Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
he Maharaiah. it is at your disposal.

the Maharajah. It Is at your disposal.
too"
His calmness reminded the Prince
Of his own Oriental origin. The We
hemence he had acquired In western
lands slipped from him like loosened
robe. In an instant, under his out
ward seeming of an English or Amer
lean man-about-town, he repossessed
the composure Of his race.
Sorry" he said with a little forced
laugh. Rather bad, you know, to
take things to heart that way, but
this really Is a serious proposition,
and we mustn't fall down on 1t. AS
we are SO near success, ! win tell
you 1t is q question not only Of piety,
but Of politics. There Is dash Of
mild statecraft In 1t. The Maharajah
has q pretty well-rooted idea that the
permanence Of his reign depends on
restoring the diamond to the Temple" :"
The sage looked at him interroga-
lively.
Funny, l know" continued Mandy.
"but, after all, II is the twentieth
century, and the P. and o. boats take
some pretty restless people to India.
Those busy-bodies have stirred up a
good deal OF discomfort In our part OF
the world. and my father is an OBJ
servant man." IA M
Il had no thought Of giving up the
quest" the Swami explained. "All
/ wished to do was to move more de-
liberately. believe we can recover
the stone without great violence, and
incline to these Westerner's views
FAR enough to think 1t would be better
for our religion. for your father, and
for the brethren--to say nothing OF
ourselves--if we could do so. The
easiest way sometimes really is the
best" =
Il know all that" insisted the
Prince, Shut we have not the time.
This hunt Is drawing close to q hot
finish. You forget that we have the
cleverest detective In New York-one
of the cleverest In the world
to beat. II he got the diamond, he
would not recognize our claim to 1t
for an instant. He'd turn 1t over to
Mrs. Missioner, and we would not
stand the ghost Of a chance in any
court Of law. This Is case where
we must help ourselves to our own
Besides. there is Griswold, How dc
we know he is not getting ready to
fee with the Jewels tonight? They
may be in his possession, or he may
have given them to the woman who
signs herself Millicent."
The Prince paused. framed his I'm
i gers tip to tip. and looked between
them at the note as II peering into
crystal gazer's globe.
IT am convinced the woman has the
necklace" he went on. "Our mer
have had time to search Griswold's
apartment from end to end, and the
other mems, too. If they found the
jewels in either place, we would know
it by now. The whole question pre-
sents itself clearly enough to my
mind. The old French proverb holds
| good, cherchez la femme"
i luc oW6ui aiOcO. AS hO uAu coS AA
re-entered the room with more
salaams, and extended toward hii
master silver tray on which lay Z
tiny scroll, written in minute hero
giyphs of the Orient. The scholar
broke the seal and scanned the paper
swiftly. A slight exclamation be
/ trayed that the information contained
4 In the little scroll broke through ever
his magnificent reserve. His hant
trembled little as he handed thu
paper to the Prince. A hurried read
Ing sufficed to destroy all OF tina
young mans recently gained calm. Hi
fairly hurled himself into sealskir
coat, and thrust his head into al
opera hat.
i "Quick!" he said, we have not a mo
ment to lose!"
| It would have been well for Britz |
4 the young photographer had acquaint
ed him promptly with the fact of th'
disappearance of the Millicent note
The detectives acute intelligence
J would have argued from that inciden