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upon them. Perhaps the authorities felt the big stone took up too much
room; or perhaps they felt it heaped undue honor on two men who in their
estimation were really nothing but tradesmen; or, worse yet, perhaps
they had forgotten all Tompion and Graham did for the rest of us.
However that may be, in 1842 a Bond Street watchmaker had loyalty and
courage enough to protest, and through the late Dean Stanley the old
stone, fortunately uninjured, was hunted up and reinstated in its
original position, thereby proving that England does not after all
forget her debt to these splendidly intelligent workmen."

"I'm glad the first stone was put back," Christopher asserted. "Who on
earth would ever know from the skimpy marking on the other one who Mr.
T. Tompion or Mr. G. Graham were?"

"Probably very few persons--only those, most likely, who had made a
study of clocks. To my mind it is far better to remind the ignorant who
perhaps never heard of Tompion or Graham, to hold their memory in
grateful respect. Possibly, too, the inscription on the tablet may
prompt the casual passer-by to look up what these two men did, and if so
a keener appreciation of them will be established."

"I shall go and see that stone if I ever go to London," Christopher
declared.

"Do, laddie. And see some of their clocks, too. Graham was a clever,
broadly educated man, who worked out many astronomical instruments in
addition to his clockmaking. When you view either his handiwork or that
of Tompion, you will see the product of master craftsmen. And in the
meantime don't forget Daniel Quare, Samuel Knibb, or Ahasuerus
Fromanteel, who although unhonored by stones in the Abbey, are well
worthy of being remembered."

CHAPTER X

AN AMAZING ADVENTURE

Within a day or two Christopher was once more reminded of the diamond
robbery by having Corrigan call up the firm and announce that Stuart,
wanted in Chicago for the rifling of a safe, had been taken west under
guard.

"As yet," concluded the inspector, "we have made no progress toward the
recovery of the ring. It has neither put in its appearance at any of the
pawnshops nor have we been able to trace the stones. We do not, however,
despair of getting some clew and shall still keep on the lookout."

"I suppose you have no track of Tony--Stuart's accomplice, either?"
inquired Mr. Burton over the wire.

"None, I am sorry to say."

With a sigh of discouragement the sen