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Clean up your yards.
Read The Huttig News.
We print visiting cards and
stationery of all kind.
For Sale— A new organ at a bar
gain. Gall at News office.
Help make Huttig a clean and
healthy town by doing your part.
George Woodall, of Monroe, was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. T. F.
Ashcroft, this week.
R. E. Lee, of the Camden Sash
and Door factory, was a business
visitor in Huttig Monday.
Mrs. C. A. Berry entertained the
members of the Portfolio club on
last Friday evening at her home.
Mrs. Tom Rubottom and daught
er are home from an extended visit
with relatives at Greenville, Mo.
Miss Denie Mahony was down
from El Dorado this week visiting
her brother. Dr. F. 0. and family.
G. E. Cox was called to Dubach.
La., Sunday morning on account of
the death of his sisters little child
He returned home Tuesday.
G. S, Prestridge, vice-president
of the Union Saw Mill company,
was over from Shreveport several
days this week.
Ollie Knox had a narrow escape
from poisoning Monday night when
he accidently took several doses of
a medicine containing poison think
ing it cough medicine.
Hawthorne Barnes, editor of the
Farmerville Gazette, was in Huttig
Monday enroute to Alexandria to
attend the annual meeting of the
Louisiana Press Association.
If you have not cleaned up your
premises in response to the order
of the board of health do so at
once so all the rubbish can be re
moved now and then keep every
thing about the place clean.
The collection at the Union Sun
day School on next Sunday morning
will be donated to the flood suffer
ers and all pupils are requested to
bring as large an amount as possi
ble so as to make a nice donation.
W. W. Wood, of El Dorado: B. H.
Stegall, of New London and L. C.
Trull, of Wesson, have been drawn
as jurors for the May term of the
United States District court at
Texarkana, which convenes Mon
day, May 1 3.
W. J. Sinclair and family, of Fel
senthal, moved to this city last
week. Mr. Sinclair has bought the
Union Bottling Works of this city.
We welcome this very excellent
family to our growing city. El Do
rado Times.
B. C. Bracy, state advertising
agent for the Coco Cola company,
was here this week and decorated
C. C. Bell’s cream parlor in a very
artistic manner with the expensive
advertising novelties used by the
Coca Cola people.
Huttig Lodge No. 348.1. O. 0. F .
celebrated the 93rd anniversary of
the foundering of their order at the
lodge hall on last Friday night in
an appropriate manner, after which
they were served with a bountiful
supper by the members of Huttig
Rebekah Lodge No. 66.
Mrs. C. Howard entertained the
following members of the Womans
Missionary Union at her home on
Tuesday afternoon: Mesdames
Moore. Townsend. Wheler, Parker,
Atnip. Crockett, Claybaugh and E.
L. Howard and Miss Ruth Carroll. I
Games and most delicious refresh- j
ments were enjoyed by those pres
f! j j •• • • ■' Sh m* - - - *j *• -
| ent- All departed at 5 o'clock hav
| ing spent an enjoyable afternoon
and declaring Mrs. Howard a royal
i hostess.
Sunday, June 16 will be cele
brated by all the Sunday Schools in
the state in the interest of state
wide prohibition, the project having
been endorsed by the Arkansas
Sunday School convention at Rus
sellville. A program and catechism
is being prepared by a committee
and will be furnished free to all
Sunday Schools on application.
James Ward, who was formerly
employ°d here, but who has been
located at Wesson for some time,
was united in marriage on last
Saturday night to Miss Ada Harrell
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Phillips, Rev. J. R. Rushing offici
ating. The happy couple left Sun
day morning for Wesson where they
will make their future home carry
ing with them the best wishes of
their many friends here.
The Womans' Home Mission so
ciety rnet Monday afternoon in the
ladies’ parlor at the church with
nine members present and Mes
dames Watson and McHenry and
Rev. Rushing as visitors. Meeting
was opened by Mrs. Cargill and af
ter attending to the regular busi
ness plans were discussed to help
raise money to pay for the church
fans. A donation of $10.00 was
voted for the flood sufferers. All
are invited to attend the regular
open meeting next Monday at the
home of Mrs. A. E. Lucas. Home
made candy will be on sale by the
society next Saturday afternoon be
tween the postoffice and store.
To Open Public library.
