New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14

ment, and the chase aud his emDonpOlnt, my poor
husband completely exhaustcd-we finally ELECTED
the following facts. After no had put the jewels
In the strong box which stood table at the head
of his bed he sat down at Ills desk ard finding that
he had more to do than he expected, wrote until the
small hours of the morning. Notwithstanding the
latsness OF the hour lie restless after nc hnauy
got TO bed, and did not fall into sound sleep
so that the slight noise of the opening door aroused
him at once and by the dim light from the hall
he saw mufied figure approaching MS bed. Whle
another form, also shrouded in drspcry stood by the
door. Count A. is a brave man and strong man,
and has always been famous athlete; SO rather en-
joylng the Idea Of the d6nouement he Jay quietly IN
walt, knowing by flash OF intuition that the jewels
were the ob1ect Of the midnight marauders- The
robber steadily and noiseessly toward the box
as If he were perfectly familiar with the location
while the Count fegned sleep and allowed him to come
near enough TO lay his hand upon It, Then with
a sudden movement he threw his powerful arms
Ground the thief, and shouted for help; but by an
ndescribable wriggc the creature slipped with the
dexterity Of serpent from under the heavy sheet
like drapery, leaving It In my husbands clutch
With bound the latter out of bed, and for the
second time he had the miscresnt In his grasp; but
again he foiled this time by new device
which / VIII venture to say has never been heard
Of in the police reports Of any civilized country
The man was completely nude and creased from head
to foot with a soft buttery substance that made him
caught him several times %e made good his escape,
never rernquishing the box.
ayes; the jewels were goner continued the Count
ess, in answer TO inquiry. g. And what is more we
could never trace them; there is detective service
In China that amounts 10 anything and the wIetches
were completely successful. Baron H.. although
terribly afraid of the consequences Of his having rel
egated his trust to another behaved most handsome
ly, and completely exoneTated my husband from all
blame. Both gentlemen wished TO give the money
value for loss but this His Imperial Majesty would
not permit. The story Of the creased Chinaman got
about however and. were told. vexed the Chinese
officials not little and whether it for this cause
or for other we were shortly transferred
10 another post. As IL in the path Of promotion
we were more than satisfied and took pains to dis
cover the reason"
good housekeeper makes the following capital
suggestion: 1T is good plan 10 have eight white
cotton piece-bags hung row # hooks In the linen
closet Have six of them sixteen inches wide and
twenty long, with string to draw from both sides.
Nuke the other two nine by thirteen inches Mark
them In indelible ink-the large cnes "Merno and
CLOTH "Cotton and linen sundries7 "Dress pieces"
"od Iineno "worsted and yarn" and Old silk" The
two small ones mark Cord and Irvine" and Sun
dries" This lady mentions a use for our old news
papers which, especially in tho summer. accumulate
50 rapidly they are she tells u.s. good preservatves Of
ice if wrapped around the pieces In several thceses
White duck hammock-pillows embroidered with blue
fast colored embroidery silk, better still, the flax
thread which is deservedy such favorfte Just now.
or drab Holland covers, with the pattern stitched In
white viii be found very useful to take with for
your summers outing These covers are made to be