[87843] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Diabetes Gone in 7 Days?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Diabetes Reversed)
Wed Aug 31 17:39:37 2016
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:29:19 -0400
From: "Diabetes Reversed" <diabetes_reversed@liked.stream>
To: <mit-talk-mtg@charon.mit.edu>
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<p>Diabetes Gone in 7 Days?<br /> He shook his head. " Half shares,=
or not at all!" She was firm. " A partnership?" This educed=
a moue of doubt, with: " I' m not worthy the honor." " But,=
" he promised rashly, " I can save you--oh, heaps of trouble in o=
ther--ah--lays." She shrugged helplessly. " If I must--then I do =
accept. We are partners, Dan Anisty and I!" He nodded mute satisfactio=
n, brushed the tools out of his way, and bent an attentive ear to the combi=
nation. The girl swept across the room, and there followed a click simultan=
eous with the total extinction of light. Startled, " Why--?" he d=
emanded. " The risk," she replied. " We have been frightfull=
y careless and thoughtless." Helplessly Maitland twirled the combinati=
on dial; without the light he was wholly at a loss. But a breath later her =
skirts rustled near him; the slide of the bull' s-eye was jerked back, and =
a circle of illumination thrown upon the lock. He bent his head again, pret=
ending to listen to the fall of the tumblers as the dial was turned, but in=
point of fact covertly watching the letters and figures upon it. The room =
grew very silent, save for the faintly regular respiration of the girl who =
bent near his shoulder. Her breath was fragrant upon his cheek. The conscio=
usness of her propinquity almost stifled him.... One fears that Maitland pr=
olonged the counterfeit study of the combination unnecessarily. Notwithstan=
ding this, she seemed amazed by the ease with which he solved it. " Wo=
nderful!" she applauded, whispering, as the heavy door swung outward w=
ithout a jar. " Hush!" he cautioned her. In his veins that night =
madness was running riot, swaying him to its will. With never a doubt, neve=
r a thought of hesitancy, he forged ahead, wilfully blind to consequences. =
On the face of it he was playing a fool' s part; he knew it; the truth is s=
imply that he could not have done other than as he did. Consciously he beli=
eved himself to be merely testing the girl; subconsciously he was plastic i=
n the grip of an emotion stronger than he,--moist clay upon the potter' s w=
hirling wheel. The interior of the safe was revealed in a shape little diff=
erent from that of the ordinary household strong-box. There were several ac=
count-books, ledgers, and the like, together with some packages of docketed=
bills, in the pigeon-holes. The cash-box, itself a safe within a safe, sho=
wed a blank face broken by a small combination dial. Behind this, in a secr=
eted compartment, the Maitland heirlooms languished, half-forgotten of thei=
r heedless owner. The cash-box combination offered less difficulty than had=
the outer dial. Maitland had it open in a twinkling. Then, brazenly liftin=
g out the inner framework, bodily, he thrust a fumbling hand into the apert=
ure thus disclosed and pressed the spring, releasing the panel at the back.=
It disappeared as though by witchcraft, and the splash of light from the b=
ull' s-eye discovered a canvas bag squatting humbly in the secret compartme=
nt: a fat little canvas bag, considerably soiled from much handling, such a=
s is used by banks for coin, a sturdy, matter-of-fact, every-day sort of ca=
nvas bag, with nothing about it of hauteur, no air of self-importance or os=
tentation, to betray the fact that it was the receptacle of a small fortune=
At Maitland' s ear, incredulous, " How did you guess?" she brea=
thed. He took thought and breath, both briefly, and prevaricated shamelessl=
y: " Bribed the head-clerk of the safe-manufacturer who built this.&qu=
ot; Rising, he passed over to the center-table, the girl following. " =
Steady with the light," he whispered; and loosed the string around the=
mouth of the bag, pouring its contents, a glistening, priceless, flaming, =
iridiscent treasure horde, upon the table. " Oh!" said a small vo=
ice at his side. And again and again: " Oh! Oh! Oh!" Maitland him=
self was moved by the wonder of it. The jewels seemed to fill the room with=
a flashing, amazing, coruscant glamour, rainbow-like. His breath came hot =
