Lincoln County leader., April 21, 1911, Image 3

fsERIAL
PICTURES DY A. WEIL
0W5 JOSEPH VANCE
ilr.-M l07. Tho Ilobb-M..rrlll Co.)
SYNOPSIS.
"Mart" Dan Maltland. on reaching hi
New York bachelor club, met an attrac
tive ycuns woman at the door. Janitor
O'Hatfan assured him no one had been
within that day. Han discovered a wom
an's finger prints In dust on his desk,
along with a letter from his attorney.
Matfland dined with Bannerrnan, his at
loniry. uan del uui iUJ Grcenflcl&Si
get his family jewels. During his walk
to the country seat, he met the young
woman In gray, whom he had seen leav
ing his bachelors' club. Her auto had
broken down. Me fixed It. By a ruse she
"lost" him. Maltland, on reaching home,
surprised lady In gray, cracking the safe
containing his gems. She. apparently,
took him for a well-known crook, Daniel
Anlsty. Half-hypnotized, Maltland opened
his safe, took therefrom the Jewels, and
gave them to her, first form'ng a part
nership In crime. The real Dan Anlsty.
ought 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 and she promised
to meet him that day. Maltland received
a "Mr. Snalth," Introducing himself as a
detective. To shield the girl In gray,
Maltland, about to show him the Jew
els, supposedly lost, was felled by a blow
from "Snalth's" cane. The latter proved
to be Anlsty himself and he secured the
6eini. Anlsty. who was Maltland's dou
le, masqueraded as the latter.
CHAPTER V. Continued.
At sight of him the thief was con
scious of an Inward tremor, followed
by a thrill of excitement like a wave
of heat sweeping through his being.
Instantaneously his eyes flashed; then
were dulled. Imperturbable, listless,
hall-marked the prey of ennui, he
waited, undecided, upon the stoop,
while the watcher opposite, catching
Bight of him, abruptly abandoned his
touch and hastened across the street.
"Excuse me," he began In a loud
tone, while yet a dozen feet away, "but
ain't this Mr. Mailland?"
Anlsty lifted his brows and shoul
ders at one and the same time and
bowed slightly.
"WeW, my good man?"
"I'm a detective from headquarters,
Mr. Maltland. We got a 'phone from
Greenfields, Long Island, this morning
from the local police. Your but
ler "
"Ah! I see; about this man Anlsty?
Ton don't mean to tell me what? I
shall discharge Higglns at once. Just
on my way to breakfast. Won't you
join me? We can talk this matter
over at our leisure. What do you say
to Eugene's? It's handy, and I dare
say we can find a quiet corner. By
the way, have you the time concealed
about your person?"
Anlsty was fumbling In his fob
pocket and Inwardly cursing himself
for having been such an ass as to
overlook Maltland's timepiece. "Deuc
ed awkward!" he muttered In genuine
annoyance. "I've mislaid my watch."
"It's most one o'clock, Mr. Malt
land." Flattered, the man from headquar
ters dropped into step by the burglar's
side.
CHAPTER VI.
, Eugene's at Two.
"Since we don't want to be over
heard," remarked Mr. Anlsty, "It's no
use trying the grillroom downstairs, al
though I admit it Is more interesting."
"Just as yeh say, sir." .
Awed and awkward, the police de
tective stumbled up the steps behind
his imperturbable guide; It was a
great honor, In his eyes, to lunch In
company with a "swell." Man of
Etodgy common sense and limited edu
cation that he was, the glamour of
the Maltland millions obscured his
otherwise clear vision completely. And
uneasily he speculated as to whether
or not he would be able to manipulate
correctly the usual display of knives
and forks.
An obsequious headwalter greeted
them, bowing, In the lobby. "Good aft
ernoon, Mr. Maltland," he murmured.
"Table for two?"
"Good afternoon," responded the
masquerader, with an assumed ab
straction, Inwardly congratulating
himself upon having hit upon a res
taurant where the real Maltland wag
evidently known. There were few cir
cumstances which he could not turn
to profit, fewer emergencies to which
he could not rise, be complimented
Handsome Dan Anlsty
"k table for two," he drawled Malt
land-wise. "In a corner somewhere,
away from the crowd, you know."
