The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-30
the money, putting the watch in my pock-

He thanked me and went once more to
the gaming table, while joined my friend,
and we sat down to watch the different
games around us. / did not mention the
loan l had made to him, as he would have
said, no doubt, that was fool, and l did
not care to be laughed at; and besides,
thought had at least the worth of my
money.
We staid in the saloon until about four
o'clock, and parted from my friend out
side. He was to leave for Egypt early in
the morning. He travelled for a London
house, and we expected to meet again at
Paris in the Spring, to which place I ex-
pected to return.
went home in good spirits. / hadn
ly three hundred francs more in my pocket
than when had left my rooms-the five
hundred had lent the young man not in
cluded. went to bed, but l could not
sleep. took out my watch and read the
inscription once more" Claude Mari
ette," "Un oubli," and wondered what it
could mean. Perhaps it might have been
present which had been returned, / thought,
but alas could only guess. 1 fell asleep
at length, and dreamed about cards, watch
es, dramas, roulette, &C., and so | enjoyed
myself in dreamland until about eight
o'clock, when 1 dressed, packed up my
things, and went out to restaurant near
| by and breakfasted. / afterwards strolled
around until halfpast eleven, and then
went up Rue du Faubourg st. Honore to
the Cafe de Londres, which ! entered, call
ed for some brandy lit cigar, and took
up newspaper to pass my time away till
he should come. had been reading some
time, and now it wanted but five minutes
of noon. He did not arrive. / read till
twelve o'clock; still he did not. l waited
until halfpast, then went to the proprietor
and told him if young man should call for
any one of my description, to tell him he
would find me at my rooms any time up to
three o'clock. He promised me he would
do as 1 requested, and left the cafe.
| could not understand this Had been
taken in by sharper?
thought not; to make sure, however,
went to a jeweler on the Boulevarde des
Italienness, showed him the watch, and
asked its value. He examined it, and said.
"We sell watches of that pattern at one
thousand francs EACH" felt little sur
prised | went to my rooms, thought the
matter over, but could not fathom the mys-
terry. Here was a man who pledged his
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hundred, and did not come to claim it,
There was but one way Of solving it, and
this was that perhaps he had lost heavily,
and could not raise money enough to re-
deem it, Perhaps he had forgotten our
place of meeting. l thought myself justly
entitled to it until redeemed. waited till
six O'Clock at my rooms, and then went
back to the cafe. He had not come there
to look for me since had left it, so went
once more to my rooms and decided to
leave.
left that evening for Rouen, and having
somc business, decided to remain there q
few days. | thought no more of the watch,
or of my friend who wore the diamonds,
until one morning in reading the paper, l
saw column headed by the words, "Atro-
cious Murder" l read it; it was this:
"On Tuesday evening, canalman noti-
ced body which had been left dry on the
bank of the Seine, near the Point Neuf. He
managed to get it into his boat, and he
nearly tainted at the awful sight he beheld
1t was the body of a young man, whose
throat was cut from ear to ear. He was ell
egantly dressed, but his clothes were all
torn, as if he had struggled hard for life.
His body now lies at the morgue, but has
not, as yet, been recognized. Nothing was
found on his person but two letters, the
contents of which it, is said, will, no doubt,
give some clue to enable the detectives to
trace the murders and arrest them before
many days; until the arrest is made, every
thing is kept secret. II is, however, whis-
pered that beautiful young woman, named
Mariette Gaudoin has been arrested as a
suspected accomplice Of the murderer. We
will keep our readers informed, from time
/ to time, as further developments may pre-
sent themselves" ..iir
/ / laid down the paper, went to my room,
and began to think on what had read
First, Mariette was the name inscribed on
the watch, and il was also that of the mur-
derers accomplice, Then thought ofsuch
characters, who usually frequent gambling
/ houses, and that the young men who had
| given me the watch might be in some way
, connected with the murder.