The Huttig news., 1912-02-24
SYNOPSIS.


| Hng debutante, in the opera box of the
| wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris Missioner, at
+ The Metropolitan Opera House in New
YORK CITY. 1t is occasioned by Mrs. Mis-
sioner's diamond necklace breaking and
/ gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
/ and BruNton Sands two society men,
both of whom love Mrs Missioner, gather
up some OF the diamonds but the gem
or the collection, the celebrated Mahar
/ anee, Is missing. Grswold steps on the
/ apparent missing diamond and il brushes
t under his heel. a Hindoo comes from an
doJolning box, and picking up fake of
| the crushed gem pronounces il fraud,
not the genuine Maharanee. but-paste.
CHAPTER 1.-THE entire party proceed
/ TO the elegant mansion OF Mrs Missioner
where she takes them 10 a room having
a safe containing other diamonds. She
afterwards sends for q Mr.. RasCome, an
/ expert, who pronounees the stones all
copies. substitGtons, OF the original gems.
CHAPTER IU-Bruxton Sands teie-
phones p.l,ee headquarters and two de
tecuves, D~nHeily and Carson. arrive on
the scene They examine the safe and
decide that the theft OF the original da-
monds was accomplished by some one in
the house. The servants are questioned.
s bpt without result. Then they learn that
Miss Elinor Holcomb. the confidential
companion of Mrs. Missioner has a duph-
cate key to the safe and they send for
her.
CHAPTER IV-The detectives incline to
the belief that Miss Holcomb is jnyOIvrd
in the robbery. They search her room
and in a cabinet. wrapped in tissue pa
per they find one of the original dia-
monds Mrs. Missioner protests that
Elinor is guiltless but the delicate girl
is marched off to prison.
CHAPTER V-Meantime in an uptown
mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode
VINO is known as the Swami, and Hindoo
prince kananda discuss the arrest They
are in the United States to recover the
Maharanee, which is a sacred relic of
Inala, and are puzzled at the discovery
of the imitation.
CHAPTER VI-Deteetive Britz. an ex-
pert OF the police force now takes up the
case. He interviews Elfnor who is pros
trated by the cloud resting on her. The
cent. ~
CHAPTER vII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch.
the iance Of Elinor. visits her in prison
she Is remanded for trial on suspicion of
oeihs me thief. Britt talks encouragingly
10 tltch and asks his cooperation in
running down the real criminal
CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises
That Elinor does not seek bail until they
nave located the real culprit. He makes
nome of Mrs. Missioner.
CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs
missioner while visiting Paris had the
diamonds with her. He cables the police
there and they ascertain that the dupli-
Gates were made from drawings of the
original stones. The person ordering the
substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol-
comb.
CHAPTER X-The detective has an In
teEview y VIII Miss Marehe. He learns
! who OF El4nor's friends can draw. He
! clumsily draws a picture of the safe
Griswold offers to assist him. showing
skill as an artist. Later as the detective
/ is walking through Central Park he is
suddenly seized and thrown into closed
! automobile
CHAPTER XI-A wild ride ensues and
i Britz flnds ne has been made captive by
/ three HtndOOS He PndPJVOrS IN no
/ but is bound and drugged.
CHAPTER XII-His eaptors imprison
Britt in deserted house. He finally
manages to get Tree from his bonds
convinced that the Hindoos are materially
Interested in the case.
Son Of a pig. and fool of a thou
sand fools!" cried the Prince, his eyes
blazing at the low-caste Hindoo
What misguided dotard told you that
you were fit to be intrusted with
mans task. Your place is among the
women, and, even there, you would
require guardian to see that you did
not exchange rupees for copper coins.
Ali reE ined motionless, as one
about whom lightning has flashed, and
who feels his only chance of safety
lies in escaping the notice of the next
bolt. The Swami signaled to Kanan.
da and the Prince, following the hab-
its of the Occident, seated himself on
the divan in Oriental fashion, and
Gained himself with deep draughts
from the pipe that dubbed on low
table. AS he smoked, the severity
of his features relaxed a little, and at
length he recovered his composure so
far as to take pity on the exceedingly
uncomfortable Ali
Rise, dog" he said, and give us,
If you can, an explanation of the dis
graceful bungling on this simple mis-
sion"
What explanation the serv mt might
have mustered is a problem. Before
he could collect his thoughts, the cleo
trio bell of the outer door burr-r-rd
sharply Kananda, TIE stem of the
pipe in his hand, looked toward the
curtains expectantly, and the Swami
signaled to Ali to answer the sum
mons without. The servant glided
ghost-like, from the room, returning
shortly with the announcement that
a visitor desired audience with the
famed Oriental scholar The Prince
disappeared between the portieres of
a small door opposite the main en-
trance of the room, the priest nodded
slowly 20 the servant, and the next
moment Ali ushed into the presence
of the sage the man who had had the
temerity to let himself be attacked
in place ol him the Fasteners had de-
sired to search.
Il am a special reporter for The
Times said Britt Il understand
you are a scholar of distinction in
your native land | would like to have
a talk with you for a Sunday story"
The Swami's face wreathed into an
Interrogation point.
MY good friend" he said, you
have come to the wrong person am
not in the least interested in fiction
Scientific research. with perhaps a
glimpse now and then of the psychic
limits my activity in literature"
You don't understand. said Britt