The Press., 1895-11-21

up'and see Connor again. ''"
 Next morning, when MT. Martinot visited Sing Sing, George Connor was reading this personal: "Jack-Ten all Give up jewels. New Haven"
 Your ruse is admirable, '' said Con nor with smile, but nevertheless, i'll at ease. Unfortunately have nothinglto tell you 2 |7E ~S 2 MT. Martinot went back to the city. "I was way off the truth, '" said he, "or Connor would have been deceived, He hasn't the jewels. The woman has them: Fortunately know she is in New Haven, and still more fortunately that Connor isn't allowed to write to his friends for three days yet. The warden says the letter writing takes place then. I must go to New Haven, and if can t locate a young, pretty womah-she is young and pretty-in three days I'd bet ter resign my position in the service. FIJI put up at the best hotel and go ev- anywhere. "
 Anything going on tonight" asked Martinot of the hotel clerk in New Haven, "besides the ball in the hall? No? Then I'll trouble you to send for tickets for me. And, by the way, l shall want dress suit. Travelling for pleas nre, left mine home. " ,,
 An hour later, snugly located in the gallery of the palm decked hall, the de- tective watched and waited, enjoying the brilliant scene about him and al- most forgetting the object of his unusual dissipation. Of a sudden there was a hush. A woman was entering the room, and leaning forward like the rest he caught full sight of the object of so much attention as she passed under the palms surrounded by a court of students From head to foot she glistened with diamonds and jewels of all sorts.
 "Who is that young woman?" he ask ed man near him. .
 ''That is Marie Newcastle. ''
 "And who is Marie Newcastle?''
 "Oh," laughed the man, "you must be stranger here. Miss Newcastle isla young actress whose parents live here, where she spends her vacations. From 8 simple village girl she has grown to be the queen of the college boys and the leader among the ivelier set of the town. She is drowned upon and petted, but that she, is enjoying her youthful reign you will acknowledge when you see her drive down Hillsboro avenue to- morrow afternoon behind her white ponies with a college boy at her side dividing honors with snow white bull- dog. Oh, Marie Newcastle is college 1 queen" .... z. With misgIvings next morning Mir. Martinot betook himself to the lively though simply appointed cottage of Miss Newcastle parents. f"She has the jew els. That ig enough for me, 'A he said as he waited interminably for that young lady to appear after her dissipation of the night before. When Miss Newcastle did appear, it was with a hastily donned gown twisted about her in aesthetic fashion, simulat- ing the coils of serpent. Its delicate green beautifully set off her blond coan- ple1ion, but the ornament at the neck caught Mir. Martinot's instant attention. This was a frog of the most brilliant emeraldS, with a diamond stripe run ming down it's 'back..e while it's legs of gold, sRligreei terminateds in two enor- nous pearlE Something in Mr. Marti- not's face frightened Miss Newcastle, for she stepped to the portieres and closed them. -.< =
 ''1 am sorry, said he, 'eto be abrupt with you, but I must ask you for those jewels-that frog and the others. They aFe stolen property, as you know, but if yuu give thena up1at cegperhaps''-- | j. .Ni0as Eoxx,oa cklo c,,aS1o7 <,I,<x,,:Ss-. of very pretty white teeth. stYou are mistaken, she said, for they are not stolen, and if you will allow me to write note and send it away by 8 mes senger shall soon receive an answer that will convince you. '
 Miss Newcastle Heated herself at q dainty desk and 'dashed of. "a note upon thosame paper and in thesame hand whiGa Mr. Martinot remembered.