The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-03-22

reasonably sure of getaway as
easily after murder as after rob.
berry"
You must have been reading about
All Bahia and the Forty Thieves,
Britz,' said Manning with another
harsh laugh. This sounds altogeth-
err too much like the Arabian Nights
to be the goods"
We'll, there weren't as many as
forty Of the thieves, and the Ali in
this case wasn't an honest man. I'm
giving it to you straight, Chief
haven't worked day and night on this
proposition for nothing. You'll find it
just as I'm telling 1t to you, and If
you'll suspend judgment until | get
through, III deliver the goods all
right"
Il think" remarked Fitch to Man
ming, I'VE shall find that Lieutenant
Britt comes pretty near knowing
what he is talking about. I've seen
him work on this case, and l know
something of the facts he has dis
covered. II You have ever studied
the ways of Orlentals you'll be sur
prised at nothing they do. They look
at life from altogether a different
angle. Life is about the cheapest
thing in life to them"
Very good,' said Manning. I'm
willing to be convinc ed, but it seems
hard to believe that woman worth
a hundred millions could live for
months with death hanging over her
head in her own household, and yet
know nothing about it. What's the
use Of being a multi-millionaire If
you're no safer than in an eighteen.
dollar fiat? For my part, don't take
much stock in your Hindoos"
| You'll take lot of stock in them
before the morning is over, Chief, if
you stay with u.s." Britt retorted. I'm
going to show you not only the Hin
docs in the act Of attempting to get
away, but I'll turn up the goods in
their possession. They have the dia
nond now, but I'll have both them
and the diamond in a very few
hours"
81 believe you," Fitch chimed in
"You see, Chief" he explained tt
Manning, this lieutenant Of your!
has made the capture of the Hindoo
more or less of a personal matter"
A choppy laugh from the detectiv
Interrupted the physician
EYES," he agreed, 81 don't mind tel
ing you that I'm almost as eager t
get those fellows as l am to recove
the widows jewels. They got just
little bit too gay with me for thei
own good" He flushed slightly a
he recalled how utterly he had bee,
at the mercy of the Hindoos when b
lay like holiday turkey on the foo
of that bare room in the unoccupie
uptown apartment.
1.-THE Hindoos," said Britt, "wen
through the apartments of Sands an
Griswold with what Sam Welle
would call uble-million-magnify
ing microscope. They didn't leave
postage stamp unsearched The
looked into every hole and corner
ransacked every drawer, and turne
every place inside out. caught 'er
at 1.-TWO of them, anyway
Sands room, and they're now in tn
West Thirtieth Street Station. The
must have gone through Griswold'
apartment first, for it was there,
guess, they found this note from Mi
licent to Curtis DEAR and 1t wa
this note that gave me line on no,
brother Griswold stood with the lad
Of the Hotel Renaissance. kne,
Griswold was in the habit of visitin
that hotel, but l didn't know whor
he went there to see. l felt prett
certain when I got the note that
cane from somebody in the Renal:
D sance, and l got Rawson to send tn
D bunch out on the hunt so that
Q could make certain I'd made no mis-
e take.
!. "One of the men reported Their
}. was Nine. Delar0che at the Renafs
sance. That looked good enough t
!. me. l went there that same nigh
d with the doctor on the sidewalk. a
i the lookout. did little burglar
r stunt that would have landed tn
Jewels If the Hindoos had not &c
there ahead of me. In some way o
other, those fellows learned abou
the acquaintance between Griswol
- and the Delaroche lady about th
y same time did, or perhaps littl
earlier. One Of them got into he
!, apartment by the fire escape rout
- and sneaked the jewels from unde
:, her pillow. What's more, he conten
i ed himself with the diamonds then
= selves, and didn't even take the caske
n they were in. The jewel case wa
- still under her pillow when / e
;, there. and 1t wasn't until after th
!, lady. under the impression the gem
= were In the case, gave herself ava
. more or less, that l found the littl
% % box was empty. When l looked o,
y on the fire escape, saw the handke
=, chief the dark-skinned craftsman ha
9 dropped in his hurry. That sent l
.. hot.footed to the Swami's house"
~ When Britt had sketched the hi
= - tory of the Missioner case. Mannin
% and Fitch looked at him admiringl
% Roth his hearers were thoughtful fl
~ :.,to or +wo Then the Chic