Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-04

6T1I1 m00ul08ly. 0Cu SEQ "A~s
good It is to girl to have an M. D.
for . lover II he can't DO OF any moro
use to her in case Of this sort than
Binks Of the Hardware Club. or jerks
Of the Retail Grocers' Association.
Now. you know how these false gems
are made. don't your"
II know pretty WE'LL" and Fitch
gave him the formula with which the
minute men Of the jewel trade were
familiar for purposes Of self.proteo-
ton.
well, I'm quite free. to tell you"
continued Brit1, that the whole ques-
ton Of Miss Holcomb's stay In the
Tombs depends on our success In ind.
ing out who made the Maharanee dia-
mond. I know who turned out the
other stonas-had Logan over there
for several weeks in Paris. you know"
The detective then sketched rapidly
for Fitch the detailed information sent
to him by his assistant across the VA
ter. But cannot get line on the
Maharanee diamond. I've been over
every place In this neck Of woods-in
fact, I've gone over the whole country
with dne-tooth comb. I've had every
important city In Europe canvassed.
ana the sum-total Of all these inquiries
Is that nobody knows any live man
who could make an imitation Of tho
real Maharanee anything like good
enough to deceive Simple Simon.
Now, you Just get that scientific think
ing apparatus Of yours going, and help
me puzzle out the problem. We know
there was fake Maharanee diamond.
It was ground to pieces under Girls
wold's heel in Mrs. Missioner's opera
box It was picked up by man from
tho Orient-this Swami-whatever his
name Is, the sort Of combination priest
and scholar who says he's here to
spread the propaganda OF the Buddhist
faith among the elect Of New York
society. Sands saw the diamond:
Miss March saw 1t: Griswold saw It,
and, Of course, Mrs. Missioner herself
had It In her own hand. There Is no
doubt about its existence. In fact
here is . piece Of it now" and he
showed Fitch q fake Of the false dia-
mond. But you don't know, and
don't know what we have both got to
know, and that is who made 1t, where
it was made. by whom was 1t made.
why was It made, and for whom was
It made? The sooner We work out
that end Of the game, my dear young
man. the better It will be for that lit
tie girl up in Centre Street."
The doctors eyebrows began to
contract. There was a popularity in
tho facial gesture. Something vas
going on In his scientifically inquiring
mind. The brows drew together until
form Of minute interrogation point:
little knobs Of ska gnar'ed under tho
bristles: his eyes focused until they
almost crossed. He clasped his hands
behind his head and studied tho cell
Ing. A rather long silence followed.
Smoke sr!raled from the detectives
cigar and eddicd upward. The de-
tecttve's keen glance was leveled ut
the doctors Intellectually sharpening
face.
It was in reminiscent tone that
Fitch at last spoke.
when 1t comes to guessing, I'm
no good" he said. Il haven't beer
trained to guess. The little I know is
the result Of careful study and patieni
analysis; but there are few thing:
besides pharmacopoeia in my MIND
and memory, and one Of them ma:
help us little" He shifted his posi-
ton until he turned square front
to the detective.
. Way back In my ambulance days.
he said, there was case that you,
question reminds me Of. It was on
OF the nrst had after went to Belle