"This way, if you please, Mr. Malt
land." "By the way," Fursested the burg
lar, unfolding his serviette and g'.an
cing keenly about the room which
b good chance was thinly populated,
"by the way, you know, you haven't
told me your name yet."
"Hlckey Jcl;n W. Kickey, detective
bureau."
"Thank you." A languid hand
puhed the pink menr card across the
table to Mr. Hlckey. "And what do
you see that you'd like?"
"Well . . ." Hickey became con
scious that both unwieldy feet were
nervously twined abonl the legs of hi3
chair; blushed; disentangled them;
and In an attempt to cover his con
fusion, plunged madly into considera
tion of a column of lable-d'hote
French, not one word of which con
voyed the slightest particle of informa
tion to his intelligence.
"Well," he repeated, and moistened
his lips. The room seemed suddenly
very hot, notwithstanding the fact that
au obnoxious electric fan was sending
i current of cool air down the back
of his neck.
"I ain't," he declared in ultimate
desperation, "hungry, much. Had a
bite a little while back, over to the
Gilsey house bar."
"Would a littfe drink?"
"Thanks. I don't mind."
"Walter, bring Mr. Hlckey a bottle
of No. 72. For me let me see cafe
uii 'ia.il," wllli a s"2 -!". "zvA rolls
. . . You must remember this is my
b'eaklast, Mr. Hlckey. I make It a
rule never to drink anything for six
hours after rising." Anlsty selected a
cigarette from the Maltland case, lit
It, and contemplated the detective's
countenance with a winning smile.
"Now, as to this Anisty affair last.
night."
Under the stimulus of the cham
pagne, to say naught of his relief at
"Good Afternoon," Responded the
Masquerader.
having evaded the ordeal of the cut
lery, Hlckey discoursed variously and
at lefigth upon the engrossing subject
of Anlsty, gentleman-cracksman, while
the genial counterpart of Daniel Malt
land listened with apparent but decep
tive apathy, and had much ado to keep
from laughing in his guest's face as
the latter, persplrlngly earnest, un
folded his plans for laying the burg
lar by the heels.
From time to time, and at Inter
vals steadily decreasing, the hand of
the host sought the neck of the bottle,
inclining it carefully above the thin
stemmed glass that Hlckey kept In al
most constant motion. And the de
tective's fatuous loquacity flowed as
the contents of the bottle ebbed.
Yet, as the minutes wore on, the
burglar began to be conscious that It
was but a shallow well of Information
and amusement that he pumped. The
game, fascinating with Its spice of
daring as It had primarily been, began
to pall. At length the masquerader
calculated the hour as ripe for what
he had contemplated from the begin
ning; and interrupted Hlckey with
scant consideration, in the middle of a
most Interesting exposition.
"You'll pardon me, I'm sure, If I
trouble you again for the time."
The fat red fingers sought uncer
tainly for the timepiece; the bottle
was now empty. The hour, as an
nounced, was ten minutes to two.
"I've an engagement," invented
Anisty, plausibly, "with a friend at
two. If you'll excuse me ? Garcon,
l'addltlon!"
"Then I und'stand, Mister Maltland,
we c'n count on yeh?"
Anlsty, eyelids drooping, tipped back
his chair a trifle and regarded Hickey
with a fair Imitation of the whimsical
Maltland smile. "Hardly, I think."
"Why not?" truculently.
"To be frank with you, I have three
excellent reasons. The first should be
sufficient: I'm too lazy."
Disgruntled, Hickey atared and
shook a disapproving head. "I was
afraid of that; yeh swells don't never
seem to think nothln' of yer duties to
aonl'tv."
Anlsty airily waved the Indictment
aside. "Moreover, I have lost nothing.
You see, I happened in just at the
right moment; our criminal friend got
nothing for his pains. The jewels are
safe. Reason No. 2: Having retained
my property, I hold no grudge against
Anis;y."
"Well I dunno "
"And as for reason No. 3: I don't
care to ha.e this affair advertised. If
the papers get hold of It they'll cook
up a lot of silly details that'll excite
the cupidity of every thief in the coun
try, and make me more i rouble than 1
tare to ah contemplate."
