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Full Title	The New York Ledger, v. XIII, no. 40, December 12, 1857.
Contributor	Nelson, Horatio W., Dr.
Date Added	15 July 2020
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1857-12-12
Publisher	New York : R. Bonner, No. 44 Ann-Street
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	The New-York Ledger The Crown Jewels. A Tale of London and Paris / by Dr. Horatio W. Nelson.
Topic	Dime novels > Specimens. Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens. New York County (N.Y.) > Newspapers. New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers.
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OCR aCe) VOL. XII ‘ ee Entered according to Aet of Congress, inthe year 1837, by Htobea Gowan n Cin Oo the Disa for the Southern Distriot of New X THE CROWN JEWELS. A TALE OF LONDON AND PARIS. DR. HORaTIO W. NELSON, AcTuon 2” “LaDy CLAUDINE ; OR, THE DOUBLE waRRAGeE e., be. CHAPTER X. HE DUNGEON We now wun to the secret expaiton from the Tom barge wwhleh contained the one-armed Cay enormous wealth of boot reached a brig anchored two miles below. Having placed ‘the cable was sey spp, and brigantine put under sail. ‘The dawn was now Yr abtolog lew ond les inh the cient of the morning grew ttioars may be Snguitve, though it is none of their business” “We cannot be too careful,” answered Lord eagle. “In a fe will be known all over London that the Tower is robbed, and if we ing from the brig this chest at Har- the fact will be recollected, some of us may be Known.) om, my brig will ino pears, there shall be nono for the We mast Innd the jewels at once, for every vs fel that look auapiefous will bo and be- sides, some of the crew of the bar se may P betray tu) maid Hincheli. They do not know that a 4s robbery but that iI for one own treasures hase had your boat, Coptain Foy; but whon they shall se on going as lay, or from shore boats, that’ we have ‘etuslly robbed the Tower, they ‘ail comprehend the whole le nights work, and | for the hope of re “Gentlemen,” said Lord nt Inglis who haa Sood by, silently listening to their debate, “as I ha consented to this ait, Iwill not “rik ‘trom futher commiting mya cast I Jo temptation iatible. "You do not all of ‘wealth holds oat is you know me, nor is shi a 8c cret way to dispose of this treasure, until you ean find some wealthy Jew who can ‘ouvert it into | cul: gold coin.” “This is our Intention,” said Lord Neagle. “ For the present we must be perfectly quiet. Any ‘attempt to convert the jewels into money just now, % deletion, All we! want for the present is a sccure hiding-place for them. This we could find at Harold's Head, three leagn below, an old ruin in which dwells a ficherman who is Jn Hincholif's interests here—a eousia, T believe?” R. BONNER, {20/708 av tRorRieror, °y 2 uen and scie chest, did not overtake her just be- the low When the ig” reached her, the two men ng on board, aud the vessel, with all sail upon hor, forged her way down the Thames, the surface be up. The taty on Ww prey to conceal themselves and their. treasure Neagle, who had boi andkerchie lower part of scrutiny which Lord Conybeare migiit make of his fe ww lifted the chest on the shoulders of Hinehcliff, who muttered, “That he was peer might carry it as well the nobi the expedition) to ‘ey an find bea . Lord Conybeare led the way from tho dark ha. dows of the outlet, ot the moat, which was hidden ay the Impenetrable ebearity wl tle. Through 2 dense avenue of larch and lime arrived at a saall gate Dare amid rabery, ich, ner’s knife bad not tipped, but lef in all the entanglements nature. Pressing bis foot heavily three or four grsmororn pavement massive door slowly Secret as a tomb, my lord,” sid Lord Neagle, ashe looked into the gloomy and cavernous re- cess, “Tt isa tomb, for it smells of death! I know that odor well,” said Hinchcliff, as he sct down the chest, Lord Neagle nodded, recollecting the place ja the |-de-sac where he had found him when he went to examine the keys he bad mae forthe "te, ‘and which they had so successfull The le no other rejoinder tan “There are steps! Be careful, as they may be alippery.”” ‘They descended several damp steps, and found thernselves in a room about twelve foot quare. As it was perfectly dark, Hinchcliff, who had his lantern with him, after closing the toon Tighted i it by a lucifer, and revealed a dungeon over feet in Fea aay lord ‘They will be as safe with him | water. asin a bapk.” “Dut we mast find » place now, a8 the day is |i surprising us. It is important, too, hat we should all be back in ih Loon, vo expe spcon ion. “My view is) mid Foy, ia is Blank way, tbat the farther you keep from London, the better for your heads. rn case lik ve could not get OTReep out of | London. But what does this i gentleman ‘propose ?”” jewels” answered