The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-19

Edward Collins is the head of
the Crime Syndicate" He is
we'll dressed. stylish and plsusi-
BILE, and Is altogether an attrac-
tive and clever rascal.
He happens in front of the
postoffice when Eta Garvey
turns her ankle while stepping
from her limousine, and seizing
the opportunity. intrudes his ac-
quaintanee upon her. He gives
her his card as Edward Collins,
Broker" and notes the number
of her automobile. which he iden-
titles later as belonging to George
Garvey, a wealthy and influential
jeweler.
Eta returns hame and relates
the incident. She has been i'm
pressed by the appearance of
Collins and persuades her
mother to call him on the tele-
phone and thank him for his
courtesy to her daughter. Col
| Inns cleverly follows this up and
soon becomes a stanch friend of
the family.
Harry Garvey, the hayward
son and junior member of the
firm, has met through an in
| trigue of Collins, a beautiful, au-
burn-hsired confederate of the
| thieves, named Georgia Wells.
His conduct with her is becom-
ing notorious and embarrasses
his family, especially his sister,
Eta. Collins determines to pull
off a robbery and manages to in
troduce Nell Wade into the Gar
vey home as a maid. Nell Wade
Is beautiful, but poor. Hell
father, Buck" Wade, is a hoary
headed old rascal, who was i'm
| plieated in the so-called Mar.
shall mystery" in which a muir.
der was committed.
Nell is compelled to participate
in the criminal acts of the
Crime Syndicate" by threats on
/ the part of Collins that he VII
expose her father to a term in the
penitentiary unless she consents
Nell loves her father and to save
him from jail, enters into the
plot. Nell falls In love with Har
~ and her heart is loyal, not
withstanding his escapades with
Georgia Wells.
A big shipment of diamonds Il
announced at the dinner table
and Nell transmits this informa
tion to Collins through q private
box in the postoffice. In ths
meantime. Collins proposes ts
Eta and is accepted as her fiance
A brilliant ball is then arranged
in honor of their engagement.
Through the cleverness of Col
Inns, the date of the ball is sci
upon the day when the shipment
of diamonds is to arrive. The
plot for stealing the diamonds II
lconcoted at a meeting in Collins
office.
Each one of the eonfederates IL
supplied with an electric pocket
Hight I'm which has been placed 9
special blue lens, so that a blue
flame will be thrown by the lamT
and the conspirators can distin.
guish each other in this way in
the darkness.
The diamonds are duly deliv.
cred by a special messenger. who
Is escorted by two detectives
| Unknown to them, they are shad.
owed by Dick Little. Secret Serv-
ice operative. The diamonds are
placed In the safe in the store
and Buck" Wade who is watch
| ing from the window across the
street. signals the news.
Little notes the flash of the
signal and proceeds to fnvesti-
gate. George Garvey places the
wallet containing the diamonds
in his inside vest pocket and goes
home, accompanied by Harry
They are followed by one of the
eonspirators, who is Swallowed bs
Dick Little. That night, Mel
carefully watches George Carver
In order to ascertain what dfspo4
sitfon he makes OF the wallet con
tanning the diamonds.