The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12

easily after murder as after a rob
berry"
You must have been reading about
All Baba and the Forty Thieves,
Britz." said Manning with another
harsh laugh. This sounds altogeth-
er too much like the Arabian Nights
to be the goods.-
We'll. there weren't as many as
forty of the thieves, and the All in
this case wasn't an honest man. I'm
giving 1t to you straight. Chief. /
haven't worked day and night on this
proposition for nothing You'll find 1t
just as I'm telling It to you. and II
you'll suspend judgment until | get
through. I'll deliver the goods all
right"
Il think" remarked Fitch to Man
ming. I'VE shall ind that Lieutenant
Britx comes pretty near knowing
what he is talking about. I've seen
him work on this case. and know
something OF the facts he has dis
covered II you have ever studied
the ways of Orientals you'll be sur
prised at nothing they do. They look
at life from altogether different
angle. Life is about the cheapest
thing In life to them"
Very good" said Manning. I'm
willing to be convinced. but 1t seems
hard to believe that a woman worth
a hundred millions could live for
months with death hanging over her
heed in her own household. and yet
know nothing about It, What's the
use OF being multi-millionaire II
you're no safer than In an eighteen
dollar nat? For my part. don't take
much stock in your Hindoos."
| You'll take lot of stock In them
before the morning Is over, Chief, II
you stay with u.s." Britz retorted. Tn
going to show you not only the Hin
doos in the act of attempting to get
awny, but I'll turn up the goods in
their possession. They have the dia-
mond now, but I'll have both them
and tho diamond in a very few
| hours!"
Il believe you" Fitch chimed in.
You see. Chief" ne explained to
Manning. this lieutenant Of yours
has made the capture OF the Hindoos
more or less of personal matter"
choppy laugh from the detective
interrupted the physician
Yes" he agreed. II don't mind tell
ing you that I'm almost as eager to
get those fellows as am to recover
the Widows jewels. They got Just a
little bit too gay with me for their
own good" He flushed slightly as
he recalled how utterly he had been
at the mercy OF the Hindoos when he
lay like holiday turkey on the floor
of that bare room In the unoccupied
uptown apartment.
THE Hindoos." said Britx, went
through the apartments of Sands and
Griswold with what Sam Weller
would call double-million-magni
ing microscope. They didn't leave a
postage stamp unsearched. They
looked into every hole and corner.
ransacked every drawer, and turned
every place inside out. caught 'em
at 1.-TWO OF them. anyway-in
Sands room. and they're now in the
West Thirtisth Street Station. They
must have gone through Griswold's 3
apartment first, for It was there, l
guess. they found this note from Mil
lfcent to Curtis dear. and It was
this note that gave me line on how
brother Griswold stood with the lady
of the Hotel Renaissance. knew
Griswold was in the habit OF visiting
that hotel, but / didn't know whom
he went there to see. felt pretty
certain when ! got the note that Il
came from somebody In the Renais.
sance, and l got Rawson to send the
bunch out on the hunt 80 that
could make certain I'd made no mis-.
take.
"One OF the men reported there
was Nine. Delaroche at the Renais.
sance. That looked good enough to
me. | went there that same night
with the doctor on the sidewalk, as
the lookout. I did a little burglary
stunt that would have landed the
jewels If the Hindoos had not got
there ahead OF me. In some way or
other. those fellows learned about
the acquaintance between Griswold
and the Delaroche lady about the
same time l did, or perhaps a little
earlier. One OF them got into her
apartment by the fre escape route
and sneaked the jewels from under
her pillow. What's more. he content.
ed himself with the diamonds them.
selves. and didn't even take the casket
they were in. The jewel case was
still under her pillow when l got
there. and 1t wasn't until after the
lady. under the impression the gems
were In the case. gave herself away
more or less, that found the little
box was empty. When looked out
on the fire escape. saw the handker.
chief the dark-skinned cracksman had
dropped in his hurry. That sent us
hot-footed to the Swami's house"
When Britz had sketched the his.
tory OF the Missioner case, Manning
| and Fitch loOkad nj him odr,,t~tx