Diamonds in the Box Aboard Mrs Missioner’s House
Detective Britt probes a jewel theft at Mrs Missioner’s with Curtis Griswold and Braxton Sands in pursuit of counterfeit Maharanee diamonds. A box of missing stones, a Millicent note, and a cobra encounter drive the chase, ending with Britt’s escape to headquarters.
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Dorothy March
Mrs. Missioner
Curtis Griswold
Braxton Sands
Griswold
Hindoo
Elinor Holcomb
Britt
Ir. Fitch
Elinor
Britz
Paris
Fitch
Swami Reveals Tale Of Recovered Diamonds And Theft
Mrs Missioner receives a midnight visit from the Swami who explains the Maharanee diamond was stolen by a temple thief and recovered along with other stones. The Swami, claiming kinship with Delhi priests, seeks to return to his homeland and ends police pursuit by asking the widow to halt further investigations.
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Mrs. Missioner
Aity
Swami
Mrs. Mis
Sioner
Buddha
Delhi
India
Orient
Europe
Britz
How Artificial Furs Are Made
Describes making artificial furs by freezing raw pieces, shaving skin, thawing, tanning, and coating thawed fur with rubber to create large seamless pieces. Claims cheaper production and greater durability due to moth resistance.
Dumas Rebukes Hugo on Exile Rock
During Hugo's exile in Guernsey Dumas visits and breakfast on a veranda by the sea. Hugo, already posing as a proscribed prophet, compares himself to antiquity. Dumas replies that the butter in exile is better than in Paris despite the moment.
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Dumas
Victor Hugo
Guernsey
Hugo
Paris
The Prisoner at the Bar Now
In this excerpt a speaker asks the jury for his fate and questions if he escaped justice while noting he hired a small $15 lawyer to defend him. The lines mix dialect and courtroom irony.
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Puck
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MEAD
Itritz
Iritz
Brits
Manning
Gordon
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