hod of clearing himself, and of
allowing the jewels to be returned to their owner as soon as found in
the hotel? This would account for Thauret's having left the train at
Stamford, intending perhaps to return to New Haven and meet his
confederate. Fisher, meanwhile, having abandoned the scheme and returned
to New York, Thauret was thwarted. But who killed the woman?" Mr. Barnes
resumed his reading.

"Dec. 26. Mitchel arose early, and called for Miss Remsen at eleven
o'clock. Together they went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van Rawlston, at
Fifth Avenue near Forty-eighth Street. They remained nearly an hour, and
then separated when they came out. Mitchel eat luncheon at the
Brunswick, where he was joined by Thauret. They went to the club in the
afternoon and played whist. They lost money. Mitchel paid for both, and
took an I.O.U. from Thauret for his share. Randolph was in the game.
There is a growing coolness between Randolph and Mitchel. They barely
speak when they meet. It is evident that no love is lost between
Randolph and Thauret. In the evening the three men were in the Remsens'
box at the opera. S----.

"Miss Remsen accompanied Mitchel to Mrs. Van Rawlston's in the morning,
and left him when they came out. She made several calls mainly upon
well-known fashionable society leaders. Something is evidently on the
_tapis_. It occurred to me that the missing child might have been placed
in the care of the Van Rawlstons. Therefore in the afternoon I allowed
R---- to follow the young ladies on a shopping expedition, whilst I
interviewed the policeman on the beat. He is acquainted with the Van
Rawlston's maid, and will send a report to you to-night. The ladies went
to the opera in the evening. W----.

"Mr. and Mrs. Van Rawlston have three children, all younger than
fourteen, and only one a girl, the youngest. The Miss Remsen who called
was a Miss Emily Remsen. She was accompanied by a Mr. Robert Mitchel.
They came to beg Mrs. Van Rawlston to allow a society to which the young
lady belongs, to give an entertainment in her house. The entertainment
is to be New Year's night. Policeman 1666.

"Dec. 23. Mitchel and Thauret went to a costumer's on Union Square. When
they had left I called there and said that I was a friend of Mr.
Mitchel's and wished a costume made for the same entertainment. The plan
worked, and by adroit questioning I discovered that there is to be an
Arabian Night festival on the night of the New Year. It