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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1911)
rxr r PICTURES DY bowt COPYRIOHTISOT -TMtBOBBa-AtBflll-L CO. ( SYNOPSIS. K.5 v.ii ?n MItlBnrt, on roachlnjr hla New- orlc bachelor club, met an nttrnc rvii.ouns wom?n nt the door. Janitor wm.i . rlun,m P0 one "nd been ?Mf n 1 mt ltty- Dnn discovered a worn- . Tlri prints " ust on Ills desk. xrS?.?.Vill?f. ale"er 'ron his attorney Mnltlnnd dined with Bannermnn. his at- .V JJnt. sc out for Greennelds, to r 4i ""- jewels, uurins his walk ii iiiv raunirj- sent, ne met tho younu i . s. . ""om o au seen leav ing his bachelors' club. Her auto had "i own, He RxcA u- B n ""so sho . " aiBiunna, on reaching home, surprised ludy In gray, cracking tho safe 7 m Kerns, ano, apparently, took him for a well-known crook. Daniel Anlsty. Half-hynnotized. Maltlnnd mm.ii his safe, took therefrom the Jewels, and gave them to her. first forming a part- .iv.o.up ui crime, ino real uan Anlsty. sought by police of the world, appeared on the same mission. Maltland overcame him. He met the girl outside the house and they sped on to New York In her au to. He had the Jewels nnd she promised to meet him that day. Maltland received . "Mr. Snaith." CHAPTER V Continued. Maltland accepted the card and ele vated his brows. "Oh!" he said, put ting It down, his manner becoming per ceptibly less cordial. "I say, O'Hagan." "Yessor?" "I shall be busy for Will half an hour satisfy you, Mr. Snaith?" "You are most kind," the stranger bowed. "In half an hour, O'Hagan, you may return." "Very good, sor." And the hall door closed. "So," said Maltland, turning to face the man squarely, "you are from police headquarters?" "As you soe." Mr. Snaith motioned delicately toward his business card o he called it "Well?" after a moment's pause. "I am a detective, you understand." "Perfectly," Maltland assented, un moved. His caller seemed partly amused, partly but very slightly embar rassed. "I have been assigned to cover the affair of last night," he continued Dianaiy. "i presume you have no objection to giving me what information you may possess." "Credentials?" The man's amusement was made vhftble In a fugitive smile, half-hidden by bis small and neatly trimmed mus tache. Mutely eloquent, he turned back the lapel of his coat, exposing a small shield: at which Maltland glanced casually. "Very well," he consented, bored but resigned. "Fire ahead, but make It as brief as you can; I've an engagement In" glancing at the clock "an hour, and must dress." "I'll detain you no longer than Is es 8ential. ... Of course you under Btand how keen we are after this man Anlsty." "What puzzles me," Maltland Inter rupted, "is how you got wind of the atfalr so soon." "Then you have not heard?" Snaith exhibited polite surprise. "I am just out of bed." "Anlsty escaped shortly after ieft Maltland Manor." "Ah!" Mr. Snaith knitted his brows, dently at a loss whether to ascribe Maitland's exclamation as due to sur prise, regret, or relief. Which pleased Maltland, who had been at pains to make his tone noncommittal. In point of fact he was neither surprised nor regretful. "Thunder!" he continued, slowly, forgot to 'phone Higgins." "That Is why I called. Your butler did not know where you could be found. You had left In great haste, promising to send constables; you failed to do so; Higgins got no word In the course of an hour or so his charge began to choke or pretended to. Higgins became alarmed and re moved the gag. Anlsty lay quiet until his face resumed its normal color and then began to abuse Higgins for thick-headed idiot." Mr. Snaith Interrupted himself to chuckle lightly. "You noticed a resemblance?" he re sumed. Maltland, too, was smiling. "Some thing of the sort." "It is really remarkable, If you will pernllt mo to say bo." Snaith was studying his host's face intently. "Hig gins, poor fellow, had his faith shaken to the foundations. This Anlsty must bo a clever actor as well as a master burglar. Having cursed Higgins root and branch, he got his second wind and explained that ho was Mr. Malt land! Conceive HIgglnB' position. What could he do?" "What he did, I gather." "Precisely." "And Anlsty?" "Once loosed, ho knocked Higgins over with tho butt of a