| Show in RES I 1 I 1 hw so it SYNOPSIS mad llad dan maitland Milt land on reaching his new york bachelor club met an attract tle young woman at the door janitor chasan assured him no one had been within that day uan dan discovered a finger prints in dust duat on hla his d dealt sk blonk with ith it letter from ills ilia attorn attorney y A altland land dined with Dan vannorman norman hla his attorn torney uan dan set out tor for gre to ret get tits family jewels maitland Malt land on leaching home surprised lady in gray grai I 1 the safe bate containing hla film earm silo apparently took him for or tt a well ei known crook daniel manlel anasty liala hyp maitland pend opened his oaf aate took tok rom t the I 1 je jewels e a and rave gave them to ii lux first to in it a p partnership totne ship in crime the real 1 pan anesty nit I 1 by pollee police of m arld ald appeared eari Matt maitland land overcame him if m lie le a and a I 1 the earl 11 went to nw new york vork ln in h her er all auto to I 1 he i had the jewels she bhe wit wag to meet h urn that lay day A mr snaith introduced himself OH as a det tive to shield the orl in way gray maitland Malt land about to chow him film the jewels supposedly lost loat was felled by a blow from tone cane the latter proved to be anisey iii liim myself and lie he secured the gems genii nasty anasty no who was maytland Malt Mait land lands 8 double masquera masquerades masqueraded ded nm ni tho the latter the c criminal kept malt lands land B ensa Kement with tle girl in gruy gray TIL ho nave gave her the gems bems the alie girl fl in n 91 kray a visited Mal du n tits hla absence and returned rema gems maitland Malt land without cash called up tip tits ilia I 1 hom ome and heard a womans comans OP expostulating knuty I ed as aa maitland tried to wring from hr the location of the gems A crash was as heard at the tha front boor overwhelmed the crook allowing him film to 0 o to shield the am woman the tha girl in gray made her es ea rope jumping into it a cab b an instant antei inter by working a ruse luse anisey was vaa at liar side bide lie took her to attorney ilan iian ner bermans nernia mans nii office there by torture lie he tried in vain to w hinr from her the location ot of the gems ile he loft left her a moment mid all bhe ph phoned n l Ol 0 lagan only getting lin in tin the words worda tell mr air htattland Malt tand r the is br betag ass howl bowl the dilding place in the I 1 lattern attern booma when anesty heard her ber words bannerman also albo was revealed us ua a cr crook A it HB and anasty siet act out nut to secure ll 11 amm and leao leave town the girl wun wag 0 belll t III d maitland Malt land finding the tha girl g rone one searched arched eit hla his rooms und and unearthed d ille jewels under the brass bowl he Is truck struck AnI anistes trail in a mg big 0 office mee building CHAPTER XV continued ali ah cut that cant yeh seh hickey got on all fours found tits hla cigar stuck it in his mouth month and fell into place at maitlandt HIal Mait lands side Il lickey I 1 mean nut but how if behre maitland Malt land nd ind Ani anistes at the st luke buil din tell that fool up there to drivel v maitland Malt land had no need to lift the trap the cabby had already done that all right the young man called its detective hickey drive on the lash leaped out over the root roof er rack and the horse presumably preau mably convinced that no speed other than a dead run would ever eer again be demanded of it tore frantically down the avenue the hansom rocking like a top sail call schooner in a heavy gale maitland Malt land and the detective were battered against the side and back of the vehicle and slammed against one another with painful regularity under such auch circumstances speech was difficult yet they managed to exchange a few sentences yell yeb gottuk gun Ani anistes two good cartridges jus jua as well im along I 1 guess and again howd yeh spose air isly got this cab 1 I dont know must e been in the 0 house I 1 told cabby to 0 walt wait anasty seems to have walked out right on bri your beels ll helli ell and a moment later I 1 this about a woman in the case maitland Matt land took swift thought on oa her behalf I 1 to too long along togo to go into pow now ho he par parried ried tho the query you hiew help me catch this scoundrel anisey and ill put in a good word for you with the tha deputy commissioner ali ah I 1 yell yeh help me nab him grunted the detective nd ind I 1 wont need no good word with nobody the hansom swung into Inroad broadway Dro adway going like a whirlwind and picked up tip an uniformed officer in front of 0 the flatiron building who shouting and using his locust stridently sprinted after them A block further down another fell into line and ho it wa was a who panted at the step an instant after the cab had lurched to a stop before the entrance to the st luke building hickey had rolled out before the policeman had a chance to bluster 10 lo 11 he greeted the man yeh know me im hickey central office behre lus jus in timer time Ani anistes in this buil din r was ten minutes ago wo we want all the help we cn get by way of reply the officer stooped and drummed a loud lend alarm on the sidewalk with his night stick say he