Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-31
CHAPTER XVI.


CHAPTER XVI.
Mutual 8xplanatlsns.
twas Dreakfast time. ana Bf1tz aAd
Fitch after their exciting night were
hunxrx. enor6A to eat Hfndoo, but
they IL ~ step - sAow eonsidera-
tn 70 their inner nsl.
~ he sxpsctsd. Britz found Girls.
vsolA and Mrs. DoiafocAs IN Tie big
roooptioA rosn Of the Detective Blu
res with Tie dsesstives who had ar.
rseoel tAsn waiting psndsrously near
IL lstr. .saA N Interested desk Lee
bsaant sjseksl up from his work 70
hear the AsB6usoent q what Police
1GsaAquartsrs had come to regard -
Tie STAR case Of the year.
| DSlts Wakes slowly 70 his owA
Feom. whore the Scowliag orientals
were penned In . corner. while the
chief Of the detectives and his tive
subordinates wore taking well-sarnsd
rest Id the lieutenant's easy-chairs.
Br1ts talked - Manning In whispers.
then went % the telephone AID called
Mrs. Missioner's house.
"GeoA morning, Mrs. Missioner" he
said over the wire. This u Lieuten-
ant Britx-Britz, Of Headquarters.
called you up to tell you We had ar
crested the Jewel thieves ald-beg par.
saon7 What 1d you say--your jewels
have been returned to you? That's
strange. have one Of them In my
pocket now. How's that? You say you
have Ill your jewels? Then whose 10
this-the Maharanee? Pardon me. Mrs.
Missioner, don't quite understand.
We have the thieves here and the big.
gest Of the diamonds. What did you
,say-you don't want the thieves prose-
,outed7 Why. really. Mrs. Missioner
yes, OF couri6-yes, Am talking from
Police Headquarters'-they are here
now, all the thieves. lot No. and lot
no. 2. You say you don't understand?
Well. tell you. Mrs. Missioner. per-
haps you had better run down here.
.YeG, know 1t 10 . great deal to ask,
but have worked pretty hard to ind
your dismonds-yes, day and might.
The Chief thinks It would be better II
you could arrange to come down. 1t
won't take you long; you need not stay
moro than five minutes. Oh. but you
don't know who the thieves are; yes,
you have guessed In part-not alto
esther, but think you'd better come
down, Mrs. Missioner; you will be in
,terested, II am sure How's that? Bring
Mr. Sands? BY alI,means, II you wish.
Yes, viii await you-then youth
come, Thank you very much. Mrs.
Missioner. Good-by.
Now, what do you think Of that?"
said Britz to Naming after all our
work. Mrs Missioner calmly informs
mo that her jewels Nave been re-
turned to her, and that she does not
.v1shlfa .prosecute. the thieves. she
says she is willing 70 overlook their
little deviations from the path Of hon
ssty. % she Is so glad to re-
cover her jewels. told her I had the
3faharanee in my pocket, and she in
sisted she had all her gems. What do
you know about that. anyway"
Mr.. Delaroche was brought in by a
prfvate of the detective force, and
0ritx. with elaborate poiH,eness, bowed
Her % q chair. 5ns was too angry to
acknowledge his courtesy, and shs'sat
looking at the lieutenant and the
Chief with flashing eyes.
Mrs. Delaroche," said Brtz. II
nay q well tell you at the outset that
che game is up. We know all about
your connection with this case. and the
500 thing for you to do 10 to toll 10
everything you know. Your 1isnd,
Nr. 0fiswold, % you have seen. = un-
der arrest. What do you know shout
hint"
4 shall answer no questions, - said
Mrs. Delaroche, until I shall have
had an opportunity to engage coun-
gel"
.Mr. Griswsld il engaged to marry
you!''
OF course" she replied, with a in.
dignant dush.
'Now, Mrs. Delaroche," Britz re.
piied, I'm going to tell you that you
ars the most mistaken lady IN Man.
haitian Island right now. Griswold is
not engaged to yous at any rate he
doesn't understand that he is."
what do you mean, sir2"
II mean, madam" answered Br1tz
.that Mr.. Curtis Griswold, though he
engaged himself to marry you, has
been industriously engaged for some
time past n attempting to become ea'
gagged to another woman"
who 10 shef@
..she il the possesscr Of many NIL
Hons, said Britx. - woman Of &C
knowledgsd beauty and Of undeniabla
cAarm az course. I don't undertake