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PICTURES BY A. WEIL
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By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
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SYNOPSIS.
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rlbbcil glass In » door overhead was
splintered and fell lp clashing frag-
nients, all blit drowning the sound of
feet in flight upon the upper staircase.
A clamor of caution, warning, en-
couragement, and advice broke out
from the police below. Hut Maitland
hardly heard. Already he was again
jin pursuit, talnggthu steps, two at a
[■leap. With a hand upon the newel-
i post, tu swung 'hound on the twenty-
i i turd Hour, and Jrurlcd himself toward
l lie foot of the last flight. A crash
i like a rifle-shot rang out above, and
lor a M'cond tie fancied that Anisiy
had tired again and with a heavier
j weapon. Bin immediately he realized
: that the noise had been only the slain-
rning of the door at the head of the
stairs—tho door whose glazed pane!
loomed above him, shedding a diffused
: light to guide his footsteps, its opales-
cent sm race lettered with the name of
HENRY ,\1, WANNKRM.YN,
Attorney & t’oun.selor at -Law,
J the d< or or the office whose threshold
j he had so often crossed to meet a
I friend and adviser. It was with a
J shook that lie comprehended - this, a
i thrill of wonder, lie had all hut for
gotten that Bannerniun owned an of-
lice in the building, in the rush, tilt1
I urge of ihis wild adventure. •.Strange
I 1 li.it A i i-ty should have chosen it for
die scene of his last stand—strange.
J and Mt angely fatal for the criminal!
r Maitland knew that from thi
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a in.i a hand In-i w 'am i hem. I he girl
" as m ip*.1111!y j in ii arid let ror.
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out!] rose I" P, - lip-. I olllled, helpless.
1" Ii ii Pari; tears i I rage s'arting to
ids i i*s ln r aments ringing in his
* ars as terribly pitilul as the cry of a
io -1 and wandei jng soul.
''tied!" lie mumbled incoherently,
and in desperation sent the pistol-hutt
crashing againsl the glass. It was
tough •stubborn: tin* first blow scarce-
ly Hawed it. As tic redoubled his ef;
forts to shatter it, Hickey’s hand shot
to.-
CHAPTER XV.—Continued.
Va'tjand. yielding th»* initiative to
f e other’s superior generalship, stood
s'titiiad. reM.lMT in hand, until the
d< e. He returned, overheated and
sweai.jng. from his tour, to report
’nothin’ doin',” with eharacteristic
hr* vity. He tiad the same report to
u. ilc- n both the. 1 went loth and twen-
ty first floors, where the same pro-
cedure was observed; hut as the latter
was reached unexpected and very wel-
f-T'.e reinforcements were gained by
the arrival of a third car, containing
thiee patrolmen and one roundsman.
Yet numbers created delay; Hickey
was seized and compelled to pant ex-
planations. to his supreme disgust.
Ami. £U<ld< n. v inu.n ion* L--,t;ati cn
durance, Maitland left them and alone
sprang up the stairs.
That this was simple foolhardiness
mav lie granted without dispute. But
It must be borne in mind that he was
very young and ardent, very greatly
perturbed on behalf of an actor in
the tragedy in whom the police, to
their then knowledge, had no interest
whatsoever. And if in the heat of
chase he had for an instant foi gotten
her, now he remembered; and at once
the capture of Anisty was relegated
to the status of a matter of secondary
Importance. The real matter at stake
was the safety of the girl whom
Anisty, by exercise of an infernal in-
genuity that parsed Maitland's com-
prehension, had managed to spirit into
this place of death and darkness, and
whispering halls. Where she might
be. In what degree of suffering and
danger—these were the considerations
that sent hm in search of her without
a thought of personal peril, but with a
sick heart and overwhelmed with a
stifling sense of anxiety.
More active than the paunch-bur-
dened detective, he bad sprinted down
and back through the hallway of the
twenty-second floor, without discover-
ing anything, ere the police contingent
had reached an agreement and the
stairhead.
