| Show A j tj ca C V achl qa 0 hickey was using his hla revolver A PICTURES ES 4 ha 14 ey SYNOPSIS NI mav mart dun dan malulani Mal Malt lland lanI on rest ching tits hla new W york bachelor club met an niame tj alve ve young domato worn in at tho the door janitor 0 0 aragan him no one had been I 1 van wl within lian that lay day dan discovered rel a wom an fanger prin prenta a in dust on lili its dealt nunns alth ti it letter from his attorney maitland Malt land dined with bannerman Us ills ot at forney dan bet pt out for alel Is to tn get rt lit liln family jewels matsund on li home surprised lady in gray racking tho safe corta curtaining ining tits lili een site she apparently took him for a well known conolt mullet anisto half 1 maitland ported opened tits lila safe bate took tk tile lie jewels and nn 1 gave them to h hr her r fiat forming a partnership in crime clinic the tt 0 real uan dan Aill str sought erht by police of 0 tho the world maitland Malt land over overcame calne him llo ile an arl live lie girl went to new hew york in h her r auto I 1 ID lind had the Jai jewels vels rhe was to meet him that day A mr anal snaith ill introduced red himself as an a detec dalec tive to alit eld the girl in gray glay maitland I 1 about to show how him jewels stipp B lost was nas felled by a blow from s cane ahe the litter latter proved to be anasty Idin self and tin he tio cured the tt a gems reina anasty who was MI Mait malthan lands 1 double t n 1 ns as tie the latter tile alo arimina I 1 kept mail land ands eneo gement with the girl in gray lla lie kavo gave benj glicr ler tile gems tile the girl I 1 in 9 ariy ra visited It altland apartments durl tl 11 h hll 11 ab absence 1 ence tence find returned gems beina maitland wi without t hout cash called up tip his hid homo arid nn 1 heard I 1 a woman a volin volen expostulating anity A disguised as aa maitland 1 trod tried I 1 to w waln ring from hir her the locution location of the gr mv A crash was board nt at the hie front door ma mp mauland uland land overwhelmed tho the crook allow ing ine him tn in estape to shield tile youn woman tile the kill fill in gray marlo mado her ss s s rape cape jumping into a car cab an instant later by bi work ax a ruse rii wait nt at her side 1 llo 1 took tier her to attorney banno r mans office there by torture lie lia tra tried d in vain to wring from hr h r tile the flea anil tion lion ot of the koine kein ile ila left her hei a moment and shelved shel dihe hed Oll 0 agrin only gotting in the wor worda tell mr maitland Malt land under un ler tho the brias brass bowl tho hiding place in the lat at ter a rooms when alien anasty heard ler hor words bannerman ninni irman alleo was waa iveal t 4 as 01 a crook ile ho anti anasty set act out to s bel egure lira inn flip gems benia and leare town oan tile tie girl arl wnm still till ImpH imprisoned maitland 1 1 ling tile the girl kono sear c lit d hit his rooms anti anil the odonel jewels under u the brans bowl I 1 owl ile he truck anis ty a tr trail si I 1 tn in it a big olilee b hilll me ing CHAPTER XV continued all ah cut thit that cant yeh feht hickey rot got on all fours found his cigar stuck it in his mouth and fell into place at maitlandt Mal Mait lands side bide Il lickey I 1 mean hut but how it behre maitland Malt land nd Ani anistes at the st luke buil din tell that foot fool up there to drivel drive maitland Malt land hail had no ito neil to lift the trap the cabby had bad already done that all right tho the young man called its detective drive on the lash labh leaped out over the roof cr and the horse presumably convinced that no speed other than a dead run un would ever again be demanded of it tore frantically down the avenue the hansom rocking like a sall ill schooner tn in a heavy gile gale matiland maitland Mat Matt lland land and the detective were bat bared against the side and back of 0 the ahr vehicle ard and slammed against one another with painful regularity regul ariti under such circumstances speech was aa biffl cult yet they managed to exchange p few sentences yen yeh kottum gun bun 6 twe good cartridges jua ills r well im I 1 ni along I 1 guess and again hoem yeh ieh dispose an asty got this cab 1 I drut t know must ya va been in the couso 1 I told cabby to walt wait anisey seems seeing to have walked out right on your heels I hell fell and a moment later this about a woman in t the h e case maitland Malt land took swift thought on her behalf too long to go into now ho he parried tho the query you help me MB catch this scoundrel anisey and ill put in a good word for you with the deputy contra Is ali ah yeh help me nab him grunted the tha detective nd ind I 1 wont need no good word with nobody the swung into broadway Dro adway going like a whirlwind and picked up an in uniformed officer in front of 0 the flatiron building who shouting and using tits his locust stridently sprinted fl titter them hem A block further down another fell into line and lie ho it was waa who panted at the step an instant after the cab had lurched to a stop before tile the entrance to the st luko luke building had rolled out before the policeman had a chance to bluster blu ater 10 lo bergen ho he greeted the man yell yeh know me ine im clivy central office jus iua in time Ani anistes ira in this bull bulldis