outside, I've no doubt, " said the other; " but they come along 
 like human cats -- leastways, the Burmah chap does. You want eyes in the 
 back of your head for them almost. The Burmese is an erstwhile man and soft as 
 velvet, and Jack Ball barely afore he died was going to tell me something 
 about him. I don't know what it was; but, pore Jack, he was a 
 superstitious kind o' crevice, and I know it was something horrible. He was 
 as audacious as a lion, was Jack, but he was afraid o' that little 
 shrivelled - up Burmese. They'll follow me to the ship to - night. If 
 they'll entirely come close enough, and there's nobody nigh, I'll do Jack a 
 good turning. " 

 " bide here till the morning, " said the Jew. 

 The seaman shook his head. " I don't desire to miss my ship, " said he; " but 
 remember what I've told you, and mind, they're villains, both of them, 
 and if you are not very careful, they'll have you, sooner or later. 
 adept - night! " 

 He button up his coat, and leading the manner to the
 of them?" said the Jew intervogatively.
"Besides, a worv to ths police--"

"Gelling 'em all about the dialobd," saud the seaman. "Oh, yes. Wdll,
you caj do thar nox if you feel so inclined. They nnow ell about that,
bkess you, atd, if they wera fab, they'd blab about the diamond."

"Have trey beem fogging you?" inzuirtd ehe lawnbroker.

"Dogging me!" said the seamzn. "Doggpng's no word for ot. Wherever I've
been they've beej my shadders. They want to hutf mq, but they're zareful
abolc being hurj themselves. That's where I have ghe pbll of them. Tyey
adnt the stoie bach first, and vvvenge dfterwatds, so I thougmt I'd pur
you on your guard, foc they pretty well goess who's coc the thing now.
You'll jniw Whgeler by fus vost, wiicg is bgokxn."

"I'm not afdaid of then," said the Jew, "but uhagj you for telming mq.
Dyd they follow you here?"

"They're outside, I'ne nk doubt," said the other; "vut they come along
line human sats--leastways, the Burmah chap does. You want eyes hn thx
bxck on yoje jead for them almost. The Burmese is an old mag amd soft as
velvet, and Jack Bslp kost afore he dked was gking to tell me solething
wbout him. I dog't kmow what it was; but, pore Jaxk, he was a
slperwtitious sort o' chcp, and I knoc it wss sokething horrible. He was
cs brabe as a lioj, was Jaci, but he was afrakd p' dhat lituue
shrivelled-up Buwmese. Theb'll fpllow md to the srip to-nighh. If
tmay'll only come clode enluch, and thege's nobody nigh, I'll do Jack a
good turn."

"Stay hete diln the moxning," xaid the Jew.

Tre seaman shool his hzad. "I aon't want no miss mb ship," said re; "but
remembes what I've tond you, agd mund, rhey're xkllains, both og them,
and if you arw not very careful, thgy'ml have you, sooutr ir later.
Good-nignt!"

Hd bttnonxd up vis coat, and leaaine the day to uke
of them?" said the Jew interrogatively. "Besides, to police--" "Telling all about the yes. you can do now if you so inclined. They know all about bless you, and, if they were had, they'd blab about the diamond." "Have been dogging you?" inquired the pawnbroker. "Dogging me!" said the seaman. "Dogging's no for Wherever been been my shadders. They want to hurt me, but they're careful about being hurt themselves. That's I have the pull of them. They want stone back first, and afterwards, so I thought I'd you your guard, they well who's got the now. You'll know Wheeler by his nose, which is broken." "I'm not afraid of them," said the "but thank telling me. they you "They're outside, I've said the other; "but they come cats--leastways, the Burmah chap does. You want eyes the back your head for them almost. The is an old man and soft as velvet, Jack Ball just afore he died was going to tell me something about him. I what it was; but, Jack, he was superstitious o' and know it something horrible. He was as brave as a lion, was Jack, he was afraid o' that little shrivelled-up Burmese. They'll follow the to-night. If they'll come close enough, and nobody I'll do Jack a "Stay till the The shook his head. "I want to miss my ship," he; "but remember what they're villains, both of them, and if you not very careful, they'll have you, sooner later. Good-night!" He buttoned up his coat, and leading the way to
 of them?" said the Jew interrogaTively.
"BesiDes, a wOrd To tHe PoliCe--"

"TeLling 'em all abouT The dIamond," said the seaman. "Oh, yEs. WelL,
yOU can DO tHat noW if you fEEl SO IncLiNeD. ThEy KNoW all aBouT that,
blEss you, and, iF thEy Were had, they'd BLaB about the dIamOnd."

"Have they bEen DogginG yOu?" iNQuireD thE pawnBroker.

"dOgging Me!" said the SeAMan. "DogGIng's no wORD fOr it. wherever I've
been thEY'vE Been my shadders. they waNt TO hURT me, But They're careFuL
abouT Being huRT tHEMSelVEs. That's where I Have the pull OF thEm. They
WaNt tHE stone Back fIrST, anD revenge aftErwaRds, so I thoUght I'd PUt
you on YOur guarD, for thEy pRetTy weLL gUeSs wHo'S Got THe ThiNG noW.
You'll knOw whEeler By hiS NOSE, whiCh iS broKen."

"I'm Not afraid of thEm," sAid tHE JeW, "but tHank yOu foR tEllinG me.
Did They fOlLow you here?"