revolver, jumped out of the window and van ished. By the time tho butlor got his senseB back, Anlsty, presumably, was miles away. . . . Mr. Malt land!" said Snaith, sharply. "Yes?" respondod Maltland, olovat Ing his brows, refusing to be Btartled. "Why," crisply, "didn't you send the constables from Greenfields, ac cording to your promise?" ' Maltland laugbod uneasily and looked down, visibly embarrassed, acting with consummate address, playing tho game for all be was worth; and enjoy-1 Ins It hueely Roally, "Why . . , i . . Mr. Snaith, I must confess "A confession would aid us materi ally," dryly. "Tho case Is perplexing. You round up- n burglar sought by tho police of two continents, and listlessly permit his escape. Why?" "I would rather not bo pressed," said Maltland, with ovident candor; "but. Blnce you sny it is imperative, that you must know" Snaith In clined his head affirmatively. "Why . . . to tell tho truth, I was a bit under the weather Inst night; out with a party of friends, you know. Dare say wo all had a bit more than wo could carry. The capture was purely accidental; wo had other plans for the night and well," laughing shortly, "I didn't give the matter too much thought, beyond believing that Higgins would hold the man tight" , "I see. It Is unfortunate, but . . . you motored back to town." It was not a question, but Maltland so considered It. "Wo did," he admitted. "And came here directly?" "I did." "Mr. Maltland, why not be frank with me? My solo object is to capture a notorious burglar. I have no desire "Not that kind." Snaith shook his head. "Hut his doparturo was somowhnt hurried. I can concelvo that ho might abandon his kit" "Out It was not his." "Not Anlsty 's?" "Anlsty does not depend on such nntlquatod methods, Mr. Maltland; save that In extreme Instances, with a particularly stubborn safo, ho em ploys a high explosive that, so far ns wo can find out, Is practically noise loss. ItB nature is a mystery . . . But such old'fashloncd strong-boxes aa yours at Greenfields ho opens by enr, so to spenk listens to the combi nation. Ho was onco on oxport, repu tably employed by a prominent firm of safo mnnufacturors, in whoso ser vice ho gained tho skill that has mado him what ho Is." "But," Maltland cast about at ran dom, feeling himself cornered "may hrj not have had accomplices?" "Ho's no such fool. Unless ho has gone mad, ho worked alono. I prosumo you discovered no accomplice?" "I? Tho devil, no!" Snaith smiled mysteriously, then fell thoughtful, pondering. "You are an enigma," ho said, at length. "I can not understand why you rofuso us all Information, when I consider that tho Jewels were yours " "Are mine," Maltland corrected. "No longor." "I beg your pardon; I have them." Snaith shook his head, smiling in credulously. Maltland flushed with annoyance nnd resentment, then on impulse rose and strode Into tho ad joining bedroom, returning with a small canvas bag. "You shall see for yourself," he said, depositing tho bag on tho desk nnd fumbling with drawstring. "If you will bo kind enough to step over here " Mr. Snaith, still unconvinced, hesi tated, then assented, halting a brief ft. fl r , A . l 8" " l i "So," 8ald Maltland, Turning to Face the Man Squarely, "You Are from Police Headquarters?" to meddle with your private affairs, but . . . You may trust in my dls cretlon. Who was the young lady?" "To conceal her Identity," said Malt land, undisturbed, "is precisely why I have been lying to you." "You refuse us that information?" "Absolutely. I have no choice In the matter. You must see that." Snaith shook his head, baffled, in finitely perturbed, to Maitland's hid den delight.. "Of course," said ne, "tno policeman at the ferry recognized me?" "You are well known to him," ad mltted Snaith. "But that Is a Bide Is sue. What puzzles me Is why you let Anlsty escape. It Is Inconceivable." "From a police point of view." "From any point of view," said Snaith, obstinately. "The man breaks into your house, steals your Jewels " "This is getting tiresome," Maltland interrupted, curtly. "Is It possible that you suspect mo of conniving at the theft of my own property?" Snaith's eyes were keen upon him. "Stranger things have been known. And yet tho motive Is lacking. You are not