Show tv S by I 1 G T SYNOPSIS mod pan lan on his hl new york tort lor c lut met in an attract alv yom buunk 1 ar ill at tho lift dour door janitor 1111 airan burc d ailin 1111 no one lad had ixon within lt liln that eliat day iun dun discovered a woman tinder prints in dust on liln hill desk dek long with it 11 letter from lit hla altor ny danei with bannerman hla his 1 attorney dan set out for to get bet ills film bowma during ida hla walk to the country sent beat fi ha met the mainini in gray nhom lie im liuch seen leav lug his bachelors club air auto had brul ruken n down lie fixed it uy it 11 ruse all she lost him maitland on rc itching home ludy ili ih gray kiu cracking the inife his hl rt ans took him for a well known crook danle anasty opened hla his safe baa took ther efroin tile jewels and gave biff them to hr her first formin g it part in crime tile alie real ian dun anasty Aril sty sought by police or of the arld A appen e on the same aston maitland I 1 harn ini lie ile met the girl outside tile I 1 lionso ouse and they aped on to new york I 1 ork in ili her au to ilki had find the jewila jewels antl anti she lio promised to milet him that day maitland received roc elved it ii nar mr snaith introducing himself eta ad a detective to lo the pirl in rray gray maitland abo kohout lit to show liln him tho ma ipa ala Is lost was f e alicd by it blow from rom analtha a lane cane tim tho latter proved to lie be anasty himself anil lift ho sectored sect ared the ierma milsey who was nas Mait maitlandt lands doll clou ble masquerades masqueraded masquera ded na as tile the latt latter cr the cilmi nul kept engagement with tile the girl in kray gray lie ile nave gave IHM her the garns after falling til ili lovo love nt at first sight thoy they were to meet anti and divide the loot malt land anti and regretted missing nilsa liiK hi his gfa elen t anasty a as maitland narrowly avoided capture n gerlous tip the girl in ili bra gilld maitland Malt I 1 ayt I 1 ands land 8 apartments during his absence an and f returned return fd kema items being fig uncovered on return maitland without rush ailed up tip ills home and heard om nit x voice ole disguised tin as maitland Malt lanil told lier ills acal real identity anil and realizing himself tricked tried io to wring from roni tier her the location tit 0 fit the beim then lie P n posed A crash wen WBK heard at t the h front door malt abfalt band und started for home CHAPTER XI continued in the cab turning to watch through the he rear peep hole was waa thrown violently against tho tha side as tho the hansom looked locked on one wheel into ills his street recovering he seized the dashboard and gathered himself together ready to spring tile the instant the vell vehicle icle paused in its headlong career through tho the cabuya misunderstanding ot of the address in all likelihood the horse was as reined in on its launches haunches some three houes hou es distant from the apartment tiding malt land found himself sprawling on hil hands and knees on an the sidewalk picked himself up tip scouting wait walta to the driver and sprinted madly the few yards separating him front from his own front floor door leys keys ready in hand simultaneously the half balf winded policeman lic einan lumbered around the fifth avenue corner and a man mail detaching himself from the shadows of a neighboring door i ay began to trot loutish ly jy across the sarp t evidently with the intention of intercepting maitland Malt land at the door ire was hardly quick enough malt land did not ovon even see him the door slammed in the mius m ius face anil and he part panting ing harshly rapped out an imprecation and bagart a frantic assil ambault tilt on the push button marked janitor As for maitland Malt land ho he was taking tile tho stairs three at a dirt and andrad had lila his pass key in the tha latch as soon as hla his feet touched the first landing oki an instant later he thrust the door open and blundered blindly into the pitch darkness of 0 hla his study for a thought he stood bewildered and dismayed ly tile tha absence ot of light ile iia had thought somehow to find tile the gas jets tin timing ring tho the atmosphere was hot and foul with the odor ot of kern keio sene nene the blackness filled with str strange ange sounds and mysterious moving shapes A grunting gasp came to ills his cars and then the silence and the night flight alike were vere split by a report ac accompanied compan led by it a streak ot of orange flame oh shooting doting coll ingward from the middle midd e ot of the room its ita light transient as it was gave him some inkling of the situation unthinkingly ho he hung flung himself forward ready to grapple with that which first should meet his lands hands something soft and yielding brushed against his shoulder and subconsciously in the auto hypnosis of his excitement ho he was aware of a mans voice cu cursing arsing and a womans comans cry of triumph trailing off into a wall of pain on the instant he found himself at grips with the marauder for F or A a moment both swayed dazed by ay the shock 01 ol collision then maitland altland AI got a footing on the carpet and put forth fort W his strength the ho other gave way slipped find went to his knees