The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-15

struggle, killed tho guide and
took Theodore prisoners; and, not.
withstanding the fierce resistance
which lie made, they took pos.
session Of the diamond.
Ills great grief ut losing 1t made the
Arabs think that 1t was an amulet,
md one OF their women gave tho stone
to her child as n plaything.
After time tho Arnb chief, becoln.
ing fond OF the prisoner, told him that
when his wounds werc healed he would
be free to leave them with all that they
had taken from him. n
SO Theodore recovered with his
health his diamond md his liberty.
Not knowing which way to 10, he
concealed himself In cave, whore he
remained two days, when q caravan up.
pearod, which he joined, and was thus
able to continue his journey.
Always worried and suspicious, he
took tho poorest accommodations In
tho inns and the cheapest food, so that
no one might suppose he possessed q
treasure. Near the end OF his journey
he wrote to Annals father, and began
his letter with this phrase:
II am rich! immensely rich!"
This displcascd Anna, who thought
that Theodore should have written Of
moro important things first; but sho
silcnccd her misgivings, concluding that
his conduct was only another proof OF
his love for her. u, II ,...
However, the thought Of tho immense
fortune OF her lover robbed her Of her
natural light-hoartodncss; her father
also was very roserved-not to appear
covetous; and Theodore, considering
that ho would be comforting favor by
marrying Anna, gave himself the airs
Of Il protector. d-s
As they thus mutually were deceived,
their first interview was cold and un.
satisfactory to both.
A few days later Anna said to Theo-
dore:
81 do not know why, but your for
tune frIightens me; it destroys oil our
plans.H
"What does that mattcr?n Theodore
answered. Thanks to my riches, We
can nov 90 TO Paris and live in one OF
the finest palaces" a
"Oh! should have preferred
our dear little house : our trees
and our dreamed.of happiness, to
all the palaces and riches IN the
worldw
Theodore went 10 Paris to see tho
royal jewelor, but tho latter was alb
sent and would not return for eight or
ten days. So he employed tho time in
looking for q splendid house and furni-
ture, and ornaments to correspond. He
also ordered carriage and a pair OF
magnificent horses. He soon found
that he had multitude OF relations,
who, till now, had not troubled them.
selves about him.
When he entered drawing-room his
name caused sensation, and peopls
talked OF the immense fortune he had
made in the cast.
He was well received everywhere.
Mothers tried to attract him for their
daughters, and the daughters decided
that no was very eligible.
Poor Anna was running grave risks
Of being forgotten. However, short
ly afterward the two lovers. now
husband and wife, wcro living in
the same little house OF which Anna
had SO often dreamed.
When the court jeweler had exam
ined Theodore's diamond, he said:
Truly, it is admirable: However, l
do not wish to possess it, for l do no.
deal in false stones. This is splendid
imitation, and it will not be difficult for
you to sell it. Any jeweler will give you
ten francs for it."
With those ten francs Theodore was
able to regain Havre on foot. There he
fortunately found position, with a
salary OF twenty-five hundred francs
q year. and shortly aitcrward he and
Anna were married y