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OCTOBER 27, 190(7.
WE SUNNY SOUTH
FIFTH <PAGE
The Duval Diamonds f
The Story of a Theft and Its 'Detection T
Jy ANNE ONNE.
Written for The SUNNY SOUTH.
AS1L DEAXE artist, seek
ing- inspiration, found it
in a remote French Cana
dian hill village. As he
paused outside a cheerful
red mill a week after he
nad first seen t'he place,
a low-toned melodious
voice at his elbow said:
“Monsieur smiles! Mon
sieur has happy things to
think about!"
Basil looked down and
saw a little old-fashioned
figure, and a pair of large soft eyes.
"1 am glad to see monsieur smile."
And this time Basil noticed a peculiar
tenderness in the voice. "I have
watched him every day for a week, and
he has always seemed grave and ab
sorbed.”
Quite unconsciously Basil was walking
along ‘by her side; and now said:
“It is a pretty place for a home. One
might easily enough dream away a sum
mer's day 'here.”
"But we do not dream here. We
work.” eaid the girl, smiling.
"What do you do?”
“We make ribbons—ribbons as fine as
those of Le ons. Does monsieur know
that he literally stumbled over me but
yesterday?”
“1 did not know it, but I ask your par
don."
"Oh. you need not humiliate yourself
before me. 1 am only Marguerite, the
ribbon weaver, if it were Pauline now,
site would make a stately courtesy and
say that monsieur was forgiven.'
"And who is Pauline?” said Basil,
amused.
Tli.. } irl’ ■ face assumed a puzzled look.
"Thu 1 is not easy to say," she replied,
in a mysterious, low tone. "! some
times think she is a princess in d.s-
guise, and other times, when .1 am angry
because die scolds me, i say suie is omy
a cross old woman whom some day i
shall run away from. And now l must
bid monsieur good day.”
• Wait,” said Basil, hastily. “You
who know the village so well should lie
able to tell me of some hospitable per
son who takes lodgers.”
"Does monsieur wish to stay? Why,
then, Pauline is the very woman w
will be pleased to ooliye him. Yonder
she lives." And she noJded a gay good-
by and tripped away. it seemed as if
the sunshine had been suddenly with
drawn. Basil gazed after- her a mo
ment, then crossed the street to the
house. In it was an old woman reeling
silk—a woefully wrinkled old woman but
bright and keen as if sue were but twen
ty. Basil caught the gleam of a glitter
ing jewel upon her bosum.
"Monsieur cun come. You want quiet?
Y'ou shall have it. There is no one to
disturb except my grandchild, Marguer
ite, a madcap (girl whose acquaintance
it will be well to discourage if you would
be quiet^’
Louis Duval. Deane's nearest friend, re
ceived two letters one day in ms n
apartments m u.e „.cat city. The first
was from his lawyer:
"Dear Duval: i have been looking af
ter your affairs, but don’t come to any
po-itive conclusion. Evidence tends lo
show ihe existence of the person to
whom the codicil to the whi relers, but
she seems to have disappeared myste
riously, and us yet 1 have found no clue
to her whereabouts. You arc so well off
now, and so generous, idiat i suppose i
you wouldn t break your heart if tins 1
new claimant should appear.”
“Don't think i .should! i'd gladly di
vide' tiie property wit'll any one who
shtered my name. And now, Basil Deane,
for you!”
"My Dear Louis: You never did a
kinuer thing than when you took my
picture off my hands and sent me ini
the country. i Ln.iut l never lived be
fore. If nothing happens I mean to do
something else than dream henceforth.
"1 am housed with an old woman and
a young girl, l have not quite made out
the relation between them yet, but it is
apparently one of interest rather than
affection. The old woman’s face is as
yellow as the gold that she loves so
well, but her eyes are as bright as dia
monds. And speaking of diamonds, re
minds he of a remarkable ornament that
she wears. It is a Greek cross, the arms
studded with glittering stones, pure and
brilliant as stars. I ventured to make
a remark concerning it when I had been
there a week.
‘ ‘Those are very fine diamonds of
yours. Mile. Pauline,’ I said. The old
woman started and I fancied grew pale.
" ‘Diamonds! Monsieur, you must be
joking. How should an old woman like
we wear diamonds?' she said, sharply.
“ 'Your brooch is an heirloom, I sup
pose?'
“ No. monsieur! I have no ancestors;
I am only one of the bourgeoise.’
“ 'For all that,’ I said, positively, ‘those
“ ‘Paste, monsieur, paste! They do
the—* things with wonderful art in
France!” said the old woman.
“Now, I could have sworn to the gen
uineness of the diamonds, but I let the
subject drop. 1 am, however, quite cu
rious in regard to this old woman. No-
| body in the village knows anything; of
• her -antecendents.
