The story
“Mrs. Burr’s favorite niece was to be married Thursday evening—and wishing to make Clementine a very valuable present, the widow selected from her collection a noted diamond which she entrusted to her companion, a bright, capable girl, with instructions to deliver it safely into the hands of the prospective bride, at her suburban home. The companion’s suspicions were aroused by the conduct of the butler—and she took pains to conceal the diamond in the most unlikely place before setting out. In the suburban town she was met by a man who pretended to be an employee of the niece, sent to conduct her to the house. It did not occur to her that this might be an accomplice of the butler—and she presently found herself a prisoner in a deserted house. Her belongings were searched—and she threw the jewel case, concealed in her hair, out of the window, where her captor and his wife wasted much precious time hunting for it, the girl meanwhile making her escape. She came back with two policemen—and then it was revealed that the elusive diamond had not been out of her possession at all. It was cleverly hidden in Bettina’s traveling bag, embedded in a cake of soap.”
Summary from Reel Life · 17 January 1914
