Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-28

a folded newspaper from his pocket,
he spread it open for the officers in
| spection "Yeh see them pictures?
Now. on the level. is it natural?
The patrolman frowned doubtfully.
glazing from the paper to Maitland.
The cabby stretched curious neck.
Maitland groaned inwardly; he had
seen that infamous sheet.
"Now listen" the detective ex-
pounded with gusto. "Twict to-day this
here Maitland or Anisty, meets me.
Once on the stoop here, nd he's Matt
land nd takes me to lunch-see? Next
time it's in Harlem, where I've been
s'ner's Office to find Anisty, nd he's
still Maitland nd surprised to see me.
l amt sure then, but I'm doin some
heavy thinkin', all right. I lets him
go and shadows him. After while
he gives me the slip nd chases down
here waitin' for him to turn up. Com
ing down on the car l buys this paper
nd sees the pictures, and then I'm
on. See?"
"Uh-huh," grunted the patrolman,
scowling at Maitland. The cabby
caressed his nose with a soiled fore
finger refectively. plainly bit pre-
JUDGED by Hickey's exposition.
Zone minute" Maitland interjected,
eyes twinkling and lips twitching.
How long ago was it that you began
, to watch this house, sleuth?"
Five minutes before yeh come"
responded Hickey, ignoring the insult.
Now"
"Took you long time to figure this
out. didn't 1t? But go on, please"
well. picked the winner, all
right" flared the detective 81 guess
that'll be about all for yours"
mot quite" Maitland contradicted,
brusquely, wearying OF the complica-
ton. You say you met me on the
stoop here. At what o'clock
"One: md yeh takes me to lunch at
Eugene's"
"Ah. When did leave you?"
81 leaves yeh there at two"
well, O'Hagan will testify that he
left me in these rooms, in dressing
gown and slippers, at about one. At
four he found me on this divau, bound
and gagged, by courtesy of your friend,
Mr. Anisty. Now, when was I with you
in Harlem?"
"At seven o'clock. to the minute, yeh
comes"
Never mind. At ten minutes to
seven l took cab from here to the
Primordial club, where I dined at
seven precisely"
"And what's more" interposed the
cabman, eagerly, II took yer there,
sir"
Thank you. Furthermore, sleuth,
you say that you followed me around
town from seven o'clock until
when?"
81 said" stammered the plain
clothes man. purple with confusion.
NO matter l didn't leave the
Primordial until quarter to eleven
you are asserting that having given
you all this trouble to-day, and know
ing that you were after me, l deliber-
ately hoped into cab Is minutes
ago, came up Fifth avenue at such
breakneck speed that this officer
thought it was runaway, and finally
jumped out and ran upstairs here to
fire revolver three times, for no pur-
pose whatsoever beyond bringing you
gentlemen about my ears?"
Hickey's jaw sagged. The cabby os-
tentatiously covered his mouth with a
huge red paw and made choking
noises.
Pass 1t up, sarge, pass 1t up" he
whispered, hoarsely.
Shut yer trap snapped the de-
tective. 81 know what I'm DOM This
crooks clever all right, but got the
kibosh on him this time. Lemme
alone" He squared his shoulders,
clustering to save his face. Il don't
know why yeh done it
Then I'll tell you." Maitland cut in.
crisply. eff you'll be good enough to
listen" And concisely narrated the
events of the past "a hours, beginning
at the~noment when he had discov-
cred Anisty in Maitland Manor. Save
that he substituted himself for the
man who had escaped from Higgins
and eliminated all mention of the gray
girl. his statement was exact and con-
vincing. AS he came down to the mo-
ment when he had called up from the
Bartholdi and heard mysterious
sounds in his fiat, substantiating his
story by indicating the receiver that
dangled useless from the telephone,
even Hickey was staggered.
But not beaten. When Maitland
ceased speaking the detective smiled
superiority to such invention. very
pretty" he conceded. "Yeh en- tell it
! all to the magistrate tomorrow morn
ing. Meantime yeh'll have time to
think up yarn explainin' how it come
that crook like Anisty made three
attempts in one day to steal some
jewels, nd didn't get 'em. Where
were they all this time?"
I'm safe-keeping," Maitland lied.
manfully. with furtive glance toward
the alcove
"Whose?" pursued Mr.. Hickey, true
ulently
Mine" with eQuanimity. Serious.
ly-sieuth!--are you trying to make
charge against me OF stealing my own
property"
"Yeh done 1t for blind Nd that's
enough. Officer, take this man to the