Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-20

to answer; and taking his time about
it.. 1t seemed an age before the rattle
of pass-key in latch announced him;
and another ere, all unconscious of the
figure supine on the divan against the
further study wall, the old man shut
fled to the instrument, lifted receiver
from the hook, and applied it to
his ear.
well, well?" he demanded with that
impatience characteristic Of the illit-
crate for modern methods of communi-
cation. "Pwhat the divvle ails ye?"
"Rayspicts to We, ma'am, and tbs
sorry am l didn't know twas q
Teddy"
Hes not"
Wan o'clock, there or thereabouts. :"
Faith, and he didn't say"
"Pwhat name will be tellin' him."
"Kape ut to yersilf. thin. 'Tis none
Of me business"
'1f We do, III not answer. Sure, arm
to be climbin two flights av sthairs
iv'ry foive minits--"
"Good-by yersilf," hanging up the re-
ceiver And the divvle fly away wild
ye." grumbled O'Hagan.
As he turned away from the instru-
ment Maitland managed to produce a
sound, something between a moan and
strangled cough. The old man
whirled on his heel. "Pwhats thot?"
The next instant he was bending
over Maitland, peering into the face
drawn and disfgured by the gag. The
saints presarye us! And who the
divvle are We at all? Pwhy don't ye
spake?"
Maitland turned purple; and emitted
= furious snort.
Misther Maitland, be all thot's
strange! Is ut mad ! am? Or how
did We get back here and into this fix,
sor. and me swapin the halls and
polishin' the brasses fernist the front
dure iv'ry minute since We whit out"
indignation struggling for the upper
hand with mystifcation in the Irish
mans brain, he grumbled and swore;
yet busted his fingers. In trice the
binding gag was loosed, and ropes and
straps cast free from swollen wrists
and ankles And, with the assistance
OF a kindly arm behind his shoulders,
Maitland sat up grinning with the
pain of renewing circulation in his
limbs.
ovid these two oies mesilf saw ye
lave three hours gone. sor, and
c'u'd swear no sowl had inferred this
house since thin. Pwhat does ut all
name, be all thot's holy?"
ut means" painting, brandy and
soda, O'Hagan, and be quick"
Maitland attempted to rise, but his
legs gave under him, and he sank
back with stifed oath, resigning him
self to wait the return of normal con-
ditions AS for his head, 1t was threat
ering to split at any moment, the tight
wires twanging Internally between his
temples; while the corners OF his
mouth were cracked and sore from the
pressure of the gag. All Of which
totted up considerable debit against
Mr.. Anisty's account.
For Maitland, despite his suffering,
had found time to figure 1t out to his
personal satisfaction-or dissatisfac-
ton, if you prefer-in the interval be-
tween his return to consciousness ana
the arrival of O'Hagan. 1t was simple
enough to deduce from the knowledge
in his possession that the burglar, hav-
ing contrived his escape through the
disobedience of Higgins, should have
engineered this complete revenge for
the indignity Maitland had put upon
him.
How he had OWNED the fact OF the
jewels remaining in their owners pos
session was less clear; and yet it was
reasonable, after all, to presume that
Maitland should prefer to hold his