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her head sank upon his shoulder, and
the doctor. holder than Sands, en-
circled her waist with his arm.
Britt. without making a move to in
terrupt Mrs. Delaroche, stretched one
hand behind him and pressed a button
that communicated with the room
where Gordon and Hicks waited with
the four Hindoos. The connecting door
opened and the Orientals could be
seen within. Mrs. Delaroche, alb
sorbed in her own grievances, intent
only upon vengeance that should shat.
ter Curtis Griswold to the very founda-
ton Of the man, again fixed. her eyes
upon him as she continued her de-
nunciation to the detective. Britt and
Manning listened alertly. Gordon, In
the adjoining room, whipped out q
notebook and began taking In short
hand everything the woman said.
Yes. you stole the Jewels" said
Mrs. Delaroche to the crouching club
man In his chair. II didn't know Il
when you gave them to me. and fool
that ! was. the suspicious I might
have hsd were kept aloof by my af.
lection for you. You wooed me for q
long time. You told me was the only
woman in the world. You swore you
never had q single thought of any
other. And all that time, It seems,
you were counting this Mrs. Mission
er. You were seeking to win her
for her wealth. supposed matters
not for what. And even while you
were In her house as a recognized.
even an accepted sutton, you robbed
the very woman you really intended to
marry"
Turning with q panther's speed and
with its steely strength. she adj
dressed herself again to Britt.
"Mr. Griswoldl" she said. gave me
a necklace a few weeks ago-a dis-
mond necklace. II was contained in
the jewel case you found in my room.
He told me he had purchased 1t for
me, and that It was to be his bridal
gift. / wondered at the munifcence
of the present. but he assured me he
was a man Of much greater wealth
than was generally supposed, and that
when we were wed. we would live In
luxury equaling that Of anyone In New
York society. l believed him. He
explained that he wished me to take
charge of the necklace at once as he
feared to keep 1t in his own apart.
ment, and for business reasons did
not wish to intrust It to a safe deposit
company. When the news of the Mis-
sioner diamond robbery was published
In the newspapers, commented upon
It to the man i supposed to be my
fiance, and expressed wonder as to
whether Mrs. Missioner's diamonds
were as beautiful as those he had
given me. He asked me to say moth
ing about my possession Of the neck
lace until our wedding day. He said
he did not wish the directors Of tie
IroQuois Trust Company to know he
had laid out such a large sum o!
money yet awhile.
when you, Mr.. Britt, tried to steal
the necklace from my room; when, In
fact, you did take the case that had
contained them, supposed you to b
an ordinary burglar. Naturally be
came excited at the thought of losing
such magnificent gems. How the
jewels were ever taken from my Gus
tody l do not yet know. have nc
idea where they are All do know
is that Curtis Griswold stole them
and that. in turn, they were stoler
from him.
As for you" and she turned upor