Moreover, in a small box hidden
beneath some collars in a drawer were found a few foreign bank-notes, a
ring or two, and a handful of gold coins such as he was in the habit of
carrying about his person. The judge, who superintended the researches,
caused these valuables to be impounded, sealed, and deposited in the
Court of Justice.
The discovery put a fresh and ominous complexion on the affair. When a
man means to bolt, he does not leave portable jewelry--an enameled pair
of links--behind him. And even if, in the hurry and scurry of departure,
he does overlook such elegant trifles, he never forgets to take his
money; least of all a man like Muhlen.
A lengthy deposition was signed by the hotel proprietor. It set forth,
in reference to Muhlen's general habits, that this gentleman had
hitherto not attended to his account; he had not been urgently pressed
for a settlement. One did not like to incommode foreign visitors with
bills; it annoyed them so much that they sometimes migrated to other
hotels and made debts there, debts which in certain unexpected cases
were liquidated in full while the former and equally legitimate ones
remained unpaid--which was disheartening.
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