etective could but admire the cool effrontery of the fellow, but he
quietly responded:

"It has already been proved--those large diamonds have just been
identified."

"Ah!"

The miner said no more, but quietly submitted to have a pair of handcuffs
snapped on his wrists.

The diamonds were secured, and the prisoner was marched off to the
station-house, while Ezra Cohen gave utterance to a sigh of relief over
the fact that he had made no mistake.

CHAPTER IX.

MR. RIDER RECEIVES ANOTHER SET-BACK.

Jake Walton, as the supposed miner gave his name, was thoroughly searched
by Detective Rider, after reaching the station-house, but nothing
suspicious was found upon him except a revolver. He had considerable
money, but nothing to indicate that he had ever been concerned in any
robbery, or to confirm the belief that he was other than he pretended to
be.

He submitted to being searched with the utmost indifference, but
drawlingly remarked during the operation, he "supposed they'd take
bail--he wasn't used to bein' shut up, and it would come pretty tough
on him."

"Of course the magistrate will accept suitable bail," said Rider, not
imagining that the prisoner could find any one to go security for him to
the large sum likely to be asked.

The miner requested that a lawyer might be sent to him at once, after
which he coolly sat down, drew out a morning paper, and began to read.

Later in the day a legal gentleman presented himself in his cell, and
there followed a long consultation between the two, and toward evening
the lawyer, after consulting with a police justice, called at the
Southern Hotel and inquired for a lady by the name of Mrs. J.M. Walton.

Yes, there was such a person stopping there, the clerk informed him,
whereupon the lawyer sent up his card to her with the request that she
would grant him a private interview.

The messenger returned in about fifteen minutes, saying the lady would
receive him in her private parlor. Upon being conducted thither, he
found a handsome elderly woman awaiting him, and immediately explained
his business, relating the circumstances of the arrest of Jake Walton,
and concluded by telling her that he had been employed as counsel for
the young man, who had sent him to her to arrange for bail.

Mrs. Walton appeared to be greatly disturbed by these disagreeable
tidings. She said she had come there expecting to meet her son, who had
just returned from Australia, and it