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A furnished room for rent. Ap
ply to G. A. Berry.
James Phillips was an El Dorado
visiter last Monday.
C. C. Bell made a business trip
to Monroe Wednesday.
Travis Cay of Stamps spent
Thursday here visiting friends.
Everybody has a hobby doing
the right kind*of job work is ours
Mrs. J. D. Lyod visited with
Mrs. Wrn. Burk at Pine Bluff this,
week.
E. Nash, living at the edge of
town, was a victim of the la grippe
this week.
T. B. Weaver and wife visited
with friends at Farmerville several
day this week.
I
Mrs. D. A. Keasler arid children 1
arrived home last S turday from a
visit with relatives at Ruston.La.
Mrs. Tom Rubottom was called
to Greenville. Mo., Tuesday on ac
count. of the serious illness ot her
mother._
J. K. Barksdale left Wednesday
morning for Prescott and from
there will go to Little Rock where
• expect to looat
Ann p u 1 duUg. ,■ was born
Mr. and Mrs. Wrr.
dc .. f mm ;v of I luttig but who
'Tuff.
m ' ■■ checked in as
El Dorado last
j' d R. L. Floyc
. r. ov d to Little Rock.
*G 3 -alien, Lee Ryker, Chas.
-.3 O. Killy. Harris Perritt
J. C. Phillips attended the
f • >. Gay which was
-ft
ffoni String last Tuesday.
The Womans' Missionary union
will meet with Mrs. A. G. Atnip
next Tuesday afternoon in their
regular open meeting. The offer
ing taken at this fime will be do
• ■-‘lAi towards build.ng a church at
Lawson.
The Arkansas Railroad Com
mission has ordered the Iron
Mountain railway to construct a
small depot at Bolding and hire a
caretaker. Work on same to begin
within 60 days from date of order
which was last week.
You will find on sale at the
Union Saw Mill company store,
the Union hotel and Bell's cream
parlor four different local post card
views in colors. If these sell well
the publisher expects to add sev
eral other views to the list. They
will be sold at two for five cents.
Effective March the 13 the fol
lowing changes were made by
Union Saw Mill Co: W. A. Benson,
formerly foreman of No. 2 mill.
succeeded A. Mewby. resigned, as I
I
superintendent of manufacture an. I
D. F. Collett, foreman of No. 1
mill, become foreman of both mills
Mr. Newby has gone to Delt
Colo., where he will devote hi
time to fruit and alfalfa farming.
Considerable excitement wa
caused in Huttig Wednesday morn
ing when the rumor spread tha
Mrs A. G. Atnip was suffering fror
spinal meningitis and it was more
so when the report spread like wile
fire that she was dead. Investiga
tion proved that she was suffering
from neuralgia brought on by rheu
matism and was not dangerously
ill. This should cause our people
to be less excitable arid should the
dread disease appear in cur midst
secure an autormzir and a bottle of
iisterine or pre oxide of hydrogen
and spray the nostrils and throat
well, which the best authorities
claim will kill the germs of the
disease if they get on you.
Passing of the Spare Room.
Fi'rv year- ago nearly every house
in New York City had one or more
guest chambers. Today half her in
habitants rise at an unusual hour tc
permit their beds to be turned intc
parlor furniture or piano fortes. It
Cousin Mary or .Cousin John realized
ail this as, of course, no one who has
not lived in a great city can really
realize It, they would understand bet.
ter just why they had not been in
vited to visit Tom’s folks. It is nol
because Tcm and his wife wish tc
> light Mary and her husband that
they have not invited them to vi=t(
’hem in the city, but because post
‘lvely the city cousins have not enough
more room In their tiny apartment
for even so much as a canary bird
On the otl)«-r hand, John and his wife
probably have a great twelve-room
house in the country, a house whose
latch-string is known to be always
hanging out.—Woman's Home Com
panion.
Use of Checks in France.
