Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-08-01

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she will satisfy herself is correct.
Give her an accurate list of the
Jewels and other things. See her
take cab, deposit the box in it,
and come to my Office immediate
ly. RAUCHFz."
Next day at eleven o'clock,
Medame Fleury allighted from a
cab at the mansion OF Monsieur
du Torville. A servant showed
her into a magnificent salon and
in a few minutes Madame du
Torviile appeared. followed by a
servant carrying a large leathern
sachel. Tie servant retired, and
Madame du Torville opened the
sacbel. 1t was filled with spark
ling gems and goblets of gold.
Madame Fleury produced her in
ventory and compared it with the
contents Of the sachel. 1t was
correct.
Here are 100000 francs" the
female detective said, and counted
out the bills to Madame du Tor
vile.
"This sachel is heavy said
Madame Fleury-
my servant shall carry it for
you to the cab," Madame du Tor
vile replied.
The servant was summoned and
bore The precious freight 10 the
cab, closely followed by Madame
Fleury. Then he retired. "Mad-
ame," said the driver Of the cab,
"have you far to go?'
She gave him the direction of
Monsieur Rauchez.
81 shall carry this for you,
then" the driver said. "for my
harness has broken, and shall
have to leave my horse and cab
here until return"
"Call another cab," the female
detective SAID, in an angry and
disappointed tone.
"They are hard to find around
here, madame" the driver replied;
shut | will carry the bag until
you find one"
"Go on, then," Madame FIeury
said, and then added in an under
tone, 81 carry pistol. and if you
attempt to quit me | will shoot
you."
The driver assumed look of
surprise and horror, and then
moved off, closely followed by the
female detective.
At the end of the street there
was a place where he could secure
privacy. and, with an apologetic
bow, the driver turned into it.
The cross street was crowded
thoroughfare, otherwise the female
detective would have followed the
driver into the retreat despite all
annoyances. As it was, s,she had to
wait outside until he returned,
which he did in a minute or two
Madame Fleury gave sigh of re-
lief as ske saw the the precious
sachel under the drivers arm. A
few blocks on they met an emp.
ty cab, and the female detective
and her sachel were transferred to
it.
When Madame Fleury reached
the Office of Monsieur Rauchez,
she saw the driver of the cab car
ry the sachel inside.
"Is it all right" Rauchez asked.
eyes, thank GUd!2 answered
the female detective.
She unclasped the fastenings
with nervous, gratifed smile on
her face, and threw open the
sachel. 1t was filled with pieces
of broken glass and bricks
When the disappointed and as
tonished woman had told the his.
tory of the sachel from the time
she quilted the house of NJ. du
Torville. Rauchez said:
81 see it all; they bribed the
driver while you were inside, and
when he turned into that place
whittier a lady could not follow
him, there was some one waiting
there who changed sachels with
him. That's ALL"
When Mime. Fluery and Detect
live Rulon returned an hour later
to the Du Torville mansion they
found itin the possession of iurnl-
Iture broker,w who had purchased the
4 contents the day before. Nom
sieur du Torville disappeared from
Pafis, and week afterward, when
certain of his creditors attempted
to attach his property, they found
that the house purchased by him
from the heirs Of Daniel Pereira
had been conveyed TO one Au-
gust Rauchez. When detective
Rulon found this out long time
afterward he made inquiries and
discovered that the deed of con-
veyance was drawn on the very
day on which Rauchez handed
him the letter of instructions as to
how the stolen property was to be
recovered.
Nothing further has come tc
light about the Enperor's broker
AID his clever confederates.
In Boston a bold thief stole Q
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