The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-09
NUMBER 10.

nasty habit OF turning up when he
was least wanted But everything he
did was apparently accidental, and he
was very careful not TO do anything for
which could take him to account
strongly suspected, however, he was
playing the part of spy.
The princess seemed TO grow very
uneasy when the voyage was nearly
over. Our Christmas was spent off the
Banks. The day was warm and sunny
and we had quoits on deck While |
was pitching them, the seam in one of
the shoulders of my coat ripped
You VIII let me repair il for Won.
viii you not?' asked the princess, Law
ing her gloved hand un my arm
could not think of allowing Won.
SAID. The stewardess will attend to
It, daresay. Unfortunately l haven't
another coat in my steamer trunk
Let me fix it, she said, with a
shade of anxiety in her tone. Il wish
TO do So
Very We'll l said You are too
kind
''She took the coat to her stateroom.
and was rather long time ! thought.
IN making the necessary repair But
her dainty hands might not have been
accustomed 10 needleworit She was
travelling alone. for her maid, a French
girl, had been detained by the sudden
illness of her mother. She was TO fol-
low, the princess explained, by the
next steamer.
She sent the coat TO me, and when
we met at dinner she said, with a little
nervous laugh:
Did You find it toyour satisfaction,
monsieur?
1T was beautifully done, I said. Il
really don't know how to repay you for
your kindness
Shall i tell you, then?' she said.
softly When we arrive in New York
you will call upon me soon, will Won
not? shall be quite desolate And
you must come-it is only whim. a
fancy Of mine-yes, you must come in
that coat Promise me this, monsieur
-Of course promised.
AT what hotel shall Won ston. nrin-
cess?' ! asked
The Russian consul, a dear old
friend of my father. is to meet me
she said. Il am to be his guest You
must give me your address. and the
first moment have / will write for Won
TO call upon me-
dock in New York. the princess seemed
tremendously agitated, but all INV
proffers of assistance We're declined bv
her.
"'No, monsieur she said to me; my
dear old friend, Ivan Petravitch. will
be in waiting, ard he will attend To
everything
Il am not surprised at much. but III
admit l was not quite prepared for
what followed The moment the gang
plank was thrown out two of Inspector
Bvrnes' detectives stepped across it.
and placed the princess and the little
man with the snaky black eyes. who
had watched me SO closely during the
voyage, under arrest Almost in =
jiffy they were being driven TO police
headquarters.
What had they done? Well. in
Paris they had stolen lot of unset
diamonds. My bogus princess was only
clever French woman. and the man
her lover. They had fled the country
without detection, they thought. but
the police over there were too clever
for them The robbery had been fast
ened on them, and, when il was found
that they had sailed for America. word
was cabled over To hold them
But the missing diamonds could not
be found upon them. a few DAYS after
Their arrest detective called upon me.
and ! told him all ! knew about the
woman, not forgetting to mention that
she had repaired my coat for me-
"'Nill you be kind enough TO let me
see the coat?' he asked
Certainly said, and brought it
out for him
He took Il, and felt the shoulders.
which Were pretty well padded The
next moment he had his knife ont. and
was ripping open the seams To my
great surprise. the stolen diamonds
soon lay on the table. The woman had
cleverly secreted them in the shoulder
out knowing it,
What was her object? Well. tie
two undoubtedly were afraid they
were unable To smuggle the diamonds
through the custom house. aud SO they
made Inc an unconscious confederate.
The woman was confident of getting
them again from me, and ] am positive
myself she would have, il the police
hadn't blocked her little game
My part of the transaction was
hushed mp, and the two were sent back
To France. They are both in some
prison over there now. And the moral?
well, the moral must be perfectly
clear To anyone. II You don't want u
get into trouble, never have your coat
sewed up by a strange woman. DE
troit Free Press.
UDpiessantly Effective
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