The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1911-12-23
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens with a
scream from Dorothy Marche a charm
wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris Missioner, at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
york city. II is occasioned by Mrs. Mis-
sloners diamond necklace breaking and
scattering the string of rare and costly
gems all over the floor Curtis Griswod
and Bruxton Sands, two society men,
up some of the diamonds, but the gem
or the collection, the celebrated Mahar-
anee IS missing. Griswoid steps on the
apparent missing diamond and 1t brushes
under his heel. Hindoo comes from an
adjoining box, and picking up fake of
the crushed gem pronounees it fraud,
not tne genuine Maharanee. but-paSte.
CHAPTER 1.-THE entire party proceed
to the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missioner
where she takes them to d room having
safe containing other diamonds. She
expert, who pronounces the stones all
copies. substtutons of the original gems
CHAPTER III-Bruxton Sands tele-
phones police headquarters and two de-
teetves. Donnetly and Carson. arrive on
the scene. They examine the safe and
decide that the theft of the original dia-
nonds was accomplished by some one in
the house. The servants are questioned
but without result Then they learn mai
Miss Elinor Holcomb the confidential
companion of Mrs. Missioner, has dupli-
cate Key to the safe and they send for
her.
the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved
in the robbery. They search her room
and IN cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa
per. they ind one of the original dia-
monds. Mrs. Missioner protests that
Elinor Is guiltless. but the delicate girl
Is marched off to prison.
'Ir you are false, turn back, said
the voice in one OF the higher tongues
of India.
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Light am l, the Hindoo replied, with
a profound salaam toward ink black
portieres at the far end of the hail.
He moved slowly toward the curtains
and stretched forth his hand Again
the voice spoke
IF there be aught of doubling in
your heart, turn back ere it be too
| late" it said There is no repent
ance this side of the screen. Beware!
Turn back
But the Hindoo, with another deep
bow. parted the heavy curtains and
stepped through the opening Without
a single glance at the sumputous
Eastern furnishings of the room. he
bent his body forward with touching.
outstretched hands until his fingers
well-nigh reached the. floor. In that
posture he remained until. In the
tones of the voice that bad sounded
through the outer darkness. man
sitting cross-legged on a divan at the
other end of the room murmured an
acknowledgment OF the salutation.
Slowly the visitor Strengthened him
| self and looked at the divan, without
| raising his eyes TO the face of the
man upon it.
The peace of the Immutabe One
be upon you," he said in his harsher
dialect. Your servant Ali comes TO
report upon his mission
peace be to you, faithful one" an
swered the other. Not until then did
All look his master in the face
The master seemingly did not wear
the evening dress of the Occident In
which he had appeared in the opera
box adjoining Mrs Missioner's. His
slender, well-knit figure was swathed
in the elinging garments of the East
garments of silken stuff that fiut-
tered and rippled with every move
ment. that seemed to rustic in echo of
his thoughts
What are your tidings. ALP" asked
the man on the divan. He gave little
thoughtful tugs at punkah string
and the resultant breeze stirred tha
smoke wreaths from his narghileh.
1.-THE jewel, o swami!"
The others eyes glistened.
What of it?" he inquired.
Gone" returned the humber Hin
Zoo Vanished -
And you did not get it,,
Swami, | did not Your servant is
dog and the son of dog. but he has
done his best"
The man on the dIvan watched his
servant through slitted eyes.
Where is the jewell he asked
sternly
Who knows. holy MANI" replied
the visitor. 1T has taken unto itself
wings and in its place a false stone
was left. The wit of your servant is
completely at fault. | know not
where the diamond is
The swami did not tell him he had
seen the destruction of the false Ma
haranee by Griswoid's heel in the
Metropolitan Opera House. lie
smoked thouehtfully, his fingers knot
ting and raveling the punkah-string in
an absent way.
And you have come straightway
With the news?' he asked.
AS the hawk flies, mas er. said the
servant There was trepidation in his
eyes, but he answered unhesitatingly.
1T is WE'LL the Swami said. be-
tween rings of blue smoke. Wait
without. Ali and | Will have speech
with you in a little while
The visitor, with ano her low sa-
liam. withdrew as he had entered.
backing across the threshold. In the
hall, his figure shot to Its full height
and he flashed a glance of uncertain
meaning at the outer side OF the por-
there's. He passed silently up the
stairs and slipped into room above
that in which the Swami sat. His cat
like tread carried him to closet into
which he crept. Flattening himself on
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