panted rising youre your 0 a W wonder 0 n der hackey it ff you get him grunted the detective with a sidelong glance at maitland Malt land cm long tho the lobby of the building was quite deserted as they entered the night watchman invisible the night elevator on its way to the root roof as ag was ered by consultation of the indicator dial above the gate hickey punched the night call bell savagely I 1 me nd ind him he said jerking the free thumb tit at maitland Malt land ill 11 go eo up and hunt him out login at th lop fop floor door an work down th way huha nd to the policeman yeh stay here an hold up tip anybody it t tries tuh leave th bull bulldis din there aint no other en trance I 1 spose what Ifa door an ash lifts round th corner responded the officer but that had ought tuh luh be locked night well if f anybody else comes along yeh put him there anyway for luck what in n hells th matter with this elevator ele the selective detective settled a pudgy index finger on the push button and elicited a far thin shrill abrill peal tram from the nun clator ator above hut but the row remained as motionless as the car at the top of thu the shaft another summons gained no response in likewise and a third was also disregarded hickey stepped back bac face black as ag a storm cloud summed up ui hla his opinion of tho the management of the building in one soul blistering phra produced his bandana avd used it vigorously uttered a lab libel e I 1 on the ancestry of the night watchman and the of him 1 and turned to give profane welcome to tho the policeman who had noticed the cab at twenty third street and who now panted in blown and perspiring much to his disgust ho he found himself assigned to stand guard over the basement exits anil and waddled forth again into the street 1 meanwhile the first officer to acae arroe upon the scene was taking his turn at agitating the button and shaking the gates and with no more profit of his tin der taking than hickey after a minute or two of it he acknowledged defeat with an oath and turned away to browbeat the straggling vanguard of 0 belated wayfare rs messenger boys slatternly drabs hacklen backman hac bac kmen loafers and one or two plain citizens conspicuously out of their reputable grooves who were drifting in at the entrance to line the lobby walls with blank curious faces forerunners of that mysterious rabble which Is apparently parent ly precipitated out of the very air by any extraordinary happening in city streets it allowed to remain they would in five minutes have waxed in numbers to the proportions of an un tin manageable mob and the policeman knowing this set about dispersing them with perhaps greater discretion than consideration they wavered and fell back grumbling discontentedly and maitland Malt land his anxiety temporarily distracted by the noise they made looked round to find his As erstwhile cabby at his elbow of whom the sight was inspiration keef thoughtful never unmindful of her whose influence hold held him in this coll coil he laid an ar arresting retting hand on the alie mans sleeve youve got your cab 7 kissir sir right hout side drive round tho the corner away from the crowd and wait for me it she the young lady cornea comes without me drive her anywhere sho she tells you slid and come to my rooms tomorrow to morrow morning tor for your py pay Thank pe sit sir maitland Malt lund turned back to find the situation round the elevator shaft in statu quo nothing had happened save that Ilic keys rage and vexation lad had increased mightily hut but why dont you go up after him how in n blazes blares can I 1 exploded the detective defective lies iles got th night car IF I 1 takes the stairs ho he comes down by th chaft nd ind I 1 lull full trust this here mutt ile he indicated tits associate but humbler custodian of the peace with a disgusted gesture perhaps one of tho the other cars will run lun maitland Malt land suggested ali ah all dead ones hickey disagreed with will disdain as the young man moved down the row of gates gated trying one after another Ye delire lire only bastin ile he broke off with a snort as malt land somewhat what to ills his own surp lise ritie i to move the gate of the ichird third shaft from the night elevator stepped into the darkened car and groped for the controller presently his fingers encountered it and he me moved ed it cautiously to one side aide A vicious blue spark leaped hissing front from the controller box boi and the cage bou bounded up a dozen feet and was only restrained from its ambition to soar skywards by an instantaneous release of the lever by discreet manipulation maitland Malt land worked the car down to the street floor again and hickey with a grunt grant that might be interpreted as an apology 0 gy for his incredulity jumped in let or er ho he cried exultantly I 1 fan them folks out th street bergen nd ind watch ow ut maitland Malt land was pressing the lover slowly wide of its catch and the lighted lobby dropped out ot of sight while the detective was still shouting admonitions to the police below gradually gaining momentum the car began to shoot smoothly up into the blackness safety chains clanking beneath the floor hickey munib tumbled I 1 ed for the electric light switch but finding