The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-29
IN. FRANCOIS DR6URET
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| could not credit the writing to
Mother Vilsanx. therefore decided
that either Howard forsythe or VI.
Droubet, whoever no might be, had fur.
nislied tho tags for her use.
cannot say how glad | was TO stand
upon the steamers deck and watch tho
shores Of Bonita fade slowly away upon
the horizon. My sojourn upon tho
promotory had proven tho most horri'
bls experience Of my life. At Cape
GuaIdo purchased harrOl oil cocoa
nuts, 10 tho great astonishment Of the
captain, and had them slowed IN tho
hold beside tUoso OF Mother Videaux.
Two nights aiterward. whom ali. was
quiet on board. stole from my state
room to tho hold, aud lighting u dark
lEnIsrn topenOd the barrel Of nuts that
had come from Benitn, aud carefully 70.
moving thcmt transferred those from
my own barrel to their place.
Then rCpacked Mother NideAuX's
coroannGs 10 tho Cane Guarda barrel to
prevent any knowledge that they hal
boon tempered with, and returned
slcNlthily to my cabin without having
been observed.
The next morning n'kod the captain
to bring my barrel Of nuts into Inv
stRtor1om. and ignoring his evident
surprise at tho request, had the salts.
faction Of SGuGV lllom safely deposited
beside my bunk.
The remainder III my task was easy.
In tho seCiuslon OF my cabin | cracked
each nut aud examined its contents.
There were diamonds In seven OF them
-RltvfOur stonO4 altogether some
were Of remarkable size and btilliancy.
carefully sorted them aud placed them
In u belt about INV waist for Haia keep.
ing until | could restore them to their
owners.
We touched al Liverpool, WhHro the
iron chest OF diamonds from Bonita WAS
turned over to tho agent waiting TO 70.
ceiv0 them, and sent short telegram
TO Mr.. foryth0 at Now York saying
vas on my way home. did not men.
ton his brOlhpts horrible death. as |
thought II bost to wait until had un.
cnrIhed tho whole chain Of thieves and
had ihem fufoIv occurred. by waiting
my triumph would bn all the greater
aud | rather shmnh from Informing
my employer abruptly Of the inct that
lus brother was the pr mo mover in tho
theft,
From Liverpool To steamed to IIRyrc,
whore | babe gool.bv to tho sIRuncll
,itllo boat that had bornO mo w safely,
and made my way TO PRhs. was oil
engOrnos to follow up tho trial OF NJ.
Francois Droubpt, and tho very evening
Of my arrival | HnuntotOd up ~ thu
door Of tho little fruit stand In tho Ruo
do Nalodn md walked In.
II was dlrgv, little room. olotous
from hocnylng fruit, a fow little pilOa oil
neglected aud slfnnkOn Rpplhi and
oranges being tho only stock In Wow.
A large, Stout woman, with hair and
eyes Of lOt black, Ilouchily dressed In 4
lAdad print gown, was behind tho
counter reading a novel.
She looked IN a. ! entered, but did
not rise from hsr chair.
us m'hior in2' asked, raising my
hat
She looEod al mo GlOaAily over her
book nnl shook her head.
WIN fSlufn coon, )" pofsi1tSd, In
my bsSl french.
"WhoarN yOuF' lho a0koi, abrnnlly
"a friend Of nm intimate ncniiint.
nnec Of NJ Dtoubcl," replied, oomU.
what nwkwhrdlN
"Your nhnO," Rllo demanded, without
moving line Of hOt stolid oountonnnco.
hcSftatsd tttGtt, remembering that I