The Huttig Public Library board
has made arrangements to have
the library open every Friday night
from 7 to 9 o'clock for the ex
change of books, commencing Fri
day night. May 3. All parties
having books will please return
them and then remember the
nights the library will be open. No
penalty will be charge thosed wko
now have books out that are over
the time. W. C. Boyer will act as
librarian in the future.
No. lOOtil).
HtPOKT OK THE CONDITION
of the
MRST NATIONAL BANK 01 HLJTTIG
At Huttig, in the State of Arkansas, at
the Close of Business April
18, 1912.
RESOURCES.
L.oans and Discounts
U. S Bonds to secure circulation
Premiums on U. S Bonds
Banking house, Furniture, and Fixtures
Due from Nat#nal Banks mot reserve
agents)
Due from approved Reserve Agents
Checks and other Cash Items
$46,778.85
C.250.00
35.42
4.039 04
14.204 38
12.084 79
397 92
Fractional Paper Currency. Nickels and
Cents 105.60
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie $1.009 35
L egal-tender notes 2.225 00 3 234.35
Redemption fund with U S Treasurer
5 per cent of circulation 312.50
Total
S87.442.85
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in
Undivided Profits, less Expanses and
Taxes Paid
National Bank Notes outstanding
Individual deposits subject to check
Demand certificates of deposit
T ime certificates of deposit
Cashier’s checks outstanding
$25,000 00
1.547.84
6.250.00
39,694 19
37.50
3.624.95
1.288.37
Bills payable, including certificates of
deposit for money borrowed 10,000.00
$87,442.85
Total
State of Arkansas, bounty of union, ss:
1, F. W. Miles, Cashier of the above named bank,
do solemnly swear that the above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
F. W. MILES, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
F. W. SCOTT,
C. T THOMPSON,
T. B. WEAVER,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day
of Apiil, 1912.
CHAS. ?. V.'ATI INS, Notary Public.
Mv commission expires January 10, 1914
RECAPITULATION.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $46,778.86
U S Bonds and Premiums 6,285 42 |
Banking House and Fixtures 4,039 04
Cash and Exchange 30,027.04
Redeption Fund with U. S. Treasurer 312.50
Total $87,442.85
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in $25,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Expenses and
Taxes paid 1,547.84
Circulation 6,250.00
Deposits 44,645.01
Bills payable 10,000.00
Total .. $87,442.85
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—The story opens with s
•cream from Dorothy March*-, a charm
ing debutante, in t>«e op* ra box of the
wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris Missioner, at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York City It is oc casioned by Mrs. Mis
sioner’s diamond necklace breaking and
scattering the string of rare and costly
gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
and Bruxton Sands, two society men.
both of whom love Mrs. Missloner, gather
up gome of the diamonds, but the gem
of the collection, the celebrated Mahar
an<*e, is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and it crushes
under ids heel, a Hindoo comes from an
adjoining box. and picking up a flake of
the crushed gem pronounces it a fraud,
not the genuine Maharanee, but pajste.
CHAPTER II The entire party proceed
to the elegant mansion of Mrs. Missloner
where she takes them to a room having
a safe containing other diamonds. She
afterwards sends for a Mr. Rascorne, art
expert, who pronounces the stones all
copies, substitutions, of the original gems
CHAPTER III Bruxton Sands tele
phones police headquarters and two de
tectives, Donnelly and Carson, arrive on
the scene. They examine the safe and
decide that the theft of the original dia
monds waa accomplished by some one in
the house. The servants are questioned,
but without result. Then they learn tha!
Miss Elinor Holcomb, the confidential
companion of Mrs. Missioner, has a dupli
cate key to the safe and they send for
h#r.
CHAPTER IV—The detectives Incline to
the belief that Miss Holcomb is Involved
in the robbery. They search her room
and in a cabinet, wrapped in tissue pa
per. they find one of the original dia
monds. Mrs. Missloner protests that
Elinor is guiltless, but the delicate girl
is marched off to prison.
CH AFTER V—Meantime, in an up-town
mansion, the Hindoo of the theater episode
who is known as the Swatni. and h Hindoo
prince. Kananda discuss the arrest They
are in the T nited States to recover the
Maharanee, which is a sacred relic of
India, and ar** puzzled at the discover}
of the Imitation.
CHAPTER VI— Detective Britz an ex
pert of the police force, now takes up thf
case. He interviews Elinor who is pros
trated by the cloud resting on her. The
detective evidently believes the girl inno
cent.