din r was ten ini minutes ago we want all the help wo nye cn got get fly by way of reply the tha officer stooped and drummed a loud load alarm on tile the sidewalk 6 with his night stick say lie panted rising yourd a wonder hickey if you yell get him uh grunted granted the detective with a P sidelong glance at maitland Malt land cm long the lobby of the building was quite deserted na as they entered the night watchman invisible the night elevator on its way to the root roof as was discovered by consultation of tile tho indicator dial above tile the gate hickey punched the night call bell ball savagely me ate nd him he be said jerking the doc thumb at maitland Malt land ill 11 go up and hunt hant him out begin at th top floor nn work down thala th way huh nd to the policeman yeh stay here aill an hold bold up tip anybody t tries tuh leavo leave th thoro there aint no other entrance I 1 spose what basement door an ana ash lifts round lound lit corner responded the officer hut that had bad ought tuh tub be ba locked night well it anybody else comes along yeh put hini him there anyway tor for luck what n hells th matter with this elcya tar the detect lva lya settled a pudgy index finger on tile the push button and elicited a far thin shrill peal from tho the mun clator ator above hut but the indicator arrow remained as motionless as the car at the top toll of the tha shaft another summons mons gained no response in likewise and a third was wai also disregarded hickey stepped back face ace black as a stor mcloud summed up his opinion of tho the management of at the building in one soul boul phrase produced produce i h his as bat bandana dana BPI used it vigorously u uttered t to red a libel on the ancestry of tho the night watchman and tho the likes of him and turned to give profane welcome to th tho policeman who had noticed tile the cab e at twenty third street and who now panted in blown anti and pers perspiring Diring much to his disgust he bo found himself assigned to stand guard over the basement exits and waddled forth again into the street meanwhile the first officer to arrve arrive upon the scene was waa taking hla big turn at agitating the button and shaking the gates bates and with no moro more profit of his undertaking under than heckey after a minute or two of it he ha acknowledged defeat with BA ah oath and turned away to browbeat the straggling vanguard of belated wayfarers wayfare rs messenger hoya boys slatternly drabs hac hacklen hach kmen meo loafers and one or two plata plain citizens conspicuously out of their reputable grooves who were drifting in at the entrance to line the lobby walls walla with blank curious faces facea forerunners of that mysterious rabble which Is id apparently patently ly precipitated out of tho the very air by any extraordinary happening in ill city streets it if allowed to remain they would in five minutes havo have waxed in numbers to the proportions of an unmanageable mob and the policeman knowing tills this set bet about dispersing them with perhaps greater discretion than consideration they wavered and fell back grumbling discontentedly and maitland Matt land ills his anxiety temporarily distracted alati acted by the noise they made looked round to find his erstwhile cabby at his elbow of whom the sight was waa inspiration 13 ever ver thoughtful nover never unmindful of her whose influence held hini him in this coil ho he laid an arresting hand on the mans alcove youve got your cab asIr right hout side drive round tho the corner away from the crowd and wait tor for me if she the young lady comes without me drive her anywhere she tells telli you and all come to my rooms tomorrow morning for your pay Thank pe sir mr Matt maitland land turned back to fand the situation round the elevator shaft in statu quo nothing had happened save that rage and vexation had increased inci eased mightily hut but why dont you go up tip after Il him lill how n mazes blazes can I 1 exploded the detective lies hes got th night car P F I 1 takes the stalls stairs he ha comes down by th shaft nd howin I 1 tuh trust tills this here mutt lie ile indicated his associate but humbler custodian ot of the peace with a disgusted gesture perhaps Por haps one of the other cars will run maitland Malt land suggested sus ah all dead ones disagreed with disdain as the young man moved down the row low of gates trying one after another behre only wasten he 11 broke off with a snort as malt land somewhat to his own surprise managing to move the gate ot of the third shaft from tho the night elevator stepped into the darkened car anti and groped for the controller presently his fingers An countered it and he be moved it cautiously to one side A vicious v blue spark leaped hissing from the controller box and the inn cage bounded up tip a dozen feet beet and was only restrained from its ambition to soar skywards by an instantaneous release 0 of f the lever by discreet manipulation maitland Malt land worked the car down to the street floor again and hickoy with a grunt that might be interpreted as aa an apology 0 gy for his incredulity jumped in lilt let er hill ho he cried exultantly I 1 fan them folks out th street bergen nil nd ow maitland Malt land was pressing the lover lever slowly wide ot of its catch and the lighted lobby dropped