The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-08

case against Mr.. Griswold as ever
you saw. He wanted that necklace in
order to get enough money to square
his accounts.
Now comes the strangest part of
the case" The detective smiled as
he made ready to fire the verbal
bomb. THE most surprised man in
the world, on the night that Mrs. Mis-
sioner discovered her Jewels were
mere paste, was Curtis Griswold."
Britz watched the effect OF his words
on his hearers. They shifted nervous
ly In their seats as II impatient of the
detectives pause.
When did the Hindoos steal the
jewels and where did they find them?"
asked Manning.
About one hour, or a little more,
before made a try for them myself"
said Britz. "They nabbed them in the
apartment Of Mrs. Mlllicent Delaroche,
In the Hotel Renaissance"
And who. II you don't mind taking
me into your confidence. is Mrs.
Millicent Delaroche?" the Chief In
quired.
Mrs. Millicent Delaroche," said the
detective crisply, thinks she is the
future Mrs. Curtis Griswold. But as
far as Mr.. Griswold is concerned, she
may remain Mrs. Delaroche for the
rest OF her natural life. In other
words, Griswold promised TO marry
her, and then got very busy in an at
tempt to marry Mrs. Missioner. He
doesn't know yet, OF course. that II
VIII be very long time before he has
chance to marry anybody. Neither
does Mrs. Delaroche know how she
has been fooled by the clubman.
When she does know-which I think
will be some time today think you'll
see some fur fiy."
Fitch. to get the upper hand Of his
nervousness, tapped his eyeglasses
with a medical-looking lead pencil,
and listened very closely to the de-
tective's story. Manning. too, was abb
sorbed In what Britz had to tell Both
OF his hearers. therefore. we're mo-
mentarily disappointed when Britt. In
stead OF going ahead with his story,
asked that Donnelly and Carson be
pried apart long enough for one OF
them to arrest Griswold. and the other
to brings Mrs. 'Delaroche to Headquar.
ters.
Il don't want to make things too un-
pleasant for these bright young men"
Britz said sarcastically: but l do
want TO give myself the satisfaction
Of having them nab the two persons
they should have arrested in less than
a week after the theft of Mrs. Mis-.
sioner's jewels was discovered"
Manning felt he had no choice save
to comply. He wasn't exactly pleased
by the insistence of his lieutenant's
request; but when Britt, at a nod
from him. pressed a push button and
an attendant appeared in the doorway,
Chief Manning ordered the bluecoat
to ask Donnelly and Carson to report
to him in the lieutenant's room at
once.
Right here" Britz proceeded, as
where an interesting side feature OF
the mystery comes in. Griswold would
have probably been more alert II he
had known that men ten times as
adroit as he, and a hundred times
more INSCRIPTIONS, 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.
don't know exactly what's at the bot
tom OF the interest those Hindoos
have in the great Maharanee dia-
mond; but | do know they're willing
to go pretty close to the electric chair
to get II. l understand II was not
really bought from the wife OF an In
dian prince, as Missioner told his
wife II was. My best information is
that II came from Hindoo temple.
You know those sayages set great
store by their idols. At any rate.
from half-dozen to a dozen Indians
OF various degrees came here from
Calcutta some time ago and camped
on the trail OF the Maharanee dia.
mond. They played a waiting game
and, apparently. they were on the point
OF making grand effort to get the
stone when the head OF this organIza.
tion happened to be in the box next to
Mrs. Missioner at the NJ .tropolitan
Opera House on the night when the
necklace turned out to be fake. He
then learned that the original dia.
monds were not in the widows keep
ing any longer.
"Griswold also was in the Mission.
er box that night, as you know, and
he must have noticed the Oriental
who butted in during the search for
the diamonds"
Britz paused a little, and then re.
sumed:
ITO BE Continued.)
Prison for Turkey Trotters.