Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-25
CHAPTER XIX.
Tn. MystsrI.us MIllle,,s.

| The Mystsrisus MIiIlesoA
I Brits strsaked from Sands apart-
ment to dinsy little den of a shop
on the top noor Of . downtown
business rookery-ons sf tie sky
scrapers Of \ quartsr-osatury before.
II was much mere tedious to climb
the Ave flights Of stairs to the sixth
story than to shoot In an exprsss els-
vator to the summit Of the Singer
Building. But Britz was too hot on
the scent to pay much attention to his
fatigue. Ne ran UP the stairs lightly.
Aung oDsn . crazy outer deer mat
rreAkeA An announcement ef his com
ing. and pushed = bit Of paper toward
. young man Of modern physique and
sleieat visags wAs was working At q
oeneh. The paper was the note be-
ginning Curtis dear" and ending with
the Arst name Of the mysterious Mil
fcent. The anachronisuc young man
trimmed spectacles.
Rush a hundred copies Of this. Bur
len." said Britt. "Ill send fer them in
. couple OF hours"
Tho detective seated himself on a
stool behind the bench. and for several
minutes watched the photo engraver
at his work His mind was not behind
his eyes, however. He was busy with
the possibilities unfolded by the little
scrap of paper he had found in the
Hindoo burglars possession. The
Headquarters man never was in hur-
ry to accept any clew at its face val
ue; nevertheless. he felt he had at
last something which. II no direct
link between his knowledge and his
suppositions. would 20 far toward con-
Meeting them. That the note was ad-
dressed to Curtis Griswold he had
little doubt II required amall effort
Of reasoning to conclude that the East
erners had gone to Sands apartment
soon after visiting Griswold. But this
time. Britz had learned enough to
convince him that the Brahmin scholar
was as eager to get possession OF the
Missioner necklace as he was-to get
the Maharanee diamond, anyway, II
not all the other gems belonging to
the famous string. BY patient,
patchwork process. 7Britz had pieced
together the tiniest details OF the
Swami's movements. He knew all
about the scholars presence in the
Metropolitan Opera House on the
night OF the disappearance Of the Jew
els. and he had made himself ac-
quainted with the system OF espionage
maintained by the sage and his sub
ordinates ever since that time. That
hn
one connected, however distantly.
with the mystery. 1t was apparent TO
Britz that he was working against
men who. while not trained detectives
in the Occidental sense. were fully as
'ersistent In their quest as himself.
There was no question the Swami had
directed all the energies of the East
erners which the detective had follow
ad interestedly throughout their vari-
Gus manifestations. Britz was con-
vinced that he had the Brahmin priest
to thank for his own kidnapping. and
he WAS equally certain that the same
little band of brothers had searched
the homes OF BruxtOn Sands and Cur
tbs Griswold. He was not given to at
taching much weight to intuition. re-
garding that faculty as 4 pale and US
ually Ineffective feminine reflection Of
masculine logic.
But something told him he must be-
stir himself even more vigorously than
he had done to date. II he was to trace
the Missioner diamonds before the
svave. subtle men from the East could
lind them and put them forever be
yond the reach of any Westerner.
One thing was In his favor. Undoubt
sdly he had broken the Swami's line
Of communication by seizing the spies
before they could report the finding Of
He had vague sense that the SCRAP
Of paper would be Of Immediate value
as a clue to tho, Brahmin-tAat II he
had not intercepted II, the scholar by
now would have been close upon the
discovery Of the diamonds. 1t remain
ed for Britx himself - ASCERTAIN the
i1entity and Whereabouts Of Millicent
before the Oriental prisoners could
communicate with their chief. Those
prisoners were safe enough for the
present In the Tenderioin Pslics Sta
uon; bat. although It was In the d.
tectivs's power 10 prevent their i'm
mediate. arraignment In the Night
Court BY . word to the precinct com
mander. he could not long keep them
In cells. They were entitled to .
speedy examination before the magis-
trate. and he was certain that unless
their failure to report To the Swami
should alarm that gentleman sooner.
steps would be taken In the morning
to have the prisoners produced in
court. They were sure TO be arraign-
ed In Jefferson Market At next days
afternoon session, II not earlier. Britz
felt that. once in their presence. the
ewami, though he might b separated
from them by the length Of the room
would nnd means to learn all they
knew. to the last microscopic detail.
He must md Millicsnt that night
That done. he had little doubt he
would be close to the Missioner Jew.
els. and probably to the person who
had taken them from their snug har-
Dor In Mrs. Nissionsr's library.
TIL send for tAs copies. Burien."
Britz satd. A. he slipped from the
stool and started to the door. "but
don't let the original leave your hands