The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-30


the policeman. "You may we'll con
gratulate yourself on having escaped
being his victim" Presently he no
ticed the major, who had mOdestly re
tired to the background. The sharp
eye Of the policeman rested a few sec
onds on him. 'Yourname. sirP The
major replied that it was none OF a
Schutzmann's business. Your name
and address, sir, replied the officer
calmly. This determination seemed
to embarrass the major The officer
repeated his question with growing
emphasis, the majors embarrassment
increasing. There could be no fur
ther deception. The truth was too
plain.
s.You are no major at ALL said the
officer. Your uniform is blind. You
are a pal of the crook who just left.
[ shall take you to the police station.
You can give rs valuable information
about your pal, probably you're wan
ted yourself: We'll see"
The major made Il slight show Of
resistance, but was quickly subdued.
At this iuncture an empty coupe
droschke as they are called in Berlin
passed the store The officer beckon-
ed him to halt. He then took the
prisoner, the corpus deficit, the forged
paper money and the set of jewelry
the first swindler was about to buy,
and ordered the driver to hurry to the
police station in the Neustaedtlsche
kirchstrasse, only few blocks away
and told the merchant to follow to
the station as quick as he could.
The jewler did as he was told, but
at the station nobody knew of any ar
rest There was no policeman con
nected with the station who would aus
wer the description. And then it
dawned upon everybody that the bar
on, the major, the policeman, the hack
driver were a gang Of swindlers who
had concocted the clever scheme by
which the firm was robbed Of a small
fortune. They were never caught,
although some of the diamonds were
traced to London"
Here the story ends and the nara
tor paused, His audience, however,
urged him to tell another story, and
not belonging to that class Of hypo-
critics who on such occasions would
profess modesty and need coaxing
while inwardly they were burning
with the desire to make themselves
the center Of conversation, be at once
continued:
My next story takes you to Paris"
All" came forth from his hearers.
Yes. and it is about a big diamond
theft, too. But listen. There is a
jewelry store on the Boulevard dies
Capucins That is a part Of the most
celebrated fashionable boulevard in
Paris, leading from the Grand opera
building to the Place do la Bastille
1t is there that the life Of the gay city
pulsates. II cannot be likened to IN
ter den Linden, but in way resem
bles rather Fleet street and Strand in
London. with that distinction, though,
that the latter is much narrower and
the business character predominates
over that of pleasure and entertain
ment, while in the French metropolis
the Characteristic is the reverse.
One bright and sunny day fash
iOnable carriage drove up in front of
the jewelry store and two richly at
tired ladies, an elderly and a younger
one emerged. The porter of the store
threw the door open and the two aris-
tocratic ladies entered. The elderly
lady asked for the proprietor and pro.
ceeded to business at once. She gave
her name as the Marquise de Y.
and said she lived in one Of those ar
istocratic streets that lead off the
Boulevard HauSsman. The younger
was a person who acted as her com
panion and confidential secretary.
Once or twice she glanced significant
ly at her carriage in waiting in front
of the store. which of course was no
ticed by monsieur, the jewler, and the
effect of all this Introductory talk and
pantomine was solution Of French
politeness and attentiyeness.
Madame told the iewler that the
ladies in her district had concluded to
do something handsome for a certain
charitable society and had agreed up
on a rattle as the best means to secure
funds 4 committee had been ap-
pointed to buy number of articles
and she. as chairman, was entrusted
with the task of purchasing some
thing which was to be the first prize.
the piece de resistance, so TO speak.
1t was to be something elaborate.
something costly. She thought that
a set of jewelry, diamonds. was abont
the thing.
Well, that jeweler got a hump on
himself and spread before his custom
ers Il wealth OF diamonds and other
precious stones which would have
made an Allalin blush. The select
ion was made without much difficult
V, the marquise choosing a set valued
at $4,000 francs.
Il shall report my choice to DIR.
N, IN the Rue de Turenne (he is
our treasurer), and return TO morrow ;
They drove off The jeweler was
in high spirits The prospect of a
stiff profit made him feel good The
next day the carnage with Its dlStng-
uished occupants returned.
It's all right. The doctor is pleas
Ell with my selection. He Is enthu
siastic, charmed, only, and a delight
ful smile ran over her noble. aristoc
ratio features. he thinks the price .
little steep. The good doctor knows
more about maladies and medicines
than jewelry But think | can Wi;
him over. Ii you would have the
kindness to take the jewels Ipurchas
ed and accompany rs III my carriage
to his office. | am convinced that the
doctor will yield, surtont. when b,
sees these beautiful diamonds. Alb.
am noted for my exquisite taste. HI
cannot resist. It's impossible to re
fuse" The proposition seemed yer.
! plausible, and was acceptad by th'
! jeweler without hesitation. \ few
minutes later the carriage was hurry
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