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now taken the guardian, who had been
a second mother to the girl.

Sells Pearls Taken from Waist.
Mott Pearl was then 16. A tall, hand
some woman, she was considered. She
searched the palace for the Jewels, but
found only few cheap silver and brass
hangings. The gems had disappeared.
It was then that Mott Pearl resorted
for the first time to the pearls sewed
about her waist as the insignia Of her
The pearls had been strung on catgut
and the flesh had grown almost around
the entire string. Suffering great pain.
she cut away the flesh and took a
g pea feR the fe arng W neaf tha she m1 paa
her way to Hamburg, Germany, where.
the German woman had told her many
times her mothers relatives lived.
But she was unable to convince any
one in Hamburg that she had come all
the way from India to seek the protec-
tion of her mothers family. Again
she found it necessary to cut one of the
pearls from her flesh. Later she went
to Berlin and secured position as
governess.
Hears of Her Fortune.
It was in Berlin she saw the first
familiar face she had seen since she
left India. 1t was woman she had
seen in the palace at Calcutta. She
stepped from carriage and greeted the
governess as Mott. The girl answered
to the name, and the woman proved to
be German woman of noble birth.
She was the first to tell the girl Of the
fortune which the English officials in
India had deposited in the Bank of
England for the heirs of Gujelt- Singh.
The woman promised to go to England
with her, and in 1898 they. sailed.
eve had letters from the German Of
e. 1n-4o I, qNr oria Eyafr.
land,o said Mrs. Holdobler, "but we
could mot convince the bankers that
was entitled to the money. At first,
they said they would pay over the
money if / would sign certain papers.
We waited four morths, while the bank
corresponded with English officials in
India. Finally we were told that the
| Identification could not be established,
| and the money could not be turned
| and said we would take the matter up
with German officials"
They returned to Germany and Mott
Pearl resumed her work as a governess.
She waited nearly three years for word
from England But her friend went to
France, and Mott, becoming discour-
aged, gave her heart to Joseph Holdo-
bier and came to America nearly four
| years ago.
Not an Imposter.
! That Mrs. HoIdobler is who she
claims to be, there is much circumstan-
tial evidence She talkssknowingl Of
the history of India, and wildly de-
scribes her homes in Calcutta and Bonn
bay, with its temples, exquisite enclo-
sures wherein the princes are buried
within valuable gems, the lines Of Per-
sian script on her father IS tomb, tell
. cfo Of 4 or q
+ known only to those who have seen the
4 jeweled caverns In which the old mos
guls will rest until eternity.
1 w. III. Beck, a jeweler of Sioux City,
estimated the value of the four pearls
remaining in the woman IS waist at
from $4,000 to $4,000. if they are all
as beautiful as one of the gems which
may be seen.
Not content with robbing her Of
other sorrow to her life. When a
child came to her three years ago, it
was the hope Of her life. Fond plans
were laid for the care and schooling of
the little one. A year passed and the
baby had not spoken word. Shortly
afterward the truth dawned on the
mother. The child was dumb. Poor
Anna Holdobler was Mortified. On top
, of all the other Disappointment of her
life, it seemed almost more than she
could bear.
Then came the letter from the Ger
man consul two years ago, and all the
hope of regaining her fortune was kim
died in her heart. While her husband
was plodding the fields, she was using
their slender means for attorneys fees
: / to urge her claim. At last the hus.
,, band consented to go with her in one
: more attempt to secure the fortune
! which they believe belongs to her, as
? the descendant of the old mogul dy.
! nasty, now gone forever.
! And as their minds wandered to the
voiceless halls of oriental splender
: painting pictures of alabaster boxes OF
? priceless gems, they found-Dunning.