maitlandt Malt Mait lands hands found his throat fingers sinking d deep cop into llesh flesh as he bore tile the fellow backward A match flared noiselessly and the gas blazed overhead A cry of astonishment choked in his atit is he recognized ills hla own features duplicated in tile face of the man whose throat ile ho was slowly and relentlessly constricting anasty lie 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 vold void and blackness of night indeed he had bad hardly thought any coherent thing about the matter the ring of the girls no had startled him and he had somehow thought Ya vaguely guelY that OHagan had surprised her in the flat hut but more than that ile he glanced swiftly aside at the girl standing still beneath the chan chandelier deller the match in one hand burning toward her linger finger tips tills in the lie other an islya revolver their eyes met and in hers heis the light of gladness leaped arid and felt fell like a living name then died to bo be replaced by a look of entreaty anti and prayer so moving that ills his heart in its unselfish chivalry went out to her who or what she was howsoever damning tile tho evidence against her he be would believe against bellef shield her to the end at whatever wh aleer hazard to him alt whatever rost cost to hs his fortunes love Is unreasoning arid anil unreasonable aven when ills ilia senses seemed to vibrate with redoubled activity tu to become abnor mully acute for the ake first time he be was conscious of the imperative clamor ot of tia mhd alc letric bell in Olla oua att aiters itera as well as of the janitors rich brogue bingue voicing hla his indignation as lie ho opened the ba rement door and prepared to ascend instantly the cause of the ds disturbance tur bance flashed upon him ills ilia strangle hold on anisey relaxed lie he released the man and brows browa knitted with the concentration of his thoughts thou glita he stepped back and over to the girl lining lifting her hand band and gently taking the revolver from her fingers below ohagan Ol lagan was vas parleying parl eying through the closed door with the late callers maitland could have blessed hla his hotheaded hot headed irish stupidity tor for the delay he be was causing already anesty anasty was waa on his feet again blind with rage and crouching as it ready to spring only restrained by the sight of 0 hla his own revolver steady and threatening tn lit maitlandt Malt Mait lands hand I 1 for the least part of li a second the young man hesitated choosing his way then resolved received in accents of 0 determination stand up you hound he cried hack back to tile the wall there and thrust the afie weapon under tinder the burglars nose the move gained instant obedience mr anisey could not reasonably hesitate in the face of such odds and you Blatt brattland land continued over ills hla shoulder to the girl without removing ills his attention front from the burglar into tho the alcove there at once and not a word not a whisper not a sound until I 1 call youl voul I 1 she rave gave him one and piteous glance then unquestioning slipped quietly behind the port leres to anisey again turn your pockets commanded maitland altland AI quick you ou fool the police are aie below yom freedom depends on your haste baste Ani anistes hands flew to ills hla pockets emptying their contents ori on the floor door Mal eyes ees sought in ili vain the shape of the tanvas canvas bag hut time was too precious proc lous another moments procrastination and that will do lie ile said crisply without raising his voice now listen to me at tile the end of the hall abere ind find a trunk closet from which it window 1 I know naturally Nii you would now go BO anesty waited for no repetition of the pel mission whatever the madness of mad Malt laud he was con cortier only to profit by it never before had ila tile ho lung arm of the law stretched ched hungry fingers so near hla his collar lie ile went nging down the hall ball in long soundless strides vanishing into its shallows shadows As he disappeared maitland stepped to the door raised his revolver and pulled the trigger bigger twice the shots detonated loudly in that hat confined space arid and ran lans coincident with the clash arid and clatter of shivered glass A thin cloud of vapor obscured the doorway swaying 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 ivaa coth and brass buttons moved conspicuously lit in the van a grim gilm face flushed arid and perspiring beneath the helmets a revolver le volver poised menacingly in one hand locust as ready leady in the other behind this outward and visible manifestation of the laws illa majesty jesty bobbed a rusty derba derby cocked jarn Jaim tIly back upon the r red et shining forehead of a choit and thickset thick set person on with a black mustache OH Oll agans agitated countenance loomed over a dusty shoulder and the battered silk hat of the nighthawk brought up the rear come in everybody maitland Malt land greeted them cheerfully turning back into the study and tossing the revolver er shreds of smoke still curling up from its muzzle upon a divan Ol lagan he called on second thought jump down downstairs stair s an and d see that all new York ret get in let nobody lal in As the janitor