The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-02-16

1t to him with bank note, with few,
words spoken In low tone. The
messenger gone, Grswold called for a
| brandy-and-soda, gulped 1t down in q
| way that showed his state of nervous
| excitement and, still without seeing
| the doctor or the detective. hurried
out of the barroom.
Britt gripped the doctors arm
go after that boy!" he said. Find
out where he is going, and join me at
Headquarters. Make it quick, doc."
Fitch fastened in pursuit of the
messenger boy Britt walked with
quick strides to the subway, where hs
boarded local for Blocker street
The physicians pursuit of the dis
trict messenger who had carried the
note from Griswold ended at the
Thirty-third Street station of the Sixth
avenue elevated railway. All Fitch
wanted to know was the destination
Of the note. Fitch, though an anna
teur, had acquired SO much skill from
association with the famous Head
quarters man in efforts to free hts
sweetheart that it required no
prompting to look over the boys
shoulder as he stopped to buy .
ticket. While fishing in his pocket
for grubby nickel, the messenger
momentarily held the envelope in such
a position that Fitch was able to read
both name and address. The doctor
hastily jotted both on the margin OF
a newspaper, and then he crossed to
the downtown station. and In 20 min
utes knocked at the door Of the de-
tective's room in Police Headquarters.
This must be the woman" ho
heard Britt say to Rawson, as he en-
tered after a sharp Come I'M" ,
Hello, doc!" said Britt. Il guess
we've found her. These are the full
names Of all the Millice2ts registered
In New York hotels, and my man re-
ports this signature Is exactly Ike
the name attached to the note found
in the Indians clothes"
Whats the name?" asked Fitch.
"Millicent Delaroche," answered the
detective.
That's the lady" answered the
physician. "The same name is on that
envelope Griswold gave the messen-
ger. She lives in the"
, Hotel Renaissance" said Britt do
= cisively. Doctor, l tell you we're get
}. ting warm. AS the kids say, We're
I burning up!'"
A conference followed. In the course
t Of which Britt. Fitch and Rawson
| elaborated plan to ascertain whether
, the jewels Millicent Delaroche mem
= toned in her note to Griswold were
the original Missioner diamonds, or
. merely gems the clubman had bought
for her. To learn that fact was not
, so easy as It, sounded. With weeks
at his command, Britz could have
gained the knowledge in roundabout
way, but he had no such time. There
were not even days to spare; there
were not even hours to waste. Briu
knew as we'll az If he saw 1t In black
and white that the Orientals, both OF
high and low caste, were centering all
their subtlety. skill and ingenuity
upon the possession Of Mrs. Mission
er's jewels-anyway, the Maharanee
diamond-and he sensed the impor-
lance Of anticipating them before the
night was over. That realization was
based on the assumption that the
contents OF the Millicent note as yet
were unknown to the more important
of the Hindoos. Britz knew the men
he had caught in Bruxton Sands room
could not get word to the Swami nor
to Prince Kansnda before the morn
ing. He had taken care to prevent
that by rushing note to the captain
Of the Tenderloin precinct, requesting
that the prisoners. instead Of being
taken to the night court, should b
held at least for the morning session
in Jefferson Market. His zeal led him
| to lose no time in heading off the Ort.
entails, even with the burglars bottled
up for twelve hours or so. Had 10
guessed he himself had helped to con-
yey the letter from the Hindoo cap.
tives to their Brahmin master, no
would have been twice as jealous,
though it is doubtful he could have
worked more rapidly than he did after
his talk with Fitch and Rawson In
the seclusion Of his own Office.
In pursuance Of the plan arranged
In that conference, Rawson went to
tho Renaissance and got from the
MANAGEMENT all that was known there
concerning Millicent Delaroche. She
was Mrs. Delaroche, whether wife.
widow or Divorce the management
could not tell. She had been in tho
hotel several months; she had one Of
the most luxurious suites In the BIG
building, and she seemed to be boun.
tifully supplied with money. Her
gowns were gorgeous, and when she
went out, 1t was In an electric broughr
am she kept in the hotel's garage.
Mrs. Delaroche had few visitors.
The most frequent was a man about