Hickey's eyes glistened. "Of course,
If yeh want it kept quiet " he sug
gested, signif.cant'y.
Anisty's hand sought his pocket.
"How much?"
"Well, I suess I can leave that to
you. Yeh ou".httuh know how bad yeh
want the matter hushed."
"As I calculate It, then, fifty ought to
be enousa far the beys: and fifty will
repay you for your trouble."
The end of Hickey's expensive pan
etela was tilred Independently toward
the ceiling. "Shouldn't wonder if It
would," he murmured, gratified.
Anisty stuffed something bulky back
into his pocket and wadded another
something green and yellow colored
into a little pill, which he presently
flicked carelessly across the table. The
detective's large mottled paw closed
over It and moved toward his waist
coat. "As I was sayin'," he resumed, "I'm
sorry yeh don't see yer way to givin'
us a hand. But p'rhaps yeh're right.
Still, if the citizens 'd only give us a
hand onct in a while "
"Ah, but what gives you your liv
ing, Hickey?" argued the amateur
sophi3t. "What but the activities of
the criminal element? If society com
bined with you for the elimination of
crime, what would become of your
job?"
He rose and wrung the disconsolate
one warmly by the hand. "But there,
1 am sorry to have to hurry you away.
. . . Now that you know where
to find me. drop in some, evening and
have a cigar and a chat. I'm in town
a good deal, off and on, and always
glad to see a friend."
At another time, and with another
man, Anisty would not have ventured
to play his catch so roughly; but, as
he had reckoned, the comfortable state
of mind induced by an unexpected ad
dition to his income and a quart of
champagne, had dulled the official ap
prehensions of Sergt. Hickey.
Mumbling a vague acceptance of the
too-genial Invitation, the exalted de
tective rose and ambled cheerfully
down the room and out of the door.
Anisty lit another cigarette and
contemplated the future with satisfac
tion. As a diplomat he was Inclined to
held himself a success. Indeed, all
things taken under mature considera
tion, the conclusion was inevitable that
he was the very devil of a fellow. With
what consummate skill he had played
his hand! Now the pursuit of the
Maltland burglar would be abandoned;
the news item suppressed at headquar
ters. And It was equally certain that
Maltland (when eventually liberated)
would be at pains to keep his part of
the affair very much In shadow.
The masquerader ventured a mys
ttcal smile at the world In general.
One pictured the evening when the
infatuated detective should find it con
venient to drop in ..on the exclusive
Mr. Maltland.
"Mr. Anlsty?"
CHAPTER VII.
Illumination.
In a breath was self-satisfaction
banished; simultaneously the masque
rader brought his gaze down from the
ceiling, his thoughts to earth, his vigi
lance to the surface, and himself to his
feet, summoning to his aid all that he
possessed of resource and expedient.
Trapped! the word blazed incan
descent in his brain. So long had he
foreseen and planned against this very
moment.
Yet panic swayed him for but a lit
tle instant; as swiftly as It had over
come him It subsided, leaving him
shocked, a shade more pale, but rapid
ly reasserting control of his faculties.
And with this shade of emotion came
completo reassurance.
His name had been uttered In no
stern or menacing tone; rather its
syllables had been pitched in a low
and guarded key, with an undernote
of raillery and cordiality. In brief, the
moment that he recognized the voice
as a woman's, he was again master of
himself, and, aware that the result of
his Instinctive Impulse to rise and de
fend himself, which had brought him
to a standing position, would be In
terpreted as only the natural action of
a gentleman addressed by a feminine
acquaintance, he was confident that
he had not betrayed his primal con
sternation. He bowed, smiled, and
with eyes in which astonishment swift
ly gave place to gratification and com
plete comprehension, appraised her
who had addressed him.
She seemed to have fluttered to the
table, beside which she now stood,
slightly swaying, her walking costume
of gray shot silk falling about her In
soft, tremulous petals. Dainty, chic,
well-poised, serene, flawlessly pretty
In her miniature fashion: Anlsty ree
ognized her !n a tw nkllig. His per
ceptions, trained to r b.;er vations as in
star aneous as th'-se of a snap-shot
camera, and well nigh as accurate,
had photographed her inl.vlduality in
delibly upon the f.lm of his memory,
even in the abbreviated encounter of
the previous night.
