The Huttig news., 1908-11-21
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CHAPTER Mad" Dan Maitland on reaching his New fork bachelor club. met an attractive young woman at the or Janitor O Hagan assured him no Sbe had been within that day. Dan dis cl vered a woman's finger prints in dust on his desk. along with a letter from his attorney.
 CHAPTER u-Maitland dined with Bannerman. his attorney. Dan set out pr GreenfieldS, to get his family jewels Curing his walk to the country seat, he net the young woman in gray, whom Q had seen leaving his bachelors club Ter auto had broken down He fixed if md by a ruse she lost" him.
 CHAPTER III-Maitland, on reaching he safe containing his gems. She. ap- 'arently, took him for a well-known rock, Daniel Anisty.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Half-hypnotized, Malt land opened his safe. took therefrom the jewels, and gave them to her. first form ing a partnership in crime. The real Dan Anisty, sought by police of the world, appeared on the same mission Maitland oyercame him. He met the S.r outside the house and they sped on to New York in her auto. He had the jewels and she promised to meet him that day.
 CHAPTER V.-Maitland received MT. Snaith," introducing himself a fFtettlNe. lO SH6f0 I1f BlfJ III gray, faitland, about to show him the jew Is. supposedly lost. was feled by How from -Snaths" cane. The latter iroved to be Anisty himself and he ured the gems.
 CHAPTER yI.-Ansty, who was Matt lands double, mas1neraded as the latter CHAPTER vII-The criminal kept Iaitlaud's engagement with the giTl ln gray. He gave her the gems, after fall ag in love at first sight. They were n meet and divide the loot
 able, beside which she now stood. slightly swaying, her walking costume ct gray shot silk falling about her in sort. tremulous petals. Dainty, chic. weHpoised, serene. fawiessly pretty in her miniature fashion: Anisty rec ogalzed her in a twinkiing. His per captions, trained to observations as in l siartaneous as those of a snapshot camera, and well-nigh as accurate, had photographed her individuality in deibfy upon the film of his memory. even in the abbreviated encounter of the previous night.
 By similar play Of educated reason ing faculties keyed to the highest pitch l If immediate action, he had difficulty IS scant in accounting for her pres ence there. What he did not quite comprehend was why Maitland had used her so kindly; for it had been pain enough that that gentleman had surprised her in the act of safe-break- ng before conniving at her escape. gut. allowing that Maitlands actions fad been based upon motives vague to the burglars understanding, 1t was 1pite in the scheme of possibilities hat he should have arranged to meet | h,s protegee at the restaurant that 'tternoon. She was come to keep an l lrpointmen to which (now that An isty came to remember) Maitland had ilu1ed in the beginning of their con ,ersation
 Well and good; once before, within he past two hours, he had told him. 'eIf that he was Goodenough Malt and lie was be even better now.
 But you did surprise mel" he de- Jared, gsllantly, before she could won fer al his slowness to respond. You ee. I was dreaming
 tie permitted her to surmise the ob- 'ect round which his dreams had been woven.
 And I had expected you to be eag. ,riy watching for mel" she parried, lrchly.
 'I was mentally. But" he yarned her, seriously. mot that name. Iaitland is known here; they call me faitland-the walters. It seems | nade a bad choice But with your as-
 stance and discretion We can bluff 1t >ut, all right"
 T forgot. Forgive me" But now he was in the chair opposite him. uckine the lower ends of her gloves into their wrists.
 No matter-nobody heard"
 'T very nearly called you Handsome Dan" She flashed a radiant smile at him from beneath the rim of her pic. ture hat.
 fire was kindled in Anisty's eyes; he was conscious of quickened drum ming of his pulses.
 Dan is Maitland's front name, also" he remarked, abeently. | l thought as much, she responded, quietly speculative.
 The burglar hardly heard. It has been indicated that he was quick witted, because he had to be, in the very nature of his aveeation. Just now his brain was working rather ncre rapidly than usual even: which vas one reason why the light had leaped into his eyes.
 It was very plain-to deductive reasoner-from the girls attitude to- yard him that she had fallen into re. sations of uncommon friendliness with this Maitland. young as Anisty be iioved their acquaintance to be. There had plainly been a flirtation-wbere- Il lay the explanation of Maitland s forbearance; he had been fascinated " the woman, had not hesitated to ake Anisty's name teven as Anisty vas then taking his) in order to pro eng their intimacy.
 So much the better Turn about gas still fair play. Maitland had sown
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