Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-10-28
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland on reaching his
Now York bachelor club. met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
elong with letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Bannerman, his at
torney. Dan set out for Greenhelds, to
get his family jewels Maitland. on
cracking the safe containing his gems
She, apparently, took him for a we'll
known crook, Daniel Anisty. Half-hyp-
notized, Maitland opened his safe, took
kherefrom the Jewels. and gave them to
her, first forming partnership in crime
The real Dan Anisty. sought by police Of
him. He and the girl went to New York
In her auto; lie had the Jewels. she
tive. To shield the girl in gray. Maitland,
about to show him the jewels, suppose dly
lost, was felled by blow from "Snaith's"
cane The latter proved to be Anisty
himself and he secured the gems. Anisty,
who was Maitland's double, masqueraded
AS the latter. The criminal kept Malt
lands engagement with the girl in gray.
He gave her the gems The girl In gray
visited Maitland,s apartments during his
absence and returned gems. Maitland.
without cash. called up his home and
heard woman's voice eNpostulating.
Anisty disguised as Maitland tried to
wiring from her the location of the gems.
A crash was heard at the front door.
Maitland overwhelmed the crook, allow
woman The girl in gray made her es-
cape. jumping into cab. An instant
later. by working ruse, Anisty was at
her side He took her to Attorney Ban
nermans office, There by torture. he
tried In vain to wiring from her the loca-
ton OF the gems. He left her a moment
the words: Tell Mr.. Maitland under the
brass bowl" the hiding place In the lat
ter's rooms, when Anisty heard her
words Bannerman also was revealed as
a crook. He and Anisty set out to secure
the gems and leave town. The girl was
still Imprisoned. Maitland finding the girl
gone. searched his rooms and unearthed
the Jewels under the brass bowl. He
struck Anisty's trail in a big Office build
ang, where the crook was killed. Matt
land and girl in gray confessed love for
each other
CHAPTER xVl.-continued.
Il dunno" Hickey licked his lips
watching with somber eye the prep
arations being made for the removal
OF Anisty's body. I'D We give a farm
II could We caught that son of a gun
alive" he added at apparent random
and vindictively. "All right. Yeh be
responsible for tn lady. if she's want
ed. will yeh?"
Positively"
II gottuh have her name md add
ress."
rs that essential?'
"Sure. Gottuh protect myself 4
case anythin' turns up. Yeh oughttut
TO know that"
'T-don't want it to come out" Matt
land hesitated, trying to invent q
plausible lie.
We'll, any one can see how you fee
about it,"
Maitland drew a long breath and
anticipated rashly. IT'S Mrs. Matt
land" he told the man with tremor
Hickey nodded, unimpressed. "Uh
huh. / knowed that all along" h
replied. But seem as yeh didn't wan
a talked about :" And, appar
entity needless of Maitland's startled
and suspicious stare: IF yeh're goin
90 see yer fren'. yeh better get I
wiggIs on. lie won't last long"