I "My feeling for Marguirete—that is the
girl's name—is not curiosity. I am afraid
i fell in love with her before 1 painted
her portrait. That process is, however,
begun.
"She scarcely glanced at the picture
the first two or three days, but one day
she peeped over mv soulder. Her sur
prise was charming.
“ 'Ant 1 like that?" she said, her soft,
large eyes full of wondering delight.
" ‘Like it, but more beautiful.’
“ ‘Monsieur is very good.' she replied,
with downcast eyes. ‘But the picture is
like one that Pauline has locked up in
her drawer. * 1 do not know who it is,
but .sometimes J think it is my mother.’
“Presently I said:
“ ‘Don't you remember your mother?’
“ ’Ah, no! when i look back it Is only
Pauline, nothing- but Pauline.’
" ‘Only Pauline; and what is the mat
ter with Pauline, pray?’ said a wiry,
sinuous voice, and looking, we both saw
the wrinkled, yellow visage of the old
woman.
"A look of vivid dislike crossed the
girl’s face, and she ha--tened away.
“ ‘Who is Marguerite?’ X said, abrupt
ly.
“ ’Do you not guess? What should she
be but a poor foundling whom for sweet
parity's sake 1 adopted.’
"Something in the subtle evil look in
old Pauline’^ face as e-he .-'-aid ibis made
me certain that it was a He. Then Mar
guerite returned.
“ ’Letters, monsieur!’ she said.
"The superscription of yours caught
my eye in an instant. In nty surprise
and pleasure 1 pronounced your name
aloud. There wajs an instantaneous
crash at the other end of the room. 1
turned astonished and beheld that hid
eous oid Pauline—her face a deathly,
yellowish White, and her eyes wide open
and glaring fixedly upon me.
" ‘Monsieur!' she said, in a strange,
harsh voice. Marguerite ran forward.
“ ‘Pauline! Pauline!’ she said, in ter
ror.
“ ‘Are you ill?’ I asked, going up to
her.
“ ‘Thanks, monsieur! X am not ill.
’Twas an accursed wasp stung me. Mon
Dieu! 'twas like a stab,’ she replied,
angrily.
"The sting was a pretense. Could the
mention of your name have affected her
so powerfully? Am I right in my im
pression that your family is from south
ern Frace?”
"I am coming, expect me on Thurs
day.”
For answer to this' voluminous epistle
Basil received a half sheet from his
friend:
Basil came in at dinner time, his eyes
shining with ipleasure at this prospect.
"Monsieur has good news,” eaid
Pauline, with a scrutinizing look at his
face.
Basil glanced at her and perceive!
that the glittering brooch was missing.
“You are risrht. Mile. Pauline. My
friend. Louis Duval, i.= coming to mak>
me a visit.. Would it be conven'ent f >-
you to accommodate my friend also 0 ”
"Monsieur aud it's friend are must
welcome to the whole house,” returel
Faline, in a peculiar tone.
It seemed to Basil Deane that night
as if his )ife had but just begun. H tn-
erto he had failed on 1 h's life had had
too many burdens, and too few hopes
for him to think of asking another to
share it: but now all was change!:
nothing seemed impossible. Xle loved
Marguerite.
While he thought of her he saw the
flutter of her light dress in one of the
shaded alleys.
“ Marguerite,’ he said, and her face
was illumined.
“I want you. Marguerite, to have and
to keep forever."
Her hands trembled, she faltered out:
“I thought Pauline sent you for me!”
"Nobody sent me. I saw you and
came because I love you and w ntel to
be with you. Will you be my wife. Mar
guerite ?”
"Your wife, monsieur! I am a poor
ribbon weaver, her innocent eyes lifted
to his In frank surprise.
“And X am a .poor artist. There is no
disparity between us. The only ques
tion is of your loving me."
"There is no question of that, mon
sieur.”
The moon had dropped below the dark
■belt of forest that shut in the little val
ley where Basil tell n.s’eep. When lie
awoke the sun was far up the sky. The
remembrance of the past night came to
him like a dream of ineffable happiness
When he came do vns airs he opened
the door of the little kitchen. It was
still and empty: no fire on the hearth;
no signs of life anywhere. He cro .el
the room, and after ta ping at the dor
opened it and iookeq in. The bed had
been undisturbed since the day before.
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The noxt day Basil Deane presented
himself in the oity and told Lou..-
tho mysterious Hitting.
Louis' mobile face rad shown so' er.
He half-opened lus lips to ep: alt, b it
the distress in Basil's coimenanc’
checked tiie words. He was think.ng.
••You do not speak. You think 1 am
deceived.”
"I'm afraid you are.” gontlv.
"Upon my life 1 am not," said Basil,
eagerly "I am a . ■ .1 in worldly mat
ters if you say so, but I know a pure,
true woman when I see her. And 1 1
find Marguerite!”
