“C»^jnd Up, You Hound!” SYNOPSIS. "Mad” Dan Maitland, on reaching his New 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 an's finger prints in dust on his desk, along with a letter from his attorney. Maitland dined with Bannerman. his at torney. Dan set out for Greenfields, to get his family jewels. During his walk to the country seat, lie met the young woman in gray, whom he had seen leav ing his bachelors’ chib. Her auto had broken down. He fixed it. By a ruse she “lost” him. Maitland, on reaching home, .surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe containing his gems. She. apparently, took him for a well-known < rook. Daniel K \nfsty. Half-hypnotized. Maitland opened his safe, took therefrom the jewels, and gave tht-m to her. first forming a part nership in or me. The re al Dan Anisty. sought hv police of the world, appeared en the same mission. Maitland overcame him. He met the girl outside the house and they sped on to New York in her au to. lie had the jewels and she promised to meet him that day Maitland received a "Mr. Snaith.” introducing himself as n detective. To shield the girl in gray. Maitland, about to show him the jew els. supposedly lost, was foiled by a blow from "Snaith’s” cane. The latter proved to be Anisty himself and lie secured the gems. Anisty. who was Maitland’s dou ble. masqueraded as the latter. The criminal kept Maitland's engagement with the girl in gray. He gave her the gems, after falling in love at first sight. They were to meet and divide the loot. Mait land revived and regretted missing his engagement. Anisty. masquerading as Maitland. narrowly avoided capture through mysterious tip. The girl in gray visited Maitland's apartments during his absence and returned gems, being dis covered on return. Maitland, without < ash. called up his home and heard a woman's voice expostulating. Anisty. disguised as Maitland, told her his real identity and realizing himself tricked tried to wring from her the location of the gems. Then he proposed marriage. A crash was heard nt the front door. Mait land started for home. CHAPTER XI.—Continued. In the cab. Maitland, turning to watch through the rear peep-hole, was thrown violently against the side as the hansom rocked on one wheel into his street. Recovering, he seized the dashboard and gathered himself to gether. ready to spring the instant the vehicle paused in its headlong career. Through the cabby's misunderstand ing of the address, in all likelihood, the horse was reined in on its haunches some three houses distant from the apartment building. Mait land found himself sprawling on his hands and knees on the sidewalk, •picked himself up, shouting: "You'!! wait?" to the driver, and sprinted madly the few yards separating him from his own front door, keys ready in hand. Simultaneously the half-winded po liceman lumbered around the Fifth avenue corner, and a man. detaching himself from the shadows of a neigh boring doorway, began to trot lontish ly acros3 the street, evidently with the intention of intercepting Maitland at the door. He was hardly quick enough. Mait land did not'even see him. The door slammed in the man's face, and he, panting harshly, rapped out an im precation and began a frantic assault on the push-button marked "Janitor.” As for Maitland, he was taking the stairs three at a clip, and had his pass key in the latch almost as soon as his feet touched the first landing. An in stant later he thrust the door open and blundered blindly into the pitch dark ness of his study. For a thought he stood bewildered and dismayed by the absence of light. He had thought, somehow, to find the gas jets flaring. The atmosphere was hot and foul with the odor of kero sene, the blackness filled with strange sounds and mysterious moving shapes. A grunting gasp came to his ears, and then the silence and the night alike were split by a report, accompanied by a streak of orange flame shooting eeilingward from the middle of the room. > Us light, transient as it. was, gave him some inkling of the situation. Un thinkingly he flung himself forward, ready to grapple with that which first should meet his hands. Something soft and yielding brushed against his. shoulder, and subconsciously, in the auto-hypnosis of his excitement, he was aware of a man's voice cursing and a woman’s cry of triumph trailing off into a wail of pain. On the instant he found himself at grips with the marauder. For a mo ment both swayed, dazed by the shock of collision. Then Maitland got a foot ing on the carpet and put forth his strength; the other gave way, slipped, and went to