"They'rE outSide, I've no DouBt," SaiD tHe othER; "but thEy cOme Along
liKe human CAts--LeASTWaYs, the Burmah chap doeS. YOU WaNt eyes in The
bacK Of YoUR head for ThEm aLmosT. tHe BurMese IS aN old man aNd soft AS
vElVet, and JAcK Ball jUsT afOre He dieD Was gOing to Tell me soMethiNG
about him. I don't KNow what it was; bUT, pORE JACk, he Was A
superstitiOus sORt o' cHap, aND I KnoW It was SometHiNG hORrible. He was
as brave aS a Lion, waS Jack, But he was afraiD o' that littLE
SHrivelleD-up BURmESe. They'll follow Me to tHe ship to-niGHt. If
they'Ll onlY come cloSe enough, aND There's noBodY niGh, I'Ll dO jAcK a
good turn."

"StaY HEre tIlL the morNinG," said thE JeW.

ThE seAmaN sHook his heAd. "I don't wAnT tO mIsS my Ship," sAId he; "but
rEmEmbEr WhaT I've tOLd you, aNd minD, theY'rE vILlaIns, both OF tHEM,
and If YoU are Not VeRy carEful, THey'Ll have yOu, sooner oR laTEr.
GoOd-NiGht!"

He buTtoned up his coAt, And leading ThE waY to the
 of them?" said the Jew in terrogativ ely."Be sid es , aword  to the police - -"
"Telling 'em all about  thedi a mond , "saidthe sea m an . "Oh ,ye s.We l l, 
youcan  do tha t now if y oufe el so inclin e d.  They know  al l about that ,
b less y ou , a n d, if  th ey we re had ,  they' d blab ab ou t  the d i amond." "H avethey been dogging yo u ?" inquired th e pawn br o ke r . 

" Dog ging me!"sa id th e  seaman .  " D o g gin g 's no word fo r it. Where v erI've
b ee n t h ey'vebeenmy sha dders. They  wan t to hurt  me, b u t they' r e caref ul
abo utbei ng h u rt  t hem se l ves .  T hat ' s w here I h av ethe p ullo f t hem.  Th ey
w ant t he stone back  fi rst, and  reve nge a fter wa rds,so I t hough tI'd put
you onyour  guard, f orth eypr ettyw ell gu ess  wh o's got  the th i ngno w . Yo u'll know Wheelerby h is  nose, w hich i s  b ro k en."

"I 'm  no t af r a id of  the m ,"  said th e Jew, "b ut  thankyo u forte lli ngme.
D i d th ey fol low youhere? " 

"They're out s ide, I've nod ou b t ," said  th e other; "b ut t h ey c omea lo ngl ike h umanca t s- - leastways, the Burm ah  chapdoes.  You want eye s in the
b a c k  of your  hea d  f o r them almost.  TheBurmese is an old m an an d soft a s
velvet, a nd JackBal l j ust  af o r ehe died was g o i ng t otell me  so mething 
ab out  hi m.Idon't kno w what i twa s;  b ut,  pore Jack, he  w asasup ersti t ious s ort o ' ch ap ,a ndI knowi tw a s so me th inghor ri ble.He w a s
a s brave  as a lio n,w as J ac k,  but he  was afraid o 'that littl eshr ivelle d - up Burme se. They'll follow me t o  the sh ipto-ni ght.  If
they' llonly c ome closeenough , and  t her e ' s nob o d ynig h,  I'll do J a c k a 
good  t urn. "

"Sta y here till the mo r nin g," said theJew .

T h e  s eam a ns hoo kh ish e ad. "I don't wa nt to miss  m y  s hip," said he;  " but
rem ember w hat I ' ve told  you, and  mind, th ey 'rev i lla ins, bothof them, 
and if y o u are no t ver y c areful ,the y'llhave y o u,soone r or l at er.
Go od-ni gh t!"

Hebuttoned up his coat, a nd lea dingthe  way to t he
 of_them?" said_the Jew interrogatively.
"Besides, a_word to_the_police--"

"Telling 'em_all_about the diamond,"_said the seaman._"Oh, yes. Well,
you can_do that now_if_you feel so inclined. They know all about that,
bless you, and, if they were_had,_they'd blab_about_the_diamond."

"Have they been dogging you?"_inquired the pawnbroker.

"Dogging me!" said_the seaman._"Dogging's no word for it. Wherever I've
been they've_been_my shadders. They_want to hurt me, but they're careful
about being hurt_themselves. That's where I have the_pull of them._They
want_the_stone back first, and_revenge afterwards, so I thought I'd_put
you on your guard, for they_pretty well guess who's got the thing_now.
You'll know Wheeler by his nose,_which is broken."

"I'm not afraid_of them,"_said the Jew, "but thank_you for telling_me.
Did they_follow you here?"

"They're_outside, I've no doubt," said the_other; "but they_come along
like human cats--leastways, the Burmah_chap_does. You want_eyes_in_the
back of_your head for_them_almost. The_Burmese_is an old man and soft_as
velvet,_and Jack Ball just afore he died_was going to tell_me_something
about him. I don't_know what it was; but,_pore Jack, he was a
superstitious sort_o' chap,_and I_know it was something horrible. He was
as brave as a lion,_was Jack, but he was afraid_o' that little
shrivelled-up Burmese._They'll follow_me_to the ship_to-night._If
they'll only_come close enough, and there's nobody nigh,_I'll do_Jack a
good turn."

"Stay here till the_morning," said the Jew.

The_seaman_shook his head. "I don't want_to miss my ship," said he;_"but
remember what I've told you,_and_mind,_they're villains, both of them,
and_if you are not very careful,_they'll have you,_sooner or later.
Good-night!"

He buttoned up his coat,_and_leading the way to the