CHAPTER VII—Dr. T.awn-nc* F1t<-h
the nan re of Elinor, visits her In prison
.■?he is remanded for trial on suspicion of
being the thief. Britz talks encouraglngR
to Pitch and asks his co-op ration in
running down the real criminal.
* HAP ThR \ III The detective advises
that Elinor docs not seek bail until they
have located the real culprit. He makes
a close investigation of affairs at the
home of Mrs. Mlssioner.
CHAPTER IX Britz learns that Mrs
Mlssioner while visiting Paris had the
diamonds with her. He cables the police
there 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 In
terview with Miss Marche. He learns
who of Elinor’s friends can draw. H*»
clumsily draws a picture of the safe
Griswold offers to assist him, showing
skill as an artist. Eater 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
Britz finds he has been made captive by
three Hindoos. He endeavors to escape
but Is bound and drugged.
( HAPTER XIT His captors Imprison
Britz in a deserted house. He finally
manages to get free from his bonds, es
capes and reports at headquarters now
convinced that the Hindoos are materially
Interested In the case.
CHAPTER XIT1 Pretending to he a
newspaper reporter. Britz interviews the
Swami as to the rate diamonds of India.
After he leaves the Swami Informs
Prince K anands that he has penetrafert
the disguise of the defective
CHAPTER XIV Mrs. Mlssioner visits
Elinor in prison but Is dissuaded from
bailing her out until her innocence is
proven. Britz learns of an insane dia
mond expert on Ward's Island and asks
Fitch to go with him and interview th*»
man.
CHAPTER XV—The Insane diamond ex
pert tells enough to !e*kd the detective t<
believe that either Griswold or Stands em
ployed him to make counterfeits of the
Mlssioner gems.
» u/\i i i. r\ t I mii.humu, i niFnv^wPn
by Hritz Intimates that Sands Is nn th*
verge of failure He evidently wishes the
detective to believe that his rival In |nVe
may have something lo do with the dla
rnond robbery.
CHAPTER XYTT Twi Hindoos burglar
ize the home of Sands, evidently thinking
that he may have the Maharanee dia
mond Hrltz captures them and on one
discovers a note addressed to "Curtis"
and signed "Milllcent" which thev ha\e
fottn I somewhere In their wandering
search for the gems
CHAPTER XVIII—The Bwaml visits
Mrs Mlssloner and tries to solve the mvs
tery of the diamonds l.aler at his
own house lie directs his Hindoo allies to
continue their search for the mysterious
ly missing gem.
CHAPTER XIX Hrltz locales a woman
named Vltlllcent Delaroche. He learns
that secretly slm Is affianced to Cttrtts
Griswold.
CHAPTER XX The Bwaml attends a
hall at the home of Mrs. Missloner hut
does not learn anything further about the
diamonds. The detective watches Gris
wold hoping to gain a clew to the mys
terious Milllcent.
CHAPTER XXI -Rrltz disguised as a
burglar visits the apartment of Milllcent
Delaroche who he Is satisfied Is keeping
the stolen diamonds for Griswold. He
finds a box that once contained them bur
It Is empty.
Though Mrs. Delaroche slept pro
foundly, her external senses were not
wholly unvtgt'ant. Ixmg study of her
self had made her sensitive to disa
greeable Impressions that were purely
corporeal; and so. though no Intrusive
vision of mind could Interrupt the
fluid calm of her beauty sleep, a slight
ly uncomfortable feeling at the pre
cise spot whence her tresses swppt
upward In an elaborate coiffure or
parted In the braids of negligee had
the effect of arousing her as no mere
dream possibly could have done. It
required not many seconds, allowing
for the habits of her mind, and the
fact that she suddenly was recalled
from deep repose, for Mrs. Delaroche
to realize there was a hand beneath
her pillow, and that hand was not one
of her own. Rigid with fright. 6h«
waited an Instant to assure herself
she had not committed the Innovation
of dreaming, then she made a swift
reach for the alien hand—too late. It
had been withdrawn swiftly In the
few moments requisite to complete
comprehension of the situation, and If
Mrs. Delaroche had not been so cer
tain -that sho never dreamed, she
might have thougn, she siTTf was
sleeping Hasty exploration of the
space beneath her pillow, however,
told her the midnight hand had not
pone away enptv. Rea'Ding that, she
was broad awake in an instant She
sat erect so swiftly that she bruised
her forehead slightly against some
thing eold and hard a'td round and
i smooth that was lmmediat"lv pressed
menacingly to her head
“Don’t move, or you'll get this"
said a rough voice.
