Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-08

wished to do was to MS7S more dS.
ltberately. believe We can recover
the stone without great violence. and
! incline to these Wsstsrnsr's views
far enough to think II would be bstter
for our religion. for your father, and
for the brethren-to say nothing Of
| ourselves--if we could do 80. The
easiest way sometimes really Is the
! best
Il know all that" insisted the
Prince. but We have not the time.
This hunt is drawing close to hot
nnish- You forget that We have the
oleverest detective in New York-ons
Of the cleverest In the world
to beat II he got the diamond. he
would not recognize our claim to 1t
for an instant He'd turn 1t over to
Mrs. Missioner. and we would not
stand the ghost OF 4 chance in any
court Of law. This is case where
we must help ourselves to our own.
Besides. there is Griswold. How do
We know he is not getting ready to
nee with the jewels tonight? They
may be in his possession, or he may
nave given lucm 10 inc woman VINO
signs herself Millicent"
The Prince paused, framed his nm
gers tip to tip, and looked between
them at the note as II peerins into
crystal gazer's globe.
Il am convinced the woman has the
necklace" he went on, Our men
have had time to search Girls wold's
apartment from end to end, and the
other mems. too. II they found the
jewels in either place. We would know
1t by now. The whole question pre-
sents Itself clearly enough to my
mind. The old French proverb holds
good. cherchez la femme"
The Swami arose. As he did so, All
re-entered the room with more
salaams. and extended toward his
master silver tray on which lay
tiny scroll, written In minute hero
glyphs OF the Orient The scholar
broke the seal and scanned the paper
swiftly. A slight exclamation be-
trayed that the information contained
In the little scroll broke through even
his magnificent reserve. His hand
trembled little as he handed the
paper to the Prince A hurried read
ing sufficed to destroy all OF that
young mans recently gained calm. He
fairly hurled himself into sealskin
coat, and thrust his head into an
opera hat
Quick" he said we have not a mo-
ment TO losei"
1t would have been well for Britt II
the young photographer had acquaint
ed him promptly with the fact OF the
disappearance OF the Millicent note
The detectives acute Intelligence
would have argued from that incident
the need of even greater haste than he
was making In pushing his pursuit OF
the Missioner diamond to a close. But
Bnrlen, consclence-stricken though he
was, was loath to send the information
TO the Headquarters man until he could
have time to make further and more
exhaustive search Of his shop. as well
as of the courtyard in the rear of the
building on which its windows gave. 1t
was dark In the court, and the imper-
feet light Of his candle made his
search so slow that by the time he
was sure the note was gone beyond
possibility of it's recovery, 1t was too
late for him to find Detective Britz at
Police Headquarters. When his mes
senger returned with the report that
the Central Office man had left his
room, and that no one In the Mulberry
street building knew where to find him,
Burlen became SO alarmed that he
fastened to Headquarters to try to
IN % n hftn for Ill
point. He was as unsuccessful as his
emissary. and he spent many anxious
hours in the waiting room hoping for
the detectives return. The photo en-
graver tried to console himself with
the thought that the negative had been
spared. and he therefore had been able
to send to Britz's once the hundred
facsimiles of the Curtis dear" missive
his customer had ordered. But It was
poor consolation when he recalled the
earnestness with which the detective
had enJoined upon him not to let the
original leave his hands Burlen was
an exceedingly uncomfortable young
man during all the time he awaited
the sleuth's return. His discomfort did
not decrease as the hours dragged by.
But 1t would have been we'll for
Britz to have that knowledge In re-
gard to the strange vanishment of the
Griswold note, 1t would have been bet
ter for Curtis Griswold II Dorothy
March had not become conscience
stricken in respect of him that same
evening. For little Miss March, being
of Puritan stock. as soon as she per-
suaded herself that she might have
made trouble for Mrs. Missionsr's ad-
mirer by talking too freely to the
bland man from Mulberry street in
the cozy corner of the Forrest theater,
resolved to repair the mischief as rap.
idly as possible. she, therefore, sent
q little note 10 the clubman, asking
that he make 1t point to see her In
the course of the evening; and in the
note she gave him list OF the several
functions she intended to take in.
The ball Mrs. Missioner attended, and
1t which Gr1swold scored what he re-
gnrded as distinct gain In parading
the wealthy widow before many of
their acquaintances as q receptive re-
cipient Of his attentions. was only one
Of the affairs on Dorothy's list Girls
uoId rora{vaH fha pnta fao I.to g.