The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-12


grew too exquisite. Then, suddenly dis
continuing the pressure, but retain
ing her hand. he laughed shortly.
"Will you speak, my lady. or win +
you have more?"
Don't" she gasped, please"
where are the jewels? VIII your"
NO"
Have you given them to MaitIandf-
NO"
Where are theyi-
u don't know"
"Stop that nonsense unless Whore
did you leave them?"
Il won't tell won't All, pleasa
pleased"
Tell met"
Never. Ah-h!"
An abrupt and resounding hammer.
ing at the outer door forced him to
leave off, He dropped her hand wi1-O
an oath and springing to his feet drew
his revolver; then. with glance al
the girl, who vas silently weeping,
tears Of pain rolling down her cheeks,
mouth set in a thin pale line of de-
1
door after him.
As It closed the girl leaped to her
| feet, maddened with torture, wild eyes
casting about the room for a weapon
Of some sort, Of offense or defense; for
she could not have endured the tor
ture an instant longer. If forced to IL,
to fight, fight she would. II only she had
something, a stick Of wood, to defend
herself with. But there was nothing,
nothing st all.
The room was typical Office, wen
but severely furnished. The rug that
covered the tile floor was Of rich
quality and rare design. The neutral
tinted walls were bare, but for
couple Of steel engravings in heavy
wooden frames. There were three
heavily upholstered leather arm-chairs
and ore revolving desk-chair; roll
top desk, against the partition wall.
q waste-paper basket, and a fiat-topped
desk, or table. And that was all.
Or not quite all, else the Office equip
ment had not been complete. There
was the telephones!
But he would hear! Or was the par
6tion sound-proof?
AS if in contradiction of the sugges-
tion, there came to her ears very clear
| ~ the sound of the hall door creaking
On its hinges, and then mans voice,
shrill with anger and anxiety.
You fool Do you want to ruin
US both? What do you mean"
The door crashed to, interrupting
the protest and drowning Anisty's
reply
Il was passing" the new voice took
up its plaintive remonstrance, and
| the Waterman called me in and said
that you were telephoning for me-"
Damn the interfering fool" inter.
rupted Anisty:
But what's this insanity, Anistyi
What's this about a woman? What"
The newcomers tones assembled high
scale of fright and rage.
Lower your voice, you asst" the
burglar responded, sternly. And"
He took his own advice; and for
little time the conference was con-
Quoted in guarded tones that did not
penetrate the dividing wall save as a
deep rumbling alternating with an ina
| FASHIONED squeak.
But long ere this had come to pass
the girl was risking all at the tele-
phone. Receiver to ear she was i'm
! ploring central to connect her with
Ninety eight-nine Madison. II only she
might get Maitland, tell him where the
Jewels were hidden, warn him to re-
move them-then she could escape
further suffering by open confession.
! What NUMBER" came centraPs Ian
guid query. after a space. Did you
say nine-ought-nine-eigh
NO, no, central. Nine-o-eight-nino
Madison, please, and hurry-hurryl
"Ah, I'm ringin' 'en. They amt
answered yet Gimme time. There
they are. Go ahead"
Hello, hellol"
"Pvhat is ut2"
Her heart sank; O'Hagan's voice
meant that Maitland was out
"o'Hagan-is that you? Tell Mr..
Maitland"
Hes GAVIN out for the noight an"
Tell him. please"
But he's out. Ring Up in the
marnin'"
But can't you take this message
for him? Please"
The door was suddenly jerked open
and Anisty leaped into the room, faeo
white with passion. Terrified, the
girl sprang from the desk, carrying the
| instrument with her. placing the re-
volving chair between her and her
enemy.
The brass bowl. please-teli him
that" she cried clearly into the re-
ceiver.
And Anisty was upon her, striking
the telephone from her grasp with
one swift blow and seizing her savage
ly by the wrist As the instrument
clattered and pounded on the floor she
was sent reeling and staggering half.
| way across the room.