and fast as he gazed upon the trove; a queen' s ransom, a fortune incalcula=
ble even to its owner. As for the girl, he thought that the wonder of it mu=
st have struck her dumb. Not a sound came from the spot where she stood. Th=
en, abruptly, the sun went out: at least, such was the effect; the light of=
the hand-lamp vanished utterly, leaving a party-colored blur swimming agai=
nst the impenetrable blackness, before his eyes. His lips opened; but a sma=
ll hand fell firmly upon his own, and a tiny, tremulous whisper shrilled in=
his ear. " Hush--ah, hush!" " What--? " Steady ... som=
e one coming ... the jewels...." He heard the dull musical clash of th=
em as her hands swept them back into the bag, and a cold, sickening fear re=
ndered him almost faint with the sense of trust misplaced, illusions resolv=
ed into brutal realities. His fingers closed convulsively about her wrists;=
but she held passive. " Ah, but I might have expected that!" cam=
e her reproachful whisper. " Take them, then, my--my partner that was.=
" Her tone cut like a knife, and the touch of the canvas bag, as she f=
orced it into his hands, was hateful to him. " Forgive me--" he b=
egan. " But listen!" For a space he obeyed, the silence at first =
seeming tremendous; then, faint but distinct, he heard the tinkle and slide=
of the brazen rings supporting the smoking-room portiere. His hand sought =
the girl' s; she had not moved, and the cool, firm pressure of her fingers =
steadied him. He thought quickly. " Quick!" he told her in the le=
ast of whispers. " Leave by the window you opened and wait for me by t=
he motor-car." " No!" There was no time to remonstrate with =
her. Already he had slipped away, shaping a course for the entrance to the =
passage. But the dominant thought in his mind was that at all costs the gir=
l must be spared the exposure. She was to be saved, whatever the hazard. Af=
terwards.... The tapestry rustled, but he was yet too far distant to spring=
He crept on with the crouching, vicious attitude, mental and physical, of=
a panther stalking its prey.... Like a thunderclap from a clear sky the gl=
are of the light broke out from the ceiling. Maitland paused, transfixed, o=
n tiptoe, eyes incredulous, brain striving to grapple with the astounding d=
iscovery that had come to him. The third factor stood in the doorway, slend=
er and tall, in evening dress,--as was Maitland,--a light, full overcoat ha=
nging open from his shoulders; one hand holding back the curtain, the other=
arrested on the light switch. His lips dropped open and his eyes, too, wer=
e protruding with amazement. Feature for feature he was the counterpart of =
the man before him; in a word, here was the real Anisty. The wonder of it a=
ll saved the day for Maitland; Anisty' s astonishment was sincere and the m=
ore complete in that, unlike Maitland, he had been unprepared to find any o=
ne in the library. For a mere second his gaze left Maitland and traveled on=
to the girl, then to the rifled safe--taking in the whole significance of =
the scene. When he spoke, it was as if dazed. " By God!" he cried=
--or, rather, the syllables seemed to jump from his lips like bullets from =
a gun. The words shattered the tableau. On their echo Maitland sprang and f=
astened his fingers around the other' s throat. Carried off his feet by the=
sheer ferocity of the assault, Anisty gave ground a little. For an instant=
they were swaying back and forth, with advantage to neither. Then the burg=
lar' s collar slipped and somehow tore from its stud, giving Maitland' s ha=
nds freer play. His grasp tightened about the man' s gullet; he shook him m=
ercilessly. Anisty staggered, gasping, reeled, struck Maitland once or twic=
e upon the chest,--feeble, weightless elbow-jabs that went for nothing, the=
n concentrated his energies in a vain attempt to wrench the hands from his =
throat. Reeling, tearing at Maitland' s wrists, face empurpling, eyes stari=
ng in agony, he stumbled. Mercilessly Maitland forced him to his knees and =
bullied him across the floor toward the nearest lounge--with premeditated d=
esign; finally succeeding in throwing him flat; and knelt upon his chest, r=
etaining his grip but refraining from throttling him. As it was, all streng=
th and thought of resistance had been choked out of Anisty. He lay at lengt=
h, gasping painfully. Maitland glanced over his shoulders and saw the girl =
moving forward, apparently making for the switch. " No!" he cried=
