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At the Turn of the Staircase She Paused. V IF SYNOPSIS. .VT;r<T’ Pnr*. Maitland. on reaching his •V-w York bachelor club, mot an ,V.trao «ivo young woman at the door. Janitor • >'Huzan ?os«j;ro<l him in one had been vv»lbin th&t dr.y. Dan discovered r. wom an’* finger prints in dust on his d*«k. .lung will; s U it j from hi a attorney. Maitland dine 1 with Barr. rmar.. h*H at lomry. Dan so; out for (»r nllolds. to Cf't his family j<»w* h. Durin? Ids walk to the country seat. h<* m t th** young watnan in gray, wlinm 1.** had se<*n leav ing his bachelors’ thin. Her auto had broken down. Ho fixed it. By a ruso she ‘loui'’ him. Maitland, on r» aohing home. ^ surpriaed lady in.Kray, cracking the safe . obtaining his men She. apparently, fnnfc him for « veil-known <rook. Daniel Anisty. 'Half-hypnotized, Maitland n]*»ri**l bis safe. took therefrom tie jewels. and .*ttiv»' theta to her, first forming a pari ‘•ership in crime. Tim real Dan Anisty. ..(Highl l*v police r.f tin world, appeared <*•» the samo mission. Maitland overcame him. He met the girl outside the house and they spe.i on to New York in h* r au to. He had the jewels and she promised to meet him that day. Maitland received a "Mr. Snaith,” introducing himself as a detective. To shield the girl in gray. Maitland, about to show him the jew k **is. supposedly lost, was fell^i hy a blow f fr«*n "final thV” can* . Th*' latter proved <o Anisty hints. If and ho secured the Anisty, who was Maitland’s dou ble, masqueraded ar. the latter. The • riwinal k**p* Maitland’s engagement with ih*» girl in gray. He gave her the gems, after falling in Inv* c: firs: sight. They were to meet and divide the loot. Mait land revived and t egret ted missing his rnaapme nt. Aninty, masquerading as Maitland. narrowly avi-ideel capture through mysterious tip. The gill in gray visited Maitland’s apuitmciiti; during his a!>sonec and returned gems, being dis • oven d on return. M titland. without • ash. called up his horn*' and heard a woman’s voir** expostulating. Anisty. disuuiBod ar Maitland, told her Ids real identity and realizing him. - If tricked tri tl to wring from her the location of <he gems. Then hr proposed marriage. A • r::sb was hoard at tr.e front door. Mait land started for home. lie found Anisty and the girl in his rooms. Again ho over whelmed the (TiKtk, allowing him to es • ape to shield the young woman. Dan himself narrowly avoids arrest. Janitor •vHagan wined and dined tho officers of the law. Hickey, a detective, duped by Anisty, refused to partake and mused on his ill-fate. CHAPTER XII.—Continued. Hat tilted over bis eyes, cue elbow on the chairback, another on the table, flabby jowls quivering as lie mumbled the indispensable cigar, puffy hands clasped across his ample chest, he sat for many minutes by the side of Ids unheeded drink, pondering, turning over and over iu his mind the one idea it was capable of harboring at a time. „ “Ho c'c'd 've wrote that lotter to himself. . . . He's wise enough. . . . Yeh can't fool Hickey sil the lime. . . . I'll get him yet. Got mh make good ‘r it's the sidewajks Cr mine. . . . Me. tryin' hard to make an 'oncst livin'. . . . 'Nd him with all kinds of money!" The fat mottled fingers Bought a waistcoat pocket and, fumbling there in, touched caressingly a little pellet of soft paper. Its possessor did not require to examine it to reassure him self as to its legitimacy as a work of art, nor as to the prominence of the Roman C in its embellishment of en graved arabesques. “A century," he reflected sullenly; "one lonely little century for mine. ’.Yd he had a wad like a ham . . on him. . . . 'Yd I might 've had it all for my very own if . . His brow clouded blackly. "Sleuth!” JTiefcoy ground the epi thet vindictively between his teeth. And spat. "SI nth! Ah hell!” Recalled to himself by the v ry vehemence of his ..motion, he turn ;i hastily, drained to its dregs the iali glass of lukewarm and vapid hr -r which in d stood a: his elbow, place ; a nickel c i the table, and, rising, wad died ha. ■ la; : nh hs. It v.-as he-ing b in urea him with much force that if ho wished to save his name and fame somethin' Lad get to be uciie about it. — "I hadn't oughtuh left him so long, 1 guess,” he told himself; “but . . . I'll get him all right.’’ Arrl turning, lumbered gloomily east ward, rapt with vain imaginings, squat, swollen figure bieuding into the deep, meaner shadows of the Tender loin: and so on toward Maitland's rooms—morose, misunderstood, malig nant, coddling his fictitious wrongs; somehow pathetically typical of the force he represented. On the corner of Fifth avenue he paused, startled fairly out of his dour mood by the loud tcbo of a name al ready become too hatefully familiar to his cars, and by the sight of what, at first glance, he took to be the be ginning of a street brawl. CHAPTER XIII. Flight. In the alcove the girl waited, torn in the throes of incipient hysteria; at first too weak from reaction and re vulsion of feeling to do anything other than lean heavily against the wall and fight with all her strength and will against this crawling, shuddering, creeping horror of nerves, (bat threat ened alike her self-control, her con sciousness, and her reason. But insensibly the tremor wore it self away, leaving her weary and worn but mistress of her thoughts end ac tions And she dropped with gratitude into a chair, bending an car attentive to the war of words being waged in the room beyond the portieres. At first, however, she failed to grasp the import of the altercation. And wlva in time she understood its trend, it was with incredulity, resentment, and a dawning dread lost a worse thing might yet befall her, worse by far than aught that had gone before. But to be deprived of his protection, to feel herself forcibly restrained from the shelter of his .generous care—: A moment gone she had been so sure that al! would now be well with her, once Maitland succeeded In rid ding himself of the police. He would shut the dod and—and then she would come forth and tell him, tell him everything, and, withholding naught that damned her in her own esteem, throw herself upon his mercy, bruised with penitence but serene in the as surance that he would prove kind. She had such faith in his tender and gentle kindness now. . . . She had divined so clearly the motive that had permitted Anisty’s escape in or der that she might be saved, not alone from Anlsty, not alone from the shame of Imprisonment, but from herself as well—from herself as Maitland knew her. The burglar cut of the way, by ruse, evasion, or subterfuge she would be secreted from the prying of the po lice, smuggled out of the house and taken to a place of safety, given a new chance to redeem herself, to clean her hands of the rairo cf theft, to be come worthy of the womanhood that was hers. . . . But now—she thrust finger-nails cruelly into her soft palms, striving: to contain herself and keep her tongue from crying aloml to those three brutal, blind men the truth; that she was guilty of the robbery, she with Ani ty; that Maitland was—Maitland a word synonymous with “man of honor.” In the beginning, indeed, all th.r re strained her from doing so was he.', knowledge that Maitland would be more pained by her sacrifice than g’ j. ' ened or relie eJ. Ho was so sure of clearing himself. ... It. was ir ecnceivnble to h r that there could be men so stupid and crassly uao’osen j iillL itS IO t)o Uilid c**«i | tity of the two men for a single in j slant. What though they did resemble | each other in form and feature? The , likercss went uo deeper; below the | surface, and rising through it with I every word and lock and gesture, lay a world-wide gulf of difference in every shade of thought, i-cling. and instinct. She herself could never agaiu be de- j ceiv-sd—no. never! Sot for a second j could she mistake the one for the other. . . .Wfiat were they saying? ; The turmoil of her indignation sub-, ! sided as she listened, breathlessly, to i Mal'laud’p story of his adventures: ! an»l the joy that leaped in her for his j j frank mendacity in suppressing every! I incident that Involved her, was all but ! j overpowering. She could hare wept for sheer happiness; and at n later time she would; but no* now, when everything depended on her maintain ing the very silence of death. . . . How dared they doubt him? The | insolents! The crude brutish insol- j ence of them! Her anger raged high ; again . . . and as swiftly was quenched, extinguished in a twinkling ! by a terror born of her excitement and i a bare suggestion thrown out by ! Hickey. j . . explainin’ how a crook like J Anisty made three tries in one day | to steal some jewels and didn't get i 'em. Where were they, ail this time?” Maitland's cool retort was lost upon her. What, matter? If they disbe lieved him, persisted in colling him Anisty, iu natural course they would undertake to search the flat. And if she were found. . . . Oh, she must spare him that! She had given him cause for suffering enough. She must get away, and that instantly, before . . . From a distance, to-morrow morning—to-night, even—bv telegraph, she could communicate with him. . . . At this juncture O'Hagan entered with his parcel. The rustle of the paper as he brushed against the door jamb was iu itself a hint to a mind keyed to the highest pitch of excite ment and seeking a way of escape from a position conceived to be peril ous. In a tric-e the girl had turned and sped, lightfooted, to the door open ing c a the private hall. Here, halting for a brief reeonnais-1 sance. she determined that her plan j was feasible, if hazardous. She ran i the risk of