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pleasant for these bright young men,
Britt said sarcastically; but l do
want to give myself the satisfaction
Of having them nab the two persons
they should have arrested in less than
week after the theft OF Mrs. Mis-
sioner's Jewels was discovered"
Manning felt he had no choice save
to comply. He wasn't exactly pleased
by the insistence OF his iieutenant's
request; but when Britt. at a nod
from him, pressed push button and
an attendant appeared in the doorway,
Chief Manning ordered the biuecoat
to ask Donnelly and Carson to report
to him In the lieutenant's room at
once.
Fright here" Britt proceeded. SIS
where an interesting side feature of
the mystery comes In. Griswold would
have probably been more alert II he
had known that men ten times as
adroit as he, and q hundred times
more unscrupulous. had journeyed half
around the world to get one Of those
very gems he was preparing to steal
from the woman he hoped to marry.
don't know exactly what's ct the bot
tom OF the interest those Hindoos
have IN the great Maharanee dia-
mond; but do know they're willing
to go pretty close to the electric chair
to get It. l understand It was moi
really bought from the wife of an In
dian prince. as Missioner told his
wife It was. My best information II
that It came from a Hindoo temple
You know those savages set great
store by their idols. At any rate
from a half-dozen to dozen Indians
Of various degrees came here from
Calcutta some time ago and campef
on the trail Of the Maharanee dia
mond. They played a waiting game
and, apparently. they we're on the poin
of making grand effort to get th'
stone when the head Of this organiza
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on his hearers. They shifted nervous
ly in their seats as II impatient Of the
detectives pause.
when did the Hindoos steal the
jewels and where did they find them?"
asked Manning
About one hour, or a little more,
before made try for them myself"
said Britt. They nabbed them in the
apartment Of Mrs. Millicent Delaroche.
in the Hotel Renaissance"
"And who. II you don't mind taking
me into your confidence. is Mrs.
MIllicent Delaroche?" the Chief In
Quired.
Mrs. Millicent Delaroche." said the
detective crispiy. thinks she is the
future Mrs. Curtis Griswold But as
far as Mr.. Griswold is concerned. she
may remain Mrs. Delaroche for the
rest Of her natural life. In other
words, Griswold promised to marry
her. and then got very busy in an at
tempt to marry MIS-. Missioner. he
doesn't know yet. Of course. that II
win be very long time before he has
chance to marry anybody. Neither
does Mrs. Delaroche know how she
has been fooled by the clubman
When she does know--which think
win be some time today think you'll
see some fur fly"
Fitch. to get the upper hand Of his
nervousness. tapped his eyeglasses
with a medical-Iooking lead pencil
and listened very closely to the de
tectives story. Manning. too. was alb
sorbed In what Britt had to tell. Both
Of his hearers. therefore. we're mo
mentariIy disappointed when Britz. in
stead of going ahead with his story
asked that Donnelly and Carson b
pried apart long enough for one o.
them to arrest Griswold. and the othei
to brings Mrs. Delaroche to Headquar
tiers.
Il don't want to make things too u
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ton happened to be In the boz next to
Mrs. Missioner at the Metropolitan
Opera House on the night when the
necklace turned out to be fake. He
then learned that the original dia-
monds were not in the Widows keep
ing any longer.
"Griswold also was In the Mission
er box that night. rs you know, and
he must have noticed the Oriental
who hutted in during the search for
the diamonds"
Britt paused a little. and then re
sumed:
These Hindoos worked about as
fast as / did. They must have made
up their minds pretty early In the
game that Miss Holcomb knew moth
ing about the necklace, and, Of course
nobody would be foolish enough to
suspect little Miss March. Our dark
friends from the East concentrated
their attention on Griswold and
Sands. Fer IeHs time2 All had been
In Mrs, Missioner's employ. He
wasn't, however, Mrs. Missioner's EN-
ploye in the true sense Of the word
He was there as one of the subor
dinates Of this Swami chap. along
with the other Oriental fellows. one
Of whom calls himself Prince Kanan
da. In fact, Ali was on the job from
the day he became member of Mrs
Missioner's household. He was sen
there for the. precise purpose of pip
ing OF the place. and either getting
the big diamond himself, OF tipping
the Swami and all the rest Of then
when 1t would be safe for them Il
inLke try. 1t stands to reason Mrs
Missioner watched her jewels prett,
closely, and that her safe was a jim
dandy, since that necklace In al
those long months could not be lifte'
by the Hindoo servant He woul
have been perfectly willing to thro1
tie her in order to get It had he fel
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rama Of London, with the spire Of old
st. Paurs cathedral rising above the
roofs OF the city; also a view OF New
York, according to which it consists
of "a windmill. church. flag hauled
up for ships to come into the harbor,
the prison of Tolbooth, the generals
house, the gallows and the packhouse
or storehose." Another interesting
volume is description Of China as it
was in 1865, published within six years
Of the authors visiting that country.
Probably one of the most imposing
displays IN the library il the volumes
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QUAINT OLD TOWNS
RotherDurg in Germany Still a
Medieval Village.
Remarkable Treusseau Of Bride At
schwaIn Valley WeddIne--Popu-
lace Are Happy and contented
With Their Lot.

