Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1860-03-10

And now let me tra: the conclusions to
which | eane. | argued that the thiei was
one or those to whom the treasure han been
shown that he must have been courageous,
10 have taken that which all armed nian most
prizea. from beneath the pillow on which he
slumhcred he must also have been athletic,
TO place sufficient confidence in himself, IN
case of discovery. | farther reasoned hat ne
must have been Of the higher order, to know
chat few shining stones were Of immense
value. and 20 have been permitted 10 view
them by Achrnet Bey. Next, TO the question,
" How did he 5ntery' ! argued after this
manner: He assuredly did not get III Al the
window, for the footprints all pointed sway
rom it then, as tine heel prints were deepest,
he itust have takea those steps bach3e0rG, to
mislaad any observer from bis true mode of
exit; and he made the counterfeit OF leap,
,o further that impression ergo, he must have
been 3 cunning man.
now returned in fancy to my scrutiny ot
the room all vas examined except the cell
ne, and as It was rest. - impossible that he
;lad entered from the walls, tiGor, OF window,
he must have come from the roof. But one
other suggestion presented tself, and that |
at ONCE dismissed. Ii was this Gould he
have hidden in the room. There was no
place for concealmenr, except behind the tap
estry, and this, as previously stated, was so
closely connected with the wall, as to make
the hiding Of "A man impossible.
now summed up the result IN these few
words The box was stolen by cunning fei-
low; he entered by the roof, and probably de-
parte the same way the thief must have
the higher rank After which conclusions
dismissed all further thought from my mind,
aud slept.
The next morning examined the roof by
means of a pole and soon found a board
which yielded to my pressure | piled one
ottoman upon another, and with ease re-
the adjoining plank discovered small piece
of blue cashmere; mere shred, If is rue,
but from it learned two important things:
was right in my conjecture that the thief was
OF high rank for the material vas costly and
second, that the man, whoever he was, was
dressed in blue robe So costly was the
cashmere, that ] at once concluded that ne
would continue to wear the robe, notwith-
standing the rent so had now to look for a
man who wore a torn or nended blue robe.
[ drew myself up into the loft, where found
Q piece of palm rope made fast to the ratter
above, long enough to have materially aided
egress; aud ! availed myself otit to descend
again into the apartment.
now went round the building once more,
ard satisfied myself that the palnl-tree was
the means ri attaining the roof. Bat from its
size, it must have been amsn Of extraordina-
y frame who could grasp it. Beneath ii
were foot prints, hut whether Of the thief or
not. was now iIn,naterial 10 nae. My chain of
evidence was thus far complete. My host met
,ne, aud inquired what progress had been
made: told him only ~ portion ot my dis
coveries, and asAed him for the key Of the
oox. This ne produced, and gave into my
possession He asked If there was any thing
else | desired? "All now want" is r. full
suit Of Turkish clothes, so that may pass as
one OF yolr relatives from StalnbouI, and then
| can almost insure yOu success"
lie furnished me with what desired and
was sace aryayed ir.A.lse rich s.srlssf a mer~
chaot prince. One remark however, which
be made while WAS Disgusting, excited my
suspicious as to his ultimate intentions to-
ward ne : he earnestly desired me to give up
20 NJ keeping my revolving pistol. This
declined, and only took the greater care to
keep it on my person, as well as the two sill
ver-.nQunted dI1t locks. (Which, by the way,
ogtener far do not % Off, than prove availing,)
that he gave me TO complete my disguise.
Thus attred, and armed with pistols, pass
and key, went TO the rude blacksmith Of
the place, feeling stue that the thief would
aave - employ big assistance III opening the
casket, and asked him il he could make me
key Ike the one at the same time present.
ed to h,m. His brief reply was:
What viii YOU take for this, which now
hold -
Why do you wish to purchase it Z"
4" have been trying to make one of q SIM
lar pattern for the last two days, bat cannot
succeed, and ABDALLAH EFFENDI has prom.
lsed me eighty piastres if succeed in open
ing box for him"
"Who Is Abdallah EGendi ?" inquired
careiessly.
- Hist, here ne comes Let no one know
| told you that he had lost the key Of his
box, for | promised by ALLAH to keep 81.
leuce.'
Giving the man nod, as much as TO say,
"Fn Keep your secret, and will return direct
ly,' left his shop, taking the key with me.
Going into the bazaar opposite, l could ob-
serve Abda,'ah Erendi at my leisure, without
being myself perceived There stood the
man / wanted: tall, of Herculean frame,
With little black tvinklins eyes, dressed in a
deep blue cashmere robe, whether torn or
no. ! neither saw nor cared, so firmly WAS
persuaded Of his identity with the thiei,
as ne stood talking to the one-eved black
smith, HAssAN III KEBIB, with all the cam
cstneSs and watchtuinesS of nlan who has
TO conidc secret TO 4 second party and fears
discovery theretr)m.
He soon left the shop. ard followed him
at lit,le distance to his house which he el-
tered
Returning to he palace | told my host
that the culpfit resided near The jews quar-
ten, IN he neighborhood Of Abdaliah Ehend;,
or as ne vas sometimes called, FL Shereef,
from The fact that he was one who claimed
descent from the Prophet. ! requested him
10 send Abdailah on FOOLS errand, cared
not where; alleging, as my reason, that did
not want him 70 see my prylrg around his
Deighborhood The true reason was, dread
ed his wrath on discovering that be was over
reached The next day, Abdallah having
been sent to Manfaloot, Heaven only knows
on what prctext, went TO his house, and had
penetrated TO the door Of his harem before
met with any opposition. This was guarded
by single euuuch, to whom ! read my pass
from rte Goyernor; and at the same tune, to
quicken bis comprehension, slipped into his
hand twenty piasire piece. A good deal Of
argument, and another gold-piece, carried the
day. and like Don Juan, entered the harem,
that tabooed spot, by strategy. Knowing
from its sacredness that it would be the place
of deposit, had calculated Oh finding the cas-
set there: and was not mistaken!
The room was large one, painted and
adorned with far more taste than mere cur
sorry Egyptian Eoraji would dream Of finding
| there Three Of the wives Of Abdallah we're
| in tie room, and two Of his children. The
exclamation and then the repeated cries and
| screams they made at my intrusion, caused
me to fear that their guard would forget the
favors past, and returning to his duty, kill
me.
succeeded, however, in quieting their
fears, by informing them that was relative
| of their husband, and had inst, uciions from