CHAPTER XI.

THE PASTE RING.

The amateur of precious stones--What a beautiful diamond!--A sovereign cure--Ah! if I were a rogue--A false paste ring!-- The game is played--The tell-tale stamp investigation--The wanderer by night--The mysterious _tripot_--The sharper caught in a trap--Recriminations--The message--The false commissary of police--The Rue de Jerusalem--Unexpected _dénoûement_ 106