London.-There are still corners OF
Europe that are not hackneyed-that
are practically unvisited BY tourists
despite the revolution the motor car
has wrought These quaint places. Of
course, become fewer each year, but
every now and then the illustrated
newspapers OF this and other coun-
tries print photographs Of some
strange ancient town or Of some curl
Gus people that remain much as they
were 800 or 400 years ago.
Such place Is Citta Vecchia. the
ancient capital Of Malta. which has re-
NAMED almost untouched since the
knights OF Malta ruled the island. An
other such town is Rothenburg. In Ba-
varsa. which. although II is not quite
unknown to tourists, contains no mod
ern buildings. while its streets are
still lighted by lanterns swung across
them on chains.
The Sphere this week contains an
account Of wedding in the Schwalm
valley. another spot that has been al
lowed to remain as It was before mod
ernity swept away the picturesqueness
from the greater part Of the civilized
world. The valley is IN western Ger
many. the. Schwalm passing Through
the beautifully situated little town OF
Treysa. which is on the Main-Weser
railway.
| The people OF the schwalm valley
belong to a very robust and tenacious
race. They are very thrifty. extreme
ly contented with their manner OF life.
and indefatigably industrious, always
struggling to wrest a living by hard
work from the soil. In time Of war
the Schwalmer proved themselves
clever soldiers. capable Of enduring
great fatigue and hardship. The
schwalmer loves his home and II his
business has taken him into other
lands he always returns to his native
place.
When young man needs wife he
always chooses her from among the
maidens Of the valley.
The evening before the wedding the
bridal pair 90 with some Witnesses 10
the village council and the clergyman,
the bride wearing for the last time her
girlish red cap. red corners. and red
ornaments.
On the wedding morning the bride
IL awake early. At about quarter "a
eight she Is already dressed IN he1
fullest wedding attire. She sits. look
ing very patient and digniaed. putting
on her head the bridal crown. II Il
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had the visiting card Of Bruxtoa
Sands" suggested the doctor hest
family. He disliked to seem over.
critical of a man who had done so
much for Elinor.
Neither have you worked out an
explanation of the fact that it was a
woman who gave the order to the
three French firms for the manufac
ture of the false diamonds. and that
she gave the name Of Elinor Hol-
comb" Manning pursued. You'll
have to make that clear to Mott, I'm
thinking"
Il don't quite understand why the
Hindoos kidnsped you. Lieutenant
added Fitch tentatively.
Britz smiled.
Mere Details" Britt replied. First
Griswold did not smucgle the dia-
mond into Miss Holcomb's room.
That little trick was pulled on by
All. He was the only one who could
have done It, and his reason for want.
ing to throw suspicion on the youns
Woman is plain. He was In the house
=? get the necklace and he also want
"a to make sure getaway. There
fore, he figured, II the jewels should
be missed before he was able to &c,
them out Of the house. It would help
his chances Of escape to have suspi
cion thrown on the secretary. The
diamond that was found among hel
things did not belong to the collarette
But its size and luster matched any
one Of dozen Of the stones in thai
magnificent setting, so that all OF N
took 1t for granted It was Mrs. Mis-
sioner's property"
very good" parted the chief
How about the other points?'
1T needs no vivid imagination,
said Britt. ito picture Curtis Griswolt
employing a young woman to take tn,
drawings to the French manufactur
ers and telling her to introduce her
self as Elinor Holcomb. or by an,
other name he desired"
Manning nodded reluctantly, Fitcl
approvingly.
NJ A1A 0tA MAI Ill = N0@96E1A0n "
Sands card" continued the lieuten
ant. Il see no explanation about tina
except that Griswold handed 1t b
him. There seems to be a streak o
malicious mischief In our club friend
AS q side exploit In pulling OF BIZ
crime. he would enjoy making troubl
for another especially for man b
had reason to fear az q rival. whicl
was the case with Sands. It may b
he even hoped to cast suspicion pei
manently on the millionaire. thong
that seems hardly possible. Eve
when Sands acted 50 mysteriously
regard to that letter he recovere
from the Hindoo burglar. he did nc
make me suspect be had stolen ii
diamonds. the strongest suspicion
had was that he might be shieldin
the thief. and that didn't last long
And your own little adventure!
asked the chief of detectives with
trace OF malice.
RIO BE cONTINUED.)
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IS VICTIM OF -coME BACK
woman In Court Charges Lawyer
Asked Her TO Make Him
Beautiful.