By a similar ply of er'i"ated reason
ing faculties keyed to the hlghost pitch
of immediate acMcn. he had difficulty
as scant In iecoiraMng for her pres
ence there. What he did not quite
comprehend was why Maitland had
used her so kindly; for It had been
piain enou?h that that gentleman had
surprised her in the act of safe-breaking
before conniving at her escape.
But, allowing that Maitland's actions
had been based upon motives vague to
the burglar's understanding, It was
quite In the scheme of possibilities
that he should have arranged to meet
his protegee at the r staurant that
afternoon. She was come to keep an
appointment to which (now that An
lsty came to remember) Maitland had
alluded in the beUning of their con
versation. Well and good; once before, within
the past two hours, he had told him
self that he was Good-enough Mait
land. He was be even better now.
"But you did surprise me!" he de
clared, gallantly, before she could won
der at his slowness to respond. "You
see, I was dreaming."
He permitted her to surmise the ob
ject round which his dreams had been
woven.
"And I had evnected you to be eag
erly watching lor me I sue parried,
archly.
"I wasi . . . mentally. But," he
warned hlr, serlons'y, "not that name.
Maltland is known here; they call me
Maltland the waiters. It seems I
made a bad choice. But with your as
sistance and discretion we can bluff It
out, all right."
"I forgot. Forgive me." But now
she was in the chair opposite him,
tucking the lower ends of her gloves
Into their wrists.
"No matter nobody heard."
"I very nearly called you Handsome
Dan." She flashed a radiant smllo at
him from beneath the rim of her pic
ture hat.
A fire was "kindled in Anisty's eyes;
he was conscious of a quickened drum
ming of his pulses.
"Dan is Maitland's front name.
also," he remarked, absently.
"I thought as much," she responded.
quietly speculative.
The burglar hardly heard. It has
been indicated that he was quick
wilted, because he had to be, In the
very nature of his avocation. Just
now his brain was working rather
more rapidly than usual, even; which
was one reason why the light bad
leaped Into his eyes.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
GREEN SPOTS IN WILDERNESS.
Relieve the Desolation of Desert of
Northern Chile.
Northern Chile, which Is so largely
mountain or desert, is generally re
garded as a forbidden wilderness, but
in spite of Its natural desolation the
landscape presents a scene of great
beauty under the softening hues of
sunset, and here and there In the
waste of sand and salt may be found,
by looking for them, a number of
oases, the most conspicuous of which
are Pica and Mattlla. These oases
are supplied with water from the
high Andes, but the particular streams
that support their life are not certain
ly known. It has been found that In
various parts of the great Atacama
desert the earth underneath the sur
face layer of sand or salt is sufficient
ly moist to grow crops, capillary at
traction spreading the water through
the soli. The rainless Atacama des
ert Is the scene of the greatest indus
try of its kind in the world, yielding
enormous quantities of nitrates, used
to enrich the fields of Europe and the
United States. The oases play a very
Important economic role in the Indus
tries of the region, supplying veg
etables and foodstuffs for the support
of the workmen, alfalfa for the cattle,
and various fruits, and also serving
as timber producers for the nitrate
works, which require much fuel.
There Is no part of the world where
agriculture is more extensively car
ried on than In these green spots In
the Atacama desert. Zlon's Herald.
Coloring Straw Hats.
"Some persons take a lot of pleas
ure and no little pride," said he, "In
coloring a meerschaum pipe, and I
was thinking the other day what an
awful blow It would be to the hat
dealers If It got to be a fad to color
a straw bat. You know In the course
of a summer the average man will use
at least two, and some men three,
straws. They change them only when
they get very black and after one
cleaning has taken the vitality out
of the hat.
"Men don't like a dirty hat only be
cause it shows that they have had
It a long time. However, suppose it
was the fashion to color them. Men
would admire the hat as It was chang
ing from a delicate brown to a fair
black, and the older the hat the better."
SOfcJt hkfc FRITTERS
SEVERAL V.AYS OF MAKING
THLSE TASTY ARTICLES.
rteclpes That Include Those That Are
Concocted With Oysters, Currant
Jam, Pir.cr.pple, Salmon, Or
ange ar.d Cranberry.
