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

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"Moa Diea,' cried Toinotto, who could |
have believed it,"
And then there is bin number thirteen"
| she continued, "ana after that there is the
| little hole in the wall"
The little hole In the wall ~ cried Toi
nette. ooh, what artuluesS"
Yes, where two bricks had fallen out,
said Madame Michsud. But | have re.
placed them"
Is that all :" asked the doctor,
" That is NIL, ? she replied.
p" Ma fo6, ! should hope SO" said Toi
nette, Madame must have as many
boards as Old PeN Broussiere, who was
a girl"
l have searched them over and over
Tut no jewels" said Madame Michaud-
"eniy money
A vexy hne thing, too" said Toine,te;
but AT least We will look, monsieur-ehP "
Madame Miehaud groaned, 3" BE easy
said Toinatte; eve will not steal any
thing-but we must look"
Yes, sad DIR. Klepson eve can leave
you for an bour. madame You have
light btrning though " is hardly dark even
yet When We come back you shall have
some wine and ar,owroot Take nap
meanwhile"
Toinette, full of curiosity, procured
light, and she and the doctor descended To
the cellar IL was u spacious vault
enough, walled and groined with red
brick, except here and there white star,
by way of ornament but having been dis
used for perhaps half century, it had
fallen into terrible disrepair 1t seemed to
be almost paved with broken bottles, old
cOrks and loose bricks, over which hosts
s,f Ina dad tr,t hp
light of Tonettes candle. There were
heaps of hillocks Of moldy sawdust piled
up in most of the bins and in the passages
and the walls aud groined ceiling were
curtaincd and festooned with enormous
cobwebs.
Ma foi," calculated Toinette, as she and
the doctor CROPPED their way, stumbling
over broken glass and bricks at every step
they took, what II horrible holet'
" Not very pleasant, certainly said her
companion; but then think what we
come for. Stay this is bin number three"
They stopped before one of the bins, on
which large white figure, nearly oh
scured by dust and cobwebs, was painted
There was not much in this bin, but by
dint of great deal of burrowing and
scraping, they discovered piece Of rag in
which were two soyereigns, napoleon,
, three half crowns, and two francs,
Something to begin with at any rate,
said Toinetto.
In like manner they searched the other
| bins indicated by Madame Michaud, the
result being that their joint collection
reached nearly fifty pounds.
"And now monsieur, for the little hole
/ in the wall" said Toinotte, I" rather
fancy that little hole In the wall, for my
! part
! A ftcr considerable trouble the hole was
: discovered but it contained legs Than any
other Of the places already searched, only
an old brooch and Il pounds worth of sil
yer, In francs, siSpences and fourpenny
! pieces,
"This Is quite mania," sad the doc.
: tor, as he replaced the bricks which he
had taken from the wall
II happened that these bricks were some
of the white ones, which formed a star,
and as the doctor returned tbea TO their
places, his quick eye noticed that some Of
the others forming the points of the star,
had recently been displaced. This was the
more obvious, from the fact Of the cob
webs, which covered tho rest of the wall,
(that is 10 say, the red brickworkl, being
wanting on the white facing. lie immedi.
ately removed two or three Of the bricks,
"Why, monsieur Is pulling down the
walli' cried Toinette.
Without needing th3 remark, DR.. klcp.
son continued his efforts till he had
knocked out al the center of the star, and
made hole sufficiently large TO have adj
mitted the head of man He pushed bis
arm in as far as il could go then he ut
tered loud exclamation, and drew some
thing forth. Toinette almost lot the
candle fall In her astonishment. II was
round case Of green shagreen.
The doctor opened The case, and there,
on their blue velvet bed, sparkling and
throwing out splendid coruscaiioDs In the
dim and imperfect light, were the lost
diamonds. For moment neither could
speak Then the doctor said, "Ihis IL the
most extraordinary affair ever heard o"
4" All, monsieur, what JOY for poor Jules
Michaud r. said Toinette.
OF course, the care was now clear.
Madame Michaud was confirmed som
nambulist Her anxiety for the safety Of
the valuable gems had been 10 great that
for nine days she had thought Of nothing
else. This constant restlcssness produced
It's inevitable result In the night, after
her wearicd husband had fallen into pro-
found sleep, she had opened the cabinet,
taken the diamonds out Of II, and instinct
lively conveyed them to one Of her hoard
ing places But probably finding the case
would not 90 into the little hole mentioned,
and finding other bricks in the white star
loose under her hand, she had unconscious
ly made q new excavation.
OF course this strange termination %
"the great jewel robbery" created great
stir Lady Sal tofsine, who bad all along
refused ~ believe in the guilt Of Micbaud,
was delighted at the aenoDement, dec ared
it was a perfect mclodrana, and insisted
on making the worthy jeweler present of
dfty pounds as a recompense, though Of
course this amiable lady was In no wise
bound 10 do 50. She had not been TO
blame, for she had even refused to prose
cute.
II is unnecessary TO add, that the Mich.
auds were restored 10 credit and happi'
ness, and that all their neighbors We'd with
one another In cndeayoriug To eface from
the old Frenchman' recollection tho bit.
terness Of the stigma, which had for a
while wrongfully attached 10 him whilst
he was under suspicion OF having pur'
loined the lost jewels.
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To FRAME A PIcTugR.--Cut out Of
pastcboard an oval frame, about three
quarters Of an inch broad, and cover with
brown paper Cover the glass edge with
a strip Of paper extending beyond 1t, and
fasten it bythis means 70 tho back Of the
pasteboard edge then take an oval pressed
| nici11ye e1pe (guch as wDllld do for Dho.