Lord Cony-| 6 re. “Not my share. T aon know you. Iwill take my share, ‘and run the risk of being taken, on the whole. Tean get money on them in Spain! The rest you may take sore: Al ents? — they all went as put into = at Bitowed toy Tinchekit and te two noblemen. were ordered into it ing and ead histories,” said the earl, “Here clot, chen with oey iting stone. For that | fos ‘ucted, I know not; bat I think for & sealant a as it will hold four or five person: onding upright sad stele vas found in it fitth ea |, the re you an sea Then, cont the queen’s beard, 1 Jelin Hinehett have contorted with noble com: pany to-nigl earl looked confined and angry with bine already wine he did not know the former i rouge his dis wig oi |, and French seaman’s cos oe jal be knew ww larry had con- fosed 0 iat he was, like himself, a no- ble; vata bave his sere known to a ma who might betray him, and bring him to the block, an- ora moment his eres fated} bat wrth an effort he estruined himself, ad “Y said not Fwas an earl, fellow!” “Fellow me not! You are too late! I know well enough from what you let oat, and your owledge of this secret, you are Earl Conybeare. yw T've beard of you as the heaviest player in Lon- don. Lost, I euppose, and tried to drown your self, and being saved, have thought best to join ua, free ‘AN right! I shall myself buy an earldom with By “This was formerly a prison, and has Enteest NEW YORK, DECEMBER 12, 1857. LORD ESLINGTON’S DISCOVERY. all our money, aud we'll be three jolly Lords toge- at your folly, Hincheliff! If we use you for our orn gains, we forget not that were. no- bles, an d you a peasant! Silence! Lift the i Mattering deep oaths, the man erossed the war fered floor “L'il bide my time! These lords may dance now, while Taos but TH make them dance to ‘Help me, Lord Neal sett can't Tn the chest int You make me do all the work, and I ought to hase ouble share! Cure your white ‘The earl sprung forwat ed one end of the chest while Hincheliff, sting on the floor of the closet, raised and drew in the other. “Stand back furl ther and draw it to the rear of the recess, Farther yet, That will do! Stay!” As the Earl of Conybeare knee: firml; the revolving rocky and the mass of granite sang ro resetlem pore, ant shu tn the ily sil key ag in a tomb, Ast closed Hheretialy all was suddenly siten “What have you done, my lord” eried Lord Nengle with horro sme and thee, {Do you mean to ill kim?” He Will never eee the gun again!” “itis areadfult” Not s0 dreadful as for you to hang on Tybura. is That man would bave betrayed us! I heard his Jow threats! He is of no more use either to you or me—only a a source of fear and a dread. the secre Lord Neagle ‘was silent for . moment. He shut his lips closely, and seemed to reflect. He thea nodded his shed affirmatively: “Yes—you are right Let him perish. We have no farther ned of ihe low;bora hind. But 0 8 will be a ne sentinel over our ost will haunt them!” “Ghosts!” I fear men sir—not ghosts!” answered the earl, as he ascended the steps “I men 1 Itis man that makes arth hell to haf the rave, TE was the fear of m rs that made me lenp the parapet. I would Father meet Sten ad all his host, than mea wh are my fora! This fellow will enongh there. So k nd ow, ei” ead the earl, ania ‘op bis tall for pen bi fe you saved my life, and I am not un Tort X ‘eagle at a bound placed himself clear outside of the dungeon, and balf drew hie dagger surreyed the enel with gla lances fant see med woven between a friendly sa host sy you are anoble, @ need bave no eso from each other, rue, my Lord In “Yon need ol 9 jow whose Voice it is, ms wit Seale sd Tra Tord,” " ouwered th @ Young noble- man, Towing, “Once my danghter's suitor, and cast off for your di sole ie said the earl, steals. “Te becomes not you my lord, to rebuke. If I & wor lenced a tongue that would have betrayed ject 10 polnted over his shoul prs 83 PER ANNUM, TERMS, (932 bec. have been dissolute, you have aided be in robbing Tower, and are but “Enough! Let us not recriminate. We are both end a enough devils, I dare swear!” ‘aa spoken, with bitte irony and eold snail me. - We must be friends!” « Nom my sy ont pat now. List tou ym, As we understand each other, we need not fear each other. Our mutual safety hangs on our mutual confidence. i fh oolly as if he bad not vid 4 maa alive within the eolid roc wall. «Do you lov © Taba, iy tot he ‘svldenly dma manded. id—but not now. She has despised me” «Door daughter. I must basten t AL ready, Tfear, she bas heard of my ‘attempted aul Gide, and moures me dead. ‘Now thet we bore done all this for h ut by what means shall we turn these jewels into gold t? “I bave a friend—a Jew. Him I shall call upon, and propose that he comes the a jence to see the treasure, and soy what money he vance upon i “No. I will take such jewels o out as I aie