Show the fiction pa LASH ASH OF brilliance by richard H wilkinson corner considering ONSIDE RING tha the tact fact that the C considering nee necklace klace was valued at 5 and it was not insured mrs mr hol hoi brook should have been upset the fact that she astonished even her husband for her hei husband knew her tor for a 8 n 13 demo emotional tignal I 1 minute excitable p a r 3 fiction son bo but good lord beasl houi you might at least act concerned I 1 paid 50 grand for that rope maybe you think im made of money that said mrs holbrook Is the tha point point what point mr holbrook was bacon becoming ang irr irritated it abed I 1 1 I 1 dinean mean 11 said bess that im not the empty headed irresponsible person you think me the diamond necklace stolen I 1 left it back in new york in a safety deposit box you what the jewels that were stolen were imitations I 1 dream of wearing the originals without having them iii insured mr mi holbrooks mouth fell open so you see said bess it as s bad as it seems rita fenway one of the guests suddenly salo said but it alter alte r the fact that theres a thief aboard and that means were all in danger of being robbed and the cruise wont be over tor for another week of course mrs holbrook said and nothing could be more satisfactory my dears ears consider that we are to be on the high seas for a week the criminal whoever he is will have to remain with us during that length of time A week my dears will give our clever and efficient captain ample opportunity to apprehend the thief I 1 i an hour after mrs holbrook had demonstrated her hidden genius she excused herself from a group in the main lounge and unobtrusively descended to her cabin after a moment she rang for the captain captain talbert my husband has undoubtedly told you about the theft and instructed you to apprehend the thief j yes roam mam I 1 havi have two of the crew making a search now instruct them to desist it will not be necessary j but mrs holbrook your husband said S busbani never mind what my husband said the necklace has buenro turned she nodded toward a bo box on hir her dressing table returned the imitations imitation ns 4 you mean r u pr aft no the real ones captain talbert Tal hert im going to take you into my confluence confidence tho the story I 1 told about the necklace being imitation was false ive never worn false jewelry and I 1 never shall I 1 merely fold told that story so that the thief would think his loot valueless iless 11 face CAPTAIN lighted and then you spoke about apprehending the criminal by searching for the imitations so that the thief would return ll 11 exactly the imitations worth keeping and in order to dis als pel the possibility af pf of having them found indis in his possession he decided to return th them e m in doing so he unintentionally returned the originals and spared scared me the unpleasantness of facing my husband alone captain nodded wa un knew whai what the word alone meant no he retarded regarded mrs holbrook with frank admiration mrs mr nol hoi brook allow mi me to congrtta late lata you yon and please understand that you wm will have bava my fullest cooperation after ft a reasonable length of at time ru ill announce that mat wo we have bm unsuccessful in ID our oar search 00 A moment later captain talbert went out left alone mr holbrook sat down before her mirror it had been a strain A great train strain sho sh sighed wearily it was wag such a relief to feel that once more she ghe could return to the role of the irresponsible spouse that her husband understood and expected |