unwillingly obeyed policeman arid and detective found their tongues A volley of questions to the general purport of th deanin of nil all this here assailed maitland Malt land as he rested himself coolly on an edge 0 of f the desk ile ho responded with one eyebrow slightly elevated A burglar what A you suppose that I 1 was indulging in target practice at this time ot of night which he be go hack back of the flat through the w window I 1 n to the flie fire escape I 1 suppose 1 I took a couple of shots after him but missed and inasmuch as he was aril armed led I 1 pursue i hickey hackey stepped forward glowering pm pleasantly at the young man yeh igo go along he told the uniformed man nd ltd see t f hes tellin the truth ill stay hero here nd ad keep him company ills tone amused maitland Malt land in the reaction from the recent strain upon his wits and nerve he laughed openly and who ho are you ho he suggested bug smiling as the policeman clumped heavily away rickey spat thoughtfully into a satsuma Satsu raa and sneered 1 I spose yeh never saw me before maitland Malt land bowed affirmation im sorry to say that that pleasure has haa heretofore been denied me uh huh agreed the detective sourly 1 I guess a hot one too lie scowled blackly in IA Malt lands amazed faco face and seemed abruptly to swell with mysterious rage my bly names heckey lie ho informed him venomously and dont yeh lose sight of at that after this its it wont hurt yeh eh to remember guess mem rys taking a vacation huh bull my dear man said 11 Malt altland land you speak in ill parables and it pardon my noticing it it with some un called for spleen might I 1 suggest that you ou moderate your tone for he continued facing the man squarely it if you yon dont it willabe will be my duty anti and pleasure to hoist you lito into tho the street 1 I got a of yeh doing it growled hickey still seeing as yeh never saw rno me before I 1 guess it wont do no harm barm for yeh to conne connect ct with this and he turned back his coat uncovering the tha shield 0 of the detective bureau ahl ah commented maitland Malt laud politely A detective itow how interesting fire escape winders broke all right this was the policeman pol ceman returned and some ones let down the bottom length of ladder but there aint nobody lit in sight bight no interjected hickey nil nd there ve been if been baitin in tile the back yard all night certainly not maitland Mal lland agreed blandly especially if my burglar had known it in which case I 1 fancy he would have chosen another route by the roof possibly yeh know so methin about roots roofs yeh self donchuk don chuh suggested hickey well guess belill have time to write a book about it while yeh lie he stopped stepped unexpectedly to malt lands side and bent beat forward something cold and hard closed with a snap around each of the young mans wrists lie ile started up tip face aflame with indignation forgetful of the girl hidden in the alcove what the devil lie he cried hotly jingling the handcuffs all ali come oil off hickey advised him yeh cant bluff it forever you know come along and tell the sarge all about it daniel maitland Malt land Ks Es quare alias Iland handsome some dan anesty anasty gentleman burglar ali ah cut cat that out young fellow delire foxy all right but pushed yer run of luck too hard hickey paused perplexed finding no w words wherewith adequately to volca voice tile the disgust aroused in ili him by his prisoners der demeanor neanor something far from seemly to ills his mind the humor of the situation hall had just dawned upon maytland Malt Aratt land and the young nian man was crimson with appreciation go on oil go on he begged feebly dont let me stop you hickey dont please let me spoil poll it all your slier sher lock Il holmes olmes hickey Is one of the finest characterizations I 1 have ever witnessed it Is a privilege not to be underestimated to be permitted to play piny raffles to you hut but seriously my dear sleuth with an unhappy attempt to wipe its ills eyes with hampered fists dont you think youre wasting your talents hy by this time even the policeman seemed doubtful lie ho glanced askance at the detective find and shuttled shuffled uneasily As for the cabby who had blustered in at first with intent to demand his due in fit no uncertain terms apparently maitlandt Malt Mait lands bearing coupled with the inherent contempt and hatred of the nighthawk tribe for the minions of the law haddon his sympathies complete ly y lounging against a doorjamb door jamb quite at home he genially puffed an unspeakable cigarette and nodded ap an probation of Mall Matt lands every other word hut but blickey heckey bristled belligerently erent ly fine he declared acidly fine and dandy I 1 take oft off my iny hat to yoh dan anisey I 1 may be it a bad actor ali all right but yeh got me beat at the post then turning to the policeman 1 I got him right look here drawing a folded newspaper from his pocket he be spread it open for the off officers leers inspection sp spec action tion yoh yeh see them pictures now on oil the level Is it natural the patrolman frowned doubtfully from the paper to maitland Malt land the cabby stretched a curious neck Matt AI altland land groaned inwardly he had seen that |