The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-25
HIS A G NEATLY WON.
AN AUSTRIAN NoBLEMAN IN THH
ROLE or 4 SWINDLER.
He shows How Easily He Could Deprive
= Diamond Dealer OF Gems worth n Fer
tune, and Mouines uim by = Purchases

tuus, nns Momne ni- ny = Purchase
IRON the chtcaOo Times.
vienna, Nov. 4.-This ls not precisely n great
market for precious stones, but the jewellers in
question have none the LEES acquired a European
celebrity for diamond necklaces which. are said
siye, and the husbands and lover" are few and
Messrs. KS necklaces TO adorn the fair necks Of
the women of their hearts. Hence the hum Of
a few days ago when n WELD young gem
tlcman entered the shon. introduced himself. as
the firm for the purpose, he said, OF ordering a
diamond necklace. MIR. y. very. soon. cams
down. his face one vast. substantial smile. aud
slgnitled his readiness to do the will OF his dis
tinguished visitor.
want a Diamond nscklaCe," was the reply.
I'VE. have none, but the best, Count; but as
tastes differ, you shall soe sl we have here 49, ~.
And In a few minutes the young nobleman's
eyes were literally dazzled with striags OF pre-
cious stones, which looked like serpcnts Of fire
and light as they were coiled and uncoilcd,
catching in their movements the rays Of the set.
ting sun, as they came through the plate-glass
The Count greatly admired the display. care
then stepped back n few PAGES. and viewed each
one, apart, and, after a long hours inspection,
These three STRIKE my fancy with equal force,
but only require one. cannot choose between
them. l will certainly take one of them, but I
Her name Is no doubt familiar to your ears
The best singers Ia Austria and central ESropo..
Familiar" replied the head Of the firm, II
should !lhlnk it was. She is one of our beet Gus
How curiousl'' remarked the Count, Well.
now, I want you 70 send these three necklaces 70
the lady and | will look In here tomorrow aud
pay the bill. She will have made her choice by
with pleasure, Count, with pleasure. I trust
you will honor us with your custom in the IN.
""Certoinly l will. Good afternoon" And the
Herr x pondersd a few moments over the
whole transaction before carrying out the Inc
structions, Everything, however, seemed in
psrfect order. Ths Young man D. bel9nEed TO- one
provided, OF course. that the name he had
given really belonged to him. Nobody knew the
p %ia"S'r Was 8 not far on. %Snd|buutI,, no, there
was no need OF sending over to make
i nSHIsnc:. and t there To0n might m.r be m, sG,HG Do infSE;
like TO keep the transanction to himself. Re-
sides, there, could be no danger in, taking the
the firm one Of the best customers. in fact
and ten diamond necklaces would be absolutely
and take them there, said the jewelier, and
see the, thing through"
diva herself had lived when she had last been 40
lately, and in any case be would see, and this
question of her address would prove u touch-
Does Fraulein W. live here ?" he inquired Of
the doorkeeper as the hanson pulled up at the
"Yea. sir; moved in a few weeks ago."
us she at home now 7"
'Don't know, I'm sure, but I fancy she Is out.
She generally is out AT this time Of day"
Herr ", however, went up stairs and rang the
us FrEnlsin W. at homo"
Announce me, please And n moment later
he was asked 10 step into tho drawing room.
"FrAulein W, ! have come on a very pleasant
srrandmt3 ask You 70 choose one Of three ola;
vie IN yains with the charms bestowed upon you
countenance had assumed the form of u note Of
Interrogation.
necklace for you; that he has carefully s~crutln.
lied all we have In stock. and, having. selected
these three. asks you TO say which Of them you
Count o., did you saw"
Yes, Count Ferdinand o. You know him. Of
Not I; never saw or spoke to him In my life.
"StranRe-yer %strHngel Here ia his card.
dare say he is All admirer of your delightful
singing and intends TO give n tangible shape tn
his appreciation; and 4 may say SO, he has
q diamond necklace; l expected TO see him
here. but this is. perhaps, the hnrbinger OF his
Yes. that may be-" answered the lady. look
hnyS sd a9,sn bs,l a the n h glI,terHlh IT, !. Diamonds; M
opera, and does. know, take a great interest In
The jewellcr then invited a careful inspec-
tion Of the three necklaces. pointed out the
beauties OF each, aud laid special stress on the
best of the three. which, OF course, was tho
most expensive of the lot. Half an hour passed
IN this way, but the younE count failed TO put In
What do you intend to do ~ asked Frauleln
Well. / suppose 1t is useless to wait any
longer. confde the three necklaces to your
safe keeping. Fraulein; | know they will be as
well looked after here as at our shop, And when
Count o. does call and you have selected one OF
them, he will come to US and settle ny. 1t will
not last, longer than Tomorrow, for he has
And Herr X. took his leave. rejoicing. IL never
once occurred TO him that he had left any loop
holes IN the arrangement through, which .
mouse. not to say u swindler, could squeezs
Herr X. had not left the salon a quarter of an
hour when the young man who called at the
store rushed In great excitement into the room
AM, yehementiy demanded the three diamond
THE jeweller. Herr X, " he said, - has semi
by nistaEe~a mistake which he deeply regrets
and apologies for"
pl AZ TsPi Ihs az Ike teSa aSh,,s sT instractI ss sq irsa BEEN sa,
misunderstood; He wanted the, necklace for
Miss i. who lived in the same house as Miss
only one story higher, and q mistake had
been made In the names. The lady was not In
80 this is the solution OF the mystery Yes,
] was %thinking myself that There must be some
else the Count would have called hero
parcel. lie expressed Lis profound thanks and
hurried away, and the lady thought no more OF
her disappointment that evening.
Next morning the jeweller was announced.
and she ordered the servant 10 show him in.
He had come. no doubt, TO apologize for the
and she received him with a smile that
him very plainly how she appreciated the
fun OF II. But he looked more serious and bubl-
nesslike than the evening before, and opened
the conversation with the poser;
Well, fraulein. | hope on have followed my
advice and chosen the necklace | recommended.
II is by far the best Of the three. and As for the
stones, l can assure you that Princess r.. when
she saw them "A few weeks ago
F." But you seem 10 be in a very. jocular mood
this morning. Herr Y. ] don't quite see, though,
where the Joke comes IN. / thought from the
that the necklaces were not meant
for me. and II was you who suggested that they
should remain In my keeping. But the matter
more about H."
whit do you mean, frauleinf Has the
Count not yet called Z"
"Oh, please stop that! You know as well as
he necklace was for Fraulein Il. up stairs, and
your shOpman took II 20 her last night"
what in heavens name do you meanl
Where are my diamond ncCklacesf I" Aud
Herr x, was as pale as a ghost as he asked