it immediately shut the glare off again and left the car in darkness safer he explained sententious anasty it 11 shoot nd ind they says he be 8 shoots hoots straight floor after floor in ghostly strata a slipped lipped silently down before their eyes ayea halfway half way to the top Ilic keys voice rang sharply in the volunteer operators ear stop erl er hold er steady to bothers comin down maitland Malt land obeyed managing the car with greater ease and less jerkily as he began to understand the principle ol of the lever the cage paused in the black shaft and he be looked upward down the third shaft over the other cage was dropping like a plummet a block of golden light walled in by black filigree fill re work ewo and bisected vertically by the black line of the guide rail stop that there cart carl hickeys stentorian command had bad no effect the block of light continued to fall with unabated speed the detective wasted no more breath As aa the other loar car swept past maitland Malt land was shocked by a report and flash beside him hickey was using hla his revolver revolt er the detonation was answered by a cry a scream of pain from the he lighted cage it paused on the instant like a bird stricken awing some four floors below but at once resumed its downward swoop down down after em bellowed 1 I dropped one by godl god cant how flow many in the car interrupted maitland Malt land opening the lever with a firm farm and careful hand only two sames us I 1 bit th fetter feller what was it steady cautioned maitland Malt land decreasing the speed as the car approached pro ached the lower floor other had beaten them down but its arrival rt at the street level was greeted erected by a short chorus of mad yells yella a brief fusillade of 0 abbots bethain live it ve in nil all and the clang of the gate then like ilka a ball rebounding the cage dragt swung upwards again hurtling at full speed evidently hail had been received in force which he had not bargained for maitland Malt land instinctively reversed th thi lover lever and sent his own car upward again slowly waiting for or the other te tc overtake it peering down through gli the iron latticework lattice work lie could andl observe the growing cube 0 light with a dark daric shape lying huddled in one corner of the floor A second figure rapidly taking shapo shape as AnI ansty stood by the controller braced against tho the side of the car one hand on the th lever the other poising a shining thing the flesh colored oval 0 df tits his fact ac turned upwards in a supposititious at tempt to discern the location of the dark car by firing prematurely lent him adventitious aid the criminal ro plied piled with spirit aiming at tho the hash flash tila his bullet sputtering spattering against the bach wall 0 of the shaft Ilic keys next neit bullet rang with a bell like note against the metalwork metal work presumably went wide though mateland Malt Matt land could have sworn he felt the cold kiss of its ill breath upon hla his cheek check and tho the lighted capo cage rocked locked past and up mateland Malt Matt land needed no ad admonition n tc pursue his blood was up ills his h heart art singing with tho the lust of tho the man hunt yet anisey was rapidly leaving them his car soaring at an appalling pace towards the top ho evidently made some attempt to slow up tit but elthel he was ignorant of the management ot of the lever or else clao the thing alg had bad got beyond control the cage rammed the buffers with a crash that echoed through the bounding sounding halls balls like a pea peal of thunderclaps thunder claps it was Instant ane bously plunged into darkness then followed a splintering and rending sound and maitland heart in mouth could make out dimly a dark falling shadow in tho further shaft yet ert en it had descended a score of feet safety clutch acted and with a thin tremendous jar shaking the building the car halted hickey and maitland Malt lanil were then som live five floors below stop or er at 19 or tiered dered the detective there wat waa a III of exultancy in ills his voice we go him now all right all right holl to tr to get down by therel there overheat tho the crash of a gate forced open wa followed by a scurry 0 of footsteps ove the tiling filing stop er and well hea beat him oft off so now eee aay syll maitland Malt land shut oft off the power as olt th car reached the nineteenth floor opened the gato gate and jumped out shut that he commanded sharply as maitland Malt land followed him in case he gets past us lie ile paused a jeom moment nt in thought heavy head on liv ia ne k drooping for wal aa as bo be stared toward the h rear of 0 the afi building lie he fearless and ancia resourceful for all tits his many deficiencies maitland Malt land found time quaintly enough to regard him with detached curiosity a rate rare animal illustrating all that was best and worst in ills his order endowed with exceptional courage tits his nd ad dress in emergencies seemed alto kether gother admirable yell yeh guard them stairs he be decided suddenly ill run through this hall ball nd ind see doing dont hesitate to shoot it if lie he tries to jump yen yell and was gone clumping briskly down the th corridor to the rear TO DIS 1311 CONTINUED |
