The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-10-08
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
an's finger prints in dust on his desk
along with a letter from his attorney
Maitland dined with Bannerman, his at
torney. Dan set out for Greentlelds, to
get his family jewels. Maitland. on
reaching home, surprised lady in gray,
cracking the safe containing his gems.
known crook, Daniel Ansty. Half-hyp-
noticed Maitland opened his safe, took
therefrom the jewels, and gave them to
her, first forming partnership in crime.
The real Dan Anisty, sought by police Of
the world, appeared. Maitland overcame
him. He and the girl went to New York
In her auto. He had the jewels. She
was TO meet him that day. A "Mr.
Snaith" introduced himself as a detec-
tive. To shield the girl in gray, Maitland.
about to show him the jewels, supposedly
lost was felled by a blow from "Snaith's"
cane. The latter proved TO be Anisty
himself and he secured the gems. Anisty,
who was Maitland's double, Tnasqueraded
as the latter. The criminal kept Matt
lands engagement with the girl in gray.
He gave her the gems. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems. Maitland,
without cash. called mp his home and
heard a woman's voice eXpostulating.
Anisty, disguised as Maitland, tried to
wiring from her the location OF the gems.
a crash was heard at the front door.
Maitland overwhelmed the crook, allow
ing him to escape to shield the young
woman. The girl in gray made her es-
cape, jumping into a cab. An instant
later by working ruse, Anisty was at
her side. lie took her to Attorney Ban
nermans Office There, by torture, he
tried in vain to wiring from her the loca-
ton OF the gems. He left her moment
and she 'phoned O'Hagan, only getting in
the words: Tell Mr.. Maitland under the
brass bowl" the hiding place in the lat
ter's rooms, when Anisty heard her
words. Zimmerman also was revealed as
q crook. He and Anisty set out TO secure
the gems and leave town. The girl was
still imprisoned Maitland finding the girl
gone. searched his rooms and unearthed
Struck Anstv's trail In big office build
Ing, where the crook was killed. Matt
land and girl in gray confessed love for
each other.
CHAPTER XVI.-Continued.
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 a farm
If | could We caught that son of a gun
alive" he added at apparent random,
and vindictively. "All right Yeh be
responsible for tn lady, II she's want.
ed, will yeh?"
Positively"
Il gottuh have her name nd add
ress."
rs that essential?"
Sure. Gottuh protect myself n
case anythin' turns up. Yeh oughttuh
TO know that"
'1-don't want IL to come OUT Matt.
land hesitated, trying to invent a
plausible lie.
We'll, any one can see how you feel
about It,"
Maitland drew a long breath and
anticipated rashly. IT'S Mrs. Matt
land" he told the man with tremor
Hickey nodded, unimpressed. "Uh
huh. knowed that all along" he
replied But seem as yeh didn't want
Il talked about - And, appar
emily needless Of Maitlands startled
and suspicious stare: IF yeh're goin
to see yer fren', yeh better get a
wiggle on. He won't last long"