Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-27

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him was cablegram from Logan.
saying briefly he was trailing al the
Workmen Who had taken part in the
monmactme OF the paste Missioner
necklace. and that none or them had
left Paris.
Briz frowned slightly as he read
The message, then with heavy foun-
ain pen that fairly raced over the ua-
per- and addressing his far-away as
distant by his cable word. he wrote
Logan. Paris Was Maharanoe
made there too?"
Britt tapped bell and looked no as
q Headquarters patrolman opened the
door
Rush this down to the Western
Union oihee," he said "Take 4. yonr.
self, and see that it goes at once
1t was when hi thoughts we're tan.
gied in the tighlest of knots that
card was brought to him by The twin
brother Of the heavy-fuoted blueeoat
40 even then WIS supposedly on his
way to the Western Union Office with
the cable to Logan.
show him In, said Brltz after
E.ance at the name. and, as his Visit
tor entered, be swung his feet from
tie desk, advancing halfway to The
door. and extended his hand cordially.
How do you do. doctor?" he said.
u hope 1 see you cheerful"
A wan smile broke the fxity OF the
doctors countenance for an instant.
and he shook his head slightly.
q don't see how there can be any
cheer for me. he said. "ss long as
that poor girl IS prisoner In the
Tombs. When are We going o get her
out?"
4 know just how you feel about II,
Doctor said Britz sympatheticaily.
but you'1 haye TO leave that In my
hands for the present Miss Holoonib
must stay where she is awhile ion
ger"
But surely" persisted the physi-
ioian, lit cannot he necessary to leave
her there forever 10 establish her In
nocenoe. You know she Is guiltess;
| know IT. Mrs Missioner knows It,
and b wc.lld not take much to bring
all her acquaintancas to the same
view Why must we waltz"
"Now. let us tank" said Brtz. you
and have fenced long enough along
this line; let's get down 10 business.
You know something ahcut chemistry.
that's certain Do Won know enough
about it to tell me whether any prog
reas has been made In recent year5
in the manufacture OF paste iewelaT"
Cant say Itdol haven't been much
intererted in that line until this out
rageous attempt TO prove Miss Hol-
comb a-thiei."
well, its about TIME you DID" said
Briz megningly y don't see what
good it is 20 a girl TO have an NJ. d.
for lover if he can't be Of any more
use to her in a case OF thia sort than
BinlFs of the Hardware Club, or jerks
OF the Retail Grocers' Association.
Now, you know how these false gems
are made, don't you?'
q know pretty wen," and Fitch
gave him the formula With which the
minute men OF The jewel trade were
familiar for purposes of sef-protec-
ton.
Wet I'm quite free to tell you"
continued Britt. that the whole ques
ton OF Miss IIolcomb's stay IN the
Tomhs depends on our success in find
ing out who made the Biaharanee dia-
mond I know who turned out the
other stones-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 wa
ter "But / cannot get a line on the
Mahnranee diamond. I've been over
every place In this neck Of woods-in
fact, I've gone over the whole country
with fine-tooth comb I've had every
important city in Europe capyassed,
and the sum-totai Of all these inquiries
is that nobody knows any i've man
who could make an imitation Of the
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
thore was a fake Naharance diamond.
II vas ground to pieces under Girls
wo'da heel in Mrs Missioner opera
box 1t was picked up by a man from
the Orleut-this Swami-whatave 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 it; GriWoid saw it,
and. OF course, Mrs Missioner herself
had It in her own band There Is no
doubt about it's existence, In fact
here is a piece OF It now" and he
showed Fitch fake OF the false dia-
mond. But you don't know, and
don't know what we have both got 10
know. and that IS who made 1t, whore
1t was made. by whom was Fl 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 e VIII be for that 1T
tie girl up in Centre Street"
The Doctors eyebrows began to
contract There was q popularity in
the facial gesture. Something was
going on in his scientifically lnquiring
mind The. brows drew together until
their separate lines curved into the
form of a minute interrogation point;
little knobs of skin gnarled under the