The newspaper., 1909-02-19
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DAM"

Ian
Il beg your pardon. But :.
what am to do? You are sure"
"McClusky himself is on the nearest
corner!"
"Phew,'' he whistled; and stared at
her, searchingly, through a lengthen-
ing pause.
Dan :" said she at length.
'eYes?"
There is a way"
60 on
Last night, Dan"-she raised her
glorious eyes to his-'last night, l
I trusted you"
His face hardened ever SO slightly;
yet when he took thought the tense
lines about his eyes and mouth soft
ened And she drew a deep breath,
knowing that she had all but won.
II trusted you." she continued soft
" DO you know what that means?
i trusted you"
He nodded, eyes to hers, fascinated,
with an odd commingling of fear and
hope and satisfied self-love. Now l
am unconnected with the affair No
ore knows that had any hand in it.
Besides, no one knows me-that L
steal" Her tone fell lower THE po-
lice have never heard of me. DAM"
"I-believe-"
"I could get away" she interrupted;
land then, II they stopped you"
You're right, by the powers." He
struck the table smartly with his first.
You do that and we can carry this
through Why. lacking the jewels,
am Maitland-I am even wearing Matt
lands clothes!" he boasted. Il went
to his apartments this morning and
saw to that because it suited my pur-
pose to be Maitland for day or two"
Then" Her gaze questioned his.
Waiter" cried Anisty. And. when
the man was deferential at his elbow:
Call a cab. at once. please"
Certainly. sir"
The rest of the corps of servants
were at the other end Of the big room.
Anisty made certain that they were
not watching. then stealthily passed
the canvas bag to the girl. She bent
her head. bestowing it in her handbag.
You have made me happy.
Dan," came tremulously from beneath
the hat brim.
natcNtI uOuDto may nave oooahNt
him when It was too late. by that re-
mark were effaced. silenced. Who
could mistrust her sincerity?
Then when and where my I see
you again." he demanded.
THE same place"
II was a bold move: but she was
Standing: the waiter was back. an
nouncing the cab in waiting. and he
dared not protest. Yet his pat riposte
COMMANDED her admiration
mo. Too risky. II they are watch
ing here. they may be there. too" He
shook his head decidedly. The flicker
o. doubt was again extinguished: for
undoubtedly Maitland had escorted her
home that morning; her reference had
been to that place. Somewhere else."
he insisted confident that she vas
playing fair
slant. then, fumbling in her pocket
book. extracted a typical feminine
pencil stub-its business end looking
as though it had been gnawed by
vindictive rat-and scribbled hastily
on the back Of a menu card:
Mrs. McCabe. 205 West One Hun
dred and Eighteenth street. Top floor.
Ring three times"
Il shall be there at seven" she told
him. You won't fail me?'
Not IL I'm still at liberty" he
laughed.
And the waiter smiled at discretion.
q far-away and unobtrusive smile that
could by no possibility give offense:
at the same time 1t was calculated TO
convey the impression that. in the
opinion OF one humble person. at least.
Mr.. Maitland was a merry wag.
"Good-by DAM"
Anisty held her fingers in his hard
palm for an instant. rising from his
chair.
"Good-by. my dear" he said. clum-
silly.
He watched her disappear. eyes
humid. temples throbbing. by the
powers!" he cried. But she's
worth it,"
Perhaps his meaning was vague.
even to himself. He resumed his seat
mechanically and sat for a time
staring dreamily into vacancy. blunt
fingers drumming on the cloth.
NO" he declared at length. NO:
I'm safe enough in her
hands"
Once secure from the public gaze.
the girl crowded back into a corner OF
the cab, as though trying to efface her