financially embarrassed so fur as wo can determine, at leaBt." Maltland politely Interposed his fln- . I .L. .1 gers between nis yawn uuu mo uo tective'a intent regard. "You have ten minutes more, I'm sorry to say," ho said, glancing at tho clock. "And there is another point, more significant yet." "Ah?" "Yes." Snaith bent forward, elbows on knoos, hat and cano swinging, eyes imnlacable. hard, relentless. "Anisty, bo said, slowly, "left a tolorably com plete burglar's kit In your library." "Well bo's a burglar, isn't bo V distance from Maltland and toying ab stractedly with his cane while tho young man plucked at the drawstring. "Deuced tight knot, this," com mented Maltland, annoyed. "No matter. Don't trouble, please. I'm quite satisfied, believe me." "Oh, you are!" Maltland turned; and In the act of turning, the loaded head of the cane landed with crushing force upon his temple. For an Instant ho stood swaying, eyes closed, face robbed of every ves tige of color, deep lines of agony graven In his forehead and about his mouth; then fell like a lifeless thing, limp and Invertebrate. The sol-dlsant Mr. Snaith caught him and let him gently and without sound to the floor. "Poor fool!" he commented, kneel ing to make a hasty examination. "Hope I haven't done for him. . . . It would bo tho flrBt time. . . . Bad precedent! . . . So! He's all right conscious within an hour. . . . Too soon!" ho added, standing and looking down. "Well, turn abdut's fair play." Ho swung on his heol and entered the hallway, pausing at tho door long enough to shoot the bolt; then passed hastily through the other chambers, searching, to Judge by his manner. In the end a closed door attracted him; ho Jorked It open, with an ex clamation of relief. It gavo upon a large bare room, used by Maltland as a trunk closet. Here were stout leath er straps and cords In ample measure. Mr. Sualth" solected one from them quickly but with care, choosing .the strongest In two nioro minutes, Mnltlnnd ttussotl, gagged, still unconscious, nud bronthlnc ho.ivllv. occupied a dlvnn In his smoklnc-room. whllo his asanll nnt In Mm hodroom. curs keen to catch tho least sound from without was rapidly nnd choorfully arraying himself In tho Maltland gray-stripou flannols and accessories oven to tho gray socks which had been specified. "Tim loss chnncos ono takes, tho bettor ." soltlonulzod "Mr. Snaith." tin stood erect, in another man's bIioor. squaring back his shouldors riioonrdlnt' tho disguising stoop, and confronted his Imago In a plor-glnBS "Good enough Mnltlnnd," ho com monted, with a llttlo satlsflod nod to bin counterfeit nrcsontmont. "But we'll mnko It bottor still." A slnglo quick Jork donuded his up nor llii : ho stowed tho mustacho care fully away in his breast pocket. Tho moistened corner of a towel mnko quick work of tho crow's foot nbout his eves. and. simultaneously, robbed him of a dozen nppnrcnt years. A pair of yellow chamois gloves, placed convon lently on a drosslng tablo, coverod hands that no art could mnko rosemblo Maitland's. And It was Danlol Malt land who studied hlmsolf In tho pier- glass. Contented, the criminal returned to tho smoking-room. A slnglo glanco assured hlin that his victim was still dead to tho world. Ho sat down at tho desk, drew off tho glpvos, and oponod tho bng; n peep within which was enough. With a dcop and slow Intako of breath ho knotted tho drawstring and dropped tho bng Into his pocket, A jeweled cigarette caso of unlquo de sign shared tho snmo fate. Quick eyes roaming tho desk ob served the telegram form upon which Maltland hnd written CrosBy's nnmo and nddress. Momentarily perplexed tho thief pondered this; then, with laughing oath, seized tho pen nnd scribbled, with no attempt to lmituto tho other's handwriting, a niessago: "lieurot unavoidable dotontlon. Let ter of explanation follows." To this Maitland's name was signed "That ought to clear him neatly, If I understand tho emergency." The thief rose, folding tho telegraph blank, an! rn urned to tho bedroom tak'utj up bis hat and tho murderous cane ns hi v- it. Here ho gathered to gether i II the lrtlcles of clothing thnt ho had dl ear'oJ. conveying tho ninss to the trunkn ov:, where an empty and unlocked klt-biig received It oil. "That, I think, is