Graham guardian., 1912-01-12

Then he called for an envelope, and
when the messenger came. he handed
1t to him with bank note, with few
words spoken In a low tone. The
messenger gone. Griswold called for d
brandy-and.soda. gulped 1t down in q
way that showed his state OF nervouu
excitement and. still without seeins
the doctor or the detective, hurried
out OF the barroom.
Britz grfpped the Doctors arm.
"Go after that boy!" he said. Find
out whore he II going, and join me a
Headquarters. Make It quick. doc!"
Fitch hastened In pursuit OF the
messenger boy. Britz walked with
quick strides to the subway, where be
boarded q local for Bleeker street.
The physician's pursuit Of the die
trict messenger who had carried the
note from Griswold ended at the
Thfrty-third Street station Of the Sixth
avenue elevated railway. All Fitch
wanted to know was the destination
Of the note. Fitch. though an ana
teur. had acquired 20 much skili fronn
association with the famous Head.
quarters man in efforts to free his
sweetheart that It required no
prompting to look over the boys
shoulder as he stopped to buy a
ticket. While fishing in his pocket
for . grubby nickel. the messenger
momentarily held the envelope In such
9 position that Fitch was able to read
both name and address. The doctor
hastily jotted both on the margin Of
newspaper, and then he crossed to
the downtown station, and In 20 min
utes knocked at the door Of the de-
tective's room In Police Headquarters.
This must be the woman" he
heard Britx say to Rawson, as be en-
tered after q sharp Come in!"
Hello. doc!" said Britz. II guess
we've found her. These are the full
names of all the Millicents registered
in New York hotels. and my man re-
ports this signature Is exactly like
the name attached to the note found
In the Indians clothes"
Whats the nameT' asked Fitch.
aMillicent Delaroche." answered thu
detective.
That's the lady" answered the
physician "The same name is on that
envelope Griswold gave the messen-
ger. She lives In the"
Hotel Renaissance" said Britz de-
cisively. Doctor. / tell you we're get
ting warm. AS the kids say. We're
burning up! ="
A conference followed, In the course
Of which Britx, Fitch and Rawson
elaborated plan to ascertain whether
the Jewels Millicent Delaroche men.
toned In her note to Griswold were
the original Missioner diamonds, or
merely gems the clubman had bought
for her. To learn that fact was not
SO easy as 1t sounded. With weeks
at his command, Britx could have
gained the knowledge in roundabout
way, but he had no such time. There
were not even days to spare; there
we're not even hours to waste. Britz
knew as well as II he saw 1t In black
and white that the Orientals. both OF
high and low caste, were centering all
their subtlety, skill and ingenuity
upon the possession of Mrs. Mission
er's jewels--anyway, the Maharanse
diamond-and he sensed the impor-
tance Of anticipating them before the
night was over. That realization was
based on the assumption that the
contents of the Millicent note as yet
were unknown to the more important
OF the Hindoos. Britz knew the men
he had caught In Bruxton Sands room
could not get word to the Swami nor
to Prince Kananda before the morn.
ing. He had taken care to prevent
that by rushing note to the captain
Of the Tenderloin precinct. requesting
that the prisoners. instead of being
taken to the night court, should be
held at least for the morning session
In Jefferson Market. His zeal led him
to lose nd time In heading OF the Orr.
entails, even with the burglars bottled
up for twelve hours or SO. Had xhe
guessed he himself had helped to con-
vey the letter fromN the Hindoo cap
tives to their Brahmin master, he
would have been twice as jealous,
though 1t is doubtful he could have
worked more rapidly than he did after
his talk with Fitch and Rawson in
the seclusion Of his own once.
In pursuance Of the plan arranged
In that conference. Rawson went to
the Renaissance and got from the
all that was known there
Millicent Delaroche. She
was Mrs. Delaroche, whether wife,
widow or divorcee the management
could not tell. She had been In the
hotel several months; she had one Of
the most luxurious suites In the big
building, and she seemed to be boun-
tifully supplied with money. Her
gowns were gorgeous, and when she
went out, 1t was In an electric brough-
am she kept In the hotels garage.
Mrs. Delaroche had few visitors.
rhe most frequent was man about
own who sent many roses and huge
boxes OF bonbons to Madam's apart
nent. Did the management know
,im? oh. yes. II his name was OF
my real Importance to the interro-
gator. the manager did not mind tell
ng It. What was It? Why. 1t was
Mr.. Griswold.-Curtis Griswold. secre-
AIRY of the IroQuois Trust company. |
ind leading member OF the Stuyves.
INT club.
CTo BE CoNTINuED)