Minneapolis. Minn.-wben Albert
n Hail. attorney, IN the municipal
court pointed his finger at Bessie
Rolph. former propristress Of beau
tys shop here. and asked her II she
remembered conversation which she
had with him short time ago he re
ceived come back" which he was
not expecting.
Certainly replied Miss holpn-
you asked me II could make You
beautiful and grow hair upon your
head. didn't take the job.
sPm not reyengeful by nature said
Mr. Hall after the judgment had been
brought against Miss Rolph and her
COMPANION for back pay Of an en-
ploye hut ali the same am I'M
mensely pleased With the verdict
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It's queer the way the laws in some
Of the southern states differ from our
laws up here" said Col. Allan T. Brins
made. Just back from q long trip
through the south
In Norfolk. Va. I sat one day 70
Gently beside federal Judge when q
criminal case was being tried. The
charge was, think. robbing the
United States mails. At 5 D. m. the
Judge turned aside and speaking very
quietly said:
The jury win now retire
"A recess. suppose observed
me he said. the jury II about b
retire to consider the evidence and
give its verdict
but you did not charge the jury
remarked in puzzled eay.t
I'VE do not charge IRE iuries b
this Jurisdiction. he replied.
In Savannah day or two later
was in court room where a divorces
case was being tried before . jury.
The wife. who was the plaintiff. was
given the verdict
so she gets her Decree" remarked
to lawyer friend.
mo. not now he replied. In this
state when in divorce case the YER
dict goes TO the plaintiff the case must
be tried again at the next term Of
court. II the plaintiff wins again the
decree IL granted
II. however. at the frst trial the
defendant wins. the case 10 all over
Queer law that, but the Judge said II
was working well-that after the flrsl
verdict In favor Of the plaintiff a 70
cancellation was often brought about
--Cleveland Leader.
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containing the London Gazette from
1865 down to the present day. There
Is something peculiarly impressive,
however, in the richly bound copies OF
treaty notifications. studded with the
seals of the contracting powers.
A library such as that Of the for
eign ONCE Is naturally constantly add
Tag to its store Of volumes, and with
a view to economizing space the books
are arranged By size instead Of by sub
jects. the catalogue permitting Of any
volume required being run to earth
without diflculg.
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trimmed with TWENTY-FIVE rows OF req
gray and silver ribbons, while the
front IL adorned with rosemary, glass
balls and flowers. The bride also
Ill nnnIIOr .rI.
wears an eiaDceOp e.onaooi 80
broidered In gold ana silver Inc
bridal outfit includes fifteen petticoats,
= cloth skirt. satin pinafore. crna-
ments. stockings, gold embroidered
garters. silk handkerchief and long
gloves. For two years OF married LIE
the bride is permitted to wear Mae
and green, but after that she dresses
entirely in black.
To the haro-wofklns Scn"ainer IolA
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aWhat makes you think that you
really love met" she said.
He thought for moment before ne
replied, and then he said:
Il am willing TO button you up
your back for all the rest Of your
life"
aThaf Is something, but Is It AM"
Il am willing to let our house be
run by strangers. and that you should
ever remain In entire Ignorance q
| It's management"
Rather good Anything eiser
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BOOKS THERE OF ALL KINDS
sr'tish Foreign Once Has Most In
serestino Of Llbrarles-soms
Curious Volumes.

