The Detroit times., 1910-12-15
CHlLD's BEAUTY
HAlTS BURGLAR
Marquise and Maid Find Stranger in
Room Gazing at Sleeping Girl OF
Ten-Waiter Handcuffed Him.

PARIS, Dec 15.-Tne story OF
Editha's burglar, over which many
people have smiled, has been enacted
in real life at he Hotel Britanniqie,
in the Avenue Victoria. in Paris.
The man who played the burglar )
part-and played II so well that he -
now In prison-calls himself Rehzner
Won Heidelberg. He may have other
aliases. The heroine II the l0-year-
old daughter OF the Marquise de
Nadilo, lady of the Spanish court,
who has been visiting Paris
The marquise. with her daughter.
some friends. and suite OF ten at
tendauts. arrived from Madrid some
days ago and took all the first floor
of the Hotel Britannique. one morn
ing the maIquise went cut TO do some
shopping with maid leaving her
daughter Mercedes beautiful child
of ten-asleep in her room.
Before she went the marquise
locked the bedroom door and gaveshel
maid the key to carry. Her surprise,
therefore, can be imagined when, on
returning from her shopping soon
after IL o'clock, she saw her bedroom
door standing wide open. IA
At first she thought she must have
got out of the lift on the wrong floor.
She thought so more than ever when
she saw well-dressed man, whom
she had never seen before, standing
apparently In deep thought in the mid
die OF the room. His eyes were hxed
on the pillow OF the bed, and, follow
ing his glance, the marquise sawrher
daughter sleeping there. So
Women Shrek Aloud.
A hasty glance around the room and
she recognized II as her own Then
she and her maid shrieked aloud, aud
as the noise theNmade aroused the
whole hotel. and steps came quickly
down the passages. the man, who had
not moved till then, cooked up, start
ed toward the door. ana, apologizing
10 the marquise. would have goae
with the excuse that he mad mistaken
the room.
The sleeping child had started up
in bed. and was surprised and very
frightened at the rush OF people into
her mothers room.
What is IL. mother: what is it,
she said Nothing. my child" said
the marquise. this gentleman made
"A mistake. that's all lie has apollo
glzed. and he is going
II think not" said quiet voice.
and one of the waters, who hal
brought Nine. la Marquse her meas
every day since she had been at the
Hotel Britannique produced pair of
handouts from his pocket and made
the well.dressed man hts prisoner
Perhaps We might 60 into the next
room. madame he said, while You
and your maid look over your things
To find out what is missing. Mean
While. ethere are always these" and
with a quick movement he produced
diamond ring and small golden
thimble from his prisoners pocket.
The prisoner. the marquise and the
rest OF them went into the next room,
while the maid Gained the frightened
child and looked about to see what
else was missing, Nothing was miss
ing except 200 peseta notes (about
s400) which mad been on the dressing
table. and which were found In the
pris oner's pocket
But, said the marquise, Il should
like an explanation. How was he In
my room, and how did you pointing
to the waiter-"come TO arrest him."
The waiter laughed This mans
name he said, rs, or he says 1t T.,
Retainer Won Heidelberg. He.is an
Austrian. and calls himself an en-
greer. He understands mechanics OF
kind, and with deft movement H.
took from his prisoners pockets
little set of burglars tools and three
skeleton keys.
A Waiter" In Disguise.
Now do you understand madame ?"
he said to the marquise.
Not quite the lady replied, "for
YOU
The waiter laughed again Il,
madam" he explained, 'am an Aus
trian detective. | am only waiter
for the time being shall be dis
missed without wages or character
rom the Hotel Britanniuue this even
ing, but have the money TO travel TO
Vienna. and | shall do myself the
pleasure of paying for Herr Reitzner