The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24

Dered that ner own picture, my .'Enpnros-
yne," FELL from its easel, and created mo-
n1entafy confusion, and that she and her aunt
picked it up Tho coming away was con-
fused recollection. She Thought her aunt
had taken her sachel-she did not femem-=
Der.
This, of course, was construed into the con-
fusion Of guilt. The fact that the bracelet
was in her own sachcl proved her COM
plicity with the crime to the satisfaction of
the princess.
Meantime had happened to me one of those
singular revelations OF memory which como
to us in hours of great agitation and con-
fusion. When had first seen Polenta had
had sense of having seen him before.
When the Hrst terrible discovery Of the
bracelet was made, a curious vision had
passed before my eyes. seemed to be walk
ing in the wards Of hospital, and to
sec before Ine certain sick men who were
lying, half convalescent and languidly, on
the little pallets common to such places
remember thinking how strange wero these
tricks of tho mind, that that vision, one Of
tho half forgotten experiences of my Paris
| career as a student, should come into my
head at such q time.
When commenced my attempted accusa-
tion against Polenta found great difficulties
IN the way. He was there at tho moment
when Maddalena was packing the jewels,
and had since disappeared. He was an un-
/ known person. These were all against him,
but they were very poor grounds for an ac-
cusation, No one remembered much how LIE
looked He was difficult person to de-
scribe How could achieve any success
Ee,A
had reached Nuremberg the curtain had
lifted
Where had seen Potential Perhaps /
should not have remembered had not been
| led to the contemplation of his character by
| the light of great crime, and by the sight
| of tho grated window, behind which stood
Emily Sinclair, my Euphrosyne. Then it
| all came to me, and telegraphsd to the chief
Of police of Paris:
SEARCH for Victor Gregoire in connection
with the great San Marco jewel robbery,
committed at Venice Nov. 2. Can furnish
two portraits Of him."
/ must now go back to my student life in
Paris in the early part Of my career. Quite
! ten years before these events had, in the
process of my art education, frequently Wis
| tied the prisons and hospitals Of Paris In Or
| der to sketch remarkable heads. In the pur-
I! suit Of this branch Of my art had one day
been permitted to enter the hospital attached
| to the Mans prison to sec gentlemanly vii
lain who had committed a forgery. He was
recovering from an illness, and presented
good subject. He did not see me, but had
sketched him.
"a most remarkable villain, this Victor
Gregoire," said the chief. ''Hc can assume
the character Of quiet gentleman better
than any man in Europe. He has deceived
more women, robbed more portmanteaus,
forged more checks than any living man. He
always gets Off, and his term here has now
nearly expired He will DO out in short
time. He has powerful friends somewhere"
After sketching Victor Grcgoire had pro-
ceeded from my ''coign Of vantage" to sketch
other and perhaps more remarkable beads.
and had quite forgotten him. This expert
ence was only one of ten thousand. But an
hours search among my old sketch books
brought mo to this particular head. I tore it
out and put 1t in my pocketbook; then deter
mined if could to obtain Emily's subsequent
sketch of him as Mephistopheles.
Tho book was not in the suspected Russia
leather bag which held the bracelet. So far
tho jealous DR.. Scbastini allowed me to
search and see. must obtain it at Nurem-
burg. For this last picture of Polenta, alias
Victor Gregoire, was very necessary to me if,
as / supposed, he had disappeared from bis
old haunts and had been forgotten.
However, all criminals, particularly those
who have jewels to sell, must go to PARA
That is at once the most confusing aid the
most convenient of temporary resting places.
| frhere are three places where stolen good
arc disposed Of with great facility, it is said:
Paris, London and Ha,nburg.)
After talking with Emily in her prison,
and giving her what comfort could, ap-
piled to Mss Sinclair. She was in Tho deep
est grief She had lost lover as well as hast
| ing real and true regret for tho sorrow1
| Of her niece, and her FIRST and only question
| of mo was ii had seen Mr.. Polenta--had
letter for hera He had promised to lIeet
/ her here" etc.
| was very glad she thus put mo on my
| guard, for had allowed her to hear my sus-
| picicns sho never would have got me the sketch
book of poor Emily's, from which secretly
subtracted the picture of Victor Gregoire alias
Polenta. Poor elderly, weak, silly womani
| She had not made the acquaintance of those
! shepherds of whom Bunyan speaks, ''ard
whose names are Knowledge, Experience,
Watchful and Sincere" No, her little lambs
! of sentiments and emotions knew no watch
dogs, no careful guardians They constantly
led her astray, and got her into difficulties.
| She was helpless, hopeless, and miserable.
| asked her about their friends in England
Could they not help herf She said no; that
the colonel had offended everybody; that this
last terrible event would add to their intense
anger and disgust at his latest disgrace, the
| final touch Of utter isolation. She added that
there was an especial reason for their hating
the colonel, as he was tho heir to his nephew,
on unmarried man, and that the remote posi-
bilitv of the Younger man dying first. and thus
diverting the property into another channel.
was enough to make the colonel especially
unpopular with the branch Of the family who
hoped to inherit it. Therefore it seemed as
| if for the moment was tho only friend in
| the world to whom the poor girl, SO unjustly
accused Of robbery, could appeal. The
| colonel was sunk in his own misfortunes;
those of his daughter were but another stun
| ming blow to man almost unconscious.
/ Where was Cesarei His mother had for
hidden his following me to Nuremburg. He
4 was between two fires Whether be could
have with propriety followed the suspected
thief was a question, but he did one good
thing; he sent plenty Of money to Paris to be
applied to the pursuit of Polenta, and stirnu-
| lated the search in Venice.