The Huttig news., 1912-06-08
SYNOPSIS.

York City It is occasioned by Mrs Mis- s1oneFs diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold and BruNton Sands, two society men. both of whom love Mrs Missioner, gather up some or the diamonds. but the gem or the collection. the celebrated Mahar- anee. Is missing. Griswold steps on the apparent missing diamond and 1t crushes under his heel A Hindoo comes from adjoining box, and picking up a flake of the crushed gem pronounces 1t 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 a safe containing other diamonds She afterwards sends for a MT. Rascome an expert who pronouneeS the stones aii cep:es, substitutions. of the original gems.
 CHATTER III-Bruxton Sands t.le- phones police headquarters and two de teeuves, Donnelly and Carson. arrive on the scene. They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the original da- monds was accomplished by some one In the house. The servants are questioned, put without result. Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb, the confidential coinpan!on Of Mrs. Missioner, has dupli cate key to the safe and they send for
 CHAPTER IV-The detectives incline to the belief that Miss Holcomb Is involved in the robbery. They search her room ana In cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa per, they find one of the original dia- monds. Mrs. Missioner protests that Elfnor Is guiltless but the delicate girl is marched off to prison
 CHAPTER V-Meantime. in an uptown mansion. the Hindoo of the theater episode Who is Known as the Swami. and a Hindoo prince. k amanda, discuss the arrest They are in the United States to recover the Mahar4nee. which Is a sacred relic of ef the imitation.
 CHAPTER vI-Detective Britz. an ex pert of the police force, now takes up tht ease. He interviews Elinor who is pros efateo oy the cloud resting on her. The detective evidently believes the girl inno cent.
 CH AFTER VII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch the nance of Elinor. visits her In prison she IS renanded for trial on suspicion ot being the thief Britz talks encourasinglA to Fitch and asks his cooperation in running down the real criminal.
 CHAPTER VIII-The detective advises that Elinor does not seek bail until they nave located the real culprit. He makes q close investigation of affairs at 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 dupi- csees were made from drawings Of the substitutes gave the name of Elinor He- comb.
 CHAPTER X-The detective has an in. terview with Miss Marche. He learns who of Elinor's friends can draw He clumsily draws a picture of the safe Griswold offers to assist him. showing skill as an artist. Later as the detective Is walking through Central Park he is automobile.
 CHAPTER xI-A wild ride ensu~s and is britz mas ne has been made captive by nd drr1n
 CHAPTER XII-His captors tmpr,son Britz in deserted house. He finally manages to get free from his bonds. es- eapes and reports at headquarters now convinced that the Hindoos are materially interested in the case.
 CHAPTER XIII-Pretending to he a newspaper reporter. Britz interviews the swami as to the rare diamonds of India After he leaves the Swami informs Prince Kanan&a that he has penetrated the disguise of the detective.
 CHAPTER XIV-Mrs. Missioner visits Elinor in prison but is dissuaded from bailing her out until her innocence is proven, BritZ learns Of an insane dia- mond expert on Wards Island and asks Fitch to go with him and interview tn. man
 CHAPTER XV-The insane diamond ex pert tells enough to lead the detective to believe that either Griswold or Sands em- ployed him to make commercials of the
 
 CHAPTER XvI-Griswold. interviewed by Britz, intimates that Sands is on the verge of failure He evidently wishes tn, detective to believe that his rival In love may have something to do with the dia- mond robbery.
 CHAPTER XYII-Two HIndoos burglar ize the home of Sands evidently thinkina that he may have the Maharanee dia mond Rritz captures them and on one discovers note addressed to Curtis" found somewhere In their wandering search for the gems.
 CHAPTER XvIII-The Swami visit. Mrs. Missioner and tries to solve the nlys- tery of the diamonds. Later at his own house he directs his Hindoo allie. to continue their search for the mysterious ly missing gem.
 CHAPTER XIx-Rritz locates woman named Mllieent Delaroche He learns that secretly she Is affianced to Curtis Griswold.
 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 8 clew to the mvs- terious Millicent.
 CHAPTER XXI-Rritz disguised as burglar visits the apartment of Miitcent Deiaroche who he is satisfied Is keeping the stolen diamonds for G~iswold He finds box that once contained them hut II is empty.
 CHAPTER XXU-The detective con cludes that the Hipdoos have anticipated him In wrestling the diamonds from Mill- cent. He and Fitch visit their qua rters, find the place deserted and have terri ble experience with poisonous snake.
 Right here" Britz proceeded 'as where an interesting side feature of the mystery comes in Griswold would have probably been more alert If he had known that men ten times as adrolt as he, and hundred times more interruptions. had journeyed half around the world to get one of those very gems he was preparing to steal from the woman he hoped to marry. l don't know exactly what's at the bot tom of the interest those Hindoos have in the great Maharanee dia- mond: but I do know they're willing to go pretty close to the electric chair to get it. I understand 1t was not really bought from the wife of an h. dian prince. as Missioner told his wife 1t was. My best information ia that 1t came from a Hindoo temple. You know those savages set great store by their idols. At any rate. from halfdozen to a dozen Indians