There remained two mpre floors, two
final flights. A little hopelessly he
sw-tmg up the first. And as he did so
the blackness above him was riven by
a tongue of Are. and a bullet, singing
past his head, flattened Itself with a
vicious spat against the marble dado
of the frails. Instinctively he polled
up, finger closing upon the trigger of
bis revolver; flash and report fol-
lowed tbs motion. Mid a panel of
\
hepe? Bring, a chair, please, and a
glass of water.'*
The detective stumbled over his
feet and brought the chair at the risk
of his neck. Then he went away and
returned with the water. in the
meantime (lie glrlT silently enpugh for
all ihit her eves were speaking, with
SlUitlamL's asahuauae arose and seated
herself.
“You will have to stay hero a few
minutes,” lie told tier, "until— er—”
“I understand," she told him in a
choking tone. „
dow. As \nlsty, with a tremendous
strain upon 'hie failing powers, strug-
gled to his f,-et. .Vhiitland, eg felting the
murderous gleam in ihe man's eyo,
pulled trigger. The burglar's answer-
ing shot c\ileinled itself as harmlessly
us Maitland s. Both went wide of their
mat ks.
And of a midden Hickey had drawn
the bolt, and the body Of police be-
hind forced Maitland pell-mell into the
room. As he recovered tie saw Hickey
hurling himself at the criminal's throat
—one second loo hale.. True to his
pledge never to bo taken alive, Anisty
bad sent his last bullet crashing
through his own skull.
A try of horror and consternation
forced itself from Maitland's throat.
The police halted, each where he
stood, transfixed Anisty drew him-
self up. with a trace of pride in his
pose; smiled horribly; put a hand
mechanically to his lips . . .
Alii! fj !•_“!.
lib-key caught him as ho fell, hut
Maitland, unheeding, leaped over Ihe
body that had in lif*; resembled him
so fatally, and entered Bannerman's
private ollico.
The gray girl lay at length In a
corner of the room, shielded from ob-
•(Kervation by one of t lie desks. Her
eyes were closed, her cheeks wore the
hue of death; the fair young head was
pillowed on one white and rounded
forearm. In an attitude of natural rest,
and ihe burnished hair, its heavy coils
slipping from their fastenings, tum-
bled over her head and shoulders In
shimmering glory, like a splash of liv-
ing flame.
With a low and bitter cry the young
men dropped to his knees by her side.
In Ihe outer office tin* police- were as-
sembled in excited conclave, blind to
till save the momentous fact of
Anisry’s last, supremely consistent act.
For the time Maitland was utterly
alone with his great and aching lone-
liness.
After a little while timidly he
touched her hand. It lay upturned,
white slender lingers like exotic petals
curling in upon the rosy hollow of her
palm. And it was soft and warm.
He lifted It tenderly in both .his
own, and so held it for a space, brood-
ing, marveling at Its perfection. And.
Inevitably he bent and touched it with
bis lips, as if their ardent contact
would" warm It to sentience, . , .
Thp fingers tightened upon his own,’
slowly, surely; and In the blinding joy
of that moment he was made con
scious of the Ineffable sweetness of
opening, wondering eyes.
CHAPTER XVI,
Recessional.
"Hm, hrumm!” Thus Hickey, the
Inopportunely ubiquitous, lumbering
hastily in from the other office and
checking, in an extreme of embarrass-
ment, in the middle of the floor.
Maitland glanced over his shoulder,
and, subduing a desire to flay, the
man alive, released the girl’s hand.
"1 say, Hickey,” he observed, care-
Hickey awkwardly handed her the
glass. She sipped mechanically.
"I have a cab below," continued
Maitland, ’"And I'll try to arrange It
so that we can get opt of the build-
ing without having to force a way
through the crowd.”
She thanked him with a glance. ....
