The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-24
Chapter s4
MIR. McALLrsTER IS PSYCHIC

MIR. McALLISTER IS PSYCHIC When you called on me at the Majestic" explained Jacqueline the diamond necklace was not in my possession, because I had lost it. She explained how she had hid- den the jewels in the palm pot, and how the pot had been changed by a chamber maid; and the cor pulent detective chuckled in quiet merriment.
 Then, at his invitation, she told the whole story of the necklace, and how it had first come into her pos session.
 T would have brought 1t back to you long ago." she told him, but I have been i'll, and-and I waa frightened"
 Frightened of what?" asked Mc- Allister.
 That I should be arrested"
 Are you still frightened of that?'' Not so frightened as was when first came here. But-shall I be arrested, please?"
 Not for the theft of this neck lace at any rate" smiled Mir. Me Allister. Of course, I don't know whether you have anything else in your private list of misdemean- ors.''
 "Oh, no, there isn't anything else" Jacqueline hastened to re- assure him.
 '"Fhen you get off on the neck lace score, because I happen to know you ha dnothing to do with the theft. In fact, already knew all that you have just told me, with the sole exception of the flower-pot incident"
 "Then you never believed I was the thief?"
 If I had believed it we shouldn't have had to trouble you to come here to see us.
 Why not?"
 Because I should have come and fetched you long ago."
 "Oh, deari"
 "We caught the thief the same night and she is now doing short term of imprisonment, though not for the theft of the necklace
 "She!" cried Jacqueline. Who was the thief, then?"
 Your friend, Mrs. Porter Mason That is the name she gave you, I understand. Her real name is Paula Stratton. She suffers from the inconvenience of being known to the police
 T was present at the raid" Mc- Allister went on. Tn fact was in charge Of it. Night clubs are my speciality. When I heard that a diamond necklace was missing I immediately connected it with her, because that is her particular line of business. So I took Paula that night, not for the theft of the necklace, but for something else we happened to have against her, but which we probably shouldn't have troubled about if she hadn't thrown herself in our was as it were.
 When I put her through her paces afterwards, she told me all about you and how she had passed the jewels to you"
 But I cannot understand said Jacqueline. If you knew had the diamonds in my possession, even if you knew I was not the thief why didn't you come to me and order me to give them up?"
 "We did not particularly want them. Where are they now? Have you got them with you?"
 "Yes, here they are"
 She produced the glittering string of brilliantsi and handed them tC the detective. T am very glad tc get rid of them. They've beer worrying me ever since had them And I think when I lost them was more worried than ever"
 The detective held them up tt the light, a string of scintiIlatins drops, full of fire and light. 'Rath CT pretty, aren't they?"
 "Ever so," returned Jacqueline.
 wouldn't you like them fo yourself?"
 T should love them If they hap pened to be mine"
 well, here you are-catch. 4 present for a good girl. You cal keep them"
 She picked them up and he note' her look of ircreduiity.
 T mean it. They are yours. have the permission of the lat owner to give them to you. The. are a present from that origina owner. He told me I could tell tn finder to keep them
 Jacqueline gasped and stared aBut they are worth 10000 pounds The newspapers said so."
 McAllister grinned, appreciatin' the joke and the girls picturesqu amazement. sThey are worth, per haps, the price of a new hat. m. -V " E--i-r- ' zE-.sss-s