New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23
On the Azure Shore.
BY MAJOR AKTHUH GKHFTTHs.

IN
there was much speculation whe,n-- or not che
had paid the bin Evil tongues declared she had
been unable % do 50. ana quoted "a PROOF ta@s
LOT Of her voluminous oaSg4ge mad been ls1s De-
hind The countess bad. ho%evsT, oeSn ssr Ss
she meant long 10 return % the hotel -.
So many people came and went that the yLnsns
Besides another much more serious natter arose
10 disturb the serenity or me COtes q AAlr
It came out az first in low. subdued whispers. and
the management would sladly have hushsf up TIE
fsiir ON the house and causes infinite trouble.
There had been in truth. very extensive IooosI'
the greater part % The Baroness 10" en5esIs yswS
some oil them SENS ot european celserlLy - nt 20
-eell -.-I-et o--' - 80 Ss- rsrsouaI ar
PENDANTS. companion maid. rnajor-como had been
sus7f oI The hotel servants were highly respecta-
~ 5-o1... there was nothing TO Indicate that the
fIsteuiEss To- doors and windows mad os , Iorap
Yet the Jewel box i'm rs own travelling safe "a
hand and the whole o. tAe contents S"sP' ~ ~
pur'i,ieG- ,-sy. event 81. this could rot be kept
secret II ran Ike wilddre through the t2~h h SH
beyond. There Was dead SET Iaaf5 az sis6borins
vas fIli al luncheon time the nail was thro 5 SEQ
aI the afternoon and every one was talking "a 'N'
fo 5Sl the rest pretty Countess Ulnan arrived
c=reu-. Isl To go her boxes. but really 20 -
tn fun as she at sa her rrea s sood luck + sva
this den Of thieves before she Wa 49, Ia. -
enH0 {5e eai to her arsat friend and chisf
tllE-,~' r5ri,ca Reff6e They'll be taking your
hchress.s crown Jewels next II you're NOT CSie-
re11in- at my uncle's" laughed the light hearted
T-, NIGHTS later there was second great COUP
and now the Eotel proprietors We5e W - An
H. hgfeT safe with the most precious possessionns
~ the e7.st s aIs hand ll, 7sd IT, picking QUE
and carrying Off the most choice levers, a.-,.4-
he would surely lose his place the hotel would e
ruined The prqpreLorS IlSl q Yer WIN me- IA
the privacy OF bis own room. ,.--,,tr me- "a
ono feature in the olsllts 80 IS. 9,,-,55fef
thoGghJ over .i geIfe1f ana the hotel bureau IN
-.ri-T - rotef safe stood were on the ground
floor It occurred to that the THIEF had 60 IN
S ,1dre on this fioor or below it.
Where. for instance. does tndF sese5sSt sasd
CAM. There's nothing down there ouL &c . s50
room s@ one c7- C5arre Is kept tin removed"
Yet something induced me TO go down ana *
anime this room. and easily ootainee 1 5sisd
IT vas a SEMI y; an Kinds portmanteaus and
hign WIN esS 5zets ard an the nondescriDe be-
iongrEs Of globe trotters and Wanaer ts ,. o,.
else had entered the room-a woman; : pIsr ,
heard the frOu-frou OF dress the s{Ot . 1I re
dreary den and caught sight q 2yi tan 4sTs; ON ,
which recognized the Countess CHIrlI 49, -.
the point OF announcing my 5g bsr voice not ad-
her but evidently IN answer 70 some one aIreAoI
IL ., NJ do YOU saw cannot hear you Some
one hers7 OF course; am here canls a. - -
bro{ig5t the food You must be starving Ny Godr.
exclamation caused py NJ
Dearance as I rose TO my full height anu WABASH
toward her. 800 , .. 49,. e. 1850
IN I said bIandIy You have come. presume.
to look out something from your boxes Can Do
OF anv use or am I IN the wayg
She faced Ike a tiger
ssTI,v dare YOU interfere2 You are SPY sos
cried furiousiy: "a low, mean. desplcaADis spVs
s6ouId like to Kill you. and will
had only time TO seize her hand a. il went 10 -
small daggcr n her waisthand . -. -. -.
rfdo- where 1 ordered her 70 prscede me up ms
IT - mo commend Nine "a Comtesse 70 your
Da-+frfiI1r care" j said 20 the director, WnOnl 1
Found in the office. adding with stern n1eaIi14s
and don't let leave til we have cleared Up ne
mystery OF the b0xroOm downstairs 70 WHOM now
w. fben returned in a body 20 the basement.
ard with no great difficulty eNtricaIed Ihe mus
or hra little count from the largest dress bashsc
IN rha store. IL had been arranged for his Occupt-
tion during daylight hours. where ne cOula Es
Concealed literally Ike tacS-tni-tne-DoN WnllS
tbere yos business IN the stOreroorn Al nlsI
-. 80 Frea 10 come and go he pleased and no
made as we have seen, the best use Or MS LIle,
when he was captured a fIll set or hOuseoiettn,-
IN fnstrurreuts was found IN his possession dno.
vrI7- vvas r7ors the purpose. the Wn0ls o. nc
aIT+1bIes stolen from the hotel safe. Those whIch
-. Egrorsss Toveufnlr had lost had hean re-
moved BY his female arcOmpice. bul Nel7 Ie~o'
49, IN cart at her lodgings IN the town -.
T-1--on who with his wife was tried az tle NiCs5
Assizeg and sentenced to long terms was lli.ile3
ss IN Austrian thief. once q courier AMI uol-...
C-,t.7c wife "a woman ~ no importance
Srse On account OF her great beauty 70 ASSIST N
the schemes fl which size became his dornlnahS
-tner.-jThe Taller