Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-03-23

| lurneu state OF MIND, deemed place OF
greater security"
But monsieur, what place could she
think safer than the safe Z"
"Ahs who can sayf Somnamhulists do
strange things, They know, and yet do
not know, what they do"
You really think, then, that Madame
has hidden the jewelsY'
THAT is my opinion he replied "ln
her sleep she knew what she was doing,
but now she cannot recall it,
"Ah" sighed Toinette,
/ That's why she puts her hand to her
head so, said the doctor "She DIES not
know. But she has taken the diamonds,
and she has at times a faint glimmering Gf
it, just as you and sometimes vaiuly en-
deavor 10 recall the events of "a dream"
Yes ! Gaisa rNdereta "a, Monsieur"
Now, oontinGed the doctor, ''if she
speaks again, | will question her, and if
that fails, we must search the house
thoroughly even If we pull the wall
down"
Yes, for poor masters sake said Toi
nette
Before long, the sleeper again grew rest
less, and began TO mutter, Dr. Klepson
held up his hand to enjoin perfect silence
ON Toinette.
What have you done with the dia-
monds?' he asked, firmly.
MY soup--I have eaten my soupm
said Madame Michaud, moving restlessly
This soup seems to have some singu
lar connection with the matter said the
doctor, in an undertone TO Toinette.
"Oh, dear, yes /, is surprising"
All further attempts, however, to elicit
anything more from the patient entirely
/ ln1 nd fh1 tAr urag ,A1l la1 ~
abandon them.
when she wakesS said he to Toinet,e,
Il will speak seriously to her. will tell
her my ideas, and beg her, for her hus.
bands sake, to try and recall to her mind
!. if she has taken away the jewel case"
{ After all, morsieui, it may be thieves,
said Toinette,
81 cannot see how that Is possible,
said the doctor "Tell me what time it
isP"
at is just half past eight, monsieur, y
replied Toinette, after examining the old
clock in the corner. Good" said the
, doctor.
Ate. haitian hour more OF troubled and
fitful sleep, Madame Mchaud awoke.
/. When DR. Klepson had administered All
anodyne to her finding her tolerably com.
, posed he told her kindly and gently, his
ideas concerning the fate of the missing
Jewel case The poor woman admitted
that she was aware of her sleep walking
propensities when her mind was i'll al
ease, but was greatly shocked at the notion
, that she, however innocently, had per
= haps been the cause Of her husbands mis-
, fortune.
! Nobody, of course, supposes that you
a were aware of meddling with the dia
, monds," said the doctor; "but still, yor
: may have done so uuconsciously aud 1t il
your duty, for your husbands sake, TO try
and help to disco rrf what has become ol
|, them Tell me, then, If nay idea has not
also occurred to yourself
"Alas, sir, must confess it did cross
my mind"
There now, you see But, then, why
not mention it 10 your husband, or Lady
Sartorsine or the magistrate, or some Of
usf'
"Oh sir indeed did all could to see
If had taken them"
II do not understand you," said the doc
tor. What do you mean"
Madame Michaud colored, hestatcd, and
idgeted with the edge Of the counterpane.
"Come," said he, sternly, you must
tell me"
AZ looked in--in--n most of my hiding.
places" she said
"Your hiding places r. he repeated
"Her hiding placesW cried Toinette.
One would think she was magpie, or a
miser"
Madame Michaud again colored. 81 will
tell all" she said.
Indeed, madame, think you had bet
ter tell ALL" said DR., KIepson, rather Sc
verely.
Toinette intimated that the doctors
opinion was hers also.
Madame Michaud made a great rtIort !;
then she said "You mus. know, thcn,
sir, and you too, Toinettc, that for the last
two years have had the dread ofdying in
poverty
F." Mon Diel, she Is mad p cried Toinette
II have dreamt Of want Of bread, con
tinued madame, miserable old age, and
the work house"
"Oh, misfortune has certainly turned her
brain p exclaimed the amazed Toinettc.
patience, Toinetteo said the doctor, Il
DE, ceive there is more in this than you
think FOR"
$50 | thought" stammered Madame Mi
chaud, that would put by little for a
rainy day, unknown TO anybody"
Now, we are coming TO something"
said the doctor.
"Yes, now we are going TO make dis.
covery," added Toinette,
81 have two or three hiding places in
the cellar" said Madame Michaud, looking
ashamed.
ain the collarl" exclaimed the doctor
IL have money there" she said.
"Oh, madame, who ever would have
thought YOU were miserY' cried Toinctte
And 80 free with the larder, tool oh,
never would have believed H."
But has this small house cellar,
them asked DR.. Klepson, astonished !;
that is not usnal."
"No," said Toinette, but this house
was once tavern so that, In short, we
have a large cellar, but it Ia never used
There Is no wine there and az 10 the beer
why our alecask stands in the corner of
the kitchen"
g" But you have seen me go into the
cellar frequently, Toinettef :" said Madame
Michaud.
"Oh, yes, for the matter Of that, / haze,
said Toinette "and could not conceive
what you were doing there Oh, ma.
dame, vino would have thought you were
30 s,yf"
| III did not, then, strike you as singular ?"
asked the doctor.
Monsieur, scarcely thought Of II at
all, or If / did ! thought"
" Well?" interrupted the doctor.
al thought perhaps madame had little
bottle Of cherry brandy or 50, that she
wishcd---n
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