nbout all." He was very methodical, this crlm Inal. this Anlsty. Nothing essential escaped him. Ho rejoiced In tho ml nutlno of detail that went to cover up his tracks so thoroughly thnt his cam palgns were a3 reninrkable for tho clues ho did leave with malicious do- sign, as for those thnt ho didn't. One final thing held his attention A bowl of hammered brass, Inverted beneath a ponderous book, upon tho desk. Why? In a twinkling ho had removed both and wns studying tho Impression of a woman's hand In tho dust, nnd nodding over It. "That girl," deduced Anlsty. "Nov ice, poor little fool! or sho wouldn't have wasted time senrchlng hero for tho Jewels. Good looker, though from what little ho" with a glanco at Maltland "gave mo a chanco to seo of her. Seems to have snared him, all r'ght, If she did miss tho haul. . . Little Idiot! What right has a woman la this business, anyway? Well, here's, one thing that will never land me In tho pen." As, with nice care, he replaced both bowl and book, a door slammed boldw stairs took him to the hall In an In slant. Maitland's Panama was hang lng on tho hatrack, Maitland's eollec tlon of walking sticks bristled In n stand beneath It. Anlsty appropriated th former and chose one of tho latter. "Fair exchange," he considered, with a harsh luugjj. "After all, ho loses nothing . . . but tho Jewels." He was out and at the foot of tho stairs Just as O'Hagan reached tho ground floor from the basemont. "Ah, O'Hagan!" Tho assumption of Maitland's Ironic drawl was impec cable. O'Hagan no more questioned It than ho questioned his own sanity. "Here, opnd this wire at onco, ploaso; and," pressing a coin Into tho ready palm, "keep tho change, I was hur ried and didn't bother to call you. And, I say, O'Hagan!" from the outer door: "Yissor," "If that follow Snaith over calls again, I'm not at homo." "Very good, sor." Anlsty permitted hlmsolf tho slight est of smiles, pausing on the stoop to draw on tho chamois gloves. As ho did so his eye flickered disinterested ly ovor tho personality of a man stand ing on the opposite walk and staring at the apartment house. Ho was a short mun, of stoutlsh habit, sloppily dressed, with a derby pulled down over ono eye, cigar butt protruding nr roguntly from beneath a heavy black mustacho, beofy cheeks, and thick soled boots dully polished. (TO HE CONTINUED.) Costly Necklaces. Tho most costly neckJaco in the world belongB to tho Counto3S Henckol, a lady .well known In London and Paris society, tho vnluo of which Is sold to bo $250,000. It 1 really com posed of three necklaces, ouch of his toric Interest. One was tho property of tho ox-queon of Naples, sister of tho late Austrian empress'; tho second, onco tho property of a Spanish gran dee, whllo tho third was formerly owned by the Kmpress Eugenie. Not long ago a necklace composed of 412 poarls, In eight rows, tho property of tho late duchesB of Montroso, was Bold for $00,000, Tho Kmprosu Fredorlck of Germany Is said to have possessed a necklace of 35 pearls, worth vat least $200,000, whllo Lady Ilchoator's neck lace of black pearls 1b vulued at nbout 125,00 I X HI .M It I Al. IHi.VH.G.ODI' Mh'lUW 1 nnAfinnfifi rvn At, COLONISTS COMING FAST. HOMfi Many Soctlons Fool Bonoflts of East ern Advertising. Portanil Fully CO per cent of tho colonists entering Oregon sinco tho present reduced rates went into effect come to rortlnnu, oitnor to remn permanently or to cast about for suit able locations cisowncro in tno state. The remaining 40 per cent seldom leave tho Union dopot or tho North Bank station, excepting to go to nearby restaurant for meals. If they have mnda up their minds as to the particular part of tho state in which thev wnnt to locato they nro in n hur rv to cot thoro nnd do not tarry in thi city. The so-called sight-seeing class es are comiwseu oi persons wno nro undecided where to go. They view tho attractions of Portland while in vestignting the opportunities of the state. Tho Dalles Tho Dalles Business Men's association and local realty dealers aro receiving calls nnd inquir ies from n largo number of colonists who have taken ndvantago of tho cheap rates to como West. "Tho show windows of tho cxhibi tion building nt tho depot nro viewed all day long by strangors," Baitf Socre