The newspaper., 1909-02-26
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright 1907. TAs Dsbbs-Nsrrtl Gel
SYNOPSIS.

tCopyright 1907. The DsbbsNs Ce.l
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-"Mad" Dan Maitland, on
reaching his New York bachelor club
met an attractiye young woman At the
one had been within that day. Dan dis
covered a woman's finger prints in dust
on his desk. along with letter from his
GmAPrER N H.snd S.. s,n.e ,ss na.
for Greenheids. to get his family jewels
During his walk to the country seat, he
be .' had % .:e% u 1s.vna S"h ii. S.ekeiSf. S eiSS
Her auto had broken down. He nxed It
and BY russ she lost" him.
CHAPTER IIL-Maitland. on reaching
home. surprised lady in gray. cracking
parentiy. took him for weii-known
crook. Daniel Anisty.
CHAPTER Neutrality-suspicious.. Malt
land opened his safe. took therefrom the
Jewels. and gave them to her. frst form.
Dan % Anis,y. sought @ by police Of III.
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 .
MIR Snaith'' introducing himself as a
dsteetiys ist;,,d To shield the CIR, girl In gray.
els. supposedly lost. was felled by a
blow from "snaith's" cane. The latter
proved to be Anisty himself and he Sc
CHAPTER vI-Anisfy. who was Matt
lands double. masqueraded as the latter.
CHAPTER vII.-The criminal kept
Maitiand'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 loot
CHAPTER vIII-Maitland revived and
regretted missing his engagement. An
Isty. masquerading as Maitland. narrow
ly avoided capture through mysterious
tip. The girl in gray visited Maitiand's
apartments during his absence and re-
turned gems. being discovered on re-
turn
CHAPTER Ix--Maitiand. without cash.
called up his home and heard "A womans
voice expostuiating
The automatic lock clicked and the
door swung open: the gray man pass
ing through and up the stairs. Hickey.
ostentatiously ignoring the existence
of the policeman. returned to his post
OF observation.
At eight o'clock he was still there.
looking bored.
At $3.50 he was still there. wearing
a puzzled expression.
At nine he called the adoring hall
boy. gave him a quarter with minute
instructions. and saw him disappear
into the hallway OF No. 205. Three
minutes later the boy was back.
breathless but enthusiastic.
"Missis Simmons" he explained be-
ha atnff
heard OF nobody named Maitland.
Somebody rang her bell a while ago
an apologized for disturbln' her-said
he wanted the folks on the top floor
guess yer man went acrost the roofs:
them houses is all connected. and yuh
en- walk clear from the corner here
tub halfway up tub Nineteenth street.
on Sain' Nicholas avenoo."
"Uh-huh." laconically returned the
detective. Thanks" And turning on
his heel. walked westward.
The policeman crossed the street
to detain him for a moments chat
'T guess it's all on. Jim.' Hickey
told him. Some one must We tipped
that crook of. Anyway. | amt goln'
to wait no longer"
81 wouldn't neither" agreed the uni
formed member. Say. who's yer
friend yeh was talkin' tub. while
ago.
"Oh. frien' OF mine Yeh didn't have
no call TO git excited then. jim.
G'night."
And Hickey proceeded westward. a
listless and preoccupied man by the
vacant eye of him. But when he
emerged into the glare Of Eighth ave
nue. his face was unusually red. Which
may have been due to the heat. And
Just before boarding a.downtown sur
face car. oh" he enunciated with gus
to "hell,"