The governor of the Banque de
France has just sent to the director of
the departmental branch offices a cir
cular instructing tbem about, the use
of crossed checks. The Temps in pub
lishing these instructions points out
the advantage of the English method
of employing checks and then shows
how the French bystem of making pay
ments immobilizes capital unproduo
tively in purse, drawer or bank, where
as these sums converted into checks
would be profitable not only to their
owner but also for the bank which em
ploys them.
While the Bank of France has to
face a bank note circulation of 5.000.
000,QUO francs aud the monetary stocP
is 211 francs 75 ren imes per head of
•he contributions, England with a
greater amount of business has a bank
note circulation of 60S,000.'-i 0 francs
and a monetary stock ot 84 francs 5s
centimes.
Destruction of Rats.
An Fast Africa publication contain'
a description of a method of destroy
ing rats, followed in Java, in whic!
carbon bisulphaie in employed. it.
carrying out the method a small quail
iity, usually about half a teaspooufu!
of the carbon bisulphide i.s poured In
to the rat hole and after waiting a
few moments to let the liquid evap
orate, the mixture of air and vapor is
lighted, a small explosion resulting and
liliing Use hole with poisohous gas
killing the rats instantly. Such a pro
cess practiced openly might lie objec
tionable under some circumstanres be
cause of danger from fire resulting
from tiie explosion and a field for in
vention appears to offer itself to pro
vide some form of fire-proof gun or
explosion chamber suitably formed to
be inserted in the mouth of the rat
hole and adapted to enclose the ex
plosion and discharge (lie resulting
noxious gas into the hole.—Scientific
American.
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For County Treasurer
C \ST YOUR VOTE FOR
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Ho will devote all his time to the affairs
of the office and be there when you have
business with him.
Ill • He is competent, believes that the county
(should ha\e interest on its surplus funds
and in two ;erms and out.
Ik*
Primary Wednesday, March 27th
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SYNOPSIS.
CH \PTKR I—The story opens with a
icream from Dorothy Marche, a d arm
debutante, in the op ra box of the
wealthy widow. Mrs. Doris M ssloner, at
he Metropolitan Opera House in New
i ori. City. it is occasioned by Mrs. Mis
, loner's diamond necklace breaking arid
| scattering the string of rare and costly
■ gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
■ • d Bi ixton Sands, two sod* ty men,
; both of whom love Mrs. Missloner. gather
| up some of the diamonds, but the gem
I of the collection,, the celebrated Mahar
anee, is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and it crushes
under his bed. A Hindoo comes from an
l adjoining box. and picking up a flake of
ihe crushed gem pronounces it a fraud,
• not the genuine Maharanee, but-—paste.
t H APT KM II The entire* party proceed
to the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missloner.
where she takes them to a room having
h. sab* containing other diamonds. She
•f. t.€-rwards sends for a Mr. Rascome. ho
' M • n who pronounces the stones all
cop.ee. substitutions, of the original gems.
CHAPT hifi in Bruxion Sands tele
phones polit*• headquarters and two de
tectives. Donnelly and < ’arson, arrive on
! ;ie scene. They examine the safe and
j ,Jec‘de that the theft of the original d.a
rnonds was accomplished by some one in
the house. The servants are questioned,
hu: without result. Then they learn that
Miss Klinor Holcomb, the confidential
ornpamon of Mrs Missloner. has a dupli
itt key to the safe and they send for
her.
( HAPTRR IV—The detectives incline to
i) diet ; hat Mis.; Holcomb is involved
j ir* 'i*.! robber\. They search t•«-r room
and in a cabinet, wrapped in tissue p i
uer they find one of the original da
tiionds. Mrs. Missiontu protests that
ihinoi is guiltless, hut the delicate gin
is marched off to prison.