” "Thlire’s* Th1 freight elevator,” Bug
gested Hickey, helpfully. *
“Thank you ... Is there any-
thing 1 can do for yon, anything you
wish?” continued Maitland to.the girl,
standing between her and the„detec-
tive.
Sho lifted her face to his and shook
her head, very gently. "No.” she
breathed through trembling lips. “You
—you've boon—” But there was a
sob in her throat, and sho hung her
head again.
"Not a word," ordered Maitland.
“Sit here for a few minutes, if you
can. drink the water and—ah—fix up
Vettr hat, you know,” (damn Hickey!
WhV'FW-xfrt il did the fellow Insist on
hanging round so!) "and i will go and
make arrangements.”
’ Tit thank you,” whispered the small
voice shakily.
Maitland hesitated a moment, then
turned upon Hickey in sudden exas-
peration. IBs manner was enough;
even Hie obtuse detective could not
Ignore It. .Maitland had no need to
speak.
"I’m sorry, sir,” he said, standing
Ills ground manfully but with a trace
more of respect in ilia manner than
had theretofore characterized it, "but
there’s uh gentleman -uh— ytpir fren’
Bannerman's outside 'ncl wants tub
speak luh yeh.”
•’Tell him to—”
"Excuse tne. He says he’s gottuh
see yeh. If yeh don't come out, he’ll
come after yeh. I thought yeh 'd
ruther—”
"That's kiridlv thought of,” Mait-
land relented. "I’ll be there in a mlflv
ut-e," he added, meaningly.
Hickey look an impassive face to
the doorway, where, whether or not
with-uiesign, he stood precisely upou
the threshold, filling it, with his burly
shoulders. Maitland bent again ovei
the girl, and took her hand.
“Dearest," he said, gently, “pleass
don't run away from me aeqjm”
Her eyes jvere brimming, and he
read his answer in them. Quickly—It
was no time to harry her emotions
further; but so much he had felt he
must say—he brushed her hand wllb
his lips and joined- Hickey. Thrust-
ing the defective gently Into the outer
room, with a not unfriendly hand
upon his shoulder, Maitland closed ths
door.
“Now, see here.” he said quietly and
firmly, “you must help me arrange to
get this lady away without her becom*
ing identified with the case. Hickey,
I'm in a position to say a good word
for you in the right place; she had
positively nothing to do with Anisty,"
(this, so far as he could tell, was as
black a lie as he had ever manuf&o
tured under the lash of necessity),
"and—there's a wad in It for the boys
who help me out.”
“Well. . . The detective shift
ed from one foot to the other, eying
him intently. "I guess we can fix* it—
freight elevator 'nd side entrance
Yeh have the cab waitin', 'nd—"
“I’ll so with the lady, you under
stand, and assume all responsibility
You can come round at your con-
venience and arrange the details with
me, at my rooms, since you will be sc
kind.”
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
BACKACHE 18 KIDNEYACHE.
Usually Thar* Are Other Troubles to
Prove It.
Pain In the back Is pain In the ktd-
neys, in most cases, "and It pointsto
the tfeeiff of a spe-
cial remedy to re-
move and cure the
.congestion or in-
flammation -of the
kidneys that is in-
terfering with their
work 1 and causing
that pain that
makes you say:
"Oh, my back.”
Thompson Wat-
kins, professional
nurse, 420 k^mspd
St., Parsons, Kan.,
says; "Fori some
time I was annoyed with sharp twinges
across the small of my back and ir-
regular passages of" the kidney secre-
tions. Since using Doan’s Kidney Pills,
I am tree-from these troubles.”
Remember the name—Doan’s. Sold
by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Dorothy and the Stork.
When little Dorothy Walworth was
introduced to her baby brother in the
First .Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
in Yonkers, N. Y., she manifested In-
tense interest, but was not astonished.
"I knew he was coming,” she ex-
claimed; “i knew it."
