Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-08-04

was latticed-the other had the lattice re-
moved. | examined both the sills-thcre
was 10 rubbing Of the paint, and no sand
remaining which could have been brought
there BY the foot of an intruder
was puzzled. The floor yet remained to
be examined. ItWas cf rcd and blue tile and
appeared solid throughout; there were DO
marks of footsteps upon It; and in some places
the dust had accumulated undisturbed.
now descended and was met by Achmet. 1
Qut on an expression Of intelligence, but de-
clined conversation; and to his question, Any
trace YETI" simply replied, 'Wait. Allah
will not let wickcdncss go unpunishcd +"
1t was now nearly dusk, yet [ be ran to re-
connoitre the exterior of the palace 1t was
Of au oblong form, and It's greatest length
was from cast to west. There was but one
tree very near It, and that was a gigantic
palm, which lowered twice the height of the
palace at about q yards distance from its
walls. | next examined the windows of the
chamber from below There was a blank wall
to their very slls 1 then searched the
ground for indications Of the use of 4 ladder
and in so doing found the marks Of feet
| There was adeep indentation, as from jump,
beneath the window, which had no easement
and from this mark single track led off to
| the village. But in these tracks there was
| one peculiarly, which was particularly obser-
| Yable from the loamy soil; all the heel prints
! were deeper than those of the toe 1t now
| became dark, and [ re-cntcred the palace
To avoid questioning, I Immediately retired
not to sleep but to think
And now let me trace the conclusions to
which came. I argued that the thicf was
one of those to whom the treasure had been
! shown; that he must have been courageous,
| to have taken that which Sn armed man most
| p.ized from beneath the pillow on which he
| slumbered, he must also have been athletic
| to place sufficient confidence in himself in case
| of discovery. | furthcr reasoned that he
must be Of the higher order, TO know that a
! few shining stones were Of immense value,
and to have been permitted to view them by
! Achmct Bcy. Next, to the question, How
! did he cuter!' [ argued after this manner:
! He assuredIy did not get in at tie window,
| for the foot prints all pointed away from it,
| then as the heels were deepest, he must have
taken thase steps backwards, to nljslcad any
| observer from his true mode Of exit: and he
made the counterfeit of leap, to further that
! impression; ergo, he must have been cum
ming man.
now returned in fancy to my scrutiny of
! the room; all WAS examined except the ceiling
and it was next to impossible that he bad en-
tered from the walls, fooc or HindOw-he
must have come from the roof But one 9th
er suggestion presented itself, and that I ut
once dismissed. It was this: could he have
Gecn hidden in the room! There was no
| place for concealmcnt. except behind the Ia
pcstry, and this, as previously stated, wcs so
| closely connected with the wall, as to make
the hiding Of man impossible.
! l now summed up the result of these few
words The box was stolen by cunning
fellow; he entered by the roof, and probably
departed by the same way; the thief must be
Of the higher rank. After which conclusions
I dismissed all other thoughts from my mind
and slept.
The next morning examined the roof by
means Of pole, and soon found board that
yielded to my pressure. piled one ottoman
upon another, and with ease moved the plank
entirely. On one side of the adjoining plank
[ discovered small piece Of blue cashmere,
a mere shred it is true, but from il / learned
two imp Fortant th;n9s-I was right in my con-
lecture that the thief was of high rank, for
the material was costly; ard second, that the
man whoever he was, was dressed in L blue
robe. So costly was the cashmere, that at
once concluded that he would continue to
wear the robe, notwithstanding the rent, so I
now had to look for man, who wore tore
or mcnded robe, [ drew myself rp into the
loft where | found 4 piece of palm rope made
fast to the raftcr above, long enough to have
materially aided egress, and | availed myself
of it to descend again to the apartment
L now went around the building once more
and satisfied myself that the palm tree was
the means of attaining the roof But from
It's size, it must have been man Of extraor-
diuary frame who could grasp it. Beneath
it were foot prints, but whether Of the thief
or not, it was immaterial TO me- My chain
Of evidence was thus far complete. Ny host
met and inquired what progress of my discov-
this he produced and gave into my possession
lie asked if there was anything else desired
''All l now want" | replied, is a full
suit of Turkish clothes so that I may pass as
one of your relatives from Stamboul, and then
| can almost insure your success"
He furnished me with what [ desired, and
| was soon arrayed in the rich garb of a mer-
chant prince. One remark, however, which
he made while [ was Disgusting my suspi-
cions as to his ultimate intentions towards me
he earnestly desired me to give up his keep
ing my revolving pistol. This l declined,
and eply took greater to keep on my
person as well as the two silver mounted
flint locks. (Which by the way, oftener far do
not GO off, than prove availing) } that he gave
me to complete my disguise. Thus attired, and
armed with pistols, pass and key, [ went to
the rude blacksmith of the place, feeling sure
the thief would employ his assistance in open
ing the casket, and asked him If he could
make me key like the one L at the same
time presented TO him.
What will you take for tbs, which I
now hold.' was the brief reply.
81 have been trying to make one Of a
similar pattern for the last two days, but I
cannot succeed j" SAID the smith, and Abdal-
lab Effendi has promised me eighty piasters
il L succeeded in opening the box for him "