CHART V Meantime, in an up-town
mans.on. tin* Hindoo of the theatei eph-od*
who is kn-.wn as thy Swami, and a Hindoo
, pi .n< * K anarida. discuss the arrest. Tiie\
I are In the United States to recover iy*♦ •
Mtilciram e. which is a saered rd c of
Inu. i and are puzzled at the discovery
n the imitation
CHAl’TKH VI—Detective Britz, an ex
h*rf Oi the police force, now takes up the j
ase He interviews Klinor who is pros- ;
lrated by the cloud resting on her. The I
letective evidently believes the girl Inno
cent. !
CHAPTER VTT—Dr. Lawr^nop Fitch
’ the n.,n >* of Klinor, visits her In prison, j
j Mie is remanded for trial on suspicion nr j
i being the thief. Britz talks encouraging!) !
t^» I- itch ami asks his co-op* ration In i
running down the real criminal.
< H A P7 kR \ III The detective advises
thnt Klinor does not seek bail until tic v
ha^e located the real culprit. He makes
a close investigation «*f affairs at the
home of Mrs. Missloner.
rHAPTER IX Britz learns that Mrs
Missloner while visiting Peris had the [
aiamoni.s with her. He cables the police !
ihm-e and they ascertain that the dupli- !
cates were made from drawings of the
original stones. The person ordering the
substitutes gave the name of Elinor Hol
comb.
CHAPTER X- The detective has an 1n- i
terview with Mss Marche. He learns!
who of Elinor's friends tan draw. H
I clumsily draws a picture of the safe.
Griswold offers to assist him. showing
i skill as an ar»st. I.ater as the detective
Is walking through Central Park he is
suddently seized and thrown into a closed
automobile.
CHAPTER XI—A wild ride ensues and
Bil'z finds he has been made captive by
11 rep Hindoos. He endeavors to escape
but Is bound and drugged.
CHAPTER X IT—His captors imprison
Britz in a deserted house. He finally
manages to get free from his bonds, eg- j
j apes and reports at headquarters now !
! M i.vieeod that the Hindoos are materially j
ntf-re.sted In the case.
• ’I'AI'i r.U \T1I Pretending to b^ u
'.pvspappr reporter. Britz interviews the
Sr*, wmi as to the rare diamonds of Tndia
he leaves the Swami inform.*
• *»*i?-{<•♦• Kan-uiila that he ha** penetrated
he disguise of the detective.
' ’H VPTKR XTY Mrs. Missioner visits
Klirior in prison but is dissuaded frorr,
'*;»i 1!»iyr her »*ut until her innocence is
►>ro\»n. Brit*/ learns of an insane dia
c-id export on Ward's Island and asks
‘it.h to go with him and interview th*
man.
<’H M'TFin \rV The insane d'umonrt ex
nert tells enough to lead the de*ec ive t
*ti:e\t> that * - i t i • • * j* Griswold or Sands etn i
*lo\*i l him to make counterfeits of tiie
Missioner gems.
Abstract! dly he thrust his hand Into
n inner pocket and fished out a bit
if cr.rdhoard. Excitedly he waved it
11 n front of the detective's eyes. Britz
eti ted lor a motnent tiie impulse to
natch it front his grasp, but ne
•tripped ir-.nself sharply. Awaiting de
; \ e!op tents was one of the detective’s
-trong points. As he expected, the
j'.d alchemist was in a state of mind
0 share his knowledge with any
odv. After a few more flourishes,
iartin laid in Britz’ hand a man's vis
ting card, face down.
Studiously avoiding any appearance
i >f haste, Britz turned it up and read
he single line engraved upon it.
iViihont the tremor of a muscle, a .<l
j with only otto swift significant look,
le past ed the‘card to h itch.
The doctor, a iitt'e less self-re
: strained than the detective, looked
1 -tidily at a drawing on the hack,
gazed earnestly at ihe inscription on
he fr.ee. then wonderingiy, before the
card fluttered front his fingers, he
! re.id tiie line atoitd.
MR. BRUXTON SANDS.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Assistant District Attorney.