She Wis Broad Awake In an Instant
Mrs. rvinro'-hf' gapped. and dpsp'tp
♦ be hand, sank hark again to her pil
low. She could still feel. however, or
fancied shp con’d, the Icy rtm of the
metal that had touched her brow
This was a gr«at feat of Imagination
for Mrs. De’arorhp.
“That’s right; Up *tyP!" continued
the voice. "If you know what's good
for yen."
Rough though the voice was. It was
carefully subdued. It could not have
been heard In the corridor. Mrs Pela
roche drew a deep, fluttering hrea'h.
and was evidently on the point of
making another attempt to speak
when the metallic ring touched her
forehead again, chilling her to silence,
and the voice went on:
“See here, lady. I’ve got no time to I
waste with yon. Just you stay where
yon are. and don't make a Bound, un
less you want to get this!"’ and the
metal was pressed a little harder to
her forehead. “I am going to get out
of tills room quietly, and I'm going
right now. If you make any noise for
the next five minutes. I'll hiow your'
head off!”
The cold pressure was remov' d
from hpr forehead, and the burglar
j moved about the room. The thick
carpet and doubtless the felt so’es on
the man's fee) as auxiliaries, made Ms
steps sound'ess He went from her
dressing table to a writing desk, light
ing each In turn with a vivid circle
of rays from an electric pocket torch,
hut holding the Illuminating device
always In such position that no faint
est gleam fell upon himself. Not for
a moment, however. dW he slacken
his alertness sufficiently for Mrs. Pel
aroche to have a good chance to get
to the Inner room’ He pretended to
where money or jewels might b®
kept. but, »v«n to a woman of h®r
slow wit. It was apparent h® did so
In n halfhearted war Milllrppt frit
assured the man knew just what he
had taken from beneath h®r pillow,
and that h® was satisfied with It. H®
showed that to b® true whpti h® car®
tip th® pr®t®nd®d search without so
much as trying the hand!® of a small
saf® In a far oorn®r of th® room. Re
turning to th® bedside. h® renewed hla
warning, throwing so much sarag®
m®aning Into his words that Mrs n®l
aroch® was c«rtgln there wa= no pro
tons® shout that
Th®n h® wallcod to th® door giving
on th® corridor, turned th® hand!®
cautiously, thrust his h®ad through a
second opening, and looked up and
down th® hall. Flvidently reinsured,
he opened th® door, stepped outside,
and closed It swiftly and silently.
There was not a sound to Indicate
whether he had gon® along th® corrl
dor, or still stood just ootj-ld® tha
door. Mrs. Delaroch® waited. listen
ing Intently in the hope of henring his
footsteps, hut she listened vainly. She
waited perhaps a minute, for sh® had
no desire to hazard a shot from that
terrible thing the burglar had pressed
against her brow. Then her courage
oozed hack, and she hounded to the
floor, screaming wlih all her might,
pausing only long enough to snatch
a peignoir and throw It about her
shou'ders ere sh® pulled npeu the out
er door of her suite and sent her
shrieks shrilling down the long hall.
Her cries, for she was a magnificently
constructed 'animal of most expansive
lung power, not only echoed far along
the corridor, but penetrated even th®
sound-proof doors of the other apart
ments. The disturbance she made
was alarmingly novel to the exclusive
calm of the Hotel Renaissance, floors
were flung open, heads popped out,
and a dozen Inquiries were flung at
her from as many parts of the hall;
but Mrs. Delaroch® had exhausted her
coherence in framing that one pur
poce of screaming with al], her. might
until some man of action should speed
to her assistance. She did not waste
any strength In articulation. She aim
ply screamed and so eloquent were
tier shrieks that although she uttered
no concrete word, only a few of them
were needed to tell the more intelli
gent of her auditors that she had been
rohhed, and that what she had lost
was of priceless va'ue to her
Before the fusillade of her cries
died away In a scattering fire of
gasping sobs, half a dozen pajamaed
specters were racing down the corrl
dor In the direction fhev deemed the
burglar had taken. What account
they would have given of themselves
had they come tip with the fugitive is
conjectural. Thev we-e spared the
disagreeable necessity of submitting
the'r courage to that test, for as the
burglar turned a corner of the ball
many yards In advance of his pursu
ers. be was tripped by a foot adroitly
Interpolated In his pa'h. and when he
-erevpred his breath after a jarring
rall. It was to And two men of sturd>
hnlld sitting upon him as composedly
ss If nature bad planned him for a
conversation ehalr. The plslol he had
carried In his hands »hroughout the
pursuit wa« snatched from his grasp
>nd although he struggled furiously,
Ills arms were dragged behind his
l>aek and handcofTs were snapped
ipon his wrists Then he was dragged
o his feet by four insistent arms and
Impelled with much vigor along the
hallway In the reverse direction to
hat which he had followed
I’nmlstakab'e was the rejoicing of
he p; jama squad at the sight of his
'•aptivitv. T’ndenlablv heroic was its
=urge toward him. Faces grim with
postscript bravery were thrust Into
he prisoner’s, and voices raging from
mockery to Indignation bombarded
him with questions. All of which the
prisoner met with sullen silence and
with looks that made the squad re
'rent a pace or two in spite 0f the
firmness with which his captors held
him, Mrs. Ilelaroehe's fading screams
•ptlded the little* group to her apart
ment. where the hands of ministering
angels had adjusted hpr peignoir to Its
normal posMcn upon her .lunoegqu*
'nns> 'n becoming hows. She there re
ceived the heroes of the man hunt
with astonishing composure.