to turn into money. The largest @ own I shall keep for the he continent” “Te is important I realize seventy thousand pounds before tonight” feast value ve ‘vbot ns ‘we shall di- "7 Here a slight oie Tike a leat falling and striki him to look round ‘with s. quick = suspicious giance. He saw no one, but he “Let us tom my lord. ‘This spot is so-| cluded enough, but yet we cannot be too care- “ About half a million each—so Hinchcliff said, and he knew the value of each, having so Jong been a sertor sithin the Tower, and heard th value spoke “alam jon ench—to you and to me each or do you include his tare?” and. the ‘earl der towards the dungeon, “No—I forgot im, Te will be three quarters of a million to each of ty many pebiles tet + can turn it into I will try and aid you, my lord, but on one eoniton” ‘Name it.” is “That you give your consent that I shall wed } are three your danghtar.” “Tlark ye, my lord! If I got this wold T I all Py all my ach recover my mi my “ Wel my lord,” answered Lord Harry yeasts langhing, but cooing, “I spose I am too rogue to aspire to the han your daughter, oe you wt ive on ve te ofan our robbery, rank, Never mind—I will not ak be hand,” si I “Zwould rather her bead were given to the beadsman tian her hand to you, my lord !” “Let us not ga about a Indy, ny dear Ear. We will make no and 80 To stow you how ge generous I am, and Wow Tre: gard your honor, I ‘ill this moraing gee the Jew. oni something done! “Thad depen on that roves T Hinchelif to do much for me in the way of » een. But he is as well where he is, a8 T bave geen he i not “With these fellows there can be no honor ia rough Seat but there as no ernative. ‘ou jead 2” “Not yet Tt will take rome hours for him to consume all the oxygen fn in “But, my ia st get at ihe Jere when the Jew e! in five miles to Frill be Bve hours at the farthest bet 0 re fur here with one. ‘Where ell Tf tal. yout and what cball we do with i the esd m “Tt is ne sure my daughter of my safety; for T seat a ait Tmet in the street to her with a line, inform her that T was about fo take my life, ad that she she news, or ere it drives her erazy, Im find me at my house, No 2 St Joon sae? J know the place well, my Lond,” anewersd Neagle, with a slight meer. “I was well Put she consoled here for my abaenee with Sir Villers Courtney.” «Was he there?” demanded the earl, quickly. “Yes, my Lord. He ecemed ia. good favor, cree Sar made no reply, but a singular expres: mn passed over his face. weit t this pass,” added Lord Neagle. “I see raising the money you want execpt by bringing, the Jew hither Ty gout do to take bi into that dungeon. It & grin in, though mfe enough to conceal treasures propose that you have two hundred thousand pounds? worth of the ed to your li- brary, to which place ihe Jew shall come.” “He must be brought hither blind-folded.” fee to that, your Lordshi s a5 e earl, as he closed the tortain aco mortgaged it, smaller Soin due to-day, I wieh the sevent} fo meet. We shall find the old us; otherwise there is no oc man, very short of stature, and with a long, wine red nose, upon the bridge of which a see an enormous pai of hom g his lord he bowed Mow duced fi mit Tread bal ose ti imes, in token of his homage and Bless my soul! Glad to se my Lor’. Hope my Lor’ ’s come to stay. Hope my Lady ‘bel is any he could n to write, While inscribing the note to Lad; , Neagle carel sauntered about, gazing upon the books with which the four walls were lined, , Placed fa handsomely. carved oaken old baronial Jibra- such as si Wa sli na might have bad ia ie saya in bi atl of Co te as ay can 2—This wi ane ou hat Tay ae a Gul beatin, "Tet at yon eace to the enarary. Te iS troe fexne near my, but ws ore ro i 90 im proved that sib 30 moore annoyed by debta orga {tad Zour orton, ere igor tan You ‘ver hoped, will be sccared to Ishalt be in Loadon tonight to embrace 7005 beloved auger. “Your adectionste “ ice Se “Taw, Th Conybeare.” The atl ee folded and sealed " and calling the porter, sai * Jonas, take ‘bis over ete Lh oo bia Will wa, mine hos, to Et postinste his post on, to iLaly ithe 0b Jads are ‘iton tie road, my lor’. might stop bim, <1 thought te oops ha put down th rioters so dis wa-piece, ol Ta “hy day thod het ten pool ” whoa Tam yet, my lor.” ef thow bas fear ofthe poct-boys be with thee. ‘There ore yotleftin the stables Go--momt e swiftest, and return and bring me word of my dancin and thy reward will be in proportioa to UT ‘be back in an hour and a a bal, py Jo answered the porter, as he 10- | room. “Now, this ectiled, we must try and find some Place to meet this Jew,” said the earl to Lord Neagle, “While you go to London for him, I Will remove from ‘the chest #9 much of the trea- ‘bout two hun- ‘that he can recognize, or by whigh he ean guess at Kon =e, ad

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