his knees. Maitland's hands found his throat, fingers sinking deep into flesh as he bore the fellow backward. A match flared noiselessly and the gas blazed overhead. A cry of aston ishment choked in his throaat. as he recognized his own features duplicated in the race of the man whose throat he was slowly and relentlessly constrict ing. Anisty! He had not thought of him or connected him with the sounds that had thrilled and alarmed him over the telephone wire coming out of the void and blackness of night. Indeed, he had hardly thought any coherent thing about the matter. The ring of the girl's "No!" had startled him, and he had somehow thought, vaguely. thatO'Hagan had surprised her in the flat. But more than that— He glanced swiftly aside at the sir] standing still beneath the chandelier, the match in one hand burning to ward her finger tips, in the oilier An isty s revolver. Their eyes met. and ! in hers the light of gladness leaped and fell like a living flame, then died, to be replaced by a look of entreaty and prayer so moving that his heart in its unselfish chivalry went out to her. Who or what she was, howsoever damning the evidence against her, he would believe against belief, shield her to the end at whatever hazard to him self, whatever cost to his fortunes. Love is unreasoning and unreasonable even when unrecognized. His senses seemed to vibrate with redoubled activity, to become abnor mally acute. For the first time he was conscious of the imperative clamor of the electric bell in O'Hagan's quarters, as well as of the janitor's rich brogue voiciug his indignation as he opened the basement door and prepared to as cend. Instantly the cause of the dis turbance flashed upon him. His strangle hold on Anisty relaxed, he released the man, and, brows knitted with the concentration of his thoughts, he stepped back and over to the girl, lifting her hand and gently taking the revolver from her fingers. Below, O'Hagan was parleying I through the closed door with the late callers. Maitland could have blessed his hot-headed Irish stupidity for the delay he was causing. Already Anisty was on his feet again, blind with rage and crouching as if ready to spring, only restrained by the sight of his own revolver, steady and threatening in Maitland's hand. For the least part of a second the young man hesitated, choosing his way. Then, resolved. In accents of determination: “Stand up, you hound!" he cried. “Back to the wall there!" and thrust the weapon under the burg lar’s nose. The move gained instant obedience. Mr. Anisty could not reasonably hesi tate in the face of such odds. “And you,’’ Maitland continued over | his shoulder to the girl without remov ing his attention from the burgiar, "into the alcove there, at crtee! And not a word, not n whisper, not a sound until 1 call you!” She gave him one frightened and piteous glance, then, unquestioning, slipped quietly behind the portieres. To Anisi.v. again: "Turn your pock ets out!" commanded Maitland. "Quick, you fool! The police are be low; vnur freedom depends on your haste..” Anisty's hands flew to his pockets, emptying their contents on the floor. Maitland's eyes sought in vain the shape of the canvas bag. But time was too precious. Another moment’s procrastination and— “That will do," be said, crisply, without raising his voice. "Now listen to me. At the end of the hall, there, you'll find a trunk closet, from which a window—” "1 know.” “Naturally you would. Now go!” Anisty waited for no repetition of the permission. Whatever the mad ness of Mad Maitland, he was con cerned only to profit by it. Never be fore had the long arm of the law stretched hungry fingers so near his collar. He went, springing down the hall in long, soundless strides, vanish ing into its shadows. As he disappeared Maitland stepped !~to the door, raised his revolver, and pulled the trigger twice. The shots detonated loudly In that confined space, and rang coincident with the clash and clatter of shivered glass. A thin cloud of vapor obscured the doorway, sway ing on the hot, still air, then parted and dissolved, dissipated by the en trance of four men who, thrusting the door violently open, struggled into the hallway. Blue cloth and brass buttons moved conspicuously in the van, a grim face flushed and perspiring beneath the hel met's vizor, a revolver poised menac ingly in one hand, locust as ready in the other. Behind this outward and visible manifestation of the law's majesty bobbed a rusty derby, cocked jauntily back upon the red, shining forehead of a short and thick-set per son with a black mustache. O'Hagan's