; While lirii/. was strung lug with th»
! angled threads of contradictory dr
; mmstances that constituted the tab
ic- ot the d nmond mystery, the dis
! trict attorney’s office was not inactive.
I With the* slow stealthiness of a cat
iptoacbittg its prey it combined the
disc o.mooted fragur nts of evidence
I gathered by the police into the sem
blance of a perfect case, and prepared
to prevent it to a jury. The grand
jury had indicted Elinor Holcomb, and
igaiti she was dragged iiBo the glare
of a courtroom, tit's time to plead to
he Indictment. There remained oil y
the verdict. oT a petit jury to open tl e
gates of sta'e's pri o-i t'nr her. II- r
lawyer w-is served with the fateful
notice of trial, and me was. made to
eaiize the great struggle was about
t
to begin.
Assistant I>:striot Attorney Mott
was taking a last survey of the d< po
i■ intis in the ease, menta ly picturing'
the curtain ot gilt he would weave he
lore the jury. To his mind the evl
deuce was conclusive it pointed lire,
sistibly to Miss Holcon*' as the thief.
And yet. the prosee \( e't ther*
was something strange,y i , ■ g in
the structure; someth,ng that tm.* it
appear hollow and unreal. \'o other
■•eatonabie explanation of the disap
pearance of Mrs. Miseioner's neck
lace offered itself, and still it was
hard to conceive Miss Ho comb as the
rhiet. Mott knev. that the same un
certainty in the minds of the jurors
v.ould inevitably result in a verdict ot
cquittal. Tlte benefit of any reason
'.ble doubt as to her guilt must go to
Iter, and ho realized ho had yet to
eliminate that last slim possibility of
a vet diet favorable to the prisoner.
Were it an ordinal y larceny case he
vould tie content to offer the testi
rtony at hand and leave the verdict
'o the const ieni'e of the jurors. Hut
iiis trial would ti 1 thousands of news
aper columns. The press of the en
tire country was on the alert for it
't meant much to a struggling assist
titt to oil In a conviction in so ta
rous a case To ii sc. he feared,
would reflect on his own competence.
The entrance of llrit/. brought the
irosecufor out pi his a‘sorption
".itts: the man 1 wanted to see," he
greet*- d.
"And I’m equally g’ad to find you
u,” the detective return-d.
"I’ve got the evidence down pat.'
Mott responded, "it seems comp'ete;
ind yet, somehow, I (eei that it is
not entirely convincing. I want to g«*
omething to clinch it. it's a preu.
tough proposition a; bent to get a cos.
“But I Have Cot to Hove the Neces
sary Time.”
rlet’on on circumstantial evidence
whm the defendant is a. woman <i
good appearance, and 1 don't want j
slip up on this case. We haven't got
much time left. The case is on the
calendar lor next Monday."
"That's what I came to see you
about,” Informed Fritz. "1 went to
get you to adjourn the trill a month."
“New facts?” anxiously inquiiel the
prosecutor.
"Yes.”
“Who do you think did the trick?"
suddenly questioned Mott.
"Sands, Griswold or the Indian serv
ant,” came from the detective's hesi
tant lips.
The prosecutor’s hands went above
his head in a despairing gesture.
“Is that as far as you've arrived?
Three suspects, and you've no idea,
which one you want; What sort of
weak sttiff Is in your possession that
yoft don't know whom you're after?"
"The circle is narrowing very quick
ly," Britz observed. "In the next few
days I'll know who committed the
robbery, how it was committed, and
where the jewels were taken. But I
have got to have the nece.-uary time.”
"All right," agreed the prosecutor.
He called a clerk and directed him
to inform Miss Holcomb's lawyer th -t
the case had been withdrawn front tha
calendar for a month.
The detective was reachit g for his
hat when Donnelly and Carson burst
into the room. Donnelly’s face was
flushed with the news of a great dis
covery. Carson was smiling approv
ingly on his partner.
"We've got the motive for the
crime," the two men shouted in ora
breath.
