She may intrust her government
bords and other negotable securities
$ to attorneys or banks, but she keeps
her jewels under her own eyes. None
of us knows just how much she
thought of Ortewold, but the chances
are that, even if she had been en
gaged to him, she wouldn't have let
him. have possession of the Maharanee
necklace for any length of time. My
auari#ten is that these rich New
Yorkers don't believe in tnrowing ;
temptation in one another's way- I
anyhow, not at any risk to them- t
selves."
"Your powers of deduction are truly
marvelous, Britz," said Manning with
a short laugh, In which Britz thought l
he heard a faint note of mockery.
"Now, let's don't do any kidding,
Chief," Britz rejoined with just a
shade of acid in his voice. "This is 1
a pretty serious case, and I've been
up a few nights without any too much
sleep. I'm not on the witness stand 1
now, recollect, and I don't feel as if
I'd got~to parcel out my words when
I'm talking to friends." There was
the least little lift of his eyebrows as
he uttered the last word.
Manning laughed again-apologetic
ally this time, and the lieutenant,
once more unruffled, continued:
"So Griswold had to make sketches
and diagrams of the widow's necklace.
Even that couldn't have been easy, for
I guess he had to use his pencil when
Mrs. Missioner wasn't in the room.