agitated countenance loomed over a dusty shoulder, and the battered silk hat of the nighthawk brought up the rear. ‘Come m. everybody, Maitiana greeted them cheerfully, turning back into the study and tossing the revol ver. shreds of smoke still curling up from its muzzle, upon a divan. “O'Hagan,” he called, on second thought, “jump downstairs and see that all New York doesn't get in. Let nobody ini” As the janitor unwillingly obeyed, policeman and detective found their tongues. A volley of questions, to the general purport of "What's th' meanin' of all this here?" assailed Maitland as he rested himself coolly on an edge of the desk. He responded, with one eyebrow slightly elevated: “A burglar. What did you suppose? That 1 was indulging in target practice at this time of night?” "Which way'd he go?” "Hack of the flat—through the win dow to the fire-escape. I suppose. I look a couple of shots after him. but missed, and, inasmuch as he was armed. I didn't pursue.” Hickey stepped: forward, glowering unpleasantly a! the young man. "Yeh 40 along, " he told the uniformed man. ''nd see f he's lellin' the truth. I'll stay, here 'nd keep him company.” His tone amused Maitland. In the reaction from the recent strain upon his wits and nerve, he laughed openly. “And who are you?” he suggested, smiling, as the itoliceman clumped heavily away. Hickey spat thoughtfully into a Satsuma jardiniere and sneered. "I s'pose yeh never saw me before?” Maitland bowed affirmation. “I'm sorry to say that that pleasure has heretofore been denied me.” “Uh-huh,” agreed the detective, sourly, “I guess that's a hot one. too.” He scowled blackly in Maitland's amazed face and seemed abruptly to swell with mysterious rage. “My name's Hickey," he informed him, ven omously, “and don't, yeh lose sight of that after this. It's somethin' it won’t hurt yeh to remember. Guess yer mem’ry’s taking a vacation, huh?” “Mv dear man," said Maitland, “you speak in parables and—if you'll par don my noticing It—with some un called-for spTeen. Might I suggest that you moderate your tone? For," he continued, facing the man squarely, “if you don't, it will be my duty and pleasure to hoist you into the street.” "I got a photergrapht of yeh doing it," growled Hickey. “Still, seeing as yeh never saw me before, I guess it won't do no harm for yeh to connect i with this." And he turned back his coat, uncovering the official shiem of the detective bureau. “Ah!'’ commented Maitland, polite ly. “A detective? How interesting!" "Fi: e-escape winder’s broke, all right." This was the policeman, re turned. “And some one's let down the bottom length of ladder, but there ain't nobody in sight.” “No,” interjected Hickey, “ nd there wouldn't 've been if you'd been waitin' in the back yard all night.” "Certainly not.” Maitland agreed, blandly; “especially if my burglar had known it. In which case I fancy he would have chosen another route—by the roof, possibly.” “Yeh know somethin' about rolnfs yehself, donchuh?" suggested Hickey. "Well, guess yeh']] have time to write a book about it while yeh—“ He stepped unexpectedly to Mait land's side and bent forward. Some thing cold and hard closed with a snap around each of the young man's wrists. Ke started up. face aflame with indignation, forgetful of the girl bidden in the alcove. “What the devil!” he cried, hotly, jingling the handcuffs. "Ah, come off." Hickey advised him. “Yeh can’t bluff it forever, you know. Come along and tell the sarge all about it. Daniel Maitland, Es-qulre, alias Handsome Dan Anisty, gentle man burglar. Ah. cut that out, young fellow; veh're foxy, all right, but yeh've pushed ver run of luck toe hard.” Hickey paused, perplexed, finding nc words wherewith adequately to voice the disgust aroused in him by his pris oner's demeanor, something far from seemly, to his mind. | The humor of the situation had just j dawned upon Maitland, and the young man was crimson with appreciation. “Go on, go on!” be begged, feebly. "Don’t let me stop you, Hickey. Don’t, please, let me spoil it all. Yonr Sher lock Holmes, Hickey, is one of the finest characterizations I have ever witnessed. It is a privilege not to be underestimated to be permitted to play Raffles to you. But seriously, my dear sleuth!” with an unhappy attempt to wipe his eyes with hampered fists, “don't you think you're wasting your talents?” Ry this time even the policeman seemed doubtful. He glanced askance at the detective and shuffled uneasily. As for the cabby, who had blustered in at first with intent to demand his due in no uncertain terms, apparently Maitland's bearing, coupled with the inherent contempt and hatred of the nighthawk tribe for the minions of the law, had won his sympathies complete ly. Lounging against a docr-jamb, Quite at hdme, he genially puffed an unspeakable cigarette and nodded ap probation of .Maitland's every other word. But Hickey—Hickey bristled bellig erently. ''Fine.” he declared, acidly; "fine and dandy. 