The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-04-14
SYNOPSIS.
COPYRIGHT 1907 -
|rHe HooAS-HERAiIlc SO.

toTneT. Dan set out for Greenfields. to
get his family jewels. During ms wa,k
20 the country seat, he met the young
ing his bachelors club. Her auto had
broken down. He fixed it. By ruse sne
lost him. Maitland, on reaching nome,
surprised LADY in gray shs
took him for well-known CROOK; Danns'
-Anisty. Half-hypnotized, Maitland opened
his safe, took therefrom the jewels anu rtl
gave them to her, first forming part
nership in crime The real Dan Anisty;
sought by police of the world, appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overcame
and they sped on to New York in her au,
to. He had the jewels and she PROMISED
TO meet him that day. Maitland RECEIVED
detective. TO shield the girl in in gray 1a
Maitland. about to show. him the Jew
els. supposedly lost. was felled by olow
from "Snaith's" cane. The latter pIot tsa
gems. Anisty, who was Maitlands oCu 1o
BILE, masqueraded as the latter. Inc
criminal kept Maitland's engagement with
the girl in gray. He gave her the gems rs,
after falling in love at first sight. They
were to meet and divide the loot. Matt
land revived and regretted missing ms
Maitisnd na nn'siy avoided Capture
through mysterious tip. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems.
CHAPTER vIIi.-Continued.
But where to put them, that he
might find them without delay? 1t
must be no conspicuous place, where
O'Hagan would be apt to happen upon
them; doubtless the janitor was trust
worthy, but still Misplaced
opportunities breed criminals.
It was all risk to leave the treas
ure there, without the protection OF
nickeled-steel walls and timelocks;
but risk that must be taken. She
dared not retain it longer in her pos
session; and she would contrive way
in the morning to communicate with
Maitland and warn him.
Her gaze searched the area where
the lamplight fell soft yet strong upon
the dark shining wood and heavy
brass desk fittings; and paused, ar
rested by the unusual combination of
inverted bowl and super-impOsed book.
A riddle to be read with facility; in a
twinkling she had uncovered the in
eliminating Observation-Disclosures
if it could be traced, that is to say.
'Oh!" she cried, softly. And laughed
q little. "Oh, how careless!"
Fine brows puckered. she pOndered
the matter, and ended by placing her
own hand over the print; this one
fitted the other exactly.
How he must have wondered! :.
He is sure to look again, espe-
cially if"
No need to conclude the sentence.
Quickly she placed bag and case
squarely on top of the impression, the
bowl over all, and the book upon the
bowl; then, drawing from her pocket
a pair Of long gray silk gloves, draped
one across the book; and. head tilted
to one side, admired the effect.
1t seemed decidedly an artistic ef-
feet, admirably calculated to attract
attention. She was satisfied to the
point of being pleased with herself; a
fact indicated by an expressive futter
of slim, fair hands. And now, to work!
Time pressed, and A cloud dimmed
the radiance of her eyes; irresolutely
she shifted in her chair, troubled,
frOwning, lips woefullyA dropping. And
sighed. And a still small whisper,
broken and wretched, disturbed the
quiet of the study.
Il can not! o, can not! To spoil
it all, now, when"
Yet she must. She must forget her.
self and steel her determination with
the memory that another's happiness
hung in the balance, depended upon
her success. Twice she had tried and
failed. This third time she must sue
coed.
And bowling her head in token of her
resignation, she turned back squarely
to face the desk. AS she did so the
toe of one small shoe caught against
something on the floor. causing
dull jingling sound. She stopped, with
low exclamation, and Strengthened
up, small bunch of keys in her hand;
eight or ten of them dangling from a
silver ring; Maitland's keys. J.
He must have dropped them there,
forgetting them altogether. A find Of
value and one to save her a deal of
StOu0AO, ohOAOeOA hCyS arc So 0X8S-
peratingly slow, particularly when used
by inexpert hands. But how to bring
herself to make use of these? AI's
fair in war land this was a sort of
war, war Of wits at least); but one
should fight with ones own arms. not
pt1fer the enemny's and turn them
against him. To use these KEYS to
ransack Maitlands desk seemed an
action ever more blackly dishonorable
than this clandestine visit, this mid
night foray.
Swinging the notched metal slips
from z slender finger, she contem.
plated them; and laughed ruefully.
What qualms Of conscience in burg
lar. self-confessed! She was there for
purpose, q recognized. nefarious pur.
nose. Granted. Then why bubble?
She would not quibble. She would be
arm, resolute. determined, cold.
/ FLOODED, unmindful o. All kindness and
courtesy and She would use them
accomplish her purpose. and have
done. finally and for ever. with the
ShaiA hateful busines