"Is this the man who robbed you.
madam?" asked on® of the men who
had eanght rhe burglar. II® was the
hous® detective "Stand b®hind him.
•lint. ' h® said to his col'eagne, a l>or
t®r with th® fullback's shoulders
"It must h®," said Mrs. Petaroche.
"hut I cannot toll hy his fan® I did
not s®® tt. It looks like th® man,
though Make him speak ”
But that task was beyond th® house
detective's powers. Irresponsible
though his mind might be as com
pared with the city's sleuth’s and hlue
coats. he hardly felt justified In em
ploying the most medieval forms of
torture to accomplish that purpose.
Seemingly, nothing short of the hoot,
the thumbscrew and the Iron Malden
would drag a word from the captive
He maintained his sullen silence, al
though It might he said h® hrnk® It In
a way, for the furious looks he cast
at th® pajama squad w®r® almost audl
hi® Those looks caused several of
the squad's doughty heroes suddenly
to realize th® unconvenllonallty of
th®lr attlr®, and to send them precip
itously In search of dressing gowns,
ctn® or two of tb®m remained, hnw
eter. and th® hosts® detective, who. 1n
hotels as frostily patrician as the
Renaissance, did not oflen have an
opportunity to hold Mi® center of the
stage, was fairly well content wl’h
his audience,
"Now, then, yon!” he said, brusque
Iv addressing the prisoner, speak up
What were you doing here?"
"H® got my jewels!" cried Mrs. Pel
aroehe.
The prisoner turned on® of his snl
ten looks upon h®r. hut. copseions that
she was robed as ddUntlly as th® most
fastidious society actress In the Pll
Harry®st of hedrnom seenes could h®.
her equanimity was not sc vulnerable
as that of th® deserters from the pa
jama squad.
"H® look th® whole case of jewe’s
front tinder my pillow," she continued,
addressing the house detective "They
must be In his possession still, unless
he dropped them while he was running
away."
pain tn»
v\ e chi scon nno our
leading man. ".Uni. go through him!"
Jim only shrugged those fullback
shoulders when the burglar attempted
to petrify him with a look, am! his
search through I ho prisoner'? pockets
was thorough. Mrs Delaroohe gasped
her delight when from the captive’s
coat the porter drew forth a heavy all
ver caskei. and held It toward her.
"Is that your property, madam?"
asked the house detective.
"Yes. ves." said Mrs Delarorhe. eag
erlv. "Oh. dear. I am so glad he did
not escape with It. What would—"
She checked herself hastily.
“You must come to me In the morn
Ing. Mr. — Mr.— for a reward," she add
ed In tones so sweetly suggestive of a
golden guerdon that the detective's
eye a glistened
"Thank you. madam, that Is not nec
essary," he replied perfunctorily.
"Let's see what else this fellow has
got.”
He and the porter explored the cap
tlve's pockets further, but found noth
ing more in the way of loot. Mrs.
Delappche looked hastily through her
deRk -and dressing table atid told the
man apparently nothing else was miss
ing.
"Then." said the house detective. "I
guess there Is nothing else for us to
do bin to turn tills burglar over to the
police. May we use your telephone,
madam ?"