me library Of the British foreign
eo'ce contains. as might be expected.
many rare and interesting volumes, a
.ondon correspondent OF the Christian
ee'ence Monitor writes What the to-
~ number Of books is would be hard
= say; probably there are between TO-
~ and 10000. What exactly many
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

Theophiie cautier ~ Journalist.
NJ. Paul Bourget has been iecturins
on TheophiIe Gautier and expressing
pity for him as a struggling journalist
How hard he struggled may be judged
from his account books. which have
been published BY Baron spoelberch
de Lovenjoul. He was both art critic
and dramatic critic Of La Presse: he
was oyerworked. and his average earn
ings at scale rates" amounted Ia
about eco a year
His attitude toward literature conss
quently became cynical. Master
pieces!" he once exclaimed. 4 do MOI
recognize masterpieces. recognise
nothing except copy At 90 much u
Tina"
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COURT PRACTICE DOWN SOUTH

(ro BE coNrINUED.)
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Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09
What the Other Fellows Say

Bridgeport school children are to be commended for their saving habit. No less than 5000 was put in the bank yes terday.-Bridgepor Post.
 One of the Chinese customs which comports we'll with the adoption of the suffrage for women in the fact that mar ried women retain their maiden names there. and do not so entirely lose their identity in that of their husbands as do married women here. We believe that some of the suffragiSts here and in Eng land contemplate some reforni of that sort if they ever get power to institute and effect it.-Bridgeport Standard.
 One hundred fifteen thousand four hundred bushels of potatoes or 3o,ooo,ooo individual tubers, have reached this coun- try in single cargo from England. It would be perfectly natural if some can didate should rise up and demand a re- count.--Hartford Post
 One of the most sensible things the senate Investigating committee has de- cided to do is to recommend legislation which hereafter will prohibit the holding back of the news+of disasters in order that operators and others may reap a harvest of gold.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 The public breathes more freely over the news that the engineers and the rail roads have agreed to an arbitration of their controversy.-New Haven Journal Courier.
 If it is true that "April showers bring May flowers" we ought to have the greatest profusion of blossoms this month, eyer known.-Litchfeld Inquirer.
 Joel Atwood has a duck which has regular habit of laying double yolk eggs but yesterday Mrs. Duck decided to do little better and layed triple yolk egg, a feat that is not very often accomplished -Watertown COT. Waterbury American.
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09
THE HIGH COST oEIT.

