The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-05

I there, staring at that clip, trylnt to make some sense out of thu thing. Finally, Captain Boyer passed the one remark which made all tht difference in the world.
 T suppose there's no doubt" he said, that it's genuine Id never thought of that. Well, we picked l, up and turned it over and held il to the light. The stones were clear and brilliant; the setting looked o. K. But after while, we dio notice one thing. There was nc trade mark of either gold or plati- mum on 1t. You know how all gold is marked for the weight, AK oI 18-K, or something like that. And platinum is marked so that 1t will be known for what 1t is. Silver is marked Sterling. But there was nc mark at all on the metal in this setting. And it was ridiculous tc think that anybody would have precious stones mounted in cheap metal"
 He ground out his cigaret in the ash-tray.
 "Once we decided that the thing was a fake, 1t was easy to guess what the game might have been."
 "What?"
 Insurance. She comes aboard flashing all these jewels before everybody's eye, so there's no doubt she had them, and suddenly they're stolen. AS soon as she gets back to New York, the insurance company is called upon to make good. To make good for a lot of fake jeWelry that she threw overheard, while all the time the real stuff is tucked away somewhere. The big mistake she made was working her spite out on you, planting that phony clip ln your room. She knew it would be found. What she didn't expect was that the captain might keep 1t to do little Investigating"
 Joyce felt as if the weight of the world were slowly lifting from her shoulders. But are you sure, Dick? Can you prove it?"
 T can prove that the clip was fake. Captain Boyer and l went ashore in Miami and had 1t ap- praised the first thing that morn ing. It's nothing but a very clever imitation. So then I took the first plane to New York, armed with a dozen of those candid camera shots the ships photographer has been making-you know the ones.
 T went immediately to see fathers attorney. He sent some special investigators out, with the pictures. Within two hours one o1 them brought in the interesting in- formaion that clerk in the bank not four blocks from the O'Hara apartment could swear that this was the same woman who applied for safety deposit box the very day the Empress sailed, depositine some package which she claimed contained her silver. And she tool out that box under the not so very different name of Mrs. Molly o Hare. Now let her ask for insur' ance on her jewelry and somebody going to ask to see whats in tha other deposit box"
 Maybe the jewels weren't in sured."
 "Oh, but they were. We made sur of that. The representative of tn insurance company came along wit dad and his attorney; they're all u with the captain now"
 "Your fathers here, Dick?" "Of course. He'll want to meet hi new daughter, won't he?"
 Several moments later, she re marked: "Isobel Porter left the shil at Miami too" She had to say it; i was the last thorn to be plucked.
 T know 1t. We met her on th' dock. She stopped off to visi friends"
 "oh." It was the echo of a vas relief.
 He sat up abruptly. Say, don't tel me you thought I'd eloped witf Isobel!"
 T thought everything" she saie slowly. I've done nothing but think horrible things ever since the awful moment when the captain showed me that clip. :. Oh, Dick, needed you so badly after that, just to tel me that 1t couldn't be true . sat up for hours, praying that you'e come down and say something" T tried to see you before l went ashore in the morning, but yor were sleeping like log. And I was frantic to get started. You see, we were only guessing at things. real ly wanted to-well, bring home the bacon, so to speak. I wanted to say to vou. 'Everythinp is All right anC