Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-25
m. The dear people ap-

grier and followed us everywhere. They were wicked enough to wish to do my good husband harm merely because he chose to keep valuable secret to him. self.
 We first intended to hire rooms in New York where my husband could toll alone with his chemicals, but he was wise Then Arnik and Parjee might hire Ekillful men who would trace him and compel him to give up his secret, or they would find it out for themselves.
 In making the rubies the chemicals give off an overpowering odor, to which my husband and had become accus- toned. The odor was so strange that it would be sure to attract attention in a great city. Officers of the law might make inquiries, thinking we were mak- ing money unlawfully, and so discover the truth.
 I said we must find a secluded place fin the country among the simple folk, who had no curiosity, and where we could be on our guard against approach from any direction. Wo found such place and removed thither- But we were greatly in fear of those
 
 York. They were evil enough to hire others to watch and follow us. So we took all precautions We could, my hus band al.d 1 not recognizing each other in leaviug the city until we reached the country town near which we made our home a IElrt of the time.
 My husband staid at the Astor House s,, ;t venient to Maiden lane, tho home of most of the great jewellers. I went to a | hotel farther up town, both of us using our American names, because we were not afraid to appear openly and honest | ly before the public.
 Luchjid succeeded in making the fin est ruby of all in the workshop at our country home It was at my suggestion that he called it Mana Sahib's ruby, for nearly every one knows that that is the greatest ruby in the world. He placed it ill the hands of a joweler named | Brown to sell for him
 On the little box in which the ruby was placed my husband always put a mark which told him the exact age of the stone Knowing that at the end of 20 days it would decay, vanish. turn to nothingness, he must of necessity com l plete its sale within that period. or he would have nothing to sell.
 After he had left the Mama Sahib | ruby with Mir. Brown my husband be. came very much frightened, believing he had made mistake as to its age He had given Mir. Brown a week i'll which to sell it, but Luchjid feared it would not live that long. He sent me to call on Mir. Brown and learn the truth. | did so. When l admired tho jewel and turned it over in my hand and looked at the box, I mado tho dreadful discovery that within l2 hours the ruby would pass out of existence. If payment was not secured within that timo or q little more. all our calculations would go amiss.
 Mir. Brown is very kind hearted
 man purchased n small ruby of him to keep in his good graCes. but there was no need of that. for ho was so i'm pressed with my appearance that Inc acted very foolishly and showed that he had fallen in lovo with mo. | Note by Mir Brown. A base libel
 There not word ut truth in what she
 writes.
 l When the uIu' row would arrive anC the gentleman who had purchased the
 great ruby found tIl.U h2 had nothing ot
 the hind M his rn->, sion. hr would b,
 sure that hr had m ru robbed Suspicion
 would uu lustly point to uS, so my bus
 band and myself left New York tha
 night and staid in our country home
 That was sufficient 10 provo our inno
 cence if any one should be base enougl
 to make n charge against us.
 1 learned that tho buyer was Mir
 Sandhusen. who. hke myself was stay
 ing at the Windsor hotel. Although WI
 had never spoken, l knew he was yer,
 wealthy, and therefore it would no
 harm him to lose the sum he paid fo
 the ruby.
 When this gentleman opened the bo,
 in his desk tho next morning., the gen
 was gone In his excitement he took Il
 note of the little grains left behind, no
 did he notice the slight odor of the re leased gas, which should have attracte
 his attention.
 The smaller ruby which was sent t Amsterdam crumblcd and dissolved O the way. but the jewellers who receive
 it were wise, because they were nc
 Americans. They noticed tho odor, the [ detected the tiny grains and suspecte ! the truth. They examined moro closely and the ingenious scheme was comprs
 hended. They wrote to tho jeweler 1
 Maiden lane who had forwarded it | 5 them, and then an investigation wa | made, which caused everything to bt | come clear.
 Before that was done, however, Ill
 good husband and had left America 3 We had some dreadful experiences el ) | we got away on the steamer, knowin ) that nothing could be eproved against u $ we were not afraid and would have rt t mained longer i'll America but for tl l persecution of those wicked brothers t Luchjid. They followed uS out to or r country home and hired man 10 hol ! them. They got into a quarrel, and ol
 of them was shot. though. sad to sa,
 not killed.
 n The man whom they paid forced h n way into our workshop but misfortuI r came again, for the simple old woma !, with whom we lived restored him
 life when had arranged everything l. as to punish him for helping to pers . cute us.
 n We are back in India at last i'll ol ], dear old home. The only fear have
 of Arnik and Parjee, who must still 6 very angry, but I pray that they m' l. see the error of their ways and leave 10 alone Bismallah!
 l. TUE END.
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