The Huttig news., 1912-04-20
SYNOPSIS.
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wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris M ssioner, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It is occasioned by Mrs. Ms sioners diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly ana BruXton Sands, two society men. both of whom love Mrs Missioner gathei up some of the diamonds, but the gem Of the collection, the celebrated Mahar- anee, Is missing -Griswod steps on the apparent m ssing diamond and it crushes under his heel. Hindoo comes from an aa1eining box, and picking up d flake of the crushed gem pronounces it a 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 room having a safe containing other diamonds. Sht a1lefWards sends for q MT. Rascome, an expert, who pronOunceS the stones all cop.es. substitutions, of the original gems
 CHAPTER III-Brux ton Sands tele- phones police headquarters and two de tectlVes, Donnelly and Carson. arrive on the scene They examine the safe and uecide that the theft of the original dia- monds was accomplished by some one in M Mtie house. The servants are questioned put without result. Then they learn thai MISS Elinor HoiComb. the confidential companion of Mrs. Missioner has 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 panas pei, shey , ma oae Of the original dia- Eiinor is guiltless but the delicate girl Is marched off to prison.
 CHATTER V-Meantime. in an uptown mansion. the Hindoo of the theafer episode who IS known as the Swami, and Hindoo prince, kahanda, discuss the arrest They are in the United States to recover the Maharanee, winch is a sacred relic of Indla and are puzzled at the discovery of the imitation.
 CHAPTER VI-Detective Brftz an ex- pert of the police force now takes up the case. He interviews Elinor who is pros trated by the cloud resting on her The oetectlVe evidently believes the girl inno- cent
 CHAPTER VII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch. the ffance of Elinor visits her in prison Sne IS remanded for trial on suspicion of being the thief Britz talks encouragingly to Fitch and asks his co-operation in running down the real criminal
 CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises that Elinor does not seek bail unfiI they nave 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 diamonds with her. He cables the police there and they ascertain that the dnpi- cates were made from drawings of the orlglnal stones. The person ordering the bupSltutes gave the name of Ellnor Hol- comb
 CHAPTER X-The detective has an tn- terview with Miss Marche He learns who of Elinor's friends can draw. He Griswold offers to assist him. showing skill as an artist. Later as the detective ia walking through. Central Park he Is automobile
 CHAPTER xI-A wild ride ensue, and Britz nnds he has been made captive by three Hindoos He endeavors to escape but Is bound and drugged
 CHAPTER X1I-Hiss captors imprison Britz in deserted house He finally manages to get free from his bonds es- capes and reports at headquarters now convinced that the Hindoos are materially interested In the case.
 CHAPTER XIII-Pretending to h. a newspaper reporter Britz interviews the swami as to the rare diamonds of India After he leaves the Swami informs the disguise of the detective.
 CHAPTER XIv-Mrs Missioner visits Elinor in prison but is dissuaded from hailfng her out until her innocence is proven. Rrltz learns of insane dia- mond expert on Wards Island and asks f1tch to go with him and interview ths man.
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ex pert tells enough to lead the detective te believe that either Griswold or Sands em ploYed nm 10 make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 CHAPTER xvI-Griswold interviewed by Britz. 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 Hndoos burglar ze the home of Sands. evidently thinking that he may have the Maharanee dia- mond. Britz captures them and on one discovers a note addressed to Curtis" 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 nys- 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-Britz locates A woman named Millicent Delaroche. He learns that secretly she is affanced to Curtis Grswold.
 I've had my eyes on that young man for some time, Britz said. There were two or three things con nected with the arrest of Miss Hol- comb that didn't please me little bit l didn't like the satisfaction he show ed when suspicion was directed to- ward her"
 Did he seem pleased?" inquired Fitch.
 More than pleased he seemed re lieved, answered the detective Maybe Donnelly and Carson did some real work. after all without knowing 1t. If they hadn't arrested Miss Holcomb, Griswold mightn't have shown his hand so easily"
 Have you any other evidence?" asked the doctor He appeared to be gratified by the trend of the detect ives thoughts.
 Several things" said Britz "One of our Wall Street men tells me half dozen inquiries about Griswold have been sent to the financial agencies lately. l had that end worked up, and found out Griswod had been bump ed by bear raid"
 Hurt much?"
 Pretty badly He tried hard to sell block of suburban real estate soon after that"
 These things are only straws. how ever" said the doctor "Of course. we'll have to have much more sub stantial evidence before we can do