The Huttig news., 1909-01-23

sivered a womanS finger prints in dust )n his desk, along with letter from hls attorney.
 CHAPTER II-Maitiand dined with 'annerman. his attorney Dan set out 2r GreenfelGs, to get his family jewels. lnring his walk to the country seat, he let the young woman in gray, whom had seen leaving his bachelors club. Ter auto had broken down. He fixed it
 nd by ruse she lost him. CHAPTER III-Maitland, on reaching 9me, surprised lady in gray, cracking le safe containing his gems. She. ap-
 arently, took hisn for a well-known rock, Daniel Anisty
 CHAPTER IV.-Half- -hypnotized. Malt land opened his safe. took therefrom the jewels. and gave them to her. first form ing a partnership in crime. The real Dan Anisty, sought by police of the world, appeared on the same mission Maitland oyercame him. He met the S.rl outside the house and they sped on to New York in her auto. He had the jewels and she promised to meet him that day.
 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's. cane The latter proved to be An.sty himself and he se- cured the gems.
 CHAPTER VI-Anisty, who was Malt lands double. masqueraded as the latter
 CHAPTER VII-The criminal kept Maitland's 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, masquerading as Maitland. narrow avoided st arin lip. The girl in gray visited Maitland's 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 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 X1.-Maitland started for home. He found Anisty and the girl in his rooms. Again he overwhelmed the crook. allowing him to escape to shield rowly avoids arrest
 r-ined and dined the officers of the law. 1 Hickey detective. duped by Anisty re- fused to partake and unused on his ill- I fate.
 CHAPTER xIII.-The girl in gray made her escape, iump'ng into cab a l isty was at her side.
 ~O'Hagan-is that you? Tell MT Maitland"
 Hes gawn out for the noight an l Tell him, please"
 "But hes out. Ring up in tht marnin'.''
 But can't you take this message for him? Please"
 The door was suddenly jerled open and Anisty leaped into the room, face white with passion. Terrified. the girl sprang from the desk, carrying the instrument with her, placing the re volving chair between her and hel enemy.
 "The brass bowl. ple aee-tell him that" she cried clearly into the re ceiver.
 And Anisty was upon her, striking the telephone from her grasp with one swift blow and seizing her savage iH clattered and pounded on the floor she was sent reeling and staggering half way across the room. As she brought up against the flat topped desk, catching it's edge and saving herself fall, the burglar caught up the telephone
 Who is that?" he shouted, impera tiveSy into the transmitter.
 Whatever the reply, it seemed to l please h m. His brows cleared the wrath that had made his face almost unrecognizable subsided; he even smiled And the girl trembled, know ing that he had solved her secret; for she had hoped against hope that the only words he could have heard her speak would have had too cryptic a significance for his comprehension.
 As, slowly and composedly, he re placed the receiver on its hook and returned the instrument to the desk a short and rotund figure of man, in rumpled evening dress and wearing a wilted collar. hopred excitedly into the room, cast at the girl one terrified 1 glance out of eyes that glittered with excitement like black diamonds set l in face the hue of yeast and clutched the burglars arm.
 'oh, Anis.y, Anisty," he cried l piteously. What is it? What is it: l Tell ma'"
 Its all right returned the burglar 1 Don't you worry, little man. Pull yourself together" And laughed,
 ''But what--what-" stammered. the other.
 l 'Only that she's given herself away, chuekled Anisty; beautifully and completely. The brass bowl, says she l thinking never saw one on Maj, i lands deskl-and 'OHagan, and who the divvle are you?' says the man on the other end of the wire. when 1 ask who he is.''
 And? And7" pleaded the little man, dancing with worry.
 And it means that my lady here re- turned the jewels to Maitland by hid ing ihem under brass ash-recei CT on his desk-ass that l was not to know!