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was dressing for a function calling for
her most respondent adornments she
sent Lizette for her jewels They
were kept In safe set into the wall.
Mrs. Darlington and Lizette were the
only two persons who knew this COM
bination Lizette went to the safe.
opened 1t, but when she looked in the
box containing the jewels they were
not there.
Mrs. Darlington, hearing something
fall and I.iZette not returning with the
Jewels, went into the hallway and saw
the girl lying in heap before the safe.
Running to her, she picked up Lizette.
who at the same time came to herself
and looked with terrible distress at
the empty jewel box lying on the floor
beside her. Mrs. Darlington took in
the situation ut once.
The lady on this occasion exhibited
great presence of mind She closed
the safe door and turned the combina-
ton to lock it. Then she raised
Lizette and supported her. taking the
Jewel box with her, to her own room
and, locking the door, placed her on n
lounge. No suspicion of LiZette was
entertained, for she had evidently met
with a surprise. She said that she
had never given the combination of
the safe to any one
Mrs. Darlington went to a telephone
booth and rang up detective agency,
giving the chief brief statement Of
the case. He advised that the loss
OF the jewels be kept secret, and 1t
was arranged that Mrs. Darlington
should add to her staff Of language in
structOrs a German, who should really
be detective.
Mrs. Darlington gave out to the
household that she had become sud
denly indisposed and kept her room.
LiZette remaining with her. The next
morning the mistress was relieved to
learn that none Of her servants had
disappeared. After breakfast PROBES
sor SweitZer appeared, and 1t was an
nounc ed that he would remain a short
time in the house to ground Mrs. Car
rington in the rudiments Of the Ger
man language.
He had private conversation with
LiZette. and after it was finished told
her mistress that she knew who had
taken the jewels. but would not peach.
The next item Of news he gave his en-
ployer was that Blanca was a man.
Mrs. Darlington. as soon as she had
recovered from her astoniShment, saw
through the strange status between her
two maids. The man had doubtless
revealed himself to Lizette and had
very likely made love to her. Both she
and the detective felt sure that the 50
called Blanca had stolen the jewels.
and the question was how to prevent
his knowing that the theft had been
| discovered and his slipping away be
fore he could be secured. He showed
apprehension on the Introduction of
| Professor Sweitzer into the household.
but no sign of intended flight.
The practiced eye Of the detective
was not deceived in the Italians make
| up, though it had deceived every one
In the house. OF course, this fact be
| ing known, no other evidence was re-
Quired that he was the thief. The pro-
fessor not only kept his knowledge
from the household, but disarmed
any suspicion the rascal might have
that his sex was suspected. This he
did because he wished to recover the
stolen jewels as we'll as the criminal.
However, no time was lost Calling
for q couple of assistants the detective
arrested Blanca. OF course the Italian
knew that his game was discovered.
and 1t was all up with him. Without
putting his accuSers to the trouble of
making an examination he confessed
that he was a man; that he had learn
ed q Mrs. CarrIngfon's desire for an
Italian maid and had disguised him
self for the purpose Of securing the
situation and plumber. He had got
Lizette under his influence and con-
cealed himself behind her when she
opened the safe, thus learning the com
bination. He had taken the jewels dur
ing the night before the loss was dis
covered and was watching for an op-
portunity to get away with them. They
were concealed where they would not
be easily found, and Mrs. CarrlnSton
decided not to prosecute him if he
would give them up. This he did, and,
so far as she was concerned. he was
not troubled.
When Mrs. Darlington went abroad
she took Lizette with her, having for
given her for having been captivated
by the Italian, which was her only
sin, for she was not suspected Of any
completely with his dishonesty. Her
mistress was enabled to call for what
she wanted in Italy and understand, In
q measure, what was said to her. She
priced the little Italian she had learned
from Blanca" inasmuch as 1t had
nearly cost her her jewels.