Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-03-08

place he wouldn't dream Of doing any
thing underhand, even II he saw that
the other fellow was undoubtedly win
ming out He always plays the game"
We'll. maybe he does" said Britt;
but. from what I've observed in my
journey through life, this love game
Is one that is played without any
rules. I've known men who would take
a million If 1t were handed to them on
a platter. yet who'd go pretty close to
a mix-up with the Grand Jury to cut
out fellow who was after the same
girl"
you talk as If your experience In
the heart line were all SECONDHAND"
said Fitch. smiling.
Never been in love in my life and
never expect to be-" said Britt. But
have eyes In my head and ears be-
hind them. also know what women
can do to aman's common sense even
when they don't know they're doing
it The lady who gets the loot isn't
always a>party to the crimelJ
WELL" responded Fitch, 81 won't
undertake to pit my experience
against yours; but there's nothing Of
that sort In this case. Sands loves
Mrs. Missioner about as much rs a
man can. He was fond Of her before her
marriage. and most of us thought he'd
win her then. / don't know why he
didn't, but / do know that from the
day he learned of her husbands
death, he had been twice as attentive
to her as before. ard even In the days
when she was the star bud of Auntie
Paran's beauty show, his fondness for
her was pretty noticeable. l remem-
Der particularly one Patriarchs' Ball
when he grabbed every dance on her
card and got her to sit out most Of
them
But he knows Griswold Is trying
to win her, too." said Britt, "and II he
has any reason to think the other fell
low has a good chance he might be
tempted to put him down and out.
even II he had to go to such lengths
as taking the Missioner diamonds. and
then throwing suspicion on Girls
wold?"
Britz raised his glass and drank
slowly, meditatively. until the ice
chilled his nose. Then he sat the
tumbler firmly down on the bar. faced
Fitch. and said with an air Of finality:
"If that's the case, Griswold's the
mani He may have had assistance
from Blodgett, but l doubt 1t. He's
too foxy 20 trust his neck to q serv-
ant As for Ali, thought he might
have turned the trick, but he didn't
because II he had, he and all the rest
of that Calcutta bunch would be well
on their way toward their heather
temples by this time. There is now
only Mr. Curtis Griswold to consider. :
Fitch looked at him with per
plexsd air.
what causes you to suspect himr'
he asked.
1--WE had my eyes on that young
man for some time" Britt 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 pleasedf- inquired
Fitch.
more than pleased--he seemed re
lieved," answered the detective
Maybe Donnelly and Carson did
some real work, after all, without
knowing It. II they hadn't arrested
Miss Holcomb, Griswold mightn't have
shown his hand SO easily"
Have you any other evidence7"
asked the doctor. He appeared to Be
gratifed by the trend Of the detect
ives thoughts.
Several things" said Britt. zone
, Of our Wall Street men tells me hall
dozen inquiries about Griswold have
been sent to the financial agencies
lately. had that end worked up. and
, | / found out Griswold had been bump
ed by bear raid"
: Hurt much?"
Pretty badly. He tried hard 4
, sell a block OF suburban real estat'
soon after that"
These things are only straws, how
ever" said the doctor. "Of course
, wen have to have much more sub
stantial evidence before we can d
: anything"
, well, for one thing" returne'
. | Britx, 81 expect to know in few
hours Just where the diamonds are
, At any rate, how they were taken GU
Of the city. If they are not in New
4 York. I've got q hundred men worn
! ing the hotels to find out, and II you'll
: come down to Headquarters with m
In q little while you can see the n
. suit"
/, The detective stopped short In hi
: words ss Curtis Griswold entered tn
: bar. The clubman went to the ciga
counter, lighted q cigarette. and b
A the impatient gesture with which b
: snatched 1t from his lips and thre'
4 Il to the floor, he betrayed the FAC
. that he had applied the fame to tn
cork tip. His manner was nervous
. his face slightly drawn, and his han
!. trembled as he took another cigarett
4 from the case and once more pune
: at II in his staccato fashion. He di
not see Britz and Fitch, as they wei
, at the other end Of the bar.
= get me q messengeri" Griswol
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