Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-23
You did not miss anything."

You did not miss anything,"
"No, monsieur stay; yes, l could
not find my nutmeg crater! I wanted i
| to give madame some hot wine and water
she took on 80 at the robbery
"You did not find it, them" gas
"Oh, monsieur" cried Toinette, clap.
ping her hands, "it is strange; but after
hunting everywhere, i found it on
madame's bedroom mantle-piece." ii
You did," said the doctor.
Yes, monsieur; and though had put
it on the kitchen dresser myself, before
going to bed, imagined, after all, was
mistaken, and it had been in madame's
room" iarfg5l. st-a
swell, Tionette, IL you do as 1 tell you
think we may find the diamondsr
do you indeed, monsieur ?" Then
poor M. Michaud will be sayedr' les
II hope So" he replied.
"Ah, that will indeed be Joyful What
must do, monsieur" fl ~
"You must watch tonight with me at
the bedside of Madame Michaud, and we
must talk before her Of the loss Of the
jewels, and Of her husbands trouble: in
short, of everything connected with this
mysterious business"
ooh. but, monsieur, that will be so
cruell'' IrI .lWt 9
It may seem So" he replied; /" but /
want to recall to her mind every stage OF
the affair, 80 as TO make great impress
sion on her. Then she will probably
dream" sGf etl
"Well, monsieur?" .ra
SWELL, then will question her, People
who walk in their sleep will often cor
rectly answer questions put to them"
"Oh, see," said Toinette; but if she
should not answer I.
SWELL then we must use our wits"
Suppose, monsieur, that Madame did
not touch the jewels?"
II cannot suppose that" he said. "Who
else could, except she or her husband ?"
"No, that is true, " said Toinette, thought
fully. -
"You will help me, then ?" he asked. :.
"Gladly, monsieur" replied Toinette.
Accordingly that night DR.. Klepson
and Toinettc, whilst sitting by the beside
of Madame Michaud, did nothing but talk
of the loss of the diamonds. 1t emed
indeed so cruel that once or twice Toinette
would have desisted but for sign from
the doctor The invalid wept, trembled,
grew powerfully sgitated, and several
times put her hand to her head, as persons
do when trying to recall something that
battles the memory.
When DR.. Klepson thought that this
state Of things had continued long enough
for his purpose he administered sleep
ing.draught to his patient, which almost
immediately took effect upon her exhaust
ed system. Then he and TOinette sat as
still as possible; the doctor curious,
though calm, and Toinette in breathless
expectation.
Madame Michaud seemed to rest tran
gully for upwards Of an hour; then she
began to grow restless and to mutter in
her sleep, whilst the pcrspiratiOn broke
out on her brow and face Neither Of the
watchers stirred Suddenly the sleeper
exclaimed, Jules, Jules, my soup"
Her soupy' said the doctor, looking
puzzled.
"SOup!" reiterated Toinette.
The physician made a sign to Toinette
to keep perfectly quiet Then he bent his
head over the sleeping woman, and said,
in low, but perfectly distinct tone,
"What soup?'
"My beautiful calls head soup, in the
little green turcen with the gilt handles"
Toinette made a sign to the doctor that
she wished to speak,
"Speak said he "but speak low"
"Monsieur, think know what mad
anne means" The doctor moved nearer
to Toinette. Madame is fond Of soup"
she continued, land I make her some
three or four times week.
"Wellg" said the doctor.
$50 that night you speak Of
"What night do you mean p he asked,
quickly; "the night before the loss of the
jewcls?"
Yes, monsieur; had made some ex-
cellent soup from calf's head-mock tur-
tle--for supper. There might have been
pint left, and madame desired me to put 1T
by for her lunch next day"
Yes; well?" .
$50 set the small tureen-madame' s
private basin-into which had poured
the SOUP on the dresser"
Near your nutmeg Crater, in short"
Yes, sir; and when missed the CRATER,
l noticed also that the soup tureen was
empty"
it?" t't z
swell, no monsieur. Consider, she was
then in such trouble about the diamonds
tho soup was trifle."
"Ah--true," said he, ~ had forgotten
that the loss Of the jewels was discovered
next morning" Ia0H
!" Monsieur, at first thought it strange
the soup was gone, but then our cat Is such
q thief; and, besides, we were in such
trouble, it soon went out OF my head. But
now think" 0
swell, let me hear your thoughts
Monsieur, think-I fancy said Toi-
nette, hesitating, "that perhaps madame
went down in her sleep and drank the
soup herself" $ ANAtht{ \ rs 'AA
Just my own idea" said the doctor.
"But, monsieur, all this has nothing to
do with tho diamonds"
"We shall see," said DR.. Klepson-
"Oh, howg' cried Toinette.
"Why, since you left the soup and the
nutmeg crater on the Kitchen dresser, and
in the morning the tureen was empty, and
the CRATER found in Madame Michaud's
room, that proves at least that In the
night she went into the kitchen. and re-
turned"
"Yes, certainly" assented Toinette.
"Wcll, you say that tor days she had
been disturbed and restless as people are
when they have any weighty matter on