1 take off my hat to yeh. Dan Anisty. I may he a bad actor, all right, but yeh got me beat at the post.” Then turning to the policeman: “I got him right. Look here!” Drawing a folder? newspaper from his pocket, be spread it open for the officer's in spection. "Yeh see them pictures? Now, on the level, is it natural?” The patrolman frowned doubtfully, glacing from the paper to Maitland. The cabby stretched a curious neck. Maitland groaned inwardly; he had seen that infamous sheet. “Now listen,” the Jeteetive ex pounded with gusto. "Twict to-day this here Maitland, or Anisty. meets me. Once on the stoop here, 'nd he's Mait lard 'nd takes me to lunch—see? Next time it's In Harlem, where I’ve been sent with a hot tip from the c'mmis s'ner’s office to find Anisty, 'nd he's still Maitland nd surprised to see me. 1 ain't sure then, but I'm doin’ some heavy thinkin', all right. I lets him go and shadows him. After a while he gives me the slip 'nd 1 chases down here, waitin' for him to turn up. Com ing down on the car 1-buys this paper 'nd sees the pictures, and then I'm on. See?” “Ch-hub." gruntpd the natrolmsn. scowling at Maitland. The cabby caressed his nose with a soiled fore finger reflectively, plainly a bit pre judiced by Hickey's exposition. “One minute,” Maitland interjected, eyes twinkling and lips twitching. "How long ago was it that you began to watch this house, sleuth?” “Five minutes before yeh come,” responded Hickey, ignoring the insult. "Now'—” “Took you a lcng time to figure this out, didn’t it? But go on. please.” “Well. I picked the winner, all right." flared the deiective. "I guess that'll be about all for yours.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) HISTORICAL RECORD OF RINGS - i Have Important Part in the Annals of the World. The ring began when man thrust his finger through a hole in a pretty shell, anti later learned to make rings of jet. The ring is very magical. Ixird Ruthven. who helped to kill Riz zio, gave Queen Mary a ring which was "sovran" against poison, and she generously replied with the prerent of hpr father's wonderful Jeweled dagger of French work, no longer in exist ence. Whether Ruthven tooled with this magnificent weapon in the affair of Rizzio or used a cheaper article is uncertain. At all events Mary based on the ring that was an antidote to poison a charge of sorcery against Ruthven. The judges of Jeanne d’Arc regarded with much suspicion her lit tle ring of base metal, a gift from her parents, inscribed with the sacred names Jesus Maria. It was usual to touch the relics of saints with rings; Jeanne d'Arc said that her ring had touched the body of St. Catherine, whether she meant of the actual saint or a relic of the saint, brought from Sinai to Fierbois. The ring might contain a relic, or, later, a miniature. I fear that I do not believe in the virtues or vices of poison rings. Our ancestors practically knew no pol scn but arsenic, and Carthaginian science can scarcely have enabled Hannibal to poison himself with a drug contained under the slone of a ring.—Andrew 1-ang. in London Post. Where Fruit Is Cheap. Fruit is cheap in Morocco. The warm African sun is there tempered by the Atlantic breezes which the west wind wafts obligingly ail the summer. These are rivers which flow through the country from the great rang? of mountains which form its eastern wall and shut it off from the hot sands of Sahara. It has a soil so rich and fer tile that with no further cultivation than that afforded by the wooden plowshares which have been in use for t,000 years three crops a year can be garnered. Grape cuttings stuck roughly in the ground will in a few years yield good fruit without care be ing bestowed on them. Last year the best black grapes cost only one cent a pound and figs one cent a dozen. Melons can be had for nothing. Obeying the Impulse. Slowly, almost reverentially, the young clergyman who was taking his first trip across the Atlantic bowed his head over the vessel's rail. "Pm doing this,” he muttered with pale lips, “in response to an inward prompting.” Thereupon the others drew away in silence and left him communing with the great deep. What is Castoria. 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