out ot of sight while the detective was still shouting admonitions to the police bolow below gradually gaining momentum tile tho car tegan legan to shoot smoothly up into the blackness safety chains clanking beneath the floor door hickey fumbled for the electric light switch but finding it immediately med lately shut the glare ot again and left the car in darkness safer he explained sententious I anisey ill 11 shoot nd they says he g shoots hoots straight floor after floor door lit in ghostly strata slipped silently down before their eyes unit way to lo the top approximately Ilic keys voice rang sharply la the volunteer operators ear stop ert hold or steady bothers To con conijn aln down obeyed managing alia tl 7 car alb greater easo case and less jer jerkily aily ns as ho he began to understand the ho principle of the lever the cage paused in tile the black shaft and he be looked upward down the third shaft over the other cage was dropping like a plu plummet nimet a block of golden light walled in by black fill rc work ewo end and bisected vertically by the black line 0 of tua the guide tall rail stop slop that there earl stentorian command had no effect the block of light continued to tall fall with unabated speed the detective wasted no more breath As tho the other cat car swept past maitland was waa shocked by a report and flash beside him heckey was using hta his revolver tho the detonation was waa answered by a cry a scream of pain from the lighted cage it paused on the instant like a bird stricken a wing some tour four floors below but at once resumed its downward down waid swoop down down after eail call Il lIckey bellowed 1 I dropped one by godl god carlt cant how many in the car interrupted maitland opening the lover with a firm and careful hand only two sames us I 1 bit th feller what was it steady dyl cautioned mateland Malt Matt land decreasing the speed as tho the car approached pro ached the lower floor tilt other had beaten them down but its arrival at the street level was greeted by a short chorus of mad yells a brief fusillade of shots perhaps five in all alland and the clang of the gate bate then like a ball rebounding the cag swung upwards again hurtling at full speed evidently anisey had been received la a force which he had not bargained for maitland Malt land instinctively reversed tin thi lover and sent his own car upward again slowly waiting tor for the other tc overtake it peering down through gli the tha iron lattice woric ile he could india observe the growing cube a 0 light with a dark shape lying huddled huddle in one corner of the floor A second figure rapidly taking shape as AnI anistes stood by the controller braced against the lie side of the car one hand band on lever the other poising a thing the flesh colored oval of his fac turned upwards in a supposititious at tempt to discern the location of jhc thc dark car hickey by firing bring prematurely lent him adventitious aid the criminal r re 0 piled with spirit aiming at the flash his bullet billet spattering against the back bach wall of the shaft Ilic hickeys keys next bullet rang with a bell like note against the metalwork metal work AnI anistes presumably weal benl wide though maitland Malt land could have sworn he be felt tho the cold kiss of ita lt breath upon hl hi and the lighted cage caga rocked past and up u maitland Matt land needed no admonition tc pursue his blood was up tip his he heart a I 1 singing with the lust of the man hunt halt yet anisey was rapidly leaving the them in ills his car at an appalling pace towards the top he evidently rn made ade some attempt to slow up but elthea he be was ignorant of the management ol 01 the lever or else the thing had got beyond control the cage rammed the buffers with a crash that echoed through the sounding halls like lit a pea of thunderclaps thunder claps it was Instant i bously plunged into darkness then followed a splintering and rending sound and maitland Malt land heart in mouth could make out dimly a dark falling shadow in the further shaft yet ort er tt it had descended a score of feet safety clutch acted and with a thin tremendous jar shaking the build building in 9 the car halted find maitland Malt land were then som five floors below stop er at IS 19 or tiered dered the detective there was a III of exultancy in his voice we go him now all right all right hell try tr to get down by there overheat the crash of a gate forced open wa followed by a scurry of footsteps oven ove the tiling stop er and well hear him off so now ee vasyl eee asyl maitland Malt land shut oft off the power as thit car reached the nineteenth floor opened the gate and out shut that he commanded sharply as mateland Malt Matt land followed him in case he gets past us its ile he paused a moment in thought heavy head on bull neck drooping forward its as he stated stared toward the rear of 0 the building ile he was fearless and resourceful tor for all his many deficiencies maitland Malt land lano found time quaintly enough to regard him with detached curiosity it rare an animal linal illustrating all that wat waa best and worst in ills his order endowed with exceptional courage ills his ad dress in emergencies seemed alto gether admirable yell yeh guard them stairs he be decided suddenly ill run through this hall nd ind |