Pressed for an explanation, the five-
year-old said: “I was down to the
Bronx zoo the other day and saw
Mho stork in his cage. I recognized
him by the black stripes on his wings
that papa said were there. Well, when
the stork was standing alone on one
leg, I went close to him and whispered
In his ear that I wanted him to bring
me a baby brolher or sister. He didn't
say anything, but I knew he would do
it. because he bent his head toward
me and winked an eye."
Good to Her Husband.
“George, dear,” said Mrs. Doveklns,
who had come downstairs in time to
pour the coffee, "I’m going to walk to
the car with you this morning. Aren't
you glad'?"
"Very glad, Indeed, lovey. It’s so
nice of you to think of me and to
get up early for the purpose of making
It unnecessary to walk those dismal
three blocks alone. How much do you
want?"
For Colds and VGrip‘p—Capudlne.
The beet remedy for Grlpp and Colda Is
Hicks' Capudlne. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold—Headaches
also. It’s Liquid—Effects Immediately—10,
26 and Mo at Drug Stores.
AS SOON BE WITHOUT MATCHES
AS WITHOUT RESINOL IN
THE HOUSE.
Realnoi la the never falling article
resorted to by. my wife for the many)
bruises, dialings, euts, burns and
accidents of the children and has been
our cure all for years. I have used it in
oases of Irritation and Inflammation
and have Invariably been relieved aL
uiusi ■instantly. We would as soon
think of being without matches in our
house as without Resinol Ointment.
B. Rush Davenport, Philadelphia,Pa,
Joke Medicine.
He is a very practical, serIous>-
mlnded man of business. The other
day he met a triend, and related (• '“
him an alleged joke, and at its con-
elusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for a
moment, and then said:
“You’ll have to excuse me, old man.
but I don't see the point.”
“Why, to tell you the truth, I don’b
just see the point myself. But I’ve
made It a rule to laugh at all jokes;
I think It’s good for the health.”
It Is not what he lias, nor even what
he does, that directly expresses the
worth of a man, but what be Is.—
Henry F. Atniel.
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In after years a man wishes he was
half as smart as be used to think he
was.
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Con slip
Dr. Plercs’fl pleasant Pellets cure constipation,
pation Is the cause of ninny diseases. Cura
the cause and you cure ibo disease. Ifiusy to take.
Don't
squeak.
Editorial Amenities.
Editor Junkin of the Sterling Bulle-
tin has red hair. Editor Cretcher of
the Sedgwick Pantagraph has no hair
at all.
“Mac,” asked Junkin, “how did yoa
lose your ha,ir?”
“It was red and I pulled it out,"
growled Cietcher.—Everybody s.
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“Dearest,” He Said Gently, “Please
Don't Run Away from Me Again.”
over his shoulder to aid him. . . .
And with startling abruptness the
harrier seemed to dissolve before their
eyes, the glass falling Inward with
a shrill clatter.
Quaintly, with the effect of a pic-
ture cast by a cinematograph In a
darkened auditorium, there leaped
upon Maitland’s field of vision the pic-
ture of,, Anisty standing at bay, face
drawn and tense, lips curled back,
eyes Jurld with defiance and despair.
He stood,- poised upon the balls of
bis feet, like a cat ready to spring,
in the doorway between the inner and
outer offices. He raised his hand with
an indescribably swift and vicious
gesture, and a flame seemed to blaze
out from his finger-tips.
At the same instant Hickey's weapon
spat by Maitland's cheek; the young
man felt the hot furnace breath of It.
The burglar reeled as though from
a tremendous blow. His inflamed fea-
tures were suddenly whitened, and his
right arm dropped limply from the
shoulder, revolver falling from fingers
Involuntarily relaxing.
Hickey covered him. “Surrender!"
he roared. And fired again. For
Anisty had gone to his knees, reach-
ing for the revolver with his unin-
jured arm.
The detective’s second bullet winged
through the doorway, over Anisty's
head, and-hit through the outer wln-
fuilv suppressing every vestige of
Use Auios for Tiger Hunting
Supplanting the Elephant and Howdah
with Princes of India.
