The Huttig news., 1912-06-01
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SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I-The story opens with a scream from Dorothy Marehe, a charm ing debutante, in the opera box of the wealthy widow. Mrs Doris Missioner al the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. II is oceasioned by Mrs. Mis- sioner's diamond necklace breaking and scattering the string of rare and costly gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswo1d and ana BruAton sands, two society men, up some of the diamonds, but the gem of the collection the celebrated Mahar- anee is missing. Griswold steps on the apparent missing diamond and 1t crushes under his heel 4 Hindoo comes from adjoining box, and picking up a flake of the crushed gem pronounces 1t a fraud. not the genuine Mahardnee. but-paste.
 CHAPTER 1.-The entire party proceed to the elegant mansion of Mrs Missioner where She takes them to q room having a safe containing other diamonds She afterwards sends for q Mir Rascome expert. who pronounces the stones all coples, suhsittutions, of the original gems
 CHATTER III-Bruxton Sands tole- phones police headquarters and two de teetNes, Donnelly and Carson, arrive on the scene. They examine the safe and decide that the theft of the ori ginal dia- monds was accomplished by some one in the house. The servants questioned. put put without result, Then they learn that Miss Elinor Holcomb. the confidential companion of Mrs. Missioner has a dupli- cate key to the safe and they send for hor.
 CHAPTER Iv-The detectives incline to the belief that Miss Holcomb Is involved in the robbery They search her room ana Tn cabinet. wrapped in tissue pa per. they ind one ef the original dia- monds Mrs. Missioner protests that Ellner Is guiltless. but the delicate girl Is marched off to prison.
 CHAPTER y-Meantime in an uptown mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode who Is known as the Swami. and Hindoo prince. kananda discuss the arrest ThaY are in the United States to recover the Maaaranee. which is sacred relic of India and are puzzled al the discovery Of the imitation.
 CHATTER VI-Detective Brftz, an ex- pert of the police force, now takes up the ease. He interviews Elinor who is pros trated by the cloud resting on her The detective evidently believes the girl inno= cent
 CHAPTER. YII-Dr. Lawrence Fitch. the hanee of Elinor, visits her in prison. .she Is remanded for trial on suspicion Of being the thief Britz talks encoura gingly to Fitch and asks his cooperation in running down the real criminal
 CHAPTER VfII-rhe detective advises that EHnor does not seek bail until they have located the real euiprit He makes close investigation of affairs at the home of Mrs. Missioner.
 CHAPTER IX-Britz learns that Mrs MlSS4oiief 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 tue original stones. The person ordering the substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol- comb.
 CHAPTER X-The defective has an in terview with Miss Marehe He learns who of Ehnor.s friends can draw He et4msiiy draws picture of the safe. GfisWold offers 10 assist him. showing skill as an artist. Later the detective is walking through Central Park he is suddenly seized and thrown into a closed | automobile
 1 CHAPTER XI-A wild ride ensues and Rritz finds he has been made captive by ihree Hindeos. He endeavors to escape but Is bound and drugged.
 CHAPTER XII His captors imprison britz in deserted house. He finally manages to get free from his bonds es- eapes and reports at headquarters now interested in the case.
 CHAPTER XIIEpretenling to he newspaper reporter, Britz interviews the Swami as to the rare diamonds of India ' fter he leaves the Swami informs Prince KananA1 that he has penetrated the disguise of The detective
 CHAPTER XIV-Mrs Missioner visits Elinor in prison but is dissuaded from bailtag 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 tt believe that either Griswold or Sands em- ployed him 10 make commercials of the Missioner gems.
 CHAPTER XvI-Griswold. interviewed by Britz. intimates that Sands is on the verge of failure. He evidently wishes the detective to believe that his rival in love may have something 10 do with the dia- mond robbery.
 CHAPTER XVII-Two Hindoos burglar tZe the home of Sands evidently thinking that he may have The Maharanee dia- mond. Britz captures them and on one discovers q note addressed to Curtis" and signed M Mallicent' which they have found somewhere in their wandering search for the gems
 CHAPTER XVIH-The Swami visits Mrs, Missioner and tries to solve the mys- tery Of the diamonds. Later at his own house he dirs cts his Hindoo allies to continue their search for the mysterious ly missing gem.
 CHAPTER XIX Britz locates a woman named Millicent Delaroche He learns that secretly she is afdanced 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 a clew to the mys- terious Millicent
 CHAPTER XXI-Brtz disguised as burglar visits the apartment of Millicent Delaroche who he Is satisfied Is Keeping the stolen diamonds for Grlswold He finds box that once contained them. but II Is empty.
 CHAPTER XXII-The detective con cludes that the Hindoos have anticipated him in wrestling the diamonds from Milli- cent. He and Fitch visit their quarters find the place deserted and have a terri ble experience with a poisonous snake
 How does it look to you, doctor. n1w?" said the Chief of Fitch, eyeing him closely meanwhile.
 Tt looked for awhile as If we had run into hornets nest" Fitch an swered.
 Pretty exciting experience you had uptown. eh?" The Chief laughed.
 Well, just little" said the doctor "One doesn't expect to encounter a cobra in well-regulated brown stone front"
 Think the hunt Is getting any