The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-09

up their minds pretty early in the
game that Miss Holcomb knew moth
ing about the necklace, and, of course,
nobody would be foolish enough to
suspect little Miss March. Our dark
friends from the East concentrated
their attention on Griswold and
Sands. For long time, All had been
In Mrs. Mlssioner's employ. He
wasn't, however, Mrs. Mlssioner's en-
ploye In the true sense of the word.
He was tsere as one of the subor-
dinates of this Swami chap, along
with the other Oriental fellows, one
of whom calls himself Prince Kanan-
da, In fact, Ali was on the job from
the day he became a member of Mrs.
Missioners household. He was sent
there for the precise purpose of pip
ing of the place, and either getting
the big diamond himself, or tipping
the Swami and all the rest of them
when It would be safe for them to
make a try. 1t stands to reason Mrs
Missioner watched her Jewels pretty
closely, and that her safe was a Jim
dandy, since that necklace in all
those long months could not be lifted
by the Hindoo servant He would
have been perfectly Wiling to throt-
tie her in order to get It had he felt
reasonably sure of a getaway as
easily after a murder as after rob-
berry"
You must y @ been reading about
All Baba and the Forty Thieves,
9ritz," said Manning with another
harsh laugh. This sounds altogeth-
Or too much like the Arabian Nights
TO be the goods"
We'll. there weren't as many as
forty of the thieves, and the All 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 1t
Just as I'm telling It to you, and If
you'll suspend judgment until l get
through, I'll deliver the goods all
right"
II think" remarked Fitch to Man
ming I'VE shall flnd that Lieutenant
Britz comes pretty near KIN wing
what he is talking about. I've seen
him work on this case, and know
something of the facts he has dis
covered. If you have ever studied
the ways Of 0rientals you'll be sur
prised at nothing they %. They look
at life from altogether a different
angle. Life is about the cheapest
thing In life to 1m."
Very good" sid Manning. I'm
willing to be &C yinced. 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 II
you're no safer than in an eighteen
dollar nat? 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 us" Britz 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.
mond now, but I'll have both them
and the diamond in a very few
hoursl"
Il believe you." Fitch chimed In.
You see, Chief" he explained to
Manning, this lieutenant of yours
has made the capture OF the Hindoos
more or less Of a personal matter"
A choppy laugh from the detective
interrupted the physician.
YES" he agreed, II don't mind tell
ing you that I'm almost as eager to
get those fellows as / am TO recover
the widows jewels. They got just a
little bit too gay with me for their
own good" He flushed slightly as
he recalled how utterly he had been
at the mercy of the Hindoos when he
lay like holiday turkey on the floor
OF that bare room in the unoccupied
uptown apartment.
The Hindoos," said Britz, went
through the apartments of Sands and
Griswold with what Sam Weller
would call a double-million-mag
Ing microscope They didn't leave a
postage stamp unsearched. They
looked into every hole and corner,
ransacked every drawer. and turned
every place inside out. caught 'em
at it--two of them, anyway-in
Sands room, and they're now in the
West Thirtieth Street Station. They
must have gone through Griswold's 8
apartment first, fer Il was there, |
guess. they found this note from MIL
licent TO Curtis dear, and 1t was
this note that gave me line on how
brother Griswold stood with the lady
OF the Hotel Renaissance. | knew
Griswold was In the habit of visiting
that hotel. but / didn't know whom
he went there to see. felt pretty
certain when | got the note that II
came from somebody in the Renais
sance, and | got Rawson to send the
bunch out on the hunt so that
could make certain I'D made no mis-
take.