Diamonds Scatter as Necklace Breaks in Opera Tale
Dorothy Marche screams in Mrs. Missioner's box when the widow's necklace shatters diamonds across the floor. Curtis Griswold and Braxton Sands scramble for the gems as a Hindu declares the stones counterfeit. Detective Britz suspects an inside thief and arrests Elinor Holcomb, while Dr. Lawrence Fitch aids in pursuing the real culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Marche
Mrs. Missioner
Curtis Griswold
Braxton Sands
Miss Wioner
Ms. Rewold
Hindoo
Carson
Elinor Holcomb
Britz
Elinor
Lawrence Fitch
Britz Probes Missioner Diamond Theft In Paris Hint
Lieutenant Britz, a top detective, questions Mrs. Missioner about the Maharanee diamond collarette and a paste replica mystery. He traces suspects, interviews Miss Holcomb, and directs spies on Sands Griswold the footman and the East Indian servant while Chief insists the motive points to Holcomb. The case continues as Logan sails to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britz
Donnelly
Carson
Britt
Missioner
Ieee
India
Tiffany's
Mrs. Missioner
Mr. Griswold
Mr. Sands
Miss March
Miss Holcomb
Brits
Holcomb
Sands
Griswold
Missioner House
Shadow Sands
Tam
Fitch
Grand Jury
Dr. Fitch
Peter Sander
Philadelphia
Boston
Buffalo
Washington
Logan
Paris
Word From Logan in Tombs Tests Miss Holcomb
In a week of suspense Miss Holcomb endures a grim ordeal in the Tombs as she faces presumed guilt. Doctor Fitch appears despondent and offers little comfort, while she confronts her guilty verdict in bleak surroundings.
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Logan
Miss Holcomb
Doctor Fitch
Fitch
Burrows Bros Book Club Picks Todhunter of Missouri
A Burrows Bros book club session led by Miss May Greiner results in Todhunter of Missouri by Rip Saunders for a patron seeking to read about toad hunters. A misremembered title hint by another patron is noted, mentioning The Door and The Green Umbrella as potential reads.
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May Greiner
Burrows Bros.” Book Club
Miss Greiner
Todhunter
Missouri
Rip Saunders
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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