Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-29

Its . long story" he resumed. III
took q lot ok pieclng To- pat 1t TO-
eeeher, bit It's ~ plain now ~ pic.
ture puxxle when all the cut-outs At.
In the FIRST place. 0riswold planned
to get the jewels . long time ago-a~
couple of years, fancy. He didn't
content himself with more planning.
He did a lot Of work while he was
waiting for his opportunity. He
knew tho value Of the Missioner neck
lace, OF course, especially the value
OF the big Maharanee diamond that
was its central stone. A. nearly a. l
can make out his scheme. 10 hoped to
steal the collarette and dispose Of it
months before 1t should be missed by
Mrs. Missioner. The only way to do
that, OF course, was to substitute an
imitation for the genuine article.
Naturally, too. the imitation had to be
made without Mrs. Missionsr's knowi-
edge, and the man he meant to have
make it had to have either the orig
inal as copy or very accurate
drawing: It was ~bsyond all possible
ity that Griswold could get the neck
lace into his possession long enough
!
Missioner, in spite Of her many mil
lions, and like all other women OF
wealth. guarded her jewels closely.
She may tntrust her government
bonds and othsr negotiable. securities
to attorneys or banks, but she keeps
her Jewels under her own eyes. None
of us knows just how much she
thought Of Griswold; but the chances
are that, even II abe had been, en-
raxed to him, she wouldn't have let
him have possession Of the Maharanee
necklace for any length Of time. My
experience 10 that these rich New
Workers. don't believe in throwing
temptation. In one another's way
anyhow, not at any risk to, them.
selves" "
"Your powers Of deduction are truly
marvellous, Britz,", said Manning with
a short laugh; in which Brttz thought
hs heard faint note of mockery.'
.Now, let's don't do any kidding.
Chief" Britz rejoined with Just .
shade of acid in his voice. 'This is
a pretty serious case, and I've been
up q few nights without any too much
sleep. I'm not on the witness stand
now. rscollect. and don't feel as II
ia got to parcel out my words when
I'm talking to friends" There was
the least little lift Of his eyebrows as
he uttered the last word.
Manning laughed aEain-apologetfc-
ally this time, and the lieutenant,
once more unrufned,, continued:
80 G,iswold had to make sketches
and diagrams of the widows necklace.
Even that couldn't have been easy. for
I guess he had to use his pencil when
Mrs. Missioner wasn't In the room.
It isn't likely she gave him many op-
portunittes of being alone with the
jewels she priced above all the others
In her collection. You see. when her
husband gave her that necklace and
told her about the Maharanee dia-
mond, he made up pretty little fairy
story that probably gave the big stone
much greater value in her eyes than
If she'd really Known tho truth Wom-
en-" said Britz soiemnly. ARE funny.
They are about the funniest things In
this little old world of ours-particu.
larry when It comes to Jewels and
gowns. with the Jewels leading by a
city block"
Fitch. in his capacity ~ lover.
became somewhat FESTIVE under the
detectives cynical summing up OF
tho sex, and relieved himself with the
remark:
III women are any funnier than
men. ia Ike you to show me how.
Your expeRiA4ce is all very we'll. heu-
tenant; but I've seen them In their lit
tie white cots in hospitals-both
kinds; and I have seen them on the
operating table. and can tell you
the woman has yet 70 b. born that
can Do % many fool stunts ~ the
avo9aGo msn!" After this burst OF
fomancslhofn fraaknsss he subsidized.
well, We won't quarrel about the
sex. doctor ,sa4A Britx. though !
must say don't like to hear you get
ting OF those su6raeetts sentiments.
Anyway. its safe to assume Mrs. Mis-
sioner didn't let Curtis Griswold have
time to drape that necklace Of hers
ON an art medsl when he started In to
sketch It. He mads those drawings by
fits and starts, and It must have taken
him good many weeks to finish
them"
"U1lsss he. drew the necklace from
msmory." suggested Msnning
THAT sounds too easy" Britt re-
turned He'd have to have memory
like q daylight film to carry all the
different sizes and shapes Of those
Jewels In his mfnd-to say nothing Of
their fire.. The fact Is, tho drawings
10 made were not only accurate to
The smallest degree Of outline. but tho
lrster Of every stone seems to have
been reproduced with skill that would
keep EN- guessing at the Academy Of
Design. toll you. Curtis Grtswold .
~ artist in more ways than one!"
Pausing little, Britz went on:
i And that's what he did; he made
the drawings at nEst hand, and prob
ably ooloreA them in the same way.
Then 10 took them over to Paris and
farmed cut the contract among sew
.ersl firus. ts1tnE care to split up tho
drawings 10 that no one manufacturer
OF paste Jewels might know they were
reproductions q the fnmouo Maharar.
neo nsckisc~ Lognu traced all the
lraviagn n say farss. and ss0t them
70 me. Here they are" He took sew
srsi mall sho6ta q cardboard from
an timer pockst and spread them on