He began his search at once, Louts
Duval sometimes aiding him. and of-
tenor, as time wont by, trying to dis
suade him.
It was two years after Marguerites
disappearance, and during that time
Basi' Deane had become a popular art-j arouse th
ist. His pictures were no logger hung
m obscure corners at tiie exbi L-ons,
but were the center of admiring cowik
One evening, while wal' ing with Louis,
he stepped into a go'.dsm th's shop u: on
some trifling errand. A shabby, for
eign-looking man stood by the count r.
"But if monsieur would be good enough
to look a- this,” said the min. "i h a
French accent, and (Kre -tlv a lucid point
shone out.
Basil’s hand tightened over his friend s
arm.
"That ip tiie jewel I told you of ’ I
know its setting,” he said, in an excited
whimper.
"Where did you get this? demanded
the goldsmith, looking at him with sus
picion. .
"It is a family jewel.” returned the
man, hurriedly, as if alnrmol. 'hen be
gan to put the trinket un. "If monsieur
tioes not want it I wi 1 offer it <1 'e-
where.” he said, and went out. Out
two friends silently followed, and at
la.=t rime to a narrow alley. Before a
tall, shabby house the nrm stopped. A
hand was laid upon his shoulder.
"You are to explain how that jewel
came into your po-'ses-'on ” said Basil
with resolution. “Mo-s'eur, the brooch
is mv wife's.” enid the man.
"indeed! We will go m then and in
quire of her.” And Basil put his hand
-•pm the be’l-pull.
"For heaven’s sake. g-nMe-’-en. don
do that." said the man. in fear, ’ Pau
line will he angry ”
Basil’s he°rt leaped. For a mome-t
he was incapable of speech. The slv'' bv
unn opened the door and ran up a long
‘tight. In a moment Basil hrmc and
T.ouis Duval followed. A shriek b”rsr
from Pauline's lips, and then she sank
down in a corner. Somebody came for
ward.
“Monsieur!”
“Marguerite!”
The name was a glad cry. and his
arms were open to receive her.
Marguerite’s cheeks flushed. She
looked in wonder from one to the other,
her color visib'y rising under Louis
eager gaze. And he seemed unable to
remove his eyes fro other.
“Who are you? What do you want?"
said Paline. her eyes gleaming ma,.-
ciously.
“Gently, madame! you know that but
for one or two thing© you wou'd be ! n
the galleys at Toulon,” said Duval.
“'Tis a lie! you don't know anything
about it!” she cried.
"Then I must recall a few passages in
your iife to your remembrance ard T
do it as much for the sake of that ir
t- for yours." said Louis. “Y'ou know
that when you were my mother's bonne,
in the confusion of her ilin-es you s • le
her diamonds and had pas e su' stit tea j
for them. It was the brooch whi h
was nty father’s weddi-g tires, nt to her
that betrayed you at last.”
Pauline dropped her face in her h°nd'>
“And then, when my father marrie ’
again, lie retained you because of yo r
'opposed kindness lo my m >th r. A d
when my grandfather, angry at this sec
ond match, and despising Mar?ue-i ’s
mother—peasant-born but nol.1 .'-hearted-
let you see his hate, you fanned it wi’h
lie©, and when at last the poor yo ng
creaure died in my father's absence, you
were ready, for money, to steal Mar
guerite. Now go and get my dia
monds!”
She obeyed humbly, bringing t'-em
from a dingy closet, where they ay n a
rough box beneath a pile of rubbi h.
LouL took the lucid gems out of t'ne'r
rough casket. Tlieir splendor illumines
the room.
"Here, Marguerite, little sister!”
He hung them upon her soft, brown
curls, dropped ti.em in shining link'
around her white throat anti fastened
them to the ua/'nty wrisa.
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erected along the New Jersey and neigh
boring snores. Year by J ear tins service
grew until the whole sfcore ot Lie earned
rilutes was more or less completely lined
witii these stations. Keepers were pro
vided lor eacii one, at.*» wnen n snip in
nioiress was discoveieu tne keeper at
unce summoned a volunteer crew which
ronuered an aiit possible to tne suip-
wrecaed mariners.
I tn i a/8, feeling that the enormous
j grow tn of eoaimerco ntaite a more eul-
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I Tnis appropriation provided for a keeper
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| the stations. Today tne service has 21/
stations and nearly 2,000 men employed
in rescuing those wno have fallen pic.i
to tiie sea. in the twenty-eight years
since the service was established it has
assisted in tiie rescue or • 3-631 vessels,
valued at Slot ,023.5o0, carrying cargoes
valued at $66,619,059, making a. total ot
$227,642,659. Of this, amount property
to the value of $179,758,512 was saved.
The number of lives involved in these j
disasters was 111.056 and of these 1.098
or less than I per cent were lost, in
many cases lives were lost because tne
distressed crews would not wait to have
the life saving crew adjust its apparatus
or launch its boats.
