The Huttig news., 1909-01-02
SYNOPS SIS.


 CHAPTER Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his New York bachelor club. ntet an attractive young woman at the df or Janitor O'Hasan assured him no ohe had been within that day. Dan dis c1vered woman's finger prints in dust on his desk, along with letter from his attorney.
 CHAPTER II-Maitland dined with Bannerman his attorney. Dan set out for Greenfields, 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 a ruse she lost" him.
 CHAPTER III.-Maitland. on reaching home, surprised lady in gray. cracking he safe containing his gems. She, ap- parently, took him for well-known rock, Daniel Anisty.
 CHAPTER IV.-Half-hypnotize 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 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 that day.
 CHAPTER v-Maitland received a MT. Snaith," introducing himself a detective To shield the girl in gray. Maitland. about to show him the jew els, supposedly lost was felled by blow from "Snaith's" cane. The latter proved to be Anisty himself and he se cured the gems.
 CHAPTER yI.--Anisty. who was Malt lands double. masqueraded as the latter. CHAPTER vII.+The criminal kept Maitlands 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 loot
 CHAPTER vIII.-Maitland revived and isty, masquerading as Maitland, narrow ly avoided capture through mysterious tip. The girl in gray visited Maitland's apartments during his absence and re- turned gems, being discovered on re- turn.
 CHAPTER Maitland without cash, called up his home and heard woman's voice expostulating.
 CHAPTER X-Ansty, 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. crash was heard at the front door.
 And whats more." interposed the cabman. eagerly, "I took yer there, sir
 "Thank you. Furthermore, sleuth, you say that you followed me around town from seven o'clock until when?"
 T said stammered the plain clothes man. purple with confusion.
 No matter. I didn't leave the Primordial until quarter to eleven But all this aside, as I understand it you are asserting that, having given you all this trouble today, and know. ing that you were after me, I deliber. ately hoped into a cab 15 minutes ago came up Fifth avenue at such breakneck speed that this officer thought it was runaway, and finally jumped out and ran upstairs here to fire revolver three times, for no pur- pose whatsoever beyond bringing you gentlemen about my ears?"
 Hickey's jaw sagged. The cabby os- tentatiously covered h;s mouth with A huge red paw and made choking noises.
 Pass it up, sarge, pass 1t up," ha whispered hoarsely.
 Shut yer trap snapped the de. tectiye. q know what I'm doin. This crooks clever all right but I got the kibosh on him this time. Lemme alone" He squared his shoulders, clustering to save his face. q don't know why yeh done it."
 'Then Fll tell you" Maitland cut Yr. crisply. If you'll be good enough to listen. And concisely narrated the events of the past "A hours beginning at the moment when he had discov- cred Anistv in Maitland Manor. Save that he substituted himself for the man who had escaped from Higgins and eliminated all mention of the gray girl. his statement was exact and con. vincing As he came down to the me. ment when he had called up from the Bartholdi and heard mysterious sounds in his fiat substant.ating his story by indicating the receiver that dangled useless from the telephone, even Hickey was staggered
 But not beaten. When Maitland ceased speaking the detective smiled superiority to such invention "Very pretty" he conceded. "Yeh c'n tell 1t all to the magistrate tomorrow morn ing Meantime yehll have time to think up yarn explainin' how 1t come that a crook like Anisty made three attempts in one day to steal some jewels, nd didn't get 'em. Where were they all this timer"
 Tn safe-keeping." Maitland lied. manfully, with furtive glance toward the alcove
 "Whose?' pursued Mir. Hickey. true ulently
 Mine with equanimity Serious ly-sleuth! !-are you trying to make a charge against me of stealing my own property ?'
 Yeh done it for a blind. Nd that's enough. Officer, take this man to the station; I'll make the complaint
 The policeman hesitated, and at this juncture OHagan put in an appear ance, lugging heavy brown-paper bundle.
 Beg pardon, Misther Maitland. sor--?'