Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-02
CHAPTER xi.-continued.

.Not quite" Maitland contradicted
brusquely. wearying of the compiled
ti0n. "You say you met me on thu
stoop here. At what o'clock?"
"One: nd yeh takes me to lunch a
Eugenes."
"Ah! When did leave you?"
Il leaves yeh there at two"
We'll. O'Hagan will testify that h,
left me in these rooms, in dressing
gown and slippers. at about one. A
four he found me on this divan, bound
and gagged, by courtesy of your friend
Mr.. Anisty. Now, when was with you
in Harlem?"
"At seven o'clock, to the minute, vel
comes"
Never mind. At ten minutes tt
seven took a cab from here to the
Primordial club, where l dined Al
seven precisely"
"And what's more" interposed thu
cabman, eagerly, Il took yer there
sir"
Thank you. Furthermore, sleuth
you say that you followed me arounC
town from seven o'clock until
when?"
Il said" stammered the plain
clothes man, purple with confusion.
mo matter / didn't leave the
Primordial until quarter to eleven
But all this aside, as l understand it
you are asserting that, having giveI
you all this trouble to-day, and know
ing that you were after me, | deliber
ately hoped into a cab Is minutes
ago, came up Fifth avenue at sucI
breakneck speed that this office
thought it was a runaway, and finall,
jumped out and ran upstairs here tt
fire a revolver three times, for no pur
pose whatsoever beyond bringing yo,
gentlemen about my ears?"
Hickeys jaw sagged. The cabby os
tentatiously covered his mouth with
huge red paw and made choking
noises.
Pass it up, sarge, pass it up" h,
whispered, hoarsely.
shut yer trap" snapped the de
tectiye. Il know what I'm dom. This
crooks clever all right, but l got thu
kibosh on him this time. Lemmt
alone" He squared his shoulders
clustering to save his face. 81 dom
know why yeh done it"
Then I'll tell you," Maitland cut in
crisply. IF you'll be good enough t.
listen" And concisely narrated The
events of the past "a hours. beginning
at the moment when he had discov
cred Anisty In Maitland Manor. Save
that he substituted himself for thu
man who had escaped from Higgins
and eliminated all mention of the gray
girl, his statement was exact and con
| vincing. AS he came down to the mo
ment when he had called up from tn,
Bartholdi and heard mysterious
sounds in his fiat, substant.ating his
story by indicating the receiver tina
dangled useless from the telephone
even Hickey was staggered.
But not beaten. When Maitland
ceased speaking the detective smiled
superiority to such invention. "Ver,
pretty" he conceded. "Yeh en- tell 4
all to the magistrate tomorrow morn
Ing. Meantime. yeh'll have time t.
think up yarn explainin' how it come
that crook like Anisty made three
attempts in one day to steal some
jewels. nd didn't get em. Where
were they all this timer"
''In safe-keeping," Maitland fled
manfully, with furtive glance toward
the alcove.
"Whose?" pursued Mr.. Hickey, true
ulently.
mime" with equanimity. Serious
ly-sleuth!--are you trying to make ,
charge against me of stealing my owl
property"
"Yeh done 1t for blind. Nd that's
enough. Officer, take this man to thu
station; I'll make the complaint"
The policeman hesitated. and at thii
Juncture O'Hagan put in an appear
ance, Juggling heavy brown-papel
bundle.
beg pardon. Misther Maitland
sor-?"
well, O'Hagan?"
THE crowd at the dure, sor, is dish
rersed," the janitor reported. a
couple av cops KEN along an fanne'
'em. They're askin' for the two a.
yees,' with careless nod to the pc
iiceman and detective.
"yeh heard what said" Hickey an
swered the officers look.