The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-05-12

the room! There WIS no place for con-
coaIment, except behind the tapestry, and
this, as previously stated, was 50 closely
connected with the wall, as to make the
hiding of man impossible.
[ now summed up the result in these
few words The box was stolen By
cunning fellow; he entered by the roof,
and probably departed the same way; the
thief must be Of the higher ratk After
which conclusions I dismissed all further
thought from my mind, and slept.
The next morning examined the roof
by means of pole, and soon found a
board which yielded to my pressure. l
piled one ottoman upon another, and with
ease moved the plank entirely. On one
side Of the adjoining plank l discovered
a small piece Of blue cashmere; a mere
shred, it is true, but from it | le; rncd two
important things-I was right in my
conjecture that the thief was Of high rank,
for the material was costly; and, second
that the man whoever he was, was dres-
sed in blue robe So costly was the
cashmere, that l at once concluded he
would continue TO wear the robe notwith-
standing the rent; SO had now to look
| for a man who wore q torn or mended
blue robe. I drew myself up into the
loft, where found piece Of palm rope
made fast to the rafter above, long enough
to have materially aided egress and l
awaited myself Of it to descend again into
the apartment.
I now went round the building once
more, aud satisfied myself that the palm
tree WAS the means of attaining the roof.
But from its size, it must have been a
man of extraordinary frame who could
grasp it. Beneath itwere oot-prints, but
whether of the thief or not, was now i'm
material to me. My chain Of evidence
was thus far complete. Ny host met me,
and inquired what progress had been
made. [ told him only portion Of my
discoveries, and asked him for the key Of
the box. This he produced, and gave
into my possession. He asked if there
was anything else I desired.
&c All l now want I replied, KS full
suit Of Turkish clothes, so that [ may
pass as one Of your relatives from STAN
boul, and then | can almost ensure your
success"
He furnished nae with what I desired !;
and I was soon arrayed in the rich garb
Of amerchant-prnce. One remark, how
ever which he made while I was d:sgui-
sing myself, excited my suspicious as to
his ultimats intentions towards me; he
earnestly desired me to give up to his
keeping my revolving pistol. This de-
clinod, and only took the greater care to
keep it on my person, as well as the two
silycr-mounted flint locks (Which, by the
way, oftener far do not go of, than prove
unayailing) that he gave me to complete
my disguise. Thus attired, and armed
with pistols, pass, and key, l " ent to the
rude blacksmith of the place, feeling SURF
that the thief would have to employ his
assistance in opening the casket and ask
ed him if he could make me a key like
the one [ at the same time presented to
| him.
"What viii you take for Ais, which |
now hold!" was his brief reply.
"Why do you wish to purchase it?' I
asked.
Il have been trying to make one Of a
similar pattern for the last two days, but
cannot succeed" said the smith; Sand
Abdallah Effendi has promised me eighty
piasters if 1 succeed in opening the box
for him."
"Who is Abdallah Efendi?" I en-
quired carelessly.
" "Hist! here he comcsI' said the smith.
:" Let no one know told you that he had
lost the key of his box, for | promised by
Allah to keep silence"
Giving the man nod, as much as to
say, I'll keep your secret, and will re
turn directly" | left the shop taking the
key with me.
Going into the bazaar opposite, I could
observe Abdallah Efendi at my leisure,
without being myself perceived.
There stood the man I wanted tall, of
Herculean frame; with little black, twink
ling eyes, dressed IN a deep blue cashmere
robe, whether torn or not I neither saw
nor cared, SO firmly was | persuaded Of
| his identity with the thief, as he stood
talking to the one-eyed blacksmith, Has
san Ell Kebir. with all the earnestness and
watchfulness of a man. who has to confide
a secret to a second party, and who fears
discovery therefron. He soon left the
shop, and l followed him at little dis
lance to his house which he entered.
Returning to the palace, I told my host
the culprit resided near the Jews quarter,