The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-11-16
MONGOLIAN GENIUS.
Cleverness Of the Burglars of the
Flowery Kingdom
The Singular Trick by Which a Midnight
Caller Eluded the Grasp of
His WouId-Be
Captor.

New York Tribune, 'and, of course
the number of incidents in our varying
life has been legion. But there wa:
one adventure which occurred while
we were attached to the embassy il
China that so combined the ludicrous
with the really serious that shall never
forget it. After we were there foi
about year there occurred a grand
Jubilee at the court to celebrate the
emperor's birthday or some other
festive occasion, and Baron H had
been sent from Vienna as special en-
voy to tender congratulations etc. He,
of course, stopped at the legation. The
night before he was to leave he re-
turned very late for dinner. could see
during the evening that he was distract
and worried, and after other guests had
gone he confide to the count and my
self his trouble. He was a nervous,
fussy little man, and was evidently
greatly disturbed. 4 have had some
important jewels confded to my care,
he told us, to be given to our emperor
as memento of this occasion. To-
morrow sail, as you know, in the gov
eminent steamer for home, and soon as
am aboard ship | shall not feel any
anxiety; but l must confess that to-
night l am nervous-why, l do not
know; but / have the feeling, and /
thought would confide it to you and
perhaps you would share my RESPONSE
bility.'
MY husband who had inherited from
his Irish mother bold carelessness
which has often stood him in good
stead, although disastrous in this in
stance, said good-naturedly: Give them
to me, if you like. have an iron box
by my bed where lock up any impor-
tant papers that have in my room at
night, and l will keep them for YOU
The baron, greatly relieved, gladly
handed over the little case that held
the costly trinkets, and shortly after
ward we all retired for the night. The
counts room adjoined mine, and the
last thing l remember was seeing the
glimmer of his light under the door as
he sat writing at his desk, finishing his
dispatches for the morrow. | was
awakened from deep sleep by the
noise of scuffle, and immediately aft
erward the shout of my husband, and in
aroused Catch the thievesr shouted
the count, and for short time all was
in confusion, no one understanding the
why and the wherefore OF the uproar,
the count in the lightest of attire hav-
ing torn down the stairs into the court
yard. After a useless pursuit he re-
turned, breathless, to tell his story
tE:le box was gone; that 1 had seen at
once and had already communicated
my fears to Baron IL, who had also
appeared upon the scene and who was
nearly frantic. Between gasps for
breath-for what with the excitement |
completely exhausted-we finally elic-
tied the following facts: After he had
put the jewels in the stronghold which
stood on q table at the head of his bed,
he sat down at his desk and, finding that
he had more to do than he expected,
wrote until the small hours of the
Notwithstanding the lateness
of the hour he was restless after he
finally got to bed, and did not fall into
sound sleep; so that the light noise of
the opening door aroused him at once,
and by the dim light from the hall he
saw a muffled figure approaching his
bed, while another form, also shrouded
in drapery, stood by the do +. Count
A is brave man and a strong man
End has always been famous athlete:
so, rather enjoying The idea of the de-
pouement, he lay quietly in wait. know
ng that the jewels were the object of
,he midnight marauders. /
The robber came steadily and noiseless-
y toward the box as If he were perfect /
y familiar with the location, while the
count feigned sleep and allowed him to {
,ome near enough to lay his hand upon I
t. Then with a sudden movement h
brew his powerful arms around tn !
hief and shouted for help; but by a.
wriggle the creatur q
Tipped with the dexterity of a serpcn
rom under the heavy sheet-lille drupery, f
eaving it in my husbands clutch With /
bound the latter was out Of bed, ana 4
or the second time he had the mis- a
reant in his grasp; but again he was y
oiled, this time by new device which =
will venture to say has never been
card of in the police reports of any civ
lied country. The man was complete
Y nude and creased from head to foot {
With soft battery substance that made =
i'm as slippery as an eel. Notwith- 7
landing that the count caught him sew
raj times he made good his escape, new !,
r relinquishing the box. !,
Eyes; the Jewels are gone" continued
he countess, in answer to an inquiry.
And what is more we could never trace >
lem; there is no detective service in :
hina that amounts to anything, and !,
he wretches were completely success n
Il. Baron H, although terribly =
fraid of the consequences of his hav- =,
lg relegated his trust to another, be- :,
aved most handsomely and completely -
my husband from all blame. -
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