The Elbert County tribune., 1911-12-08

1t to him with bank note. with few
words spoken in a low tone. The
messenger gone, Griswold called for
brandy-and-soda, gulped it down IN q
way that showed his state OF nervous
excitement and, still without seeins
the doctor or the detective, hurried
out OF the barroom.
Britz gripped the doctors arm.
60 after that boy," he said. Fig
out where he is going, and join me at
Headquarters. Make it quick. doc!"
Fitch hastened In pursuit of tho
messenger boy. Britz walked with
quick strides to the subway, where he
boarded local for Bleeker street
The physician's pursuit of the dis
trict messenger who had carried the
note from Griswold ended at the
Thirty-third Street station of the Sixth
avenue elevated railway. All Fitch
wanted to know was the destination
Of the note. Fitch, though an anna
teur. uri6ad acquired SO much skill from
association WITH tie famous Head
quarters man in efforts to
sweetheart that 1t requiredS
prompting to look over the bd
shoulder as he stopped to buy a
ticket. While fishing in his pocket
for srubby nickel the messenger
niomentarily held the envelope in such
position that Fitch was able to read
both name and address. The doctor
hastily jotted both on the margin of
newspaper, and then he crossed to
the downtown station, and In 20 min
utes knocked at the door of the de-
tAnt t..
This must be the woman" be
heard Britz say to Rawson, as he en-
tered after sharp Come I'M"
Hello, doc!" said Britt 81 guess
\ we've found her. These are the full
names of all the Millicents registered
in New York hotels, and my man re-
ports this signature is exactly like
the name attached to the note found
in the Indians clothes"
Whats the name?" asked Fitch.
"Mtllicent Delaroche." answered tho
detective.
That's the lady" answered the
physician "The same name is on that
envelope Griswold gave the messeD-
ger. She lives in the"
Hotel Renaissance" said Britz de-
cisively. Doctor. tell you we're get
ting warm. AS the kids say, We're
burning up!'"
A conference followed, in the course
OF which Britt, Fitch and Rawson
elaborated plan to ascertain whether
| the jewels Millicent Delaroche men,
toned in her note to Griswold were
the original Missioner diamonds, or
merely gems the clubman had bought
| for her. To learn that fact was not
SO easy as 1t sounded. With weeks
at his command, Britz could have
| gained the knowledge in roundabout
way. but he had no such time. There
were not even days to spare; there
| were not even hours to waste. Britz
| knew as well as If he saw 1t In black
and white that the Orientals, both OF
nigh and low caste, were centering all
their subtlety. skill and ingenuity
upon the possession of Mrs Mission
er's jewels-anyway, the Maharanee
diamond-and he sensed the impor-
tance of anticipating them before the
night was over. That realization was
based on the assumption that the
contents of the Millicent note as yet
were unknown to the more important
of the Hindoos. Britt knew the men
he had caught in Bruxton Sands room
| could not get word to the Swami nor
to Prince Kananda before the morn
ing. He had taken care to prevent
that by rushing note to the captain
of the Tenderloin precinct, requesting
that the prisoners, instead of being
taken to the night court, should be
held at least for the morning session
in Jefferson Market His zeal led him
to lose no time in heading off the Ori-
entails, even with the burglars bottled
up for twelve hours or SO. Had he
guessed he himself had helped to con-
yey the letter from the Hindoo cap
tives to their Brahmin master, he
would have been twice as Jealous.
though 1t is doubtful he could have
worked more rapidly than he did after
his talk with Fitch and Rawson in
the seclusion of his own office.
In pursuance of the plan arranged
In that conference, Rawson went to
the Renaissance and got from the
management all that was known there
concerning Millicent Delaroche. She
was Mrs Delaroche, whether wife.
widow or divorcee the management
csuld not tell. She had been in the :
hotel several months; she had one of
the most luxurious suites In the big
building, and she seemed to be, boun-
tifully supplied with money. Her
gowns were gorgeous, and when she
went out. 1t was in an electric brough-
am she kept In the hotels garage.
Mrs. Delaroche had few visitors.
The most frequent was a man about
town who sent many roses and huge
boxes of bonbons to Madam's apart