Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-12-14

"Tt is not that" returned his excited
hostess, shrewdly, "but that, il you
should drink another draught OF my
wine, fear that you would turn out 10
be the commodore of fleet; and that
finally, at the last drinking, you would
III AXE me believe that You were the lord
high admiral of all the seas"
And she pointed suggestvely toward
the door.
s'Marie Gabrielle" SAID the unwel
come guest, III tones of authority, and
rising impressively TO his feet, it had
been well for you had you long since
shown the true Pere Molliere the door.
He who was your schoolmate, who ran
from home, joined the navy, deserted
after robbmg several of his comrades,
who, to cap life of crime, ut length
came to Paris, donned the rotes of sane
tity to cover his serpentile trail OF mis-
deeds past-who had been false to every
thing save his. boyhood's love; who
secretly induced you to leave Andrea,
we'd you who is at this moment III
prison for appropriating the jewels OF
nj Senart aid the cure of Llvry and
who has confessed that you are his ao-
compllce. Tell me, Marie Gabrielle,
where are those stolen Yaluables hidden,
or you are my prisoner | am Vidocq. :"
The glass dropped from the woman's
hand and, uttering a piercing shrek,
she fell faintlng upon the floor.
Soon after squad of detectives
reached the home, but without avail,
and the woman declaring her innocence,
and the ignorance of the missing valua-
bles, was conveyed to prison.
That afternoon Moirellet was stripped
and put to the pump" that confess
ion might be extorted from him.
The pump was q water-tig hit cell in
the yard of the prison into which q
stream of water constantly flowed, which
could only be discharged through the
pump.
The only means by which the unfor-
tunate inmate could prevent drowning
was by working necessarily at the pump.
For three hours MoIrellet endured the
enforced labor, but when at length the
water was turned off, and he was re-
moved from the cell III an exhausted
state, he still protested his entire inno-
cence. and averred that he was not Pere
Molliere.
That night, ooarsely-dressfd Ger
man youth, vuIgarly inebriated, was
thrust into the apartment of the prison
III which Morellet was confued-much
TO Moirellet's disgust.
The German, however, dropped in one
corner of the cell and slept soundly all
night, only at times muttering as II in
his dreams such sentences as "Vot /
care nohow." Il got dot gold sure.
,, Vot could dey prove?" "Schmid,
shake hands NIT myself-you was all
right.
Ia the morning Moirellet gave the
turnkey piece OF silver and requested
that he be furnished with u veal outlet
for breakfast "done well brown"
"Und gllf me also breakfast of veal
cudlet done veil, Schmidt" said the
German, also giving the money.
''What do You mean by veal outlet
done well, Schmldt?" demanded the
amused turnkey.
"Vas dot not rlght2 Dis shentleman
he asked for veal cudlet veil done
Brown, und | ask for one veil done
Schmidt 2 Vas you not hat gif dot
name. ven you sends de order p
Moirellet and the turnkey laughed at
the Germans stupidity, but socn after,
when the prisoners were eating their
TODD alone, the German said:
''You laugh at me-bud L was dot
man vat should laugh. Dond dink L
xya, fool X %1h
vas o shentleman, und I vas tief L
robs Brussian officer of all his money.
| got it. | go-hush dis very night
away from Vrance."
''How do you mean ?" asked Moir-
ellet, for the first time looking toward
the boor without disdain.
Hush L vas tlef, dole you.
knows all de tiefs-all der brlAons-
look herel"
And tie Dutchman, with sly wink,
removed neatly hidden slide in the
ole of his heavy shoe, disclosing three
ingeniously wrought skeleton keys and a
small vial.
And do you mean, Schmidt, to break
PRISON."
''You shall see. I git my gold safe
j g1t safe out of Vrance. Dey would
not catch me now, but was trunk.
"Fhen if you will aid me, away with
you, L know OF vast treasure buried In
the forest of Bondy. A third of it shall
be yours"
AT midnight the German began work.
Opening the cell door with one of his
keys he peered forth into the dimly-
lighted corridor.
A turnkey was sitting near the door
In dose.
Saturating q handkerchief with the
fluid from the vial, he soon had rem
dered that functionary insensible to
noise.
Taking the keys that hung at his belt,
he opened the door leading to the main
hallway of the prison.
Passing swiftly to the prisons front
door, he opened it,
Waiting and listening until the gend-
arme had passed upon his beat, the two
men suddenly darted from the prison,
crossed the dark street and escaped.
The German led the way through
roundabout streets to the suburbs Of
Paris, and ere daybreak they had ar
rived in the forest of Bondy.
1t was dark night, but Moirellet
readily found thu spot where the treas
ure was buried, and, using sharpened
sticks, the men soon uneartAed the two
large TIN boxes containing it.
AS they did SO, a rustling in the for
est leaves caused them to look up.