, peremptory. " Don' t turn off the light--please!" " But--&=
quot; she doubted. " Let me have those curtain cords, if you please,&q=
uot; he requested shortly. She followed his gaze to the windows, interprete=
d his wishes, and was very quick to carry them out. In a trice she was offe=
ring him half a dozen of the heavy, twisted silk cords that had been used t=
o loop back the curtains. Soft yet strong, they were excellently well adapt=
ed to Maitland' s needs. Unceremoniously he swung his captive over on his s=
ide, bringing his neck and ankles in juxtaposition to the legs of that subs=
tantial piece of furniture, the lounge. His hands the first to be secured, =
and tightly, behind his back, Anisty lay helpless, glaring vindictively the=
while gradually he recovered consciousness and strength. Maitland cared li=
ttle for his evil glances; he was busy. The burglar' s ankles were next bou=
nd together and to the lounge leg; and, an instant later, a brace of half-h=
itches about the man' s neck and the nearest support entirely eliminated hi=
m as a possible factor in subsequent events. " Those loops around your=
throat," Maitland warned him curtly, " are loose enough now, but=
if you struggle they' ll tighten and strangle you. Understand?" Anist=
y nodded, making an incoherent sound with his swollen tongue. At which Mait=
land frowned, smitten thoughtful with a new consideration. " You mustn=
' t talk, you know," he mused half aloud; and, whipping forth a handke=
rchief, gagged Mr. Anisty. After which, breathing hard and in a maze of per=
plexity, he got to his feet. Already his hearing, quickened by the emergenc=
y, had apprised him of the situation' s imminent hazards. It needed not the=
girl' s hurried whisper, " _The servants_!" to warn him of their=
danger. From the rear wing of the mansion the sounds of hurrying feet were=
distinctly audible, as, presently, were the heavy, excited voices of men a=
nd the more shrill and frightened cries of women. Heedless of her displeasu=
re, Maitland seized the girl by the arm and urged her over to the open Wind=
ow. " Don' t hang back!" he told her nervously. " You must g=
et out of this before they see you. Do as I tell you, please, and we' ll sa=
ve ourselves yet! If we both make a run for it, we' re lost. Don' t you und=
erstand?" " No. Why?" she demanded, reluctant, spirited, obs=
tinate--and lovely in his eyes. " If he were anybody else," Maitl=
and indicated, with a jerk of his head toward the burglar. " But didn'=
t you see? He must be Maitland--and he' s my double. I' ll stay, brazen it=
out, then, as soon as possible, make my escape and join you by the gate. Y=
our motor' s there--what? Be ready for me...." But she had grasped his=
intention and was suddenly become pliant to his will. " You' re wonde=
rful!" she told him with a little low laugh; and was gone, silently as=
a spirit. The curtains fell behind her in long, straight folds; Maitland s=
tilled their swaying with a touch, and stepped back into the room. For a mo=
ment he caught the eye of the fellow on the floor; and it was upturned to h=
is, sardonically intelligent. But the lord of the manor had little time to =
debate consequences. Abruptly the door was flung wide and a short stout man=
, clutching up his trousers with a frantic hand, burst into the library, br=
andishing overhead a rampant revolver. " ' Ands hup!" he cried, l=
eveling at Maitland. And then, with a fallen countenance; " G-r-r-reat=
' eavins, sir! _You_, Mister Maitland, sir!" " Ah, Higgins,"=
; his employer greeted the butler blandly. Higgins pulled up, thunderstruck=
, panting and perspiring with agitation. His fat cheeks quivered like the w=
attles of a gobbler, and his eyes bulged as, by degrees, he became alive to=
the situation. Maitland began to explain, forestalling the embarrassments =
of cross-examination. " By the merest accident, Higgins, I was passing=
in my car with a party of friends. Just for a joke I thought I' d steal up=
to the house and see how you were behaving yourselves. By chance--again-- =
I happened to see this light through the library windows." And Maitlan=
d, putting an incautious hand upon the bull' s-eye on the desk, withdrew it=
instantly, with an exclamation of annoyance and four scorched fingers. &qu=
ot; He' s been at the safe," he added quickly, diverting attention fro=
m himself. " I was just in time." " My wor-r-rd!" said =
Higgins, with emotion. Then quickly: " Did ' e get anythin' , do you t=
