Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-12
SYNOPSIS.


the room that night" attracts the at
tention of Arson Durand, and he pro
poses marriage at a dancing party at
the Ramsdell home. Mrs. Fairbrother
is murdered in the "alcove' and her
costly diamond is stolen. Chapter 2.
The murdered woman's gloves, and
the diamond rolled within them, are
round in the hand bag carried by Miss
Van Arsdale. Suspicion is fastened
upon Durand, whom she had promised
that night to wed. Chapter 3.-Police
inspector has interview with Miss Van
Arsdale and Mr.. Durand before they
are allowed to leave the Ramsdell
home. The man under suspicion in.
ststs upon his innocence. Chapter 4.
--Durand makes explanation of his
presence in the alcove, Mrs. Fair
brother giving him the gloves, his re-
turn to the alcove by rear passage,
his discovery of the dead woman, his
escape and the splash of blood on his
shirt bosom, from above him. Chap
ter determination of diamond by
Grey. the Englishman.-Says it is an
Imitation. Guests startled by long,
unearthly shrek while Grey holds
stone. Discovery of note Of warn
ing given to Mrs. Fairbrother before
her death. Chapter 6.-Miss Van Ars-
dale looks for clue to murderer. In.
quest delayed awaiting Mr.. Fairbroth-
er's return. He is i'll at his mining
camp. the Placide. Chapter RE
ports of correspondent at the Placide.
Journey to mining camp. Effort to in
terview Fairbrother. In conscious mo-
ments he asserts the diamond was
Q real one. Chapter S.-Coroner't
verdict does not accuse Durand, but
he is arrested by the police. Chapter
9.-Miss Van Arsdale has interview
with Inspector Dalzell and tells him
OF Mr. Grey's disinterested attitude
toward pleasures Of the evening be
fore the arrival Of Mrs. Fairbrother
and Of his stady gaze at the diamond
thereafter. She calls attention to the
unsolved mystery of the two broken
coffee cups and says she saw Mr.
Grey lift two cups from a tray and
start toward the alcove. Chapter TO-
Miss Van Arsdale continues inter.
view with the inspector, astonishing
him with her knowledge concerning
Mr.. Grey. She gives him the informa-
ton that Mr.. Grey is a collector Of
Jewels, that being the first aim Of his
life. She tells him that the nurse at
tendant upon Mr.. Grey's daughter is
her friend and from her she learned
that a. he sick girl wrote note that
night bGt was too weak to make a
complete sentence. Chapter 11.-Miss
Van Arsdale completes arrangements
to succeed her friend as nurse to Miss
Grey, where she is to find out more
concerning the case Chapter 12.-
The new nurse takes UP her duties
and is warned by Mr.. Grey not to let
her patient see any OF the papers, his
explanation being that he was present
at the house where the crime was
committed Miss Van Arsdale has in
her possession the stilletto which she
is to leave where Mr.. Grey's eyes will
fail upon it. Before she has reached
the point she receives word from the
inspector that lit is not necessary
Chapter 13.-On the following day
Miss Van Arsdale receives message
from her uncle that he wants to see
her. He takes her into carriage and
they go to the office of the inspector,
where she hears Of a new cle'w. A
waiter who was employed by the
caterer at the Ramsdell home the
night of the party disappears. Upon
looking UP mis- reference 1T is found
the recommendation came from Sears,
who was employed in the Fainbrother
home. Search reveals that Sears de-
parted with Mr.. Fairbrctller. Investi-
cation SHOWS that he left Mr.. Fair
brother at III Moro, having time to
reach New York by the date Of the
murder Chapter 14.-While Miss
Van Arsdale is in conference with the
Inspector a detective arrives. She re-
tires to an adjoining room and the
door Is left ajar Detective tells of
going to Fairbrother house at mid
night to get a photograph of the sus-
pect and q specimen of his handwrit-
ing. Although house is supposed to
be unoccupied some one enters who
the detective is convinced is Sears.
The other party succeeds in trapping
the detective and making his escape
before the officer can. After several
hours of whiting the detective gets
out, returning to tell his story. Chap
ter l5.--Miss Van Arsdale comes
from her hiding place and concludes
her interview with the inspector, ex-
pressing her belief that there was an
interchange Of diamonds when Mr..
Grey was allowed to take into his
hand the one that was found in Miss
Van Arsdale's hand bag. CHAPTER
16.-The nurse returns to her duties
and sees that Mr.. Grey has received
a telegram. In few moments he
informs his daughter that urgent bus
mess calls him away from her bed
side for a few days. Chapter IA
few days later Detective Sweetwater
is in the district attorneys Office tell
ing his story of accompanying Grey to
a point in Maine, and of doing the
work of a valet. He was instructed
to find a room at hotel and find. a
man named Wellgood, this being the
name of the waiter who had disap-
peared. He learns that Wellgood is
supposed to be manufacturer of nat.
ent medicines, having factory out
side of the town; that he has Just re-
turned from trip to New York. An
nouncement of Wellgood's occupation