tary Fish. "It would be conservative to say that the exhibit building hns been seen by not less than 11,000 col onists in the past weok. In The Dalles at present are about CO home seekers, somo of whom have bought homes already. Others aro negotiat ing for land and others aro looking at tracts to decide which suits them best Five from Kansas have about closed deal for H20 acres of fruit land. Iowa colonists are negotiating the purchase of 80 acres of partially cleared land for which they will pay $15,000, Several have arrived from Germany, They could not speak English, but had an interpreter with them. They hnve made a success of raising ducks chickens, asparagus and mushrooms nnd nro looking at different locutions Another party bought a small tract of land to engage in raising high-class exhibition and fancy jwultry. One day 11 arrived, tired and dusty, but smiling, who undoubtedly will find suitable land here. Eugene Approximately 175 colon ists have arrived in Eugene. They hail from nil parts of the country, but there is a distinct majority from the Middle West, particularly Nebraska. The greater purt of them were ottrac ted to Oregon nnd to Lugcnc by com munity advertising, but a largo pro portion hnve friends here and came at their solicitation. The largest number to nrrive in ono day lias been 00, all of them arriving on one train. Almost all of this num ber was made up of families who had sold their homes in tho East and were looking for new ones in Oergon. One family numbered ten members, and the nverago was large. Most of the demand is for smnli homes trncts of approximately ten acres suitable lor iruit culture or truck-gardening. Baker It is estimated that fiflly 500 colonists have visited Baker dur ing the past week. Tho Commercial club has a representative at Pocatello and a committee meets all trains hero to assist strangers und welcome them to Oregon. Business is active and tho merchants aro optimistic over the re sults of the publicity campaign car ried on during the year. Arrange menis nre now under way to servo meals to passengers on tho morning trains. La Grande To date 75 homcscekcrs from Oklahoma and parties of four and five from other sections have reached La Grande nnd are seeking lo cations here. Many are from South em states. Medford Real estate men of Med- ford will send nn agent to Portland to induce incoming colonists to locate here. Very few of -the 1911 home seekers have appeared in Medford. New Townsite Probable. Sal cm What is considered plausi bly as a move for an Oregon Electric townsite on tho new extension south s seen in the purchnse of 120 acres of and at Hall's Ferry, nbout nine miles up the Willamette river from Salem. Tho purchaso wns mnde from II . J. Spitzbnrt by E. M. Croisan, nnd tho consideration is said to bo S9.000. Mr. Croisan hns been nurchasinir land freely in tho interest of tho Oregon Electric for right-of-wnv nurnoses. and it is rumored that this buy was mado for tho Oregon Electric. Make Real City Beautiful. Orcnco More than n score of men of this town observed Arbor day Sat urday, planting between 250 nnd 300 elm trees on the streets. Tho town is less thnn three years old, this being tho home of tho Oregon Nursery com pany. It is the purpose of tho citiz ens to muko Orcnco ono of tho pret tiest towns to bo found in tho North west. A park has been luld out and numerous beds of flowers, tobos and shrubbery wijl bo sot out, Board Appoints Stato Architect. Salom W. C. Kniirhton has been appointed state architect by Governor West nnd Stato Treasurer Kay at a salary of ?4, 500 a year. Mr. Knigh ton will prepare plans and specifica tions und will supervise ull nubllr? buildings in this stato during his term I oilice. It is est mated that h a ser vices will make a saving to tho state urclillccts' fees of from $10,000 to $15,000 annuully. MOThn . ... Only State UcBn"7T. Zone, m .7 L ' P!iLi. , Salem-Local city Z uuru nn ,... vi new motorvehiclai '7er 'C8forthoreiruBH.H'., hlcI8 which rcW pay nnv 1 rnt. "Hh .." "v "r ie Ml. . win liii' rnn . "it i Meeting tho nmU. r null ui vonitinn -.1 i - t numorltiea -f...... . ur rotrulatloner .1 Un. . "-vuaimf or.nl.. ,. ... "- ore used t public for hire. 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