encountering some one ascending the stairs from the ground floor; but if she were cautious and quick she could turn back iu time. On tlie other hand, the men whom she most feared were thoroughly occupied with their differences, dead to all save that which was happening within the room's four walls. A curtain hung perhaps a third of the wav across the study door, tempering the light in the hall; and the broad shoulders of tbe cabby obstructed the remainder of the opening. It was a chance. She poised herself on tiptoe, half undecided, and— the rustling of paper as O'Hagan opened the parcel afforded her an opportunity to escape, by drowning the noise of tier movements. For two eternal s^^onds she was edging stealthily down toward the outer door; then, in no time at ail. found herself on the landing and— confronted hy a fresh complication, one unforeseen; how to leave the house without being observed, stopned. and perhaps detained until 'eo late? There would be men at the door, beyond doubt; possibly police, stationed there to arrest all persons attempting to leave. . . . .Vo time for weighing chances. The chciec of two alternatives lay before her: either to return to the alcove or to seek safety in the darkness of the upper Socrs—untonanted. as she j had been at paius to determine. Tbe latter seemed by far the better, the less dangerous, course to pursue. And at once she took it. There was no light on the first floor landing—it having presumably been extinguished by the janitor early in the evening. Only a feeble twilight obtained there, in part a reflected glow from the entrance hail, partly thin and diffused rayi escaping from Maitland's study. So it was that the first few steps upward took the girl into dark ness so close and unrelieved as to seem almost raipable. At the turn of the staircase she paused, holding the rail and resting for an instant, the while she listened, ere ascending at a more sedate pace to a haven of safety more complete in that it would bo more remote from the battle-ground below. And, resting so, was suddenly chilled through and through with fear, sneer childisk dread of the intangible and unknown terrors that lurked in the blackness above her. It was as if. rendered super sensitive by strain and excitement, the quivering filaments of her subconsciousness. like spiritual tentacles feeling ahead of her. had i encountered and recoiled from a shape | of evil, a specter of horror obscene and mo..,ga, c; caching, ready to spring, I there, in the shadow cf night. . . . And her breath was smothered in I her throat and ter heart smote so j madly against tho frail walls of its i cage that they seemed like to bur3t, while she stood transfixed, frexeu in ; inaction, limbs stiffening, roots cf her hair stirring, fingers gripping the ban ister rail until they paiued her; and with eyes that stared wide into the hiack heart of nothingness, until the night scented pricked with evanescent periods of dint fire, is-cplcd with moa 1 strous and terrible shadows closing about her. . . . Vet—it was absurd 1 She must not yield to such puerile superstitions. There was nothing there. . . . There was something there -. . . something that like an incarnation cf hatred was stalking her. . . . If only she dared scream! if only she dared turn and fly, back to the comfort of light and human cota pary! . . . There arose a trampling of foot in the hallway; and she heard Maitland's voice like a far echo, as he bade the police good night. And distant and unreachable as he seemed, the sound of his words brought her strength and tome reassurance, and she grew slightly more composed. Yet, the in stant that he had turned away to talk to the cabman, her fright of that un speakable and incorporeal menace flooded her consciousness like a great wave, sweeping her—metaphorically— off her feet. And indeed, for tho time, she felt as if drowning, overwhelmed in vast waters, sinking, sinking into the black abyss of syncope. . . . Then, hr a drowning person—we're told—clutches at straws, she gra°ped again at the vibrations cf his voice. . . What was he sayine? “You will wait outside, please, until I come out or send somebody, whom you will take wherever directed. . . .