The Huttig news., 1912-06-01

bonds and other negotiable securities to attorneys or banks. but she keeps her jewels under her own eyes. None of LIS knows just how much she thought of Griswold; but the chances are that. even if she had been en. gagged to him. she wouldn't have let him have possession of the Maharanee necklace for any length of time. My experience issshat these rich New Workers don't believe in throwing temptatien in one another's way anyhow. not at any risk to them selves"
 Your powers Of deduction are truly marvellous. Britz." said Manning with a short laugh. in which Britz thought he heard faint note of mockery
 Now, let's don't do any kidding, Chief" Rritz reioined with just a shade O acid in his voice. This Is a pretty serious case. and I've been ID few nights without any too much sleep I'm not on the witness stand now. recollect. and I don't feel as If I'd got to parcel out my words when I'm taking to friends There was the least little lift of his eyebrows as he uttered the last word
 Manning laughed again-apologetic ally this time and the lieutenant. once more mrufIied continued:
 50 Griswold had to make sketches and diagrams of the widows necklace Even that couldn't have been easy. for I guess he had to use his pencil when
 
 It isn't likely she gave him many op. Dortunities of being alone with the jewels she priaed above all the others in her collection. You see when her husband gave her that necklace and told her about the Maharanee dia mond, he made up a pretty little fair, story that probably gave the big stons much greater value in her eyes thar f shed really known the truth Won en." said Britz solemnly. are funny They are ahont the funniest things + thts little old world of ours-partieu ,arly when it comes to jewels anG gowns, with the jewels leading by | city block"
 Fitch. in his capacity as lover became somewhat restive under the detectives cynical summing up a. the sex. and relieved himself With the remark.
 If women are any funnier tran men, I'd like FeH to show me how. Your experience is all very well. lieu- tenant; but I've seen them in their lit tle white cots In hospitals both kinds; and I have seen them on the operating table. and l can tell you the woman has yet to be born thai can do as many fool stunts as the average man" After this burst Of romance born frankness he subsided Well we won't quarrel about the sex. doctor" said Rritz though l must say don't like to hear you get l ting off tfese sufffagette sentiments, 1 Anyway. it's safe 10 assume Mrs Mis- sfoner didn't let Curtis Grisvold have time to drane that necklace Of hers on an art model when he started Tn te sketch it. He made those drawings b. fits and starts and It must have takef him good many weeks to fnisl 1 them"
  memory" suggested Manning.
 That sounds too easy" Rritz re turned He'd have 10 have memory like daylight film 10 carry all the different sizes and shapes of those Jewels In his mind=to say nothing o' their fire The fact Is. the drawings he made were not only accurate to the smallest degree of out line. but the luster of avery stone seems to have l been reproduced with skill that would 1 keep 'em guessing at the Academy of 1 Design l toll you Curtis Griswold Is i an artist in more ways than one." Pausing 6 little. Britz went on:
 And that's what he did. he made 1 the drawings at first hand. and prob ] ably 10lored them in the same way Then he took them over to Paris and eral firms. taking care to split I'D the drawings sU that no one manufacturer l of paste jew els might know they were reproductions of the famous Mahara nee necklace logan traced All the 1 drawings in gay Paree. and sent them 10 me Here they are. He took sey eral small sheets Of cardboard from an inner pocket and spread them on his desk
 There's something missing from the centerv' Manning commented when he had pieced the slips together This is picture of necklace with hole In the middle
 BritZ smiled
 Yes" he said that's where the NfSlaranee diamond was. You see Gris void was too foxy to have an imitation of that celebrated stone made anywhere In Europe. He knew there w.sn't a man on the Continent identified in any way with the trade who VOL Gn't recognize drawing oi that diam end or sight Though the diamond is not so well known to the public, it's AS familiar to every jew ] cler in Europe as the kohinoor. the ] Hone. or any other of those great sparklers. /"
 Where could he have gone. then l ta baya tho hiU stona renrpduced 9