"The increased cost of living g"-the phrase that has become so familiar in recent years-is generally attributed to the rapacious greed of the trusts and the octopussies that thrive and fatten on the blood of the innocent ultimate con- sumner, the dear public. And sc intri- cate are the ramifcations of commercial relations that the effects of this rapa- cious greed are felt in circles far remote from the first cause. Such at least are the conclusions of gay old chap of seventy-odd years, who came here from a neighboring state not long ago, to be married, bringing his blushing bride elect, of 69, with him. It was his third matrimonial venture, and her second. In the office of the town clerk, where he applied for the necessary license, he answered the, questions laid down in the form, and when the document was finally made out and handed to him, he inquired:
 "What's the damage? ?"
 "Well, I hope this transaction won t result in any damage at all. replied the town clerk, "but the fee for the license is one dollar"
 "One dollar p exclaimed the groom elect. "Why, 'I never paid more than fifty cents before for marriage license, in my life. It's outrageous to charge 8 man twice what he's been in the habit of paying for the same thing, and it's no wonder the Socialists threaten a revolution because of the high cost of the necessaries of life. I suppose I'll have to pay it. but I'll tell you this: I'll never pay that price again-Iu stay single first" and he went on to expatiate on the tendency of this age of graft and greed that extended from the kings of finance down through all the channels and avenues of trade and traffic, to the
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09
PosToFFlcE RULING.

The following ruling by the Postoff1ce Depart ment at Washington makes it obligatory upol the publisher to either discontinue all subscrip tions not renewed one year after expiration of th time to which they are paid, or pay regula postal rate-one cent per copy-in advance which must necessarily be added to the regula subscription price to the subscriber thus il arrears:
 .'The right of publishers to extend in good faith credit on subscriptions is recognized and will not be abridged, and although all subscriptions are regarded as expiring with the period for which they are obtained, nev- ertheless, in order to give an opportunity to secure renewals, copies of their publications will be accepted for mailing as to subscribers at the usual second-class rates of postage for period of one year from the date of expira- tion; but copies sent to persons after one year from the date of the expiration of their subscriptions unless such subscriptions be expressly renewed for a definitA time. togeth- CT with an actual payment of Subscription or bona ffde promise of payment, will not be accepted at the pound rate, but will be ac- cepted at the transient second-class rate of one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps af1xed.''
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09
Harris on Marriage.

To the Editor of The News:
 In your editorial of April 25th you say, young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of getting married, in the spring. Yes, far too lightly, in the spring or every other time of the year. Marriage is the most important contract that any young man or woman ever en- ters upon in their lives. They should never be in haste to take this step, for if a mistake is made at this time it may be @ serious matter and affect our whole life's happiness and prosperity, and we should give this much earnest thought and consider we'll the step we are about to take. If we make wise choice of our lifes partner at this time, we will have made the most important move of our entire life. Marriage is not what it was hundred years ago. nor is it in &C., cord with the Creators design. Mar riage contracts are held far too lightly these days, and who wonders at this, considering the marriage and divorce laws in effect in this country today. It is disgrace and detrimental to moral ity and the best interests. of life. A boys CT girls love troths or engagement, one hundred years ago was held more sacred than the marri iage contract or 15 bOuhfs AACAC oAAOhAO DC radical change in the marriage and di- vorce laws of this country. No sensible person believes that one in ten of the di- vorces in this country is rightful, just, or necessary. They are simply matter of accommodation to facilitate lust, graft and pleasure, and still the game goes merrily on, You said in the same editorial that getting married in Canaan seems to be on the wane. The same thing is very apparent up here. The marriageable young men seem to shy off at this question. What do you think about this, readers of this paper? think there are too many clubs, lodges, societies, committees, and that they dis rupt the harmony and peace of married life. was married in Canaan. I got my license in Fuller 6 Peet's store. Joe Peet was the town clerk then. I must acknowledge that I lightly considered the step was taking. or how it would affect my whole life. wish now that had deferred this important act few years. CHAs. A. HARRIS.
 Two Harbors, Minn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-09

the deliberations were continued by the fat member offering a motion that the Club appoint committee to collaborate with the committee of the Business Mems Association in arranging for Fourth of July celebration that shall eclipse that of last year. "I want in fay'r of doin' it last year." he said, "but my wife has made up my mind that It's tn proper thing, an I'm willin' t chip in an help t whoop Ter up."
 "Hooray for equal franehiseri yelled MT, Lyles. "This time we ought tQ have a balloon ascension and fireworks in the evening. I second the fat motion" And it was@unanimously passed. Then the meeting adjourned.