Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-12

sentiment that Mrs. Missioner and
| Miss Holcomb shrank away a little.
"And It needn't astonish u.s." Britz
continued, that when the polished
Oriental brought about her a%cquaint'
ance with an American multi-million.
aire she accepted friendly little cour.
tesies from the rich man, even go
ing so far as to dine with him in sew,
eral Of the luxurious cafes for which
Paris is famous. The American was
a man from her own country-a big,
good-natured, whole-souled chap, thor.
oughly satisfied with his fortune and
himself.
Therefore, why shouldn't the lone
ly, starving Miss Vincent enjoy gay
little dinners and, perhaps, gayer lit.
tie suppers with him? She was al
ways chaperoned. BY whom? BY the
Hindoo, Of course. Besides, the mil
lionaire's wife knew there was a dash
| of in her husband that made
him delight in these excursions into
the realm Of the unusual"
Mrs. Delaroche sat with those bril-
liant eyes Of hers bent vigorously on
the rug. The other women glanced
at her curiously, Manning with suspi'
| cion, Kananda with a glitter IN his
eyes that seemed to command 81
lence. But she did not look at the
Prince.
However" ran the detectives mon
ologue, you'll have to admit, Mrs.
Delaroche, that it wasn't exactly
grateful on Miss V1ncent's part to
her a large bride to-shall we say,
steal a certain rare and verv beauti,
full diamond from the multi-million'
aire."
Mrs. Delaroche's breath came in q
series Of soft gasps-almost In sobs
A rose Aim seemed to spread e
her exquisite complexion.
The famous detective paused for q
moment and looked accusingly at her
When he spoke, it was with fnality.
Mrs. Delaroche, you were Miss
| Vincent" he said; you were the i'm
poverished girl artist OF the Latin
Quarter. You have been married
| since, and now you are a divorcee-
but you were Miss Vincent"
She recovered her poise for a mo-
ment and gazed at him defantly
| Then her courage broke again. and
she answered:
'It is true. How you have learned
it cannot guess, butt is true"
Doris Missioner, despite the sug
gestion conveyed in the ~lieutenant's
revelations, gazed at Millicent Della.
roche commiseratingly. Elinor's pity
was more open.
And now" Britz went on. MRS
| Delaroche either stole those jewels In
Paris or in New York. II they were
stolen In Paris, the authorities OF this
city have no jurisdiction In the case
On the other hand, we can prove the
necklace was in her possession only
q day or two ago., and If the crime
was committed In this country, we
will call In the District Attorney" He
turned abruptly toward the woman,
Mrs. D%elaroche." Britz said, II do
not believe Mrs. Missioner will call
on tho French authorities to act, If
| the crime was committed in their
Jurisdiction. II the jewels were taken
here, Mrs. Missioner will have nc
choice In the matter"
She seized at the bait. Turning
her flashing eyes on the detective, she
burst forth:
"The Jewels were stolen in Paris
A tense silence was broken by
Britz.
you'll have to show me-" he
snapped. Its your last chance tc
tell the truth"
81 stole the collarette from Mr.. Mis-
sioner," she admitted. 1T was short
~ before his death, a long time ago
The plot had all been laid. Griswolc
and Prince Kananda got me to do it
l met Griswold through Mr.. Missioner
| He made love to me, made me believe
he wanted to marry me. Then, one
| day, he proposed the plan to steal the
Jewels. 1t almost made me laugh, fol
/ was already trying to get them TO-
| the Prince. His plan was to have
me induce Mr.. Missioner to let me
wear them one night and disappear
! with the collarette about my throat
had agreed to do this, when Girls
| wold"-she EAST q whitening look al
the clubman-"brought me the sub
stitute. He didn't know, of course
that I was In the pay OF the Prince
and l didn't inform him Of it. Well
one night Mr.. Missioner, after much
urging on my part, took the c%ollarette
from his wife's jewel box and let me
wear it at a little supper party. 1t wal
then I made the substitution"
What did o do with the rea
necklace?" Manning interJected.
7 Kept it," Mrs. Delaroche returned
with q bland smile. II informed the
Prince hat I had changed my MIND
about committing the robbery, and
told Mr. Griswold that l had been un
able to make the substitution"
But the paste jewels he had giver
you-what did you tell him in regard
to them ?" Britz asked.
81 simply told him I had lost them
she replied. THE fact Of the matter
is, 1 fooled both the Prince and Mr.
Griswold. OF COURSE when Mrs. Mis-
sioner discovered the robbery, Mr.
Griswold guessed what l had done
and since then he has been urging me
to urn the real jewels over to him
| But l was determined not to let hin
have them until u marriage" she