Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
And forthwith Maitland's cigarette
case was produced, with flourish.


What beautiful easel"
In an instant it was in her hands.
| Beautiful" she iterated, inspecting
the delicate tracery of the monogram
| engraver's art-head Bonded forward,
face shaded by the broad-brimmed hat.
you like it? You would care to
own it," Anisty demanded, unsteadily.
'I?" The infection of doubtful sur
prise was delight to the ear. "Oh!
l couldn't think of accepting.
Besides. have no use for it."
of course you ain't-are not that
sort" An hour back he could have
kicked himself for the grammatical
D;under; now he was wholly illuded;
besides, she didn't seem to notice.
But as little token-between US"
She drew back, pushing the case
across the cloth; Il couldn't dream"
But If insist"
IF you insist? Why, 1 sup
pose it's awfully good Iof
you" She flashed him a maddening
glance.
You do me pro-honor," he amend
ed, hastily. Then, daringly: ST don't
ask much in exchange, only"
"a cigarette?" she suggested,
hastily.
He laughed, pleased and diverted
"That'll be enough now-if you'll light
it for me-"
She glanced obviously round the now
almost deserted room; and a waiter
started forward as if animated by a
spring. Anisty motioned him imperi-
ously back. go on" he coaxed; mo
one can see." And watched, f1attered,
the slim white fingers that extracted a
match from the stand and drew it
swiftly down the prepared surface of
the box, holding the Pickering flame
to the end of white tube whose tip
lay between lips curved, scarlet, and
| pouting.
"There!" A pale wrath of smoke
| floated away on the fan-churned air.
and Anisty was vaguely conscious of
receiving the glowing cigarette from
a hand whose sheer perfection was but
enhanced by the ripe curves of a
rounded forearm. He inhaled
deeply, with satisfaction.
Undecided by him, the girl swiftly
passed a furtive handkerchief across
her lips. When he looked again she
was smiling and the golden case had
disappeared.
She shook her head at him in mock
reproval. BOLD mani" she called him;
but the crudity of it was lost upon him,
as she had believed it would be. The
| mCmppt had ooDoo for x,;ooro,,, ,,ooo.
ures, she felt, guile having paved the
way.
why do you call me that?'
TO appear so openly running the
gauntlet of the detectives"
?"-startled
"Of course you saw" she insisted.
Saw? No. Saw what?''
why. perhaps I am mis-
taken, but 1 thought you knew and
trusted to your likeness to Mr.. Matt.
land"
Anisty frowned, collecting himself,
bewildered. What are you driving at,
anyhow" he demanded, roughly.
Didn't you see the detectives? 1
should have thought your man would
have warned you. l noticed four lott
ing round the entrance, as l came in,
and feared"
why didn't you tell me, then?''
II have just told you the reason. I
supposed you were in your disguise"
That's So The alarmed express
| sion gradually faded, although he re-
manned troubled. 81 sure am Maitland
| to The life" he continued with salts
| faction. Even the head-waiter-"
"And of course" she insinuated, deli
| cately, you have disposed of the
| loot?"
He shook his head gloomily. mo
time, as yet"
Her dismay was evident. "You don't
mea2 to say"
I'm my pocket"
"Oh!" She glanced stealthily
around. I'm your pocket" she whis-
pered. "And-and if they stopped
you"
Il am Maitland"
But if they insisted on searching
you. :" She was round-eyed with
apprehension.
That's SOL" Her perturbation was
infectious. His jaw dropped
They would find the jewels-known
to be stolen
by God!" he cried. savagely.
DAM
Il beg your pardon. But
what am 1 to do? You are sure"
"McClusky himself is on the nearest
cornern'
"Phew!" he whistled; and stared at
her, searchingly. through lengthen-
ing pause.
Dan -. - said she at length.
"Yes?"
There is way"
Go on"
Last night, Dan"-she raised her
glorious eyes to his-.1ast night, /
trusted you."
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