Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-10

low has a good chance he might be
tempted to put him down and out !
even II he had to go to such lengths |
as taking the Missioner diamonds, ana |
then throwing suspicion on drls-
wold?"
mot q bit of IT," exclaimed Fitch
II tell you, tho man Is dead square.
He wouldn't do anything OF that KIM
II Mrs. Missioner were the only won-
an In the world. as she really 49, SO
far as he is concerned. You don't
know Bruxton Sands the way do. He
may be short on conversation, puI
he's long on honor. He plays the
game right out on the gridiron WITH
out any monkey business on the side
lines, and you can just bank on that!
Britt raised his glass and drank
slowly, meditatively, until the ice
chilled his nose. Then he sat the
tumbler firmly down on the bar, faced
Fitch, and said with an air Of finality:
"If that's the case, Griswold's the
man! He may havo had assistance
from Blodgett, but | doubt 1t. He's
too foxy to trust his neck to serv-
ant As for Ali, thought he might
have turned the trick but he didn't,
because II he had, he and all the rest
of that Calcutta bunch would be well
on their way toward their heather
temples by this time. There is now
only Mr.. Curtis Griswold to consider"
Fitch looked at him with a per-
, picked air. He had his own thoughts
in regard to the identity Of the thief,
. but he recognized the detectives SUI
, perior ability in solving the mystery
, and, being a scientist, he had an open
, mind.
, What causes you to suspect him"
he asked.
: i've had my eyes on that young
, man for some time" Rrit2 said
: There were two or three things con
I nected with the arrest of Miss Hol-
/. comb that didn't please me a little bit.
a. l didn't like the satisfaction he show
. ed when suspicion was directed to-
= ward her"
Did he seem pleased" inquired
i Fitch.
:, More than pleased-he seemed re-
l. llCNCu vel Gu Niit Ntt'Nii u
Maybe Donnelly and Carson did
:. some real work, after all. without
4 knowing It. If they hadn't arrested
@ Miss Holcomb, Griswold mightn't have
v shown his hard so easily"
Have you any other evidence?"
Q asked the doctor. He appeared 10 be
n gratifed by the trend of the detect
I ives thoughts.
o Several things" said Britt. One
Of our Wall Street men tells me half
>. a dozen inquiries about Griswold have
been sent to the financial agencies
lately. had that end worked up, and
n found ont Griswo!d had been bump
= ed by bear raid
a Hurt much?"
Al Pretty badly. he tried hard to
sell a block of suburban real estate
% soSn after that"
q. These things are only straws, how
ever" said the doctor. "Of course
, we'll have to have much more sub
a stantial evidence before We can DO
q anything"
We'll, for one thing" returned
Britt, Il expect to know in a few
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