Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-07

Hickey and Maitland were then some
Ave floors below. Stop 'er at 49," or
dered the detective. There was lit
OF exultancy in his voice. I'VE got
him now, all right. all right. He'll try
to get down by--There!" Overhead
she crash Of gate forced open was
followed by scurry Of footsteps over
the thing. stop 'er and we'll head
him of. So now--eeeaSy!"
Maitland shut of the power a. the
car reached the nineteenth floor.
Hickey opened the gate and Jumped
out "Shut that" he commanded.
sharply. as Maitland followed him.
Gin case he gets past us"
He paused a moment In thought,
heavy head on bull.neck dropping for
ward rs he stared toward the rear Of
the building. He was fearless and re-
sourceful, for all his many deficiencies.
Maitland found tine. quantity enough.
to regard him with detached curiosity.
q rare animal. illustrating all that was
best and worst in his order. Endowed
with exceptional courage. his ad-
dress in emergencies seemed alto.
gcther admirable.
"Yeh guard them stairs" he decided.
suddenly. "I'll run through this hall,
nd see what's doing. Don't hesitate
to shoot If he tries to jump yeh." And
was gone. dumping briskly down the
corridor to the rear.
Maitland, yielding the initiative to
tho others superior generalship. stood
sentinel, revolver In hand, until the
detective returned overheated and
sweating, from his tour. to report
.nothin' doin'." with characteristic
brevity. He had the same report to
make on both the twentieth and TWEEN
ty.first floors, where the same pro-
cedure was observed: but as the latter
was reached unexpected and very vel.
come reinforcements were gained BY
the arrival OF . third car. containing
three pstrolmsn and one rcundsman.
Yet numbers created delay; Hickey
was seized and compelled to pant ex.
plantations. to his supreme disgust.
And, suddenly impatient beyond en-.
durauce, Maitland left them and alone
sprang up the stairs.
That this was simple foolhardiness
may be granted without dispute. But
It must be borne In mind that he was
very young and ardent, very greatly
aerturbed on behalf Of An actor II
the tragedy IN whom the police. .
their then knowledge, had no interest
whatsoever. And II In the heat OF
chase he had for an instant. forgotten
her, now he remembered: and at once
the capture Of Anisty was relesat4d
to the status Of matter OF secondary
Importance. The real matter ct stake
was the safety OF the girl whom
Anisty, by exercise Of an internal In
genuity that passed Maitland's COM
prehension. had managed to spirit into
this place OF death and darkness and
whispering halls. Where she might
be, in what degree Of suffering and
danger-these were the considerations
that sent HIM In search Of her without
a thought Of personal peril, but with
sick heart and overwhelmed with .
sitting sense OF anxiety.
More active than the paunch.bur.
dened detective, he had sprinted down
and back through the hallway OF the
twenty-second floor, without discover
ing anything. ere the police contingent
had reached m agreement and the
stairhead.
There remained two more floors, two
final flights. A little hopelessly he
swung up the first. And as he did 30
the blackness above him was riven by
a tongue of fire, and bullet, singing
past his head, fattened itself with
vicious spat against the marble dado
Of the walls. Instinctively he pulled
up, finger closing upon the trigger OF
his revolver; fash and report fol-
lowed the motion. and panel Of
ribbed glass in q door overhead was
splintered and fell In clashing frag-
ments, al but drowning the sound Of
feet In flight upon the upper staircase.
A clamor Of caution. warning, en-
couragement, and advice broke out
from the police below. But Maitland
hardly heard. Already he was again
in pursuit. taking the steps two at q
leap. With hand upon the newell
post he swung round ON the twenty
third floor, and hurled himself toward
the foot of the last hight. "A crash
like a rife-shot rang out above, and
for second he fancied that Anisty
had fired again and with heavier
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