The Huttig news., 1909-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Mad" Dan Maitland. on met an attractive young woman at the ds or Janitor O'Hasan assured him no obe had been within that day Dan dis ciVered womans finger prints in dust on his desk, along with letter from hls attorney.
 CHAPTER H.-Matland dinad with Bannerman his attorney. Dan set out or Greenfields, to get his family jewels During his walk to the country seat, he met the young woman in gray, whom le had seen leaving his bachelors club. Her auto had broken down. He fixed it md by ruse she lost him;
 CHAPTER III.-MaitIand. on reaching lome, surprised lady in gray, cracking he safe containing his gems. She. ap- ,arently. took him for a well-known rock, Daniel Anisty.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Half-hypnotized Matt land opened his safe, took therefrom the jewels, and gave them to her, first form, Ing partnership in crime The real Dan Anisty, sought by police of the world, appeared on the same mission Maitland overeame 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 as a detective To shield the girl in gray Maitland. about to show him the jew els, supposedly lost was felled by a blow from ''Snaith's" cane. The latter proved to be Anisty himself and he se- cured the gems.
 CHAPTER vE-Anisty. who was Matt 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 rg in love at first sight They were to meet and divide the foot.
 CHAPTER vIII-Maitland revived and regretted missing his engagement. An ly avo.ded capture through mysterious lip. The girl in gray visited Matland's apartments during his absence and re- turned gems. being discovered on re- turn.
 CHAPTER K Maitland, without cash. called up his home and heard a woman's voice eXpostulatng.
 CHAPTER x.-Anlsty. disguised as Maitland told her his real identity and realizing himself trieked 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
 
 the young woman. Dan himself nar rowly avoids arrest.
 CHAPTER XII. Janitor o'Hagan wined and dned the officers of the law Hickey a detective duped by Anisty re- fused to partake and unused on his ill- fate.
 CHAPTER xIII.-The girl in gray made her escape: Jumping into cab. An instant later, by working ruse, An isty was at her side.
 Pravado? Or deadly purpose? How could she tell? Her heart misgave CT; she crushed herself away from nim as from some abnormally vicious, loathly reptile.
 He understood this: and regarded her with a confident leer, inscrutably strong and malevolent.
 And there is one other reason why vou will think twice before making a row., he clinched his case. "'If you
 d that, and l weakly permitted the pol ce to nab and walk us off. the busi- ness would get in the papers-your name and all; and-what'd Maitland think of you then, my lady? What'd he think when he read that Dan Anisty had been pinched on Broad way in company with the little woman be'd been making eyes at-whom he was going, in his fine manlike way, to reach down a hand to and yank up out of the gutter and redeem and and all that slush? Eh?"
 And again his low evil laugh made ch1 ricily that. You1l come with me and be- have, guess, all right"
 She was dumb. stupefied with mis- cry.
 He turned upon her sharply.
 "Wen?"
 Her lips moved in soundless assent lips as uallid and bloodless as the wan young face beneath the small inconspicuous hat.
 The man grunted impatiently; yet was satisfied, knowing that he had sher now completely under control; condition not hard to bring about in a woman who, like this, was worn out with physical fatigue and overwrought with nervous strain. The conditions had been favorable e. the result was pre-eminently comfortable. She would give him no more trouble.
 The hansCm swerved suddenly across the car-traeks and pulled up at the curb. Anisty rose with an ex- clamation of relief and climbed down to the sidewalk, turning and extending a hand to assist the girl.
 "Come!" he said imperatively. We've no time to waste"
 For an ins ant only she harbored fugitive thought of resistance, then his eyes met hers and held them. and her mind seemed to SC blank under his ste eadfast and domineeriag regard. "Come," he reneated sharply. Trem- bling, she placed a hand in his and somehow found herself by his side. Regardless of appearances the man retained her hand, merely shifting it beneath his arm, where a firm pres sure of the elbow held it as in wise.
 You needn't wait" he said curtly to the cabby; and swung about. the girl by his side.
 No nonsense now" he warned her tensey, again thrusting a hand in his