The Huttig news., 1909-02-06


 on his desk, along with letter from his attorney
 CHAPTER II-Maitland dined with Bannerman, his attorney. Dan set out for Greenields to get his family jewels. During his walk 10 the country seat he met the young woman in gray, whom ae had seen leaving his bachelors, club. Her auto had broken down. He fixed it and by ruse she lost" him.
 CHAPTER III.-Maitland, on reaching home, surprised lady in gray, cracking he safe containing his gems. She, ap- 2arently took htm for a well-known rock, Daniel Anisty
 CHAPTER IV.-Half- -hypnotized, Malt lard opened his safe took therefrom the Ing a partnership in crime. The real Dan Amsty, sought by police of the world, appeared on the same mission. Maitland overcame him. He met the girl outside the house and they sped on to New York in her auto. He had the Jewels and she promised to meet him
 CHAPTER v.-Maitland received a
 MT snaith." introducing himself as a detective To shield the girl in gray, Maitland. about to show him the jew els, supposedly lost was felled by a blow from "Snaith'sn cane. The latter l proved to be Ansty himself and he se- cured the gems.
 CHAPTER vI-Anisty, who was Malt lands double. masqueraded as the latter. CHAPTER vII.-The criminal kept Maiflands 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 foot.
 CHAPTER VIII.-Maitland revived and regretted missing his engagement. An isty, mas4uefading as Maitland, narrow ly avoided capture through mysterious tip. The girl in gray visited Maitland's turned gems, being discovered on re- turn.
 CHAPTER IX-Maitland, without cash called up his home and heard a woman's voice expostulating.
 CHAPTER X.-Anisty, disguised as Maitland, told her his real identity and realizing himself tricked tried to wiring from her the location of the gems. Then he proposed marriage. A crash was heard at the front door,
 CHAPTER xI-Maitland started for home He found Anistv and the girl in his rooms. Again he overwhelmed the crook. allowing him to escape to shield the young woman. Dan himself mar rowly avoids arrest
 CHAPTER XII . Janitor o'Hagan vined and dined the officer; oi tte low. Hickey. a detective. duped by Anisty re- l | fate.
 cHAPTER xIII-The girl in gray made her escape, jumping into cab. An instant later by working a ruse. An 1 isty was at her side.
 i CHAPTER XIv-He took her to Att l torney Bannerman's office. There by tor | tnre he tried in vain to wiring from her the location of the gems. He left her a moment and she 'phoned O'Hagan. only getting in the words: Tell MT, Ma'tland In the latters rooms. when Anisty heard her words Zimmerman also was re- vealed as a crook He and Anisty set out to secure the gems and leave town. The girl was still imprisoned
 There remained two more floors. two final flights. A little hopelessly he swung up the first. And as he did so the blackness above him was riven by a tongue of fire. and bullet. singing past his head. flattened itself with a vicious ST at against the marble dado of the walls Instinetively he pulled up, finger closing upon the trigger of his revolver; fash and report fol- lowed the motien. and panel of ribbed glass in door overhead was splntesed and fell in clashing frag-
 
 feet in flight upon the upper staircase.
 A clamor of caution, warning, en- couragcment. and advice broke out from the police below. But Maitland hardly heard. Already he was again in pursuit taking the sters two at a leap With a hand upon the newell pest lie swung round on the twenty third floor, and hurled himself toward the foot r the last flight A crash like a rfae-shot rang cut above, and for a second he fancied that Anisty had fired again an1 with heavier weapon. But immediately he realized that the noise had been only the slam ming of the door at the head of the stairs-the door whose glazed panel loomed above him, shedding a diffused light to guide his footsteps, it's opales. cent surface lettered with the name of
 HENRY NJ. ZIMMERMAN,
 Attorney X Counselor-at-Law, the door of the office whose threshold he had so often crossed to meet a friend and adviser. It was with a shock that he comprehended this, a thrill of wonder. He had all but for gotten that Zimmerman owned an of ice in the building, in the rush, the urge of this wild adventure. Strange hat Anisty should have chosen it for he scene of h s last stand-strange. nd strangely fatal for the criminal, For Maitland knew that from this eyrie there was no means of escape, other than by the stairs
 Vel and good! Then they had the man. and
 The thoneht WIS flashing in his mind, illumining the darkaees of his despair with the hore that he would be abe to force a word as to the girls whereabouts from the burglar ere the police arrived; Maitland's foot was on the upper step. when scream of mortal terror-her voice.-broke from within Half maddened, he threw him self bodily against the door twisting the knob with frantic fingers that slipred upon it's immovable polished surface.
 The bolt had been shot. he was