The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-07-28
She behaved with extraordinary cool

ness, and explained:
at is indeed the necklace of the
baroness, given by her to my husband
for moneys which he has advanced to
her. Let her deny it if she dare [
have her written acknowledgment of
the money, and have come to Vienna
to sell the necklace where it is we'll
known"
The people gathered around the Won
derfu1 necklace, which the chief of
police put in his breast pocket, remov-
ing the woman Neusiedler.
The baroness went back to her hotel,
and allowed Madam Pasteur to pass a
wretched night. She would explain
nothing.
All Vienna was alive when the great
case came on, and not few ladies were
glad to hear that the Rukavina Eltz
jewels were in pawn-that envied neck
lacel
Neusiedler came to his wife's rescue,
and told the story over again. The
evidence against the baroness was damn
ing. She had, according to his story,
lived far, far beyond her income, and
he had supplied her with money from
the money lenders. She had fabricated
the story of the lost necklace to try and
cheat him, but here were her signatures,
and here was the barons will, which
she was about to try to disregard. His
will, saying that she would never marry,
or, if she did, that she lost all her vast
estates.
Baroness Rukavina Eltz, what have
you to say to this? What is your de-
fense?" said the prosecuting counsel.
"Only this !" said the baroness, hold
ing up in her hand the pearl-colored
pearls and the emerald drops, the real
necklace! On the judges desk lay a
fac-simile of the famous necklace; the
two ornaments looked exactly alike.
Let an expert be brought and say
which is the real necklace and which
the imitation one, made in Paris, and
used by me to lure this wretched and
dishonest thief of q steward on to his
destruction p said the baroness, with q
flash of Roumanian fire in her eyes.
1t was true! Neusiedler had been
foiled; he had stolen false necklace,
which the baroness had had made in the
Rue de la Paix. "He has been stealing
from me for years; he has doubtless
forged false will of the baron, for l
have found the true onew sail Ruka-
vina Eltz. "I could not unravel the
net that he has thrown over me, but for
this happy thought of tempting him to
steal some false jewels. Had he got the
real ones his story would have been pos
sible. Now, trust justice is convinced
that it is Ee"
A dreadful noise followed this speech
of the spirited baroness. Neusiedler had
fallen down in fit. Never more would
he drink the yellow-tinted ruster;
never more would he return to the joys
Of crushing the peasantry of Somlyo-
Of cheating the baroness. The baroness
he'd cheated him at last Sold! sold
sold with false pearls and emeralds!
It was very grand wedding, that of
the baroness to Sir Lyster Howard
Lyster, who though only an English
country gentleman, proved to be richer
than she, and who made her a loving
and hunting husband.
The emperor gave her away, and she
wore the pearl-colored pearls with the
emerald drops, now become historical.
"Ah Madame, dear baroness, please
| tell me where you have kept the real
Jewels all these months !" said the pious
Madam Pasteur, almost kissing the
hem Of her mistress robes.
The baroness was dressed for travel
ing, as her faithful adherent knelt and
asked this question. She had on the
quilted satin red petticoat; the scarlet
Of old England.
"Was it in the double-locked closet
of the north tower ?"
"Ah, no faithful Pasteur, thou
knowest Neusiedler had the key to
that p
"Was it in the jewel case of thy great
ancestress, the Roumanian princess"
"No. Guess again p
"Was it in the convent of the nuns
of Rez Gebirge?"
"No Pasteur. I never gave them
anything to keep but my sins !"
"Was it in the baron's strong box in
the cellar?"
"No, my dear Pasteur, no. You have
the hiding place under your finger
They were quilted into the lining ot
this red satin petticoat. 1 owe the idea
to that good Lady Louisa. See her e?'
and gently raising the edge of hel
travelling skirt, right over her left foot
the baroness showed Madam Pasteul
neat little series of pockets, where the
jewels had been safely hidden in 6
scarlet prison.