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


Then he called for an envelope, and
when the messenger came, he handed
1t to him with bank note. with few |
words spoken, In a low tone. The |
messenger gone, Griswold called for q
brandy-and-soda, gulped It down In q
way that showed his state of nervous
excitement and, still without seeing
the doctor or the detective, hurried
out of the barroom.
Britt gripped the doctors arm.
60 after that boyl" he said. Find
out where he is going. and join me at
Headquarters. Make 1t quick. doc!"
Fitch fastened in pursuit of the
messenger boy. Britz walked with
quick strides to the subway, where he
boarded local for Blocker street.
The physicians pursuit of the die
trict messenger who had carried the
note from Griswold ended at the
Thirty-third Street station of the Sixth
avenue elevated railway. All Fitch
wanted to know was the destination
of the note. Fitch, though an anna
teur, had acquired so much skill from
association with the famous Head
quarters man in efforts to free his
sweetheart that It required no
prompting to look over the boys
shoulder as he stopped to buy .
ticket While fishing in his pocket
for grubby nickel, the messenger
momentarily held the envelope in such
position that Fitch was able to read
both name and address. The doctor
hastily jotted both on the margin Of
newspaper, and then he crossed to
the downtown station, and In 20 min
utes knocked at the door of the de-
tective's room in Police Headquarters.
This must be the woman" he
heard Britt say to Rawson, as he en-
tered after q sharp Come I'M"
Hello. doc!" said Britt. Il guess
we've found her. These are the full
names of all the Millicsnts registered
in New York hotels. and my man re-
ports this signature is exactly like
the name attached to the nots found
In the Indians clothes"
Whats the Manner asked Fitch.
''Millicent Delaroche." answered the
detective.
That's the lady" answered the
physician The same name IL on that
envelope Griswold gave the messsnr
ger She lives in the"
Hotel Renaissance" said Britz de-
cisively. Doctor, tell you we're GET
ting warm. AS the kids say. We're
burning upi"
A conference followed. IN the course
of which Britz. Fitch and Rawson
elaborated q plan to ascertain whether
the jewels Millicent Delaroche mem
toned in her note to Griswold were
the original Missioner diamonds. or
merely gems the clubmap had bought
for her. To learn that fact was not
so easy as It sounded. With weeks
at his command, Britt could have
gained the knowledge in roundabout
way, but he had no such time. There
were not even days to spare: there
were not even hours to waste. Bris
knew as we'll as II he saw it In black
and white that the Orientals, both Of
high and low caste, were centering ell
their subtlety, skin and ingenuity
upon the possession Of Mrs. Mission
er's jewels--anyway. the Maharanes
diamond--and he senssd the impor-
lance of anticipating them before the
night was over. That realization was
based on the assumption that tho
contents OF the Millicent note as yet
were unknown to the more important
Of the Hindoos. Britt knew the men
he had caught In Bruxton Sands room
could not get word to the Swami nor
to Prince Kananda before the morn
ing. He had taken care to prevent
that by rushing q note to the captain
Of the Tenderloin precinct, requesting
that the prisoners. instead OF being
taken to the night court should DO
held at least for the morning session
in Jefferson Market His real led him
to lose no time In heading on the ORR
entails, even with the burglars bottled
ND for twelve hours or 90. Had he
guessed he himself bad helped to CON
yey the letter from the Hindoo cap
lives to their Brahmin master. he
would have been twice as jealous,
though II is doubtful he could have
, worked more rapidly than he did after
his talk with Fitch and Rawson In
the seclusion of his own Office.
In pursuance of the plan arranged
in that conference, Rawson went To
, the Renaissance and got from the
: management all that was known there
concerning Millicent Delaroche. She
was Mrs. Delaroche, whether wife
. widow or divorcee the management
. could not tell. She had been in the
hotel several months; she had one Of
the most luxurious suites in the BID
. building, and she seemed to be boun
: tifully supplied with money. Hei
: gowns were gorgeous. and when she
! went out, It was In an electric brough
! am she kept in the hotels garage.
4 Mrs. Delaroche had few visitors
a The most frequent was a man abou'
town who sent many roses and hug
4 boxes Of bonbons to Madam's apart
= ment. Did the management know
d him? On. yes. II his name was o
d any real importance to the interro
= gator, the manager did not mind tel
ing II. What was IT. Why. It wa
a Mr.. Griswold-Curtis Griswold. secra
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