The Huttig news., 1912-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

iorh 1lty. II IS occdsiOned by Mrs. Mis- sloner diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold ana anti, BruXton Sands, two society men i up some of the diamonds, but the gem o1 the collection, the celebrated Mahar- i anee Is missing. Griswold steps on the apparent missing diamond and it crushes under his heel Hindoo comes from an adJolnlng box and picking up a flake of the crushed gem pronounces it fraud not the genuine Maharanee but-paste.
 CHAPTER 1.-The entire party proceed to the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missioner where she takes them to a room having sale containing other diamonds. She aIterwards sends for Mir. Rascome. an expert Who pronounces the stones all coples. substitutions of the original gems CHAPTER uI-Bruxton Sands tele- phones police headquarters and two de tecuves. Donneiiy and Carson. arrive on decide that the theft of the original dia- monds was accomplished by some one in the the house The servants are questioned, misa nut wiIhout li. result Then they learn that MISS Eilnor Holcomb, the confidential companion of Mrs. Missioner has dup 1 cate key to the safe and they send for her.
 CHAPTER Iv-The detectives incline to i the belief that Miss Holcomb is Involved l In the robbery. They search her room and In cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa per, per they find one of the original dia-
 
 l Elinor Is guiltless. but the delicate girl is marched off to prison
 CHAPTER VAMeantime in an uptown mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode who IS known as the Swami. and Hindoo 1 prince k amanda, discuss the arrest They are in the United States to recover the Maharanee, which is sacred relic of Inola, and are puzzled at the discovery of the imitation
 CHAPTER VI-Detective Brttz an .x pert of the police force, now takes up the case. He interviews Elinor who is pros trateo by the cloud resting on her. The cent. s1 ..sDo
 CHAPTER vI1-Dr. Lawrence Fitch the fiance of Elnor visits her in prison she IS remanded for trial on suspicion of being the thief. Britz talks encourag gingly 10 f1tch and asks his co-operation in running down the real criminal CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises that Elinor does not seek bail until they have located the real culprit He makes close investigation of affairs al the home 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- eates 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 terview with Miss Marche He learns who Of Elinor's friends can draw. He elumsily draws picture of the safe I Griswold offers to assist him, showing skill as an artist. Later the detective IS walking through Central Park he is suddenly seized and thrown into a closed automobile.
 l CHAPTER xI-A wild ride ensues and Fritz Britz finds IT,i ne has been made captive by three dtndoos. He endeavors to escape but Is bound and drugged CHApTEr2 VII It. ooo.o-- t.-. Britz in deserted house. He finally | manages to get free from his bonds es- capes and reports at headquarters now interested In the case.
 CHAPTER XIII-Pretending to be a newspaper reporter, Brtz interviews the swami as to the rare diamonds of India Prince Kananda that he has penetrated the disguise of the detective.
 CHAPTER XIV-Mrs Missioner visits Elinor in prison but Is dissuaded from hailing her out until her innocence is mond expert on Wards Island and asks Fitch to go with him and interview ths man.
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ex- pert tells enough to lead the detective to. believe that either Griswold or Sands em- ployed him to make commercials of the Missioner gems
 CHAPTER XFI-Griswold interviewed by Brtz. intimates that Sands is on 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 fIindoos burglar ze the home of Sands evidently thinking that he may have the Maharanee dia- mond. Britz captures them and on one discovers note addressed to Curtis" and signed "Millicent" which they have found somewhere in their wandering search for the gems.
 CHAPTER XVIII The Swami visits Mrs. Missioner and tries to solve the rnys- tery of the diamonds. Later at his own house he directs his Hindoo allies to continue their search for the mvsterious- iy missing gem.
 CHAPTER xIX-Brtz locates a woman named Millieent Delaroche He learns that secretly she Is affianced to Curtis Griswod.
 
 Death, when 1t comes to myself, Is the least Of my concerns. You may strike when you will. Your Highness, I am a master of the faith, but, none the less, servant of the throne. My life belongs to your royal father to do with it as he pleases. And since you tell me that you are the long arm of the Maharajah 1t Is at your disposal. 1 too"
 His calmness reminded the Prince of his own Oriental origin The ve- hemence he had acquired in western lands slipped from him like loosened robe In an instant, under his out ward seeming of an English or Amer ican man about-town, he repossessed the composure of his race.
 Sorry" he said with little forced laugh. Rather bad, you know, to take things to heart that way, but this really is serious proposition, and we mustn't fall down on it. AS we are so near success, l will tell you 1t Is question not only of piety, but of politics. There Is a dash of mild statecraft in 1t. The Maharajah has a pretty well-rooted idea that the permanence of his reign depends on restoring the diamond to the Temple.
 The sage looked at him interroga. lively.
 Funny, I know" continued Mandy but, after all. it is the twentieth ! century. and the P and o. boats take