“I went to the hospital.”
“Is the woman dead?”
“She lies unconscious, but will probably recover. Her clothing bears no marks by which she can be identified. She may prove to be a mystery.”
“How was she dressed?”
“A rather ordinary gray dress, with a simple hat to match. Her underclothing was unusually fine.”
“In the nature of a disguise,” said the superintendent. “A rich woman who wished to seem poor.”
“Perhaps; but here’s the great point which makes the case extraordinary and seems to connect the woman with Helstone.
“In a pocket of her dress were five loose diamonds. Four of them were ordinary stones worth about four hundred dollars apiece.
“The fifth was a splendid gem of the first water. It is worth over five thousand dollars.”
“Looks as if she was a member of the gang, and was trying to get away with some of the plunder.”