The newspaper., 1909-04-02


You can come round at your con-
venience and arrange the details with
me. at my rooms. since you will be so
kind"
Il dunno" Hickey licked his lips.
watching with somber eye the prep
arations being made for the removal
of Anisty's body. I'D We give farm
II | could We caught that son of gun
alive" he added at apparent random.
and vindictively. "All right. Yeh be
responsible for tn lady. If she's want
ed. will yeh?"
Positively"
II gottuh have her name nd add
.ress."
rs that essential?'
Sure. Gottuh protect myself n
case anythin' turns up. Yeh oughttuh
to know that
''I--don't want 1t to come out" Matt
land hesitated. trying to invent
plausible lie.
We'll. any one can see how you feel
about it,
Maitland drew a long breath and
anticipated rashly. ITS Mrs. Matt
land" he told the man with tremor.
Hickey nodded. unimpressed. "Uh-
huh. ! knowed that all along" he
replied. But seein' as yeh didn't want
II talked about - And, appar-
emily needless of Maitland's startled
and suspicious stare: III yeh're goin'
to see yer fren. yeh better get n
wiggle on. He won't last long
Who? Zimmerman? What the
deuce do you mean?"
Hes the feller | plugged in the
elevator. that's all. Put hole through
his lungs. They took him into an Of
fee on the twenty-first floor right
opp'site the shaft
But what in Heavens name has
he to do with this ghastly mess"
Hickey turned shrewd eye upon
Maitland. Il guess he can tell yeh
beiter'n me-
With smcthered exclamation.
Maitland hurried away. still incredu-
lous and impressed with a belief. firm
er with every minute. that the wound
ed man had been wrongly identified
He found him as Hickey had said
he would. sobbing out his life. supine
upon the couch of an Office which the
janitor had opened to afford him a
place to die in. Maitland had TO force
way through a crowded doorway.
where the night-waichman was hold
ing forth in asgrieved incoherence on
the cruel treatment he had suffered at
the hands OF the law-breakers. \
phrase came To Naitland's ears as he
shouldered through the group.
e. grabbed me an trun mo
outer the cage. inter the hall. an then
the shootin' begins. an I jumps down
3 stairs t the sixteent' floor. -
Zimmerman opened dull eyes as
Maitland entered. and smiled family.
"Ah-h. Maitland" he rasped:
thought you'd come
Racked with sorrow. nothing guess
ing OF the career that had brought the
lawyer TO this pass. Maitland slipped
into chair by the head of the couch
and closed his hand over Bannerman's
chubby. icy fingers.
Poor. poor old chap" he said
brokenly How in Heaven"
But at Bannerman's look the words
died on his lips. The lawyer moved
restlessly. Don't pity me- he said
In low tone. This is what might
have p. . expected. suppose
man of Anisty's stamp des-
perate character it's all right.
Dan. my just due. -
Il don't understand. OF course" fal.
tered Maitland.
Zimmerman lay still n moment. then
continued: Il know you don't Thath
why sent for you. Member
that night at the PrimorGlal9 When
the deuce was a.? | can't
think straight long at time.
That night ! dined with you and
touched you up about the Jewels? We
had bully salaG. you know. and
spoke about the Graeme affair. :"
Yes. yes"
We'll I've been up TO that
game for years. I'd find out where the
plunder was. and Anisty al
ways divided square. used
70 advise him. or course you
won't understand-you've never want
ed for dollar in your life. -
Maitland said nothing. But his hand
remained upon the dying mans.
This would never have happened
4 Anisty hadn't been impa-
rlent. He was hard to handle. some
times. wasn't sure. you know. about
the jewels: only said thought they
were at Greenfields. Then | under
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