She was a lady journalist attached to Mr.Brimley's paper.

Twenty years ago she would have been called an advanced woman.

She believed in equality for the sexes in all things, and wrote articles on war immorality, the "social evil" and kindred topics in a frank unabashed way which caused elderly old-fashioned newspaper readers much embarrassment.

Miss Garton was just as eager as the more frivolous members of her sex to hear about the Red Cross pearls, and begged Mr.Musard to give her some details.

She would have to do a "write up" about the necklace when she returned to London, she said, and any information from Mr.Musard would be so helpful.
"It is not a single necklace," said Musard.