The Huttig news., 1909-01-30
SYNOPSIS.


 CHAPTER Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his New Fork bacnelor club. met attractive young woman at the d. or Janitor OHasan assured him no one had been within that day. Dan dis eivered woman's finger prints in dust on his desk along with d letter from hls attorney.
 CHAPTER II-Maitland dined with Zimmerman, his attorney. Dan set out for Greenhelds, to get his family jewels. During his walk to the country seat, he met the young woman in gray, whom he had seen leaving his bachelors club. Her auto had broken down. He fixed it and by ruse she lost him CHAPTER Ill., Maitland, on reaching home, surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe containing his gems. She, ap- parently, took h.n for a 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 l ing partnership in crime. The. real l world, appeared 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 1 jewels and sine promised to meet him that day.
 CHAPTER v.-Maitland received MT. Snaith,'' introducing himself as detective. To shield the girl in gray. Maitland, about to show him, the jew els. supposedly lost was felled by i blow from "Snaith's" cane The latter proved to be Anisty himself and he cured the gems.
 CHAPTER vI-Anisty. who was Matt lands double, masqaeraded as the latter. CHAPTER vI.-The criminal kept Maitland's engagement with the girl in gray. He gave her the gems after fall 1 ing in love at first sight. They were | m
 CHAPTER VIII.-.Maftland revived and regretted missing his cn gagement. An l isty, masquerad;ng Maitland. narrow 1 iy avoided capture through mysterious lip. The girl in gray visited Maitland's l apartments during his absence and re- ] turned gems, being discovered on re- | turn.
 CHAPTER Maitland, without cash, called up his home and heard a woman's voice expostulating.
 CHAPTER X-An'sty. disguised as Maitland. told her his real identity and realizing himself trcked 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 Anisty and the girl ] in his rooms. Again he overwhelmed the crook, allowing him to escape to shield the young woman. Dan himself mar ToNty dNoluS dlleSA. I CHAPTER XII Janiter OtHagan wined and dined the officers of tie law Hickey, detective. duped by Anisty. re fused to partake and unused on his ill- fate.
 CHAPTER xrTI-The girl in gray made her escape. jumping into a cab. An instant later by working ruse An isty was at her side
 Laughing. Maitland bade him good night aud left the house, turning west to gam Fifth avenue. walking slowly because he was little tired, and en. toying the rather unusual experience of being abroad at that hour without company. The sky seemed cleaner than ordinarily the city queter than ever he had known it, and in the air was a sweet smell, reminiscent of the country y-side-reminding one unhappi- ly of the previous night when one had gone whistling to ones destiny along a perfumed country road
 Coed 'eavings. Mister Maitland siri Ii. carnt be youi"
 Maitland looked up. bewildered for the instant. The voice that hailed him out of the sky was not unfamiliar.
 4 cab that he had waited on the corner to let pass was reined back suddenly. The driver leaned down from the box and in a thunderstruck tone advertised his stupefaction.
 Tt aren't in nature, sir-if yern pardon my mentionin it. But ere I leaves you not ten minutes ago at the St. Luke building and finds yer ere, when you 'aven't 'ad time"
 Maitland woke up Whats that?" he questioned, sharply You left me where ten minutes-?"
 St. Luke buildin', corner Broadway an'-'
 q know it." excited, but
 ''-avin took yer there with the young lady"
 Young lady,"
 that comes outer the 'ouse with yer, sir
 "The devil," Maitland hesitated no longer; his foot was on the step as h, spoke. Drive me there at once. and drive for all you're worth,n he cried. If there's an ounce of speed in that plug of yours and you don't get it out"
 Never fear. sir, We'll make it in five m nutes!n
 "It'll be worth your while.'
 "Rieht-0"
 Maitland dropned into his seat dumfounded. Good Lordi" he whis pered; and then. savagely: Tn the power of that infamous scoundrel-' And felt of the revolver in his pocket
 The cab had been headed north; the St. Luke rears it's massive bulk south of Twe1ty-second street The driver expertly swung his vehicle almost on dead center. Simultaneously it ca reened with the impact of heavy bulk landing upon the step and falling in a heap on the deck
 My worrd, what's that?" came from aloft Maitland was altogether too startled to speak.
 The heap sat up, resolving itsel nto the semblance of man. who spoke in decisive tones:
 If yeh're goin' there, I'm goin' witt Yeh. r yeh don't go--see?"