New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-29
lie de trop during the examinations

be Gle GrOp during the examIDa alton.
The young man had lnarYeled all
the time at the strange scene. Sure
/ " lie never had seen husband and
wife meet with so much ceremony.
And what did she mean by calling.
[=hiln-an utter stranger-sMy Fran
co.'s! someJhiag was wrong here; al
that he felt positive
But when she added, 4 might be
de trop during the examination,
and with his package of diamonds
in her arm 5coolly bowed to him aud
tried to leave the parlor the whole
scene became clear to him.
He was to be sWindled out Of his
diamonds.
He rushed at her like a maniac
and cried out in furious tones, Stop,
| say! Give me my diamonds,
woman! Not one step outsof this
door; my diamonds first! say my
diamondsn'
SEQ on, madame, so on quickly
urged NJ. de Jauville; leave him to
me; | will soon calm him.
And then turning to the Young
man, who now looked, indeed, more
like a maniac than reasona BILE
| Partisan, he said; slightly laying his
hand on his shoulder:
Calm yourself, my young friend:
pray calm yourself Don t you know
| your own dear mother?'
Mother be dd!' howled the
unfortunate young man. She's is a
swindler; she is an adventures!
wantmy diamonds! By the Almighty,
Twill have my diamonds!
"'For Gods sake, go, madamep
cried NJ. de- Jauyille. & see we shall
have hard time with your son. Go,
COL
"The lady needed no urging, but
FASTENED out of the house and hur-
riedly jumped into her carriage.
''The physician in the meantime
had q rough t1lssel with young La
bouriau. Big strong man though
| heswas, he was no match for the in
turiated youth. He was knocked
over by him. He whist]ed for help.
| Two strong attendants who had al
ready been attracted by the noise,
rushed in, and in a few minutes
young Francois found himself in a
straightjacket and SO tightly band
aged that he could not move a limb.
His furious struggles were in vain.
His wild cry tor his diamonds, his
flood OF abuse against the vile adj
ventures who had swindled him out
OF half million of diamonds tell on
deaf ears.
"'The poor fellow has one of his
paroXysms, explained the doctor.
ct was the last straw
4 "'You old fool!' cried Francois,
you are either mad yourself or you
are in league with that swlndling
beast! Can't you understand, YOU
laundering old idiot, that that brute
OF woman has run off with my dia-
monds which belong to my father,
the rich jeweler, Labouriau?'
"The case is really worse than I
expected said NJ. de Jauville We'll,
take him up to the padded room
and leave him there. He'll calm
down by and by
"And in spite ofhis tears, protesta-
tions, curses and rawlings the poor
fellow was carried off into the pad
ded room and carefully locked in.
"ln the meantime old NJ Labou-
riau waited anxiously for his son to
return. Hour after hour passed, but
no signs of Francois. At 10 O'Clock
he became thoroughly alarmed. He
took a fiacre and drove to the doc
; tors house, but could find out moth
ing. 1lNe concierge positively re-
fused to take any message at chat
hour Of night. He had most posi-
tive orders never to admit any
strangers or disturb the doctor or
any OF the household after 9 O'Clock.
/ This was an esta blishment for the
cure OF nervous diseases, and strict
est quietness had to be observed.
The gentleman would have to return
tomorrow. The institute would be
/ open at 9 o'clock.
1T was mad'lening! What should
he do? Should he go at once to the
police? Perhaps Francois had return
ed by this time? Well, he would drive
home frst-time enough for police
headquarters after that.
"lt was Il ter midnight when he ar
rived home. No Francois had not
yet returned. TO the police then!
''He told his story TO the Inspector.
| The shreWd detective surmised that
probably the son had eloped with
the lady, and warning dispatches
and inquiries were sent to all the
railway and police stations.
'Thus the night passed by. IN the
morning, together With the Inspector,
Monsieur Labouriau went again to
|; DR.. de Jauville's institute. This
! time they succeeded in seeing him.
Explanations followed, but it was
too late. The shrewd adventures
had had ample time to make her es.
cape, and in spite of the large re-
ward offered by Monsieur Labouriau
she has never been discovered
Very Well Advertised.
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