The Great Diamond Hoax And Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harp

Asbury Harpending

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Then the i^reat market for le, t. I'iti- mate i)roperties, tliat it hecame almost a waste of time to make any further attem])i to market it in the neic^'h- horhood where the circunr-^tances were known. Ralston was rather noted for taking- a long- chance on mim"ug ventures, and while his luck lasted he usualh' ])ulled them through. Therefore, when he and his associates turned down a developed and g'oing concern, the wise, conservative natures shook their heads. That is donht- less why the P"mma ...was taken to a market some fi\'e thousand miles from home for exploitation.
In fact, it was ])ractically taken off the market for (|uile a while. After it was hrst ottered for sale to Ralston and nu'self. M\- impres>ion is that T was the only one who examined it (|ualified to i)ass an honest judgment on such a property, until it >uddenly hlos- sonied on the London stock market as the great Anu'ri- can ii]ihir. The newl\- discovered treasure store, ot which tlie human imagination had dreamed for ag'es — 172 Sam Braiinan Strikes It Rich and was unloaded on llic I'.

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