Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-31
Ohases an Engagement Ring
Across the Ocean.
It WAS FROM A NOBLE LOVER,
Miss Louise msrIdsn lesIiOps Hands me
HusA-Ptl1od Heirloom Of Count Heinrich
Won Roodsr to a Passing Aoquainl.
anee, VINO Fails to Return It.

New York March 30.-This IL a story
OF the adventures of diamond
engagcment ring N h had been
tnoWed TO remain whore it be-.
leufeu' on the finger of q rich American
kirL where a German count placed Id
~ months ago, this story would never
nave been written. But She foollshly
TOOK it OF and lent Il 10 IA Frenchfnnn
~ the end she was forced 20 follow he
ring from France TO America Ia order to
recover H.
Ihe story begins with the ring In the
bossession OF Count Heinrich won Roe
ger on Munster Wcstphana The ring
mas but small diamond setting ANA ia
Intrinsic value Is not great but 10 has
passed from heir 10 heir Of the ancient
iumiiy anu been bestowed succeqsiyeiv
by each on the woman OF his choice
Count Heinrich felt no inclination To-
use u gu he went TO Paris There he
met and fell Ia love with Miss louisa
Mcrden OF Monterey. TEX. tho dntgb.
ter Of wealthy rnucher Three wears
ago she was sont 90 Europe under the
care OF an aunt Mrs Maria Artpux.
70 complete her education. They lived
in the Fauboure ST. Gormain. aud the
girl beauty and Wealth made her a
iaEorite with the American colony. She
enjoyed living In Pnris aud FULLY nppr,-
ciatcd her good fortune In heing IN the
gay capital instead ~ among the cow.
boys aud steers Of lubbock county.
lex. Still she seems moi to have had
any love ahuir uutil she met Count
Heinrich. Six months ago She became
his hancce aud he placed thc ring upn
her fryer
About three months ago he was called
70 Prussia on Official business shortly
after be left Paris big reception was
given by Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, the
United States minister 10 France Mira
Armour and Miss Mcidcn were present
Achillc Duwnd was there too ilc wus
Then private secretary 90 81 Artnn, who
ias since left Paris because of els com
nectou with Che Panama scandal Tho
good-lOoking FrcnchWuu and the hani-
some Aucucnn girl knew each othcr WCll
ana Miss NprIdeu has been SORRY Tor be
since. During The evening she found
herself alOuc with nuruud. lie uakcd
hCr Jostlgly Go lcnd HIM the counts
engagement rine. Jcstingly abe com-
plied
The next day Durand was sent TO Mar
scillps. Then something happened that
prevented his return 10 Paris lie went
TO Belgium Then be went 10 Antwerp,
and under the nume of Maissunnior took
passage 20 New York on the steamship
Pennlaud. II Is said that Ids departure
from Europe was not unconnectod with
the Panama scandal.
The young Frrnchman did not suffer
for lack of Injuries here. lie stopped at
the Hotel dc LOgorot the Holland house,
and other Fifth avenue houses.
though his name does not appear as
Durnnd ON the hotel registers. lie had
a iuy time here and made things dee
oidedly lively at the big French and the
Arion balls.
While Durand was eaoying himself
the life of Mis- Merdcn was far from
being happy. The loss Of the ring wor-
ried her constantly. What would the
count say when she told him that she
had lent his much.prlzrd heirloom dur.
ing a foolish hirtntiOnf She determined
10 regaip the ring at all hazards before
her hnncc returned 10 Paris, though she
had not the slightest idea of Durnud'a
whereabouts,
reached her that the fugitive was in
Now York She telcgrlAhcd 90 Won |
R1edor that her mother was MI, made !
an equally plausible explanation to her !
aunt and sailed for this city. To de- /
tecuve familiar with lie French colony |
hero Miss Mcriden told her story A |
dilligent search Tor llnrapd Whs pro,p- |
cuted Early lasi SUNDAY afternoon The /
officer learned that a party OF French /
men had arranged t0 attend the Dam /
rosCh concert IN Carnegie music ball. /
He suspected that Durand might be- orc /
NJ the company. The event proved chat /
bis surmise was correct. About 3 o'clock
Miss Meriden who was occupying a
seat la the FIRST balcony, cspied he'pos-
SCISSOR of her ring passing down the
orchestra aisle. She Informed The detec-
i've and when Durand left the hell ut
he conclusion ~ the concert the detec-
I've took him 10 charge, Durrnl Will
ugly gave no the ring, and preparations
10 return tn Europe were nt once made
M Mis- Mandct She cabled 10 The
,ount that her mothers health had been
.estored aru asked him 20 meet her On
he nrrivni of the vessel nc Sonthnmp.
on. She sailed on Tuesday. Not an
nllinc Of her adventure has as yet
cached the ears OF her parents.