New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-02
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Sir Norman Continues.

1t Is hard to keep anything out of
the press, nowadays" / reminded
him, but so far as l am concerned
you may rely upon my discretion"
The few days that followed were
filled with hysterical and irritating ap-
pears, complaints and inquiries from
Mrs. De Mendoza herself, the insur-
ance company and the management.
NO efforts on our part could keep the
affair out OF the newspapers, and the
disappearance of the necklace be-
came the universal subject of CONVEX
sation.
On the sixth day after the robbery
felt that a brief escape was neces-
sary. ] proposed to Mr.. Stanfield,
whom I met in the hall of the hotel
that we go down to Working and have
a round of golf, an arrangement to
which he agreed with avidity. We
lunched at the clubhouse, and as on
previous occasions. we played a care
full and hard-fought game. 1t was
on the eighteenth tee when one of
those unexplained moments of in
SEPARATION came to me which serve as
spoken of that grim tragedy which
had interrupted our first game. l
thought of poor Ladbrooke lying
there with a bullet-hole in his fore
head, the maid, Janet, serene and Sc
cretive, with the strange eyes and
the unruffled manner. The memory
of these things came back to me as
stood there and it seemed as though
my faculties were suddenly prompted
by new vigor and new insight.
Surprising it had been the maid
who had killed the prying stranger!
What was her motive? Whom was
she trying to shield? Could it be
her master? And if her masters
name was not Stanfield, might it not
be Pugsey? The two men were of
the same height and build, and the
one thing which Huntington had al
ways insisted upon was Pupsleys
genius for disguise. The pieces of
my puzzle fell together like magic,
and with them the puzzle of the neck
lace. I turned back to the tee, and
was suddenly conscious of my COM
panion's intense gaze.
Your honor" he said tersely.
/ topped my drive miserably. My
companions drive went sailing down
the course, and he halved the match |
in a perfectly played four. We
walked together to the clubhouse.
"A whiskey and soda?" suggested.
''I'll change my shoes first he
answered, turning toward the dress
ing room.
I drank my whiskey and soda, ex-
changed greetings with a few ac-
auaintances and paid my bill. Then
I went to look for Stanfield.
might have spared myself the trouble.
He and the taxi had alike disappeared
I had to wait while they telephoned
for another, and l travelled up to Lon |.
don alone.
The game was played out in quite
the grend fashion. On my arrival at
the hotel, / found the representative
of the insurance company waiting to !
see me and / was told that Mrs. DE |
Mendoza was in her room. Accom- |
panied by the manager. we made our
way thither. l think that she was
well prepared for what was coming,
or rather one part of it. She re-
ceived us a little impaiently
II have been waiting to hear from
your firm all day." she said, address,
ing Dorchester. My jewelers., who |
valued the pearls land my legal ad-
wiser, have helped to make out my
claim. / am anxious to know when
/ may expect your check"
II ana thankful to say, madan'
that that will not be necessary the
manager announced, stepping Tor
ward. Here is your necklace
He handed it to her. She stared
at it like a woman transfixed. There
were no signs of Joy in her face. She