The Huttig news., 1909-01-16

two floors superimposed upon the roof with scant excuse save that of giving the building the distinction of being the leftiest in that section of the city certainly not to lend any finishing touch of architectural beauty to the edifiee.
 On the top landing a door confront cd them, its glass panel shining dimly in the darkness. Anisty paused, un tremendously thrusting the girl to one side and away from the head of the staircase: and here fumbled in a pocket, presently producing a jingling bunch of keys. For a moment or two she he.-d him working at the lock and muttering in an undertone-prob ably swearing and then, with click, the door swung open.
 The man thrust hand inside, touched an electric switch. flooding the room with light, and motioned the girl to enter She obeyed passively, thoroughly subiugated. and found her self in a large and well-furnished of fee, apparently the outer of two rooms. The glare of electric light at first partly blinded her and she halted instinctively few steps from the door, waiting for her eyes to be- come accustomed to the change.
 Behind her the door closed softly: and there followed a thud as bolt caught her by the arm and, roughly now and without wasting speech, bur ried her into the next room. Then, releasing her, he turned up the lights and, passing to the windows, threw two or three of them wide; for the air in the room was stale and iifeless.
 And now" said the criminal in a tone of satisfaction, now we can talk business, my dear"
 He removed his oyercoat and hat. throwing them over the back of a con venient chair, drew his fingers tboughtfully across his chin. and, standing at a little distance, regarded the girl with a shadow of saturnine smile softening the hard line of his lips.
 She stood where he had left her. as if volition was no longer. hers. Her arms hung slack at her sides and she was swaying a trifle. her face vacant, eyes blank: very near tie breaking down point
 The man was not without percep- tion; and recognized her state-one 'n which, he felt assured, he could get very little out of her She must be strengthened and revived before she would or could respond to the direct catechism he had in store for her. In his own interest, therefore. more than through any yielding to motives oi pity and compassion, he piloted her tG g chair by window and brought her g glass of clear cold water from the filter in the adjoining room.
 The cold. fresh breeze blowing in her face proved wonderfully invigorat ing. She let her head sink back upon the cushions of the easy, comfortable l leather chair and drank in the clean air in great deep draughts, with 2 sense of renewing vigor, both bodily
 and spiritual. The water helped too
 she dabbled the tip of ridiculousl.
 small handkerchief in it and bathei her throbbing temples. The while Anisty stood over her. waiting witi discrimination if with scant patience
 What was to come she neither knew nor greatly cared; but, with an in stinctive desire to postpone the inevit able moment of trial, she simulated deadly languor for some moments aft CT becoming conscious of her position and lay passive, long lashes all but touching her ebeeks-in which now 8 l faint color was growing-gaze wander ,sag at random out over a dreary vii derness of fiat rectangular roofs, livio in the moonlight broken by long straight elefts of darkness in whose l, depths lights gleamed faintly. Far ir the south the sky came down purple and black to the horizon, where sil yer srark glittered like low-hun star-the torch of Liberty. 'l think" Anisty's clear-cut tones 1 :ncisiye as a razor edge, crossed tn llstless trend of her thoughts. T thin we will now get down to business, m. J ladyi"
 She lifted her lashes. meeting hi 1aasterful stare with a look of calm 1T Guiry. 'FWell?"
 "So you're better now? Possibly was 9 mistake to give you that rest my lady. Still. when ones a gentle | man-cracksman-." He chuekled UT pleasantly. not troubling to finish hi sentence
 "WeH?" he mocked, seating himsel easily upon an adjacent table "We'rf here at slast where we'll suffer no in | terruptions to our little council of wal Feyend the watehman, there's prob ;l.'ly not another soul in the building and from that window there it is { straight drop Of "A stories to Broad way, while I'm between you and thu ! door. So you may be resigned to sta 1 here until I get ready to let you gc 1 If you scream for help. no one vii l hear you
 | Very we'll, she assented mechanic ! ally, turning her head away with ; { shiyer of disgust. What is it yol | want!"
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