P!ain Fritter Baiter. Beat till light
four eggs, adding to them four large
tabletpoonfuls of sugar, half a cuplul
of creamed butter, pinch of salt, two
cupfuls one pint of milk and two
tblrds of a cupful of flour. Use a per
fectly smooth frying pan, or the cakes
will stick; butter It, and when hot
pour In enough batter to cover the
bottom. When done spread with Jelly,
sprinkle with powdered sugar and
serve at ouco on a hot platter. These
may also be buttered, with a mixture
of powdered sugar and cinnamon
spread between and over them; when
served In layers they are cut like a
pie.
Oyster Fritters. Nothing so appeals
to the epicure as oyster fritters; to a
cupful of the liquid add one of sweet
milk, four eggs, a saltspoonful of salt
and enough flour to make a stiff bat
ter; add a pint of chopped oysters
and fry In deep fat. Serve at once
garnished with white celery tips.
Currant Jam Fritters. Currant Jam
fritters are a dream of richness; make
the usual batter, and to every cuptul
: ... : nfni of th
jam, adding sugar to the latter before
mixing. Drop by spoonfuls from the
spoon into hot fat; sprinkle with
sugar and serve with cocoa.
Pineapple Fritters. Pineapple frit
ters are a luscious morsel; grate the
fruit fine, saving the juice, and add
ing sufficient water to make It one
pint; sift one pint of flour using
Juice to make the batter one-half tea
spoonful of salt and yolk of one egg.
Drop by spoonfuls Into hot fat; drain,
dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Salmon Fritters. The salmon frit
ters are most appetizing and are more
substantial than those of fruit; they
are made by stirring into the plain
batter enough boned salmon to make
one-half the quantity of batter; drain
on unglazed brown paper and serve
on lettuce leaves or garnished with
parsley.
Orange Fritters. The richness and
flavor of the orange fritter is pro
verbial. Place one cupful of sifted
flour In a howl, add a pinch of salt,
then the yolk of one egg, well beaten
with one tenspoonful of olive oil;
when mixed to a smooth batter add
gradually enough water to make still
enough not to run from the spoon.
Beat the white of the egg light and
fold Into the batter. Put five or six
slices of orange Into this batter, cover
well, then drop Into smoking fat and
fry a delicate brown; remove, drain,
dust with sugar and serve.
Currant Jam Popovers. To make,
use two cupfuls each of flour and
milk, two eggs (beaten until stiff),
one-half teaspoonful of salt, two of
melted butter; bake in cups. When
done, cut a little slit in each with a
sharp knife and Insert a spoonful of
currant Jam. Serve with sweetened
whipped cream. The Housekeeper.
Real Buttar Scotch.
Allow to one pound of brown sugar
one teacUpful of water and a quarter
cupful of butter. Put in a saucepan
over the Are and boll, watching care
fully, until It begins to turn brown.
The moment It reaches a golden
brown turn into a shallow buttered tin.
Never ailr or touch with a spoon.
Cake Hint.
A cake had been set awav and tnr.
gotten until It was as hard as the pro-
vermai DricK, it was wrapped In a
cloth wrung out of hot water and then
had an outside covering of paper. Let
it remain so for about 24 hours, and It
will be as moist as If freshly made
This recipe has been tested.
To 8ave the Cook Book.
A certain careful aousekeeper has
hit upon a good plan to save her cook
book. When preparing anew dish
It Is necessary to consult the book
frequently, sometimes when the hands
are sticky or greasy, and the book
suffers from the contact. To avoid
this take a piece of window pane the
size of your cook book, bind the
edges by gluing a half-Inch strip of
thick cloth around It, then when you
want to follow a recipe, open the book
nod lay it down, placing this glass
over 1L
A Good Pla Crust.
For a meat Ille crust, tnltp n nnovt
. r " 1
of flour and three tablespoonfuls of
lard, two and a half cups of milk, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a
teaspoonful of salt. Work all together
as quicKiy ano ngntiy as possible.
Corn Rolls.
One pint of corn meal, two table
spoons of sugar, one teaspoon salt,
one pint of boiling milk; stir all to
gether, and let stand till cool. Add
three eggs well beaten. Bake In gem
pans.