“ -Speaking to tho cabman, think ing of her, providing for her escape! Considerate and foresighted as al ways! How she could have thanked him! The warmth of gratitude that enveloped her almost unnerved her; she was put to it to restrain her im pulse to rush down tho stairs and . . . Hut no; she must not risk the chance of rebuff. How could she fore tell what was in his mind and heart, how probe tho depths of his feeling toward her? Perhaps ho would re ceive her j.roh nations in skeptic tpir it. Heaven knew he had cause to! Dared she . . . To be repulsed! . . . But no. lie had provided this means for flight; she would advantage her self of It and . . . and thank him by letter. Beet so: for h must ever think the worst of her; she could never undeceive him—pride restrain iag and upholding her. Better so: she would go. go quickly, before be discovered her absence from 4U, -n»4 And incontinently she swung about find flew down the stairs, silently, treading as lightly on the heavily padded steps nr though she had been thistledown whirled adrift by the wind, altogether heedless of the creeping terror t he had sensed cn the upper flight, carolers of all save her immediate need to reach that cab be fore Maitland should discover that she had escaped. The door was just closing behind 4he cabby as she reached the bottom step; and she paused, considering that it were beet to wait a moment, at least, lost he should be surprised at. the quickness with which his employ er found work for him; paused and on seme mysterious impulse half turned, glancing back up the stairs. Not a thought too soon: another in-' stant's hesitation and she had been caught, Some one—a man—was de sccnding; 2nd rapidly. Maitland? Even in her brief glance she saw the white shield of u shirt bosom gleam dull against the shadows. Maitland was in evening dress. Couid it be possible . . . ? No time now for conjecture, time now only for action. She sprang foj the door, had it open in a trice, and before the cabby was- , really- en throned upon his lofty box, the girl was on the step, fair troubled face upturned to him in wild entreaty. “Hurry!” she cried, distracted. Drive off, at once! i’iease—oh, please!” Seizing reins and whip, he jerked the startled animal between the shafts out of its abstraction and— “I say, cabby! One moment!” The cabman turned; the figure on the stocp of the house was undoubted ly Maitland’s—Maitland as he had just seen him, with the addition of a hat. As he looked the man was at the wheel, clambering In. “Changed my mind—I’m corniDg along, cabby," be said cheerfully. "Drive us to the St. Luke building, please and—hurry!” “Yessir!” (TO BE CONTINUED.) ALWAYS THE SAME ANSWER - j Little Ericie Simply Made Trouble by Asking Useless Question. It was a very warm night, and peo ! pie in the boarding house had left | their bedroom doors slightly ajar j Thus any conversation of persons who were so indiscreet as to forget the j fact was distinctly heard down the | hall, and that accounts for several | persons knowing that the little bride. who is not more than 20 years old. ; said to her equally youthful husband: | j "Are you telling me the truth?" His ' i answer was not heard, but it failed to j i be convincing, evidently, for the little , bride repeated the question, even nato ! the third time, and at the last her 1 voice by no moans expressed convic I ; tion. And then- those who were oldC" in I worldly^ wisdom pond": ea and cam men led’ leva they said, that of all use ! less things, it was for a woman t. I k her husband if he were tolling tin ! ' rath. Even if be wore not. end ktiev. ; his wife knew that ho was not,J * he would still declare that ho was. rt is not in masculine nature to go back on such a rtatement once it is made, said the experienced, and so the little bride was simply making trouble for them both. Cissecting a Violin. Xot one person in a hundred has the slightest notion of how many parts or pieces there arc in a violin. Here is a list of thc-m: Back'2 pieces, belly 2, coins and blocks G, sides 5. side lin ings 12, bar 1, nurflings 24, neck l. finger-board 1. nut 1, bridge 1, tail board t, button for tailboard 1, string for ialiboard 1. guard for string 1. .eur.d pest 1, strings 4, pegs 4, total ■"i pieces. Three kinds of wood are :: '!—'■■■' ’e, p.r.e and ebony. Maple :s used for the back, the nock, the !id • pi tees and tho bridge. Flue is us i lor the holly, the bar, the coins ■ i blocks, the id..> linings and the - and pr.st. Kbor.y is used for the : vu- board, tho taiibcard. I to nut. the ia.d fer str.ng of tailboard, the peps and the button. * BED-BOUND FOR MONTHS. _ Hope Abandoned After Phyaicians' Consultation. Mrs. Knos Shearrr, Ycc and Wash ington Sts., Ccntralia, Wash., says: j For years I was : wouk and run down, j coaid not sleep, my i limbs swelled and the secretions were troublesome: pains i were intense. I waa fftet in bed for four i months. Three doe- j tors said thore was no cure for rue. and I was given up to die. Being urged, I used Doan’s Kid- ; bey Pills. Soon T was hotter and in a I few weeks was about the house, well and strong again.’’ Sold by all dealers. »0 cents a bos, Post or-Jill burn Co., Buffalo, X. Y. WHAT SHE ESCAPED. *-"sr Jack—There goes young Softy. He took his Iinacee out rowing last Sun day, rocked the boat, and the poor gil was drowned. Ruth—Lucky girl! Jack—Why do you say that? Ruth—Why, she might have lived and married the idiot. 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