Mrs. Delaroche gladly nodded assent,
and the sleuth continued:
"Jim, call up Headnuartera, and
have a couple of men sent here to take
this fellow away.”
The effprt of thnt command upon
the prisoner startled everyone Not
only did it cause him to break his sul
len silence, but it drew from him
words that made the house detective
Involuntarily loose his hold on the man
and step hack. staring Jim's law fell,
and Mrs. nelamehe Hazed ai the fel
low, wide-eyed.
"I ran save you that trouble.’’ sa'd
the burglar. "You need not telephone
for the Central Office men I am non
tenant Detective Hrltz of Headquar
ters’ And these," and he nodded to
ward the silver casket, "are the miss
ing Missioner diamonds that were
stolen from the richest woman In
A merira."
Turning to Mrs Delaroche abruptly,
he said:
“Madam, how do you come to he In
possession of these Jewels?"
All the panting loveliness of Mrs.
Oelaroche shivered as the sharp ques
tion bored Its way to her inner con
sciousness. It was now h»r turn to he
silent. She looked at the Headquar
ters man as If he held In his hand h»r
life, liberty, and whatever chance re
matned to her of happiness. A gleam
of appeal glowed In her beautiful eyes
for a moment. Plainly. If she did not
speak It was not for laek of will. Her
words were as frozen as the normal
condition of her thoughts. She put
her hands to her breast and gazed at
the Ctntral Offlee man as piteously as
a woman of her Junoesque charms
could he expected to do The Ingenue
role was Imposslh'e to Mrs. Delaroche:
but bad It not been so, undoubtedly
she would have asumed It In this emer
gency.
“Answer me. madam; this calls for
an immediate explanation. You told
this man these jewels belonged to you.
How does It come you have the dia
monds everybody in New York knows
aw the Maharanee necklace of Mrs.
Doris Missioner?"
Mrs. Delaroche still strugg’ed faintlv
for speech Her lids quivered: her »ves
alternate!'- closed and then were fixed
upon the defective, and a tremor. h“
ginning at the crown of her iidotube
head, moved In waves to her perfect
feet. She sank into a chair and let her
hPil/i full ittinn kr.r a r a au V
stretched Inertly acrr ss a little tab.*.
There was no smallest streak of pity
!n the look Detective Brlt.z bent uj>on
her. He had dealt with women of her
tvpe before many times, he told hlm
-elf, and now that he was so near the
heart of the (treat Mlssloner mystery.
It was not his purpose to be Influenced
n tfee slightest decree by the distress
of a Diana, to say nothlnpr of an Aphro
dite. Dry sobs cboked the woman.
Her eyes strained at ther tendons so
oalnfully that tears would have been a
divine relief. Whether she was grieved
or frightened was not so apparent as
that she was sorely distressed. Min
utes passed hpfore she lifted her face
and once more looked at the detective.
The house sleuth and hts porter had
retreated a yard or more, and the
jrstwhile pajama squad, now an as
founded force of Cossacks and Bedouins
In a varied array of dressing gowns
nid bathrobes, looked and listened In
lushed expectancy.
"Come, Mrs. Delaroche." said Brltz,
■ ternly. “You really must not waste
I
□
"—the Jewels Are Mrs. Mlssioner’s."
any more of my time. 1 have spent an
hour In yetting these Jewels away
from you. and I don't Intend to put It*
mapv more word* In gefting tfce facta
from yen Von havo got to answer
soon or lots, and you may as well do
it at one®.”
If there was tn b» anv third degree
In her rase, the detective was deter
mined to apply It then and there.
They werp given to me,” said the
woman faintly.
"By whom?”
"By- by a friend of mine,” she re>
plled.
And his name?" In<|iiired the detee
five rnrtlv.
I do not care to tell his name,” said
Mrs. Helaroche, who had recovered a
little of her calmness.
' You must tell It!” Hrltg Insisted
"I cannot." she said.
' But 1 tell you you must!" returned
the detective Don't you see vou hare
got to tell It to square yourself?"
"What do you mean, sir?" she asked
with a pretty show of Indignation.
"Now. rlm t try any of those games
on me," ssld Brit*. In his Impatience,
he was descending close to the meth
ods of Donnelly and Carson lie re
membered that In a moment and re
sumed more persuaslvelv:
(To Be Continued Next 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 welt
the publisher expects to add sev
‘ ral other views to the list They
will be sold at two for five cents.