Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-17


possessed of resource and expedient.
Trapped.-the word blazed incan
descent in his brain. So long had h,
foreseen and planned against this YER.
moment.
Yet panic swayed him for but lit
tie instant; rs swiftly as it had over
come him IL subsidized. leaving hin
shocked, shade more pale. but rapid
ly reasserting control Of his faculties
And with this shade OF emotion came
complete reinsurance.
His name had been uttered In nj
stern or menacing tone; rather 1t!
syllables had been pitched in low
and guarded key, with an undernote
of raillery and cordially. In brief, the
moment that he recognized the voice
as a woman's, he was again master o.
himself and, aware that the result OF
his instructive impulse to rise and do
fend himself, which had brought him
to standing position, would be in
terpreted as only the natural action OF
a gentleman addressed by feminine
acquaintance, he was confident that
he had not betrayed his primal con
sternation. He bowed, smiled. and
with eyes In which establishment swift
ly gave place to Qualification and com
plete comprehension, appraised her
who had addressed him.
She seemed to have fluttered to the
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slightly swaying, her walking costume
OF gray shot silk falling about her in
soft, tremulous petals. Dainty. chic
well-poised, serene, f1awlessly pretty
in her miniature fashion: Anisty rec
ognized her in a twinkling. His per
ceptions, trained to observations as in
Simultaneous as those Of snapshot
camera, and well-nigh as accurate
had photographed her individuality in
delibly 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
of immediate action, he had difficulty
as scant in accounting for her pres
ence there. What he did not quite
comprehend was why Maitland had
used her 80 kindly; for 1t had been
plain enough that that gentleman had
surprised her in the act Of safe-break'
ing before conniving at her escape
But, allowing that Maitlands actions
had been based upon motives vague to
the burglars understanding, it was
quite in the scheme of possibilities
that he should have arranged to meet
his protegee at the restaurant that
afternoon. She was come to keep an
appointment to which (now that An
isty came to remember) Maitland had
alluded in the beginning of their con.
versation.
Well and good once before, within
the past two hours. he had told him
self that he was Good-enough Matt.
land. He was be even better nov.
But you did surprise mel" he de.
clared, CALAMITY. before she could won.
see, l was dreaming"
He permitted her to surmise the OBJ.
ject round which his dreams had been
woven
"And had expected you to be Gag
erly watching for mel" she parted,
archly.
II was mentally. But" he
warned her, seriously, mot that name.
Maitland is known here; they call me
Maitland-the walters. 1t seems
made bad choice. But with your as
s1stance and discretion we can bluff it
out, all right"
II forgot. Forgive me-" But now
she was in the chair opposite him,
tucking the lower ends of her gloves
into their wrists.
"No matter-nobody heard"
Il very nearly called you Handsome
Dan" She flashed radiant smile at
him from beneath the rim of her pic.
ture hat.
A fire was kind}ed in Anisty's eyes;
he was conscious of a quickened drum
ming of his pulses.
Dan is Maitland's front name,
ALSO" he remarked. absently.
II thought as much" she responded,
quietly speculative.
The burglar hardly heard 1t has
been indicated that he was quick
witted, because he had to be, in the
very nature of his avocation. Just
now his brain was working rather
more rapidly than usual, even; which
was one reason why the light had
leaped into his eyes.
1t was very plain-to deductive
reasoner-from the girls attitude to-
ward him that she had fallen into re-
lations Of uncommon friendliness with
this Maitland, young as Anisty be-
lieved their acquaintance to be. There
had plainly been iirtation-where-
in lay the explanation of Maitland
forbearance; he had been fascinated
by the woman, had not hesitated to
take Anisty's name (even as Anisty
was then taking his) in order to pro-
long their intimacy.
So much the better. Turn about
was still fair play. Maitland had sown
as Anisty; the real Anisty would reap
the harvest. Pretty women interested
him deeply, though he saw little enough
Of them, partly through motives Of
prudence, partly because Of refine
ment of taste; women of the class of
this conquest-by proxy were out Of
reach of the enemy of society. That
is. under ordinary circumstances. This
one, on the contrary, was not; what
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