The Huttig news., 1912-05-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-The story opens with scream from Dorothy Marche, 8 charm Ing oebutante in the opera box Of the wealthy widow. Mrs Doris Missioner, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City IL is oceasioned hx Mrs Mis- stoners diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold hoth 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 1t crushes under his heel. A Hindoo comes from an adjoining box, and picking up flake of the crushed gem pronounces if fraud. not the genuine Maharanee. but-paste.
 CHAPTER 1.-The entire party proceed 10 me elegant mansion of Mrs. Missioner where she takes them to room having a safe containing other diamonds She afterwards sends for Mir. Raseome. an expert who pronounces the stones all cop.es, snbstitutions of the original gems
 CHAPTER nI-Bruxton Sands tele- phones police headquarters and two de- tectlVes, Donnelly and Carson arrive on me scene. They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the original dia- nonds was accomplished by some one in the house. TEe servants are questioned but without result Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb. the confidential companion of Mrs. Missioner has q dupli cate key to the safe and they send for her.
 CHAPTER Iv-The detectives Incline to the belief that Miss Holcomb is involved in the robbery. They search her room and in cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa per, they find one of the original dia- monds Mrs. Missioner protests that Efinor Is Sui1ttess. but the delicate girl is marched off to prison.
 CHAPTER v-Meantime. fin an uptown mansion the Hndoo Of the theater episode Wno IS known as the Swami. and Hindoo prince hananda, discuss the arrest. They itre 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 XI-Detective Brtz. an ex- pert of the police force. now takes up the case He interviews Elinor who is pros frated by the cloud resting on her. The detective evidently believes the girl inno- cent.
 CHAPTER vII-Dr Lawrence Fitch. She is remanded for trial on suspicion of being the thief. Britz talks encouragingly to Fitch and asks his cooperation in running down the real criminal.
 CHAPTER NIfI-The detective advises that Elinor does not seek bail until they have located the real culprit He makes a close investigation of affairs at the home of Mrs. Missioner.
 CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs Missioner while visiting Paris had the
 
 there and they ascertain that the dupli- cates were made from drawings of the original stones. The person ordering the substitutes gave the name of Ellnor Hol- comb.
 CHAPTER x-The detective has an In teryiew with Miss Marehe. He learns who of Elnors friends can draw. He clumsily draws picture of the safe Griswold offers to assist him. showing skill as an artist. Later the detective Is walking through Central Park he is suddently seized and thrown into a closed automobile.
 Britz finds ne has been made captive by three Hndoos. He endeavors to escape but is bound and druaged
 CHAPTER xII-His captors irnprison Pritz in deserted house. He finally manages to get free from his bonds. es- eapes and reports at headquarters now convinced that the Hindoos are materially interested in the case.
 CHAPTER Pretending to he newspaper reporter Rrtz interviews the swami as to the rare diamonds of India After he leaves the Swami informs Prince KananAa that he has penetrated the disguise of the detective.
 CHAPTER MY Mrs Missioner visits Giinor i5 in n prison b.i, but is dissuaded iron proven. Rritz learns of an insane dia- mond expert on Wards Island and asks Fitch to go with him and interview the man.
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ax- pert tells enough to lead the detective r. believe that either Grswold or Sands em ployed him to make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 CHAPTER XVT-Griswold. lntervieved by BritZ intmates that Sands s 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 Hindons burglar ize the home of Sands. evidently fhinkine that he may have the Maharanee dla- mond Britz captures them and on one discovers note addressed to Curtis" and signed 'Mlllicent" which they have search for the gems.
 CHAPTER XVIII The Swami visits Mrs. Missioner and tries to solve the nlys- tery of the diamonds. Later at his own house he directs his Hindoo allies to continue their search for the mysterious ly missing gem.
 CHAPTER xIX-Brftz locates a woman named Millicent Delaroche. He learns that secretly she Is affanced to Curtis Griswold.
 CHAPTER XX-The Swami attends g ball at the home of Mrs. Missioner hut does not learn anything further about th., diamonds, The detective watches Gris- wold hoping to gain clew to the mys- terious Millicent.
 CHAPTER XXI-Rritz disguised as a burglar visits the apartment of Mil!cent Delaroche who he is satisfied is keeping thee stolen diamonds for GriswoId He finds box that once contained them but if is empty.
 Fitch checked him with an upraised hand, and the patrolman's eyes al. most burst in their sockets as, lower ing his gaze. he saw the up-reaching death covered by the Headquarters mans pistol For seconds space, none of the three men moved Then metallic click broke the suspense. only to leave 1t In another instant more taut than eyer as all three re alized the cartridge had missed fire. The bluecoat's hand reached for his club. Panic-stricken though he had been at first sight of the cobra, he had the pluck common to the humblest member of the finest and he plain ly meditated taking the serpent from the rear. He would not trust to his revolver, lest his aim, spoiled by the intensity of the situation, should fly high and hit one of the two refugees atom tho chifopiar Put Ryitz saved