The Huttig news., 1908-11-28
would never meet again.

] would never meet again.
 But that telephone call?
 "O'Hagan.g demanded the haggard and distraught young man, who was that on the wire just now7" i Being thoroughly trained servant O'Hagan had waited that question in silence. a-quiver with impatience though he was. Now, his tongue un- leashed, his words fairly stumbled on one another's heels in his anxiety to get them out in the least possible time
 Sure, an twas a teddy sor. be the vice av her. askin' were ye in, and mesilf havin' seen ye go out no longer 1 ago thin wan o'clock and yersilf sayin' not worrud about comin back at all a. all, pwhat was 1 to be telln' her, aven if ye were lyin' there on the die van all unbeknownest to me, which ] the same mesilf can not
 Help" pleaded the young man feebly, smiling One thing at time, please, O'Hagan. Answer me one ques- tion: Did she give a name?"
 She did not. sor, though mesilf-''
 There, therel Wait bit I want to think"
 Of course she had given no name it wouldn't be like her. What was he thinking of, anyway? It could not have been the gray girl; for she knew him only as Anisty: sine could never have thought him himself, Maitland. But what other woman of his aequain- tance did not believe him to be out of town?
 With a hopeless gesture, Maitland gave it up, conceding the mystery too deep for him, his intellect too feeble to grapple with all its infinite ramifica- tions. The counsel he had given O'Hagan seemed most appropriate to his present needs: One thing at time. And obviously the first thing that lay to his hand was the slencing of O'Hagan
 Maitland rallied his wits to the task. "O'Hagan," said he, this man, Snaith, who was here this afternoon, called himself detective. As soon as we were alone he rapped me over the head with a loaded cane, and, I sus- pect. went through the flat stealing everything he could lay hands on. Hand me my cigarette case, please
 'Tis gone. sor-'tis not on the desk, at taste, pwhere I saw ut last
 "Ahi You see? Now for reasons of my own, which I won't enter into. I don't want the affair to get out and be- come public. You understand? I want you to keep your mouth shut, until give you permission to open it."
 Very good, sor" The janitor-valet had previous experiences with Matt lands generosity in grateful memory; and shut his lips tightly in promise of virtuous reticence.
 You won't regret it. Now tell me what you mean by saying that you saw me go out at one this afternoon"
 Again the flood gates were lifted: from the deluge of explanations and protestations Maitland extracted the general drift of narrative And in the end held up his hand for silence.
 q think understand, now You say he had changed to my gray suit?' O'Hagan darted into the bedroom, whence he emerged with confirmation l of his statement
 'Tis gone, sor, an'-'
 All right But with a rueful smile, tI'll take the liberty of countermand- ing Mr. Snaith's order. If he should cali again, O'Hagan, very much want to see him"
 Faith, and 'tis mesilf will have a worrud or two to whisper in the ear av him, sor,' announced O'Hagan, grimly.
 I'm afraid the opportunity will be lacking. You may fix me hot bath now, 0'Hagan. and put out my even- ing clothes. I'll dine at the club to- night and may not be back"
 And rising, Maitland approached a mirror; before which he fingered for several minutes, cataioguing his in- j,ries Taken altogether, they amounted to little The swelling of his wrists and ankles was subsidng gradually; there was a slight redness visible in the corners of his mouth, and a shadow of discoloration on his right temple-something that could be concealed by brushing his hair in a new way.
 q think shall do,' concluded Malt land; there's nothing to excite partic- ular comment The bulk of the sore ness is nside.'