The newspaper., 1909-03-26
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
tcopyrisht 1901. The Bosbs-Msrrii Co.I
SYNOPSIS.

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met an attractive young woman at the
door. Janitor O'HaEan assured him no
one had been within that day. Dan dis
covered = woman's finger prints in dust
on his desk. along with u letter from his
attorney.
CHAPTER II.-Aaitland dinsd with
Zimmerman. his attorney. Dan set out
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he had seen leaving his bachelors club
Her auto had broken down. He fixed II
and by . ruse she lost him.
home. surprised lady, in gray. cracking
the safe containing his gems. She, ap
parentiy. took him for well-known
crook. Daniel Anisty.
CHAPTER Iv.-Half-hypnotized. Matt
land opened his safe took therefrom the
jewels. and gave them to her. first form
ing partnership in crime, The real
Dan Anisty. sought by police OF the
Maitland overcame him. lie met the
girl outside the house and they sped on
jewels and she promised to meet him
that day.
CHAPTER v.-Maitland received .
Mr.. Snaith." introducing himself as a
detective To shield the girl In gray.
els. supposedly lost, was felIed by
blow from "Snaith's" cane. The latter
proved to be Anisty himself and he se-
CHAPTER vI.-Anisty. who was Malt
lands double. masqueraded as the latter.
CHAPTER vII.-The criminal kept
Maitlands engagement with the girl IN
gray. He gave her the gems. after fall
ing In love at first sight. They were
to meet and divide the loot.
CHAPTER vIII-Maitiand revived and
regretted missing his engagement An
tsty. masquerading as Maitland. narrow
tip. The girl In gray visited Maitiand's
apartments during his absence and re-
turned gems. being discovered ON re-
turn.
CHAPTER IX--Maitland. without cash.
called up his home and heard a wonan's
voice eSpostuiating-
CHAPTER x--Anisty. disguised as
Maitland. told her his real Identity and
realizing himself tricked tried to wiring
he proposed marriage. A crash was heard
at the front door.
CHAPTER xL-Maitiand started for
home. He found Anisty and the girl
In his rooms Again he overwhelmed the
the young woman. Dan himself mar
rowiy avoids arrest.
CHAPTER XII Janitor o'Haxan
wined and dined the officers OF the law.
Hickey. detective. dupad by Anisty. re-
fused TO partake and mused on his III
fate.
CHAPTER xIIT-The girl In gray
made her escape. jumping into cab.
An instant later. by working ruse. An
isty was at her side
AS 1t closed the girl leaped TO her
feet. maddened with torture. wild eyes
casting about the room for a weapon
of some sort, OF offense or defense. for
she could not have endured the tor
ture an instant longer. II forced TO II.
to fight. fight she would. II only she had
something. a stick of wood to defend
herself with. But there was nothing.
nothing at all.
The room was a typical office. well
but severely furnished. The rug that
covered the tile floor was of rich
quality and rare design. The neutral
tinted walls were bare. but for
couple of steel engravings i'm heavy
wooden frames. There were three
heltiiy upholstered leather arm-chairs
and one revolving desk-chair: a roll
tcp desk. against the partition wall.
a waste-paper basket. and a fiat-topped
desk. or table. And that was all.
Or not quite all. else the Office equip
ment had not been complete. There
was the telephone,
But he would hear! Or was the par
tition sound-proof?
AS II in contradiction of the sugges-
tion, there came to her ears very clear
ly the sound of the hall door creaking
on its hinges. and then a mans voice.
shrill with anger and anxiety.
you fool. Do you want to ruin
us both? What do you mean"
The door crashed to. interrupting
the protest and drowning Anisty's
reply.
Il was passing" the new voice took
up its plaintive remonstrance, "and
the watchman called me in and said
that you were telephoning for me"
Damn the interfering fool" inter
rupted Anisty.
But what's this insanity, Anisty?
What's this about a woman? What"
The newcomers tones assembled higS
scale of fright and rage.
Lower your voice, you asst" the
burglar responded, sternly. And"
He took his own advice; and for a
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