The newspaper., 1909-02-12
Dan is Maitland's front name,
elso." he remarked, absently
Il thought as much,'' she responded,


i1iely speculative.
The burglar hardly heard. 1t has
)een indicated that he was quick
Tilted, because he had to be, in the
cry nature OF his avocation. Just
1ow his brain was working rather
ncre rapidly than usual. even; which
Vas one reason why the light had
capped into his eyes.
1t wa very plain-to a deductive
'2soncr-from the girls attitude to-
ard him that she had fallen into re-
istions of uncommon friendlness with
his Maitland. young as Anisty be-
loved their acquaintance to be. There
had plainly been a firtation-where-
i lay The explanation of Maitland's
-cTbearance: he had been fascinated
" the woman. had not hesitated to
AXE Anisty's name (even as Anisty
as then taking his) in order to pro-
'-ns their intimacy.
So much the better. Turn about
rs sin fair play. Maitland had sown
3 = Il sty, the real Anisty would reap
: harvest. Pretty women interested
m deeply, though he saw little enough
. them. partly through motives OF
-ldrnce. partly because of a refine
ncat CT taste; women Of the class of
his conquestby-proxy were out of
each of the enemy of society. That
IS: under ordinary circumstances. This
one. on the contrary. was not; what
ever she was or had been, however
successful a craclswoman she might
be. her cultivation and breeding were
IS apparent as her beauty: and quite
as attractive.
A criminal is necessarily first gam
bier. a votary of Chance: and the
blind goddess had always been very
kind 10 Mr.. Anisty. He felt that here
again she was favoring him. Maitland
he had eliminated from this girls life:
Maitland had failed to keep his en-
grgement, and so would never again
b, called upon to play the part Of
burglar with he- interest for incentive
a.d guerdon. Anisty himself could
take up where Maitland had left on.
Easily enough. The difficulties were
Insignificant: he had only to play up
to Maitland's standard for 4 while, to
be Maitland with all that gentleman's
advantages, educational and social.
then gradually drop back to his own
level and be himself. Dan Anisty.
',4andsome Dan" the professional. the
fit mate for the girl.
What was she saying?
'But you have lunched already"
with an appealing rout.
Indeed. no." he protested. earnest
Is. Il was early-conceive my eager
ness,-and by Ill chance a friend of
mine insisted upon lunching with me.
I had only a cup OF coffee and n roll"
He motioned TO the waiter. calling
him Waiter" rather than "Garcon,-
-intuitively understanding that Malt
land would never have aired his
French in a public place. and that
he could not afford the least slip be-
fore a woman as keen as this.
Lay clean cloth and bring the
bill of fare" he demanded. tempering
his lordly Instincts and adding the
please" that men OF Maitland's stamp
uEe to interiors.
a friend" tardily echoed the girl
when the servant was gone.
He laughed lightly. determined to
be frank. "A detective. in point OF
fact" said he. And he enjoyed her sur.
prise.
You have many such?"
For convenience one tries TO have
one in each city"
And this
"Oh. / have him fixed. all right. He
ccnfided to me all the latest develop
ments and official intentions with re-
gsrd to the Maitland arrest"
Her eyes danced. Tell me-" she
demanded. imporious: the emphasis Of
Intimacy irresistible as she bent for
ward. forearms on the cloth. slim
white hands clasped with tense i'm
patience. eyes seeking his.
why Of course Maitland
escaped"
Not"
Fact. Scared the butler into un-
gageing him: then. in a fit of pardon
able rage. knocked that fool down and
dashed out of the window-presum-
ably in pursuit of us. Up to late
hour he hadn't returned. and police
opinion is divided as to whether Malt
land arrested Anisty. and Anisty got
away, or vice versa"
Excellent" She clasped her hands
noiselessly. gay little gesture.
so. whatever the outcome. one thing
is certain: Higgins will presently be
seeking another berth"