Britz assumed an attitude of eager
interest. Tito pro ecutor It oked sig
nificantly at him.
"What heve you discovered?” ha
asked.
“That man Fitch Is mixed up in ti e
case just as I always thought," Don
nelly informed him. "Sh - soe those
diamonds for his sake, it's another
case ot the girl turning thief to help
her lover "
"We've run the whole tiling down
ar.d we have it here In b ack and
white.” His fingers clasped three tr
four letters which in- fiminted tempt
ingly be" ore the eyes of Hie pro ecu
ler. "They confirm our suspclnn to. t
Fitch is at the bottom o! the whole
on e Haiher, thai he's tie man high
er up.' "
Mott gathered the contents of He
missives in three oi four sweeping
^juices as hr, handed them to Br 'z.
lit perused them olt*i ly, as If weigh
ing their ln:[iori while noting their
contents. Mis impassive face masked
1 he fiiioiions thee aroused in hint,
aid he returned thi m to the assistant
<li. trie attorney w ith an air ot Indlf
lf rence.
"The e letters are conclusive." Mott
, pi onouncetl.
1 "Conclusive of what?" demanded
rltst.
"That Miss Holcomb was the tool
f her fiance, and that the two have
intbinetl to enlist your sympathy. 1
"1 guess It wasn't a bad bit ol de
i tive work to gi i those letters,”
nnnell.v smiled.
I guts, not." agreed (’arson, art
"is to justify his partner's liitie out
iirst of self-adulation.
Ifri a turned to thern abruptly,
nei, flippant tones Irritated him. His
at tire revolted at the ill-hred rejotc
>fi over the prospective degradation
| if a woman.
"Hew aid you get the b tiers?" he
skeij hrtltuj.o* y.
ric,tine!!y, ready to iittrst with the
mportitt cr he had gathered, needed
o urging to impart the desired In
mutation.
I hail i oc;or Fit eh shadowed from
lie day lie appeared at lieadquarters
o inquire about Miss Holcomb." lit
•tid. That's how I got on that he
as negotiating with a real estate
g'nt Luckily. the agent.
was
■ wi mint', k",ii ne informed me
ml Pitch had purchased and paid
ur a the cu which to build a mad
rn sanitarium. Yes. sir, he put up
i *!■' .hiio tor the ground; and the build
ig> and Mirnl hings, I learned, are to
! 0;-> near y a quartir of a milii.>n. It
usn l easy to get the agent to turn
; ver Fitch’s letters, but I told him
°d have to produce them before
tie grand jury under a suhjio na. >o
he hr nded them over."
I lave yon tred Hi learn where be
! mt 'he money7" Blitz demanded.
"It's plain enough where lie got tie
money. The individual stones of tite
leeklace would bring all the money
te needed for ilie deal.”
I bit have you tried to make sure
hat be sold the diamonds?” Hritz per
sisted.
I II get ali that without much
'rouble," was the confident reply.
Well, go ahead and get it," Brit*
I irdcred. *
\\ hen the two detectives left the
rioni Mott found it impossible to re
train his gratification.
’ 1 goes- you'll admit you're on the
wrong lay?" he jeered. "You've be
wildered your.-elf with your own zeal.
This is the sort of stuff I want," he
declared. fingering the letters.
"You've been led astray. Now get
on the right trail and aceomp ish
something."
An attendant entered with a card.
The proseciTor glanced at it ar.d
passed it ovr-i to the detective,
"He's an old friend." Mott remarked.
"We were in college together.”
A dark flush suffused Brit*' counte
nance and deepened his yellow ivory
complexion to a dull gray. He f,x?d
i look of anxious inferroga ion cn
I Mott, as it doubtful of the wi dom ol
[ admitting the visitor into this bac
oom of the temple ol justice.
