The Huttig news., 1912-03-23
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens win a scream from Dorothy Marche, q charm ing debutante, in the opera box of the wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris NJ ssioner, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New fork City. II Is occasioned by Mrs. Mis- sioners diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Grswod 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. Grswod steps the apparent missing diamond and 1t erushes under his heel. Hindoo comes from n adjoining box. and picking up false of the crushed gem pfonounces ii a 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 room hav.ns sale containing other diamonds. Shn afterwards sends for a Mir. Raseofne. an expert who pronounces the stones all cop-es, substitutions, of the original gems
 CHATTER III-Bruxton Sands teIe- phones police headquarters and two de ttectives Donneiy and Carson, arrive on the scene. They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the original dIa- monds was accomplished by some one in the house. The servants are questioned. put without result. Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb, the confidential companion of Mrs Missioner. has dupfi- cate Key to the safe and they send for her.
 
 the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved in the robbery. They search her room and in l a cabinet wrapped in tissue pa monds- Mrs Missioner protests that Elnor is guiltless. but the delicate sirl IS marched of to prison.
 CHAPTER V-Meantime. in an uptown manson. the Hindoo of the theater episode Whe ls known as the Swami. and tIindo6 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 tase. He interviews Elnor who is pros tTated by the cloud resting on her. The detective evidently believes the girl inno cent.
 CHAPTER vII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch the fenoe of Elnor visits her in prison, she Is remanded for trial on suspicion of being the thief. Britz talks encoura ginglV to Fitch and asks his co operation in running down the real criminal
 CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises that EHnor does not seek bail until they have located the real culprit. He makes q close investigation of affairs at the home of Mrs. Missioner
 CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs Missioner while visiting Paris had tie diamonds with her. He cables the police there and they ascertain that the dupIiz cates 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 terYtew with Miss Marche. He learns who of El.nor's friends can draw He clumsily draws a picture of the safe. Griswold offers 10 assist him showing skill 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 three Hndoos He endeayors to escape but is bound and drugged.
 CHAPTER XII-His captors imprison Brftz in deserted house. He finally manages to gel free from his bonds. es- capes and reports al headquarters now convinced that the Hindoos are materially interested in the case.
 CHAPTER xII1-Pretenang to be newspaper reporter Britz interviews the After he leaves the Swami informs Prince Kananda that he has penetrated the disgrise of the detective.
 CHAPTER XIV-Mrs. Missioner visits Flinor in prison but is dlssuaded from huiling her out until her innocence Is proven. BritZ learns of an insane dia mond expert an Wards Island snd asks Fitch 10 go with him and interview ths man
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ex pert tels enough to lead the detective t. believe that either Grlswold or Sands em pioyed him to make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 "fIe certainly didn't steal the neck lace to raise money for the cure of tuberculosis, he commented. And he certainly couldn't have afforded that big check If he needed money for stock speculation" He turned sharp t,. D,,. of it?" he snapped.
 'lt is one of the guldeposts 10 the diamond theft" Britz pronounced
 The look of inquiry which the pros ecrtor bestowed on the detective re- mained unanswered. As if fearful of having committed some indiseretion in giving even this meager hint of his thoughts, Rritz rose hastily and with 3 parting hint as 10 the eomplexity of the case. swung through the door and hastened out of the building Un- consciously, his footsteps took him to headquarters, and into Manninss presence.
 "Griswold was down here to see me about the case. the chief. informed blil. tAV itilS lut Ntu inuuceu MOtt to postpone 1t for a month ?"
 I'm reaching out for the real thief" Britz returned i've got him, Man ming He cant get away
 Well who's the thief?" the chief inquired tersely.
 Britz ayerted his face to conceal the unwonted agitation that had sud denly sprung up within him. A new light gleamed in his eyes-a light not called up by the excitement of the chase. The mere tracking of crim- inals was part of the routine of his life; he followed the course of his trails internationally. like weloiled machine. But the contemplation of saving a human soul in distress, the consciousness of exercising his talents in behalf of woman who had touched his utmost pity, the knowledge that he alone stood between her and the living death that awaited her in state prison, increased the pulsation of his heart, thrilled him with a sense of