The Huttig news., 1912-06-15

SYNOPSIS.


 York City. II Is occasioned hy Mrs Mis- sioner's diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold and BruXton 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. Griswold steps on the apparent missing diamond and it crushes under his heel A Hindoo comes from an adjoining box and picking up a flake of the crushed gem pronounces II fraud. not the genuine Maharanee. but-paste.
 CHAPTER 1.-The entire party proceed 10 the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missioner. where she takes them to a room having a safe containing other diamonds She afterwards sends for Il Mir. Raseome, an expert, who pronounces the stones ali copies. substitutions, of the original gems.
 CHAPTER III-Bruxton Sands tele- phones police headquarters and two de teetlVes, Donnelly and Carson. arrive on the scene. They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the ori gnal da- monds was accomplished by some one In the house. The servants are uesuoned, but without result. Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb. the confidential companion of Mrs. Missioner, has dupn- her.
 CHAPTER IV-The detectives incline to the belief that Miss Holcomb Is involved in the robbery. They search her room and in q 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 1s marched off to prison.
 CHAPTER V-Meantime, fin an uptown mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode who 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 India. and are puzzled at the discovery of the imitation.
 CHAPTER VI-Detective Britz an ex- pert of the police force now takes up the case. He interviews Elnor who Ia pros trated by the cloud resting on her The detective evidently believes the girl inno- cent.
 CHAPTER vII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch. the fiance of Elinor, visits her in prison being the thief. Britz talks encouragingly to Fitch and asks his cooperation In running down the real criminal.
 CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises that Elinor does not seek bail until they have located the real eulprit He makes close investigation of affairs at the home of Mrs. Missioner
 CHAPTER Ix-Britz learns that Mrs Missioner while visiting Paris had the diamonds with her. He cables the police cates were made from drawings of the original stones The person ordering the substitutes gave the name of Einor Hol- | comb.
 | CHAP ER 8-The detective has an in- teryiew with Miss Marehe. He learns l who of Elnors friends can draw He cmmsily, draws picture of the safe. skill artist Later ss the detective
 Is walking through Central Park he is suddently seized and thrown into closed | CHAPTER xI-A wild ride ensues and Fritz Fritz hnds ne has been made captive D, three Hindoos He endeavors to escape | but Is bound and drugged
 
 Britz in deserted house. He finally manages to get free from his bonds ee capes c',s.S and , reports at headauarters now | Interested in the case.
 CHATTER XTTI-Pretendinr to h. a l newspaper reporter. Britz interviews the swami as to the rare diamonds of India After After he leaves the Swami informs the disguise of the detective
 CHAPTER XIV-Mrs. Missioner visits Iflinor in prison but Is dissuaded from bailtng her out until her innocence Is proven Brtz learns of an insane dis- moud expert on Wards Island and asks Fitch to go with him and interview the man.
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ex- pert tells enough to lead the detective to believe that either Griswold Sands em= ployed him to make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 CHAPTER XvI-Griswold. interviewed by Britz. intimates that Sands is orf the verge of failure. He evidently wishes the detective to believe that his rival in love may have something to do with the dia- mond robbery.
 CHAPTER XvII-Two Hindoos burglar ze the home of Sands, evidently thinking that he may have the Maharanee da- mond. BritZ captures them and on one and signed Millicent" which they have found somewhere In their wandering search for the gems.
 CHAPTER XvIII-The Swami visit, Mrs Missioner and tries to solve the mys- tery of the diamonds. Later at his own house he directs his Hindoo allies to continue their search for the mystprious- ly missing gem
 CHAPTER XIX-Britz locates woman named M!llicent Delaroche. He learns that secretly she Is affianced to Curtis Griswold
 CHAPTER xx-The Swami attends 9 ball at the home of Mrs Missioner but does not learn anything further about tn. diamonds The detective watches Gris- wold hoping to gain a clew to the mys- terious Millieent.
 CHAPTER XXI-Britz disguised as a burglar visits the apartment of Millicent Delaroche who he is satisfied is Keeping the. stolen diamonds for Grswold He finds box that once contained them but 1t is empty
 ' cludes that the Hindoos have anticipated him in wrestling the diamonds from Milli- cent. He and Fitch visit their quarters ind the place deserted and have a terri ble experience with a poisonous snake
 CHAPTER XXIII-The Swami visits Mrs. Missioner and returns all the real diamonds except the Maharanee which he insists must be returned to temple in India. whence it was stolen The lady agrees.
 CHAPTER XXIV-Britz gives his the ores to tie chief of police showing how Griswold devised the whole scheme for copying and stealing the diamonds plac. ing the blame on Elnor
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 After a whispered conference with Hicks, Britz slipped his hand into a side pocket of his coat, and took oa something that glittered in the sun shine. At a single word from Britz, Gordon and Hicks wormed their way along the bank until they were at the bow of the yacht. Britz, Fitch and Manning stayed near the stern. Sud denly the lieutenant fired shot over the yacht that echoed metallically