Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24

was notified TO be on the watch for
the Hamilton amethyst. Marie's tor
toiSe box, and the countless other
items of priceless value. 1t was be
lieved that something from the col
lection would soon turn up: the thief
would not wait too song, and then
there would be clue
But the months went by. Every de
partment in Europe was on the watch.
The police OF many countries went
down into their underworlds and
brought in to their chiefs the leaders
among the clever crooks, but it was
futile. Inspector Savage could not
erase from his mind the conviction
that whoever the thief, he was either
an attache of the dukes household
or friend who had managed, in some
miraculous way. to get into the neigh
borhood and secrete himself in the
castle until after the detectives had
left. This, though, seemed impossible
after all, because even after he and
his men left the castle other men
from Scotland Yard who We're not
known, watched the district carefully
for any unknown persons.
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THE duke and duchess gave I'D all
nope of ever recovering even a
part OF their precious collection
LloydS paid the insurance and the
mystery went down as one that might
never be solved.
Orestes Fannini the youth who had
been left with the Hamilton Brandons
by his ltlnerant father, brooded deeply
over the hurt Of those long hours he
had been compelled to spend with In
spector Savage. The duchess was gen
tie to him, and explained that there
had been no especial suspicion-only
relentless carefulneSS upon the part
OF the inspector. DreSteS thanked her
ana promised to forget the incident.
but his sensitive soul was too deeply
wounded. Yet it was quite a wear later
before he asked his mistress if she
would dismiss him, that he might go
at last to London, with his savings,
ana IN new surroundings there, in new
service with one of the families to
whom the duchess would recommend
him, try to forget the time when
he had been even suspected of being
potential thief
PERMISSION was given him to go. A
few extra pounds We're added 10 his
savings and there was a dance in the
servants hall in his honor the night
before he took the train out of Scot.
land.
He presented his credentials in Lon
don and was taken into family service
there He remained in this position
only lew months, however, and then
left, saying that he thought he would
search ABOUT for place as a gar
dener. The Hamilton Brandons did
not hear~from him again.
The two years after the robbery had
lapsed. In Paris the charming Prin.
cess Marta Galitzine. niece of the
Prince Galitzine, who was Russian
Minister to Munich when the war
broke out, and is now one of the
reigning beauties of Paris, was hostess
to reception in her magnificent
apartment on the Bots de Bolougne.
The elite of the French capital were
IN attendance, among them Henri Lee
Louch jeweler of the Place Ven.
dome, known as an expert in all mat
ters that have to do with gems. MANY
or the princess rareSt Jewels had been
chosen for her by Monsieur Letouch.
When the jeweler and friend strolle,,
through the drawing room of his hos1-
ess, unconsciously admiring her many
objects dart, a CLINT of blue cutting
across a ray Of sunlight caught his
attention. CuriousIy, he traced the
blue CLEAN to mademoiselle's writing
desk, dainty bit of Empire furniture,
which stood in a gold-hung niche in
the wall. He saw on the desk what
seemed to be a flame of blue scintillat-
ing in the gold-tinted sunlight.
1t appeared to be, at first, Just
huge square of colored glass, per-
fectly cut with beveled edges Some
thing about the sharpness of those
edges attracted the jeweler. He eX.