The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-10-01

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cTe his slan departed ipTurCr. All Fatis
knew he would grace ,bc opera that
night, aud adj to it, usual lustrc The
guuerIug pomp abd circumstance Of
power. Accordingly. al that portion of
Paris Who bad the necessary number of
francs went 10 the opera, and, In honor
OF 50 great au occasion Mons Bauyais,
tbo director was 60 produce Ia
+ prophetic"
/ The overture was over; the emperor
accompanied by the empress, radiant IN
her beauty and gltterng with Jewels,
had Just entered tie royal box bis suit
uniformed IN every color Of The rainbow,
stood grouped in the background Ia
another moment tho bell wouli linkle
aud the opera would commence. Hut la
an instant OF time, while every sound
+ was heard, the second box TO The right
OF the emperor was opened, The curtains
drawn aside, and revealed The lovely
wife OF The Russian ambassador Duke
Molzkevitch. No wonder That The bell
/ tiukled uuheard, aud the curtain went up
uunoticed; no wonder that every csc
was fixed with a fascinating gaze upon
the woman who had Just taken her scat,
aud was calmly aud with well-brcd non.
I chalauce glauoing about The house, for
upon her arms, blazing Ike beaeons,
sparkled The diamond bracelets of which
Paris bad heard SO much, aud which
royalty had sought in vain 70 purchase
/ A hum Of admiration, like the nurmur
OF the sea, ran through the house, and
then, for the first time the enhancing
strains Of the chorus were listened TO.
4 When tie curtain fell upon the first act,
aud Milford This was ogIng Miady That,
servant, wearing the imperial livery,
presented himself at the Russian ambas-
sador's box raped only as an imperial
nunky could rap, aud then entered the
/ box.
Her Majesty had noticed the bracelets,
and was dumb with admiration; would
MiIady be SO gracious as to allow tho
empress to make a personal examination
Of one OF tho bracelets?
la an instant the fair arm was shoru Of
its gems, and, with a smotlered elacula-
ton OF delight, the man wearing the i'm
perial livery bowed himself out of the
box, bearing the bracelet, that a million
Of francs could not purchase,
The curtain fell upon the third act
assembled again on the fourth; the notes
Of the finale rolled through the house,
the curtain fell for the last time, aud still,
with well-bred politeness, the wife Of the
Russian ambassador waited for the re-
re-ial re..s ,ose and departed. aud pat
the bracelet was not returned. Then the
duke, with a terrible frown OF impa.
tience, rose aud drove rapidly to the
Tuileries, and demanded the return Of
the diamonds. Explanation followed,
and the duke was at last convinced that
the empress had never sent for the brace
let, and that the man wearing the I'M
periaI livery was one Of the daring
thieves who infest the capitol. lie bade
his coachman drive to the Office OF the
Prcfect Of Police, and ere daylight hun
dred Of the shrewdest officers were scour-
ing Paris for the stolen gem. The duke,
filed with anxiety, remained at the Office
for tidings, while the duchess restlossly
awaited the recovery Of her bracelet at
home.
The great clock had just tolled the hour
of six when the bell Of the dukes hotel
was ruug violently, and an officer Of the
police was ushered into the presence of
, the dulehess.
Was the bracelet recOycredf aud would
they imprisou the seoundreI for The rest
Of hs daysi eagerly demanded Tie dutrh-
ess.
With grave bow the officer stated
, that the thief was takeu, aud upon his
, person was found the bracelet, But the
fellow stOutly insisted that ho was not a
thief, and that the bracelet ia his posses.
sion had been IN the family many years.
Would madame cntrnst 20 him the mate
TO the missing bracelet that the identifies
ton might be completef
Madame, the duchess, without . word
y unlocked her casket, aud placed in the
hands Of The trusty officer the second
bracelet. The officer with "a profound
n bow, left The apartment, aud madame 70
=, tired once morc--this limc 10 sleep ant
dream Of her precions diamonds. Whef
the bell tolled the hour Of nine, the Rus
j. sian ambassador, haggard aud disorder
/. cd, entered bis wIle's apartment, anc
% threw himself into chalr. Madam,
opened hcr eyes, aud With a sniIe Of de
light asked for the bracelets,
4. Satan! exclaimed The duke, we ear
learn nothing Of them.
.y What shricke1 the madame, have yol
# not recovered itf The officer who cam
for the other bracelet said that the thie
=. bad beeu taken aud the bracelet found
The duke, with go exclamation O
Il. amazement, spraag 70 bic feet aud in
q. husky voice bes9ashl i,,s wife % explain
~ a lew words she told bim. AID then
,e with a groau, the duke dropped into
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aee Il ali, said be- Gae raseals hos
ii. Joubed you ~ ihe second brarrlel
"a There was no messenger sent for ID
bracelet The map - whom y9a gave
ID. wHs 80 officer, bot 5oldef thief tbaH b
who robbed yoa u me Grst.
hi Aud 50 il proved. The bracelets wef
never returned, aud tLe Russian amba
3 saftgr ferslis tIsa l4.f NE dag al fle f.