The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-31
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ed.'
Yes she replied; Il suppose so, from
the fact that you sent for them.'
Sent for theml' exclaimed the
broker. What do you meanP'
why four hours ago received your
note directing me to give your metal
box in the safe to the bearer
my GodI exclaimed the broker,
sinking into a chair. And you gave
1t to himP'
Certainly here is the note you sent
me- And she handed him the note
which be had written for the manned
and gallant General to the Countess,
his wife.
In a moment the sickening truth
was evident that he had been victim
of clever confidence Operator. Five
minutes later he was on his way to the
Prefecture of the Police, and there he
fully related the scheme by which he
had been deprived of his property.
Expert detectives were at once placed
on the case, and the broker returned
home, a sadder and wiser man.
No one who attended Madame
Calaca's re 'eption that evening could
discover that anything unusual had
happened to disturb the equanimity of
the host and hostess. AS soon as the
entertainment was over and the broker
and his wife had retired, another sur
prise awaited them. The safe in their
sleeping apartment had been broken
open, and several articles of jewelry
belonging to Madame Callaca were
missing. 1t would be difficult to
describe the state of mind into which
this new degradation threw the broker
and his wife. The fact was duly COM
munlcated to the police the next day,
but neither the distinguished General
who had 80 successfully imposed on the
broker, or the burglar who had so
boldly wrenched open the safe and
depleted it, was discovered through the
instrumentality Of the law.
Jacques, as he waited at the table,
heard the broker describe the General
and his servant, and listened with
interest to full account of the clever
plot. Thinking over the matter when
he retired that night, a thought flashed
upon him. Who but Charles could
have accomplished so brilli ant stroke.
The thought grew upon him, and
the next evening he met Adolph in the
wine shop on the Rue st. Antoine and
disclosed his suspicious.
That is the explanation said
Adolph. He learned from you the
fact that the jewels were in box in
safe and that Madame Callaca's name
was Marie, and he Immediately devised
plan to possess himself of the spoils
and deprive us of the reward of our
industry
The accomplices were very bitter at
the Idea Of having been circumvented
by Charles and resolved to be avenged.
The next day Monsieur Callaca
received two notes in disguised writ
ing, One ran thus:
Your servant Jacques, is an old
thief and the lover of Marguerite. If
you miss any of your property you may
know who has taken it.
The other note, in an entirely differ
ent hand, ran thus:
THE General who robbed you of
your diamonds is a notorious outlaw,
commonly known as Charles Boyer.
The police ought to know him. He
has recently returned from America,
where he was in prison for seven years
for robbing a cashier of bank when
his back was turned for moment.
The result of these two interesting
epiStles was that Jacques and Charles
were in custody within forty.eight
hours. Charles made clean breast of
it, confessing that he had concocted
the plot to get possession Of the box of
diamonds. On returning the stolen
articles he was allowed, for reasons
known to the police, to go free, on con-
dition that at he quilted the country,
which he did for time. With Jacques
1t was different. He was captured in
the company of Adolph in whose
possession were found the jewels taken
from the safe. These two worthless
were convicted and sentenced to the
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