Nowauays the mariner in peril may ap
proach tiie shore of the United States
with full security that day and night in
winter months bright eyes will watch to
warn him of the approach to danger or
if too late render all possible succor to
lii u and his crew.
Tho beach of most of the country's
shoreline is daily pitroled by tile watch
ers of the stations. At regular inter
vals patrols set out in each direction front
each station, keeping a sharp lookout t'oj-
tlie first sign of a vessel in distress. Half
way to the next station each patrol meets
another lifesaver sent out from that sta- t
tion and exchanges with hint a brass
check which he carries back to show he
lias made tiie full patrol. In case a wreck
is discovered ho at once tiurns a red Cos-
ton light to show tiie shipwrecked people
that lie has seen them. This done, it is
i Is duty to hurry back to the station and
keeper and crew. Then tho
I crew sets out with lifeboats equipped with
air tanks to make them unsinkable and
tho mortar used for firing the line to
| which is attached the gear of the breeches
| buoy.
I At intervals along the shore line are
I erected houses of refuge provided with
provisions, restoratives and boats but not
manned by crews. 4 keeper, however.
I resides in each throughout tiie year ready
' to give assistance to those cast on the
j shores. lie is required to m ike extended
excursions along the shore after every
j storm to discover any wrecks that may
ha ve occurred.
j The stations on the Pacific coast are
! open till the year around. On the Atlan-
| tic anti gulf coasts teie st°tions are j
| manned from August I to Mav I. On I
tho great lakes they are manned from I
the opening to the clnse of navigation.
ah stations are provided with the inter- j\
niert.e to any ship instructions in regard |
nicate to any shop instructions in regard |
to avoiding shoals or. where it has been
ascertained, the longitude and lati
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all lite history of the life-saving servi *e
occurred in 1891 at Virginia beach, near
the site of tho Jamestown ter-centennial
expos:tion. This was the wreck of the
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in a blinding wind and rain storm where
now stands the Princess Anne hotel, 5
miles south of the Cape Henry light
The Dictator was a ship of 1,200 tons
register and carrion a crew of lifte* n
men beside Captain J. M. Jorgenson, his
wife and 4-veur-old son.
The Dictator had left Pensacola, Fla.,
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She struck fair and square on the sand
and he at once ordered the mainmast
-ut away. This was done, the mast car
rying away the mizzen and foremast,
also. Keeper Drinkwater, of tiie life
laving station, fired two shots in an ef
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oreeches buoy over the ship, but before
lie could fire another the crew were ob
served to throw a cask overboard wilt.
x line. By this time the Dictator hai.
rolled around broadside onto the beach
and was pitching from side to ride. Th*.
areeclies buoy gear was attached to tilt
mast and Jacob Moll, a sailor, attempted
to make the first trip to the shore. As
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the ship rolled from side to side he was
alternately flung high in the air and
immersed deep in the water as the line
tightened and slackened. When about
half way to shore the pulling line broke
tnd he was haued back to the ship by
he remaining end of the line.
Captain Jorgenson, believing that it
would be impossible to rescue anyone by-
use of the breeches buoy, ordered the
sole remaining boat latunched. The wind
at this time was blowing at the terrific
rate of 52 miles per hour. Great diffi
culty was experienced in getting the boat
launched. However, four men succeed
ed in reaching the shore safely by pull
ing endured by those who made that trip,
refused to save her life in that manner.
By this time the stern post of the ship
had been wrenched loose and the sea
was pouring in in a violent flood. One
by one the timbers snapped and the ves
sel began to go to pieces. The captain,
despairing of any further help from the
outside, decided to try and save himself
by means of a ladder he had saved for
this purpose.
Mrs. Jorgensen and a heroic French
sailor. Baptiste, were lashed to one of
the two masts saved and Jorgensen him
self, with the li.ttle boy lashed to his
breast, to the other. The captain suc-
ing along on the remaining part of the! ceeded after frightful suffering in reach-
gear. By this time the broken line was 1 ing the beach. His boy, however, was
repaired and the breeches buoy was in washed away by a heavy sea and lost,
order again. The man who had first, Mrs. Jorgensen and the sailor were
tried to reach the shore by its means' washed ashore dead some time later. It
again essayed to reach safety. After i is probable that the sailor, being a pow-
being terribly pounded by the sea he ■ erful swimmer, could have saved himself,
reached shore almost dead from his suf- . but he would not abandon his charge,
ferings. ! Of the seventeen persons aboard the
Four more persons were rescued by the j vessel when she struck, ten succeeded
breeches buoy. Captain Jorgensen’s wife, | in reaching the shore. The colors of all
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half-masted as a mark of respect to the
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various organizations in this city and by
the Norwegian consul. The timbers and
cargo of the ship by the next morning
were scattered along the beech for more
than a mile.
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