"I know he's o"e of your suspects,”
, he proseettiot laughed at the same
me p e sine a button which sounded
buzzei in the reception room. "Yes,
j ie’s one of the figures in this rr-'v'r
5f errors you're playing, but I'll no'
inlorm him that, in your eyes, ties
one of the possible thieves. You may
go ahead suspecting whom you will
without interference on my part."
The swinging door opened, and Gris
wold sauntered into the room. The
coidlal smile he bestowed on Mott
(need to superciliousness when lie re
ln-ld Brit*. lie glanced at the dc
i teethe as If resentful of hi-; pr< senee
"1 presume you can guess why I
called," he said familiarly to the i res
i eentor,
"It requires no mind reader to
fathom the object of your visit." Mott
laughed hack
I S. l> nn 'll*’ *»>
nervous prostration." (iriswold in
formed. Sh'i asked mo 10 inquire
a t out the progress of the rasp Do
; you know, shp can't set herspll to he
licvp Kiirm guilty. S«»itdis inclined
to agree with her to the extent ot of
. feting to go on Miss Holcomb's bond
"Why doesn't he do so?" Inquired
; the prosecutor.
"Because Mrs. Miesloner objects,'
H is wold replied. "She believes that
the swiftest way to clear Kiitt.tr is to
I ennit her to remain in the Tombs 1
confess I cannot sec the force of tier
argument, lint she is evidently act ng
under what site believes to lie com
petent advice.''
Brltz cushioned his head against
the back of 'he chair in the attitude
: ol an indifferent listener to the ci n
versafion between the other men. It
in had an\ views on the subject under
! discussion, he gave no audible indica
tion of them.
j "This man Sands." suddenly rjite -led
Mott, "seems to he an accepted suitor
of Mrs Missioner, d< e; n't lie?"
A wave of red mounted to (! is
w old’s forehead. Mi angry twitch of
the corners of h's mouth reveal'd
that the prosecutor had touched a ten
tier spot.
"fie s< ems tn divide his time be
tween pursuing Mrs Mi sinner and
dropping his inherited millions in
Wall street " (1 iswold rep’icd. “I till
derstand he lias been hard hit in the
* fiset, and that his fortune is dwlnd
ling at a rapid rate "
"Is that so?" came a meaning nue-.v
frem ilrirz. He exchanged significant
glances with Mott
"Ito you haitpen to know anything of
hi tinanc-a: affai s?" asked the pro-e
entor Ti'e question threw Griswold
i.Mn a df ep study, out of which lie
run e gradually by slow stages of mea
ts jffort.
' "i know he's been hard hit/' he
drawled. "And I know a'<o that be'F
trying to conceal his reduced clrcum
Ftances from Mrs MlFsfoner. In fact.
I believe he needs money with whit b
to carry hit; stocks.”
Const ions of the shaft he had thru*f,
rod of thp vague insinuation his
■* "ids carried. Orlsweld stopped to
watch the effect. Bri'7. stated va
cantly at the ceiling, as if unconscious
o' the him conveyed by (iriswold.
Mott scented Interested.
' You don't think It possible he a'so
Is implicated in the theft?” he asked.
"I should regard such a sttpposit on
as absurd,” Gilswold declared. "B t ”
lie added, hastily. '‘I’ve itad tto experi
ence with criminals.”
With a 6I> look at the detective
Criswo'd arose and left ti e room. As
the door swung behind him Brltz
asked:
'Mott, what do you know about
Griswold ?”
Nothing that could be of anv serv
ice to you in hunting down the Mis
sl-.ner thief.”
"How long has he been in business
here?" _
"About ten or fiftt en years 1 should
ray."
lie's been engaged In various en
crprlses since leaving college, hasn't
ip? Most of the ventures proved
allures""
\ltll cnotl I L-tt/nvi’ rnnintlilnw /~tf
bis business affnirs," MoU fl’ed back.
"At present he's secretary of the
Iroquois Trust company," Britz ocn
tinued. disregarding: the pro-ecutor's
remark. "f>o rou know what salary
lie is receiving?”