No preparations have now to be
made when the news of a tiger roam-
ing in a jungle Is brought. Petrol,
and not a howdah. Is the thing to be
cared for. A few minutes’ drive
brings the hunter and the tiger face
to face with each other.
News came In the other day of a
tiger roaming on the banks of the
Sindh near Uchar, a village some 14
miles from Datla City. The mahara-
jah accordingly motored out to the
village with his staff on the thirteenth.
That day was devoted simply to ob-
serving the movements of the tiger.
A goat was tied up and was duly slain
by the tiger, who, making for .the
river bed and placing his prey on the
sand close to the water, entered the
cool pool and bathed and gamboled for
some time. Having thoroughly en-
joyed himself, he came out, and after
feasting in the clear moonlight took
his way back to the jungle.
Next day th& maharajah sat up for
the tiger. The beast returned to his
feed, and had just caught the goat
by the right ear when the maharajah
fired, hitting the tiger In the head, Lhe
first bullet proving fatal. The tiger
rolled over on the ground, with the
goat held fast In his jaws.
Early in the morning the maharajah
returned in his motor car with the
dead tiger pfcced in the rear seat, the
goat still hanging in the tiger’s mouth.
Bo fast was the grip that the goat did
not fall down, though the motor was
At full -need ft was a vary
slain driving and driven together and
the goat hanging ^n the Jaws of the
dead tiger.—Calcutta Statesman.
The Lacks of Analogy.
"Papa, what do they call a man who
plays a pipe?"
“A piper."
“And a man who p)Ays a drum?"
"A drummer.”
“And a man who plays a fife?”
"A fifer.”
"Then Is a man who plays a lut#
a looler?”
‘will you load ia« A baud Strange tight to see the slayer and the
The Great Pacificator.
The uncle of Europe, who Is also
the ruler of 400,000.000 of the human
race, has been the great pacificator of
our age. He, more than anyone, has
helped to clear the world's sky. He
may even act as a bridge of true
friendliness between France and Ger-
many, the only nations that cannot
yet be quite friends without reserve.—
Sheffield Dally Independent.
The Continent of Lemurla.
There was also supposed to be i
prehistoric contlhsjgt that occupied
the greater portion of what is now
the Indian ocean. Madagascar Is said
to ba a -reinmint of it. Sclater, an
Englishman, has called this continent
Lemurla, after monkey-like animals
said to have. Inhabited it.
n 1 1 “* -1
His Decisions Were All Accepted.
‘Uncle Jim Hastings umpired the
game between the Stars Vnd the
Comets." "What! Shy, h^w did be
look when he sot through?" “He
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QIRL NOT A NATURE STUDENT
She Meant WeM, but Evidently Had a
Lot ta Learn About Cara
of Birds.
SB* a aatare student, and
' s jsstww as the aids
jwbss t» fly ssd
relief measures would be advisable.
All aba could do. In her perplexity,
was to the grouf of boys who
had gathered around it from harming
it aud see it Shy of them could aussadt
s enrpa at action, for aha waa wait
tha| is tbaae daya at Batura
the rariaat latest knows stead
flkJu Ith . --
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the group, looked at the bird kindly,
than stopped and took it up. She waa
much relieved. "Will you taka oare
of it?" she asked him. "Sural” ha .re-
sponded. with inelegant emphasis, tew
waa anxious that It should have th*
beet of care, se aha helpfully sag-
fully, “Better gtve It a tittle Milk,"
The bor stered. Than ha xrtnaed.
Than ha yelled. "Milk!" ha
“Milk! Sflt smart" TMfcJte
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Her tecs flushed as she want os
bar way, and aha wna heard to mur-
ifl»r to herself, “Now, t wonder whf
ha laughed? vary unmannerly.' Tm'
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Th# ArlthhteteNd Spirit.
“As a mM th* annate,
The Flavor Lasts-Looic for TheSoear
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condition, the secretions so
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