The Huttig news., 1912-05-04
SYNOPSIS.

York City. Ii is occasioned by Mrs Mis- sioner's diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of and costly gems all over the hocr Curtis Griswold and Bruxton Sands. two society men. both of whom love Mrs. Missioner gather up some of the diamonds. but the gem or the collection, the celebrated Mahar- anee. is missing. Grswold steps the apparent missing diamond and 1t crushes under his heel. A Hindoo comes from adjoining box, and picking up 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 a room having safe containing other diamonds She afterwards sends for a MT. Rascone, an expert, who pronounees the stones all copies. substitutions, of the original gems
 CHAPTER III-Bruxton Sands tele phones police headquarters and two de tectlVes Donnelly and Carson, arrive OH the scene They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the original dia- mopds was accomplished by some one In the house. The servants questioned but without result. Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb, the confidential companion of Mrs Missioner, has dupH- cate key to the safe and they send for her.
 CHAPTER IV-The detectives Incline to the belief that Miss Holcomb Is involved ana Tn cabinet. wrapped in tissue pa per they find one of the original dia- monds. m,3nds ,s Mrs Missioner protests that is marched off to prison.
 CHAPTER V-Meantime. in an uptown mansion. the Hindoo of the theat ter episode who Is known as the Swami and Hindoo prince, kananda. discuss the arrest They Maharanee. which is a sacred relic of India, and are puzzled at the discovery or the imitation
 CHAPTER NI-Deteetive Britz an ex- pert of the police force now takes up She case He interviews Elinor who is pros trated by the cloud resting on her The detective evidently believes the girl inno- cent.
 CHAPTER VII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch She is remanded for trial on slispieion of being the thief. Britz talks encouraginglN to Fitch and asks his cooperation in running down the real criminal
 CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises nave located the real culprit. He makes close investigation of affairs al 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 dupli- eates were made from drawings of the original stones The person ordering the substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol- comb.
 n teryiew with Miss Marche He learns who of Elnor's friends can draw He ciumsily draws a picture of the safe skill as an artist. Later as the detective is walking through Central Park he Is suddently seized and thrown into closed
 CHAPTER xI-A wild ride ensues and Britz finds he has been made captive by three Hndoos He -ndeayors to esceDe but Is bound and drugged
 CHAPTER XIT-His captors imprison britz in deserted house. He finally manages to get free from his bonds es- capes and reports at headaua rters now convinced that the Hindoos are materially interested In the case.
 CHAPTER XIII Pretending to h. newspaper reporter. Britz interviews the Swami as to the rare diamonds of India After he leaves the Swami informs Prince Kanands that he has penetrated the disguise of the detective
 CHAPTER xIv-Mrs Missioner visits bang In oS uo oq1 from proven. BritZ learns of insane dis mond expert on Wards Island and asks Fitch to go with him and interview ths man
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond .x- pert tells enough to lead the detective to believe that either Griswold or Sands em- ployed him to make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 CHAPTER XvI-Griswold. interviewed by Britz intimates that Sands Is on in. verge of failure. He evidently wishes the detective 10 believe that his rival in love may have something to do with the dia- mond robbery.
 CHAPTER XVIi-Two Hindoos burglar ize the home of Sands. evidently thinking that he may have the Maharauee ds- mond Britz captures them and on one discovers note addressed to Curtis" and signed "Millicent" which they have
  search for the gems.
 CHAPTER XVIII-The Swami visits Mrs Missioner and tries to solve the nvs- 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 woman named Millicent Delaroch. He learn. that secretly she Is aff1snced to Curtis Grswold
 CHAPTER XX-The Swami attends ball at the home of Mrs Missioner but does not learn anything further about the diamonds The detective watches Gris- wold hoping to gain a c1ew to the mys- terious Millicent
 CHAPTER XXI-Britz disguised as burglar visits the apartment of Millicent Delaroche who he is satisfied is keeping the stolen diamonds for Griswold He finds a box that once contained them but It Is empty.
 Though Mrs. Delaroche slept pro foundly. her external senses were not wholly unvigiiant. Long study of her self had made her sensitive to disa- greeable impressions that were purely corporeal; and so. though no intrusive vision of mind could interrupt the fluid calm of her beauty sleep slight ly uncomfortable feeling at the pre- else spot whence her tresses swept upward in an elaborate coiffure or parted in the braids of negligee had the effect of arousing her as no mere dream possibly could have done It required not many seconds. allowing for the habits of her mind, and the fact that she suddenly was recalled from deep repose. for Mrs. Delaroche to realize there was a hand beneath her pillow, and that hand was not one of her own. Rigid with fright. she waited an instant to assure herself she had not committed the innovation of dreaming. then she made swift reach for the alien hand-too late It had been withdrawn swiftly In the few moments requisite to complete comprehension of the situation. and if