He gets $10,000 a year," the attor
ney informed him.
"His fortune would be msterlal’v
improved if he married Mrs. Mis
gioner."
"And you believe the tbeft of b r
Jewels w Oil'd he'p his suit?" the pros
e - itor asked sarcastically.
The detective vouchsafed no rep'y..
V.'ith characteristic abruptness, he
switched to Sands.
"If Sands lias lost heavily In Wa'I
street we ought to look into it. He
had equal opportunity with G'iswold
to steal the collarette." he sa'd.
"1 have no objection.” Mott stni'ed.
"By tlie way," he suddenly asked,
"have you obtained any trace of the
truth as 10 who manufactured the
Maharanee?"
"! have found the manufacturer."
Ilritz replied calmly.
"What!" The prosecutor bounded
out of his chair as if released by a
spring. “And you've withheld the in
formation from me""
The manufacturer of ihe stone la
useless as a witness, lie’s hopelessly
insane."
"Has he thrown no light on the
case at ail?"
"Yes, some light." Britz admitted
reluctantly. He was not prepared to
disclose his hand yet. in fact, he re
alized an abundance or work still was
necessary before the result nr th" in
terview In the Insane asylum could be
(haped into tangible evidence against,
the man who had ordered the dup'i
caie diamond.
"Doesn't he recall who ordered the
dnp irate?" the prosecutor asked
"No." the detective replied "lie is
In the last stage of dementia. Bui
we searched his effect-, and found H
sketch of the Maharanee drawn on ihe
back o' n visiting card."
Triumphant beams shot from Mott.'*
ves He laced ihe detective. orie>
and extended lit co-gretula'um
"1 take back everything I said about
our having botched the ca.-e, he i»r
ered apologetically "Whatever ihe
jutcome, you certainly are cln»e
o the heart of the mystey. Kritz,
as it a man or a woman who ordered
he stone?"
The detective’s hat’d slipped into
he inner pocket of hiH coat It pro
luced a lor g envelope from which he
ook the cord passing it ov°r to the
prosecutor Mom looked »i the name
engraved on the pssteboad wi;h
videoing eye* Hie lips extended nu
ll ihe mouth seemed a ihin. shape •>*
slit. Suddenly his jaw opened snd
-napped, as if he had come to a quick
deterniinatio n.
Sands!' ho exclaimed "So ho nr
’ored the fake Maharanee! Hr On so.
I now see the importance of (!:i«
wold's information with regard in his
financial affairs Sand-; is hi' hard In
'ho market. ' ho continued, slowly as
if viewing iho case from a now ang o
lie's hard up Needs cash in cover
his margins’ Has a duplicate neck
lace made! Of course, if he had ill*
Maharanee counterfeited, lie al“r had
the rest of llie paste gents manufac
tured." Mott was talking half to him
self. hut his words kindled a pleasant
light in the detective’s eyes. Sands
has a motive for the crime, and he has
tho opportunity to commit it. The*
prosecutor's hand dosed about Hi it*'
paint "I congratulate you," he Itn
ished
i'rom the poeket of his coat firlt*
drew a newspaper and pointed to tho
l ig headlines of the drat column.
•MORE THAN TWO MILLIONS
FOR TUBERCULOSIS CURE.”
"What has that to do with the di«
tuoiid robbery?" Mott inquired.
’’ The committee for the I’rever.
tion and ('me m Tithercu osis.'' th®
detective read, " acknowledges re
ceipt of the following •mount'-- from
(he following donors. " lie printed
halfway down the column, and ■ m
phasiz ng ea< h syllable, he said:
" Hi uxton Sands JL’htl.ttilti.’ "
It was the second largest individual
donation and .Mott gr» pert its signifi
cance instant iy.
iTu B- Co iriNUHO Next Wt-as.)
For Sals at a Bargain Thr^
feather beds weighing firm 40 10
oC pounds ea?h. Di. L. F. Kacse,.