hink, sir?" Maitland shook his head, scowling over the butler' s burly=
shoulders at the rapidly augmenting concourse of servants in the hallway--=
lackeys, grooms, maids, cooks, and what-not; a background of pale, scared f=
aces to the tableau in the library. " This won' t do," considered=
Maitland. " Get back, all of you!" he ordered sternly, indicatin=
g the group with a dominant and inflexible forefinger. " Those who are=
wanted will be sent for. Now go! Higgins, you may stay." " Yes, =
sir. Yes, sir. But wot an ' orrid ' appenin' , sir, if you' ll permit me--&=
quot; " I won' t. Be quiet and listen. This man is Anisty--Handsome Da=
n Anisty, the notorious jewel thief, wanted badly by the police of a dozen =
cities. You understand?... I' m going now to motor to the village and get t=
he constables; I may," he invented desperately, " be delayed--may=
have to get a detective from Brooklyn. If this scoundrel stirs, don' t tou=
ch him. Let him alone--he can' t escape if you do. Above all things, don' t=
you dare to remove that gag!" " Most cert' inly, sir. I shall be=
ar in mind wot you says----" " You' d best," grimly. " =
Now I' m off. No; I don' t want any attendance--I know my way. And--don' t-=
-touch--that--man--till I return." " Very good, sir." Maitla=
nd stepped over to the safe, glanced within, cursorily, replaced a bundle o=
f papers which he did not recall disturbing, closed the door and twirled th=
e combination. " Nothing gone," he announced. An inarticulate gur=
gle from the prostrate man drew a black scowl from Maitland. Recovering, &q=
uot; Good morning," he said politely to the butler, and striding out o=
f the house by the front door, was careful to slam that behind him, ere dar=
ting into the shadows. The moon was down, the sky a cold, opaque grey, over=
cast with a light drift of cloud. The park seemed very dark, very dreary; a=
searching breeze was sweeping inland from the Sound, soughing sadly in the=
tree-tops; a chill humidity permeated the air, precursor of rain. The youn=
g man shivered, both with chill and reaction from the tension of the emerge=
ncy just past. He was aware of an instantaneous loss of heart, a subsidence=
of the elation which had upheld him throughout the adventure; and to escap=
e this, to forget or overcome it, took immediately to his heels, scampering=
madly for the road, oppressed with fear lest he should find the girl gone-=
-with the jewels. That she should prove untrue, faithless, lacking even tha=
t honor which proverbially obtains in the society of criminals--a considera=
tion of such a possibility was intolerable, as much so as the suspense of i=
gnorance. He could not, would not, believe her capable of ingratitude so ra=
nk; and fought fiercely, unreasoningly, against the conviction that she wou=
ld have followed her thievish instincts and made off with the booty.... A j=
udgment meet and right upon him, for his madness! Heart in mouth, he reache=
d the gates, passing through without discovering her, and was struck dumb a=
nd witless with relief when she stepped quietly from the shadows of a low b=
ranching tree, offering him a guiding hand. " Come," she said qui=
etly. " This way." Without being exactly conscious of what he was=
about he caught the hand in both his own. " Then," he exulted al=
most passionately,-- " then you didn' t----" His voice choked in =
his throat. Her face, momentarily upturned to his, gleamed pale and weary i=
n the dreary light; the face of a tired child, troubled, saddened; yet with=
eyes inexpressibly sweet. She turned away, tugging at her hand. " You=
doubted me, after all!" she commented, a trifle bitterly. " I--n=
o! You misunderstand me. Believe me, I----" " Ah, don' t protest.=
What does it make or mar, whether or not you trusted me?... You have,"=
; she added quietly, " the jewels safe enough, I suppose?" He sto=
pped short, aghast. " I! The jewels!" " I slipped them in yo=
ur coat pocket before----" Instantly her hand was free, Maitland rammi=
ng both his own into the side pockets of his top-coat. " They' re safe=
!" She smiled uncertainly. " We have no time," said she. &qu=
ot; Can you drive--?" They were standing by the side of her car, which=
had been cunningly hidden in the gloom beneath a spreading tree on the fur=
ther side of the road. Maitland, crestfallen, offered his hand; the tips of=
her fingers touched his palm lightly as she jumped in. He hesitated at the=
step.</p>=20
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