New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-11
THE DANCER AND THE CAPTAIN.
RICH AND RARE WERE THE GEMS SHE
WORE"-BUT THEY ARE PERFECTLY
SAFE IN NETWORK.

There has come a dancer who has originality OF
method. There is a policeman who has found his
lot for a brief hour. not an unhappy one. The
dancer arrived here from Paris yesterday. She
does not yet know the ways OF this country, but
she has ways Of her own that worth more than
the ways Of all countries put together. 1t is the
custom here for actresses, singers and dancers to
advertise themselves by losing their diamonds. Her
way Is to accomplish the same result by keeping
her diamonds
1t was in the duh part OF the middle Of the after
noon that the police captain was sitting alone
when perfumed note was brought TO him. Only
for an instant he hesitated, and turned toward the
expert IN handwriting. who Is kept chained behind
the desk and then he decided 10 open the note
himself 1t was from the dancer. II said that she
wanted 10 take drive in the Park but she had
so many diamonds that 1t made 1t hard for her.
II she had known the ways Of the country she
would of course have rung for messenger 10 go
with her and keep his eyes fastened on the Ola
monds. but as she did not know the ways Of the
country she rang for the messenger only 10 carry
the note and for the she followed the safe
Continental custom Of calling in the police no mat
ter what happens.
So the note went on to say that the dancer wore
great store Of diamonds everywhere that she went,
and that II not safe for her 10 ride In strange
park in strange city In a strange country without
protection and so. would the captain please detail
a gendarme TO go for drive with her. The cap
reports of the sessions OF the Mazet Committee,
about the wicked ways OF men whose company the
police force has avoided lest II should corruption
that he really did not know whom to trust. Then he
notion came into his head OF going himself. In
stantly clubs vanished from his mind. and 1t be
came filed with diamonds and hearts. He set OF
for the hotel where the dancer was staying. and
made an appointment with her for the drive. Later
in the afternoon he came again and took the drive
so the diamonds saved. and here is the adver-
tisement for the dancer. here II would be- II II
were not that pressure the space OF the paper
forbds the mention Of her name.
These facts. whatever they are. were furnished
TO The Tribune by the dancers press agent. Just
when they have been translated into English and
down for the benefit OF the readers OF the paper
there comes another report. from an authorized
source, which seems to refer to the affair. II
says that messenger to the police sta
tion from the hotel and said that there had been
a robbery. The captain hurried 10 the hotel and
found the dancer greatly alarmed lest she should
be robbed. although she had not been yet. she
had heard that NewYork a wicked city. The
captain assured her that she had been incorrectly
Informed. and went back TO the station and said
that II not necessary to make any entry
the blOtter. Then he sat down again to the Occu-
pa ton In which he had been interrupted OF for
getting all that he ever knew. lest any committee
should ever get to asking him questions.