Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
SYNOPSIS

Chapter 1.-Minard Hendricks, great de.
tective, Just returned from Boston. find,
awaiting him an unsigned typewriter let.
Ter directing him to apartments in Palace
motel where he will find remains of Mr.
weiooh Caruthers-currently reported fol
past Two weeks to be out of town. De.
tective seems to connect letter with at.
tempt made on his own life some time pre-.
vious. Goes with friend, DR.. Lampkin. tc
inEEs YES lfat -11non 49,.
apartments remains Of cremated body ane
Jeweled hand of victim are found in a vase
Hand bears marks OF finger nails mani
cured to sharp points. Lampkin recall.
reports of q row between Caruthers ant
Arthur Giefow, both suitors for hand O
Dorothy Huntington, who is heiress t.
several millions should she marry Car.
uthers, Internationally in case of Car.
Chapter 1II.-Late this night Hendrick.
and Lampkin call at home Of Miss Hunt.
Chapter V.-Dorothy shows detective
typewriter letter, which was an invitation
Tor herself and IN to occupy with Coun,
Rantinni, italian nobleman. his box a,
horse show. as he was called out Of tow
" ch R1saslnT v. o9sbeas recarls ele,ov had ex
pressed before murder intense hatred 70,
Caruthers and believes him guilty. yet de.
cides to help him. n with her aunt goes
to his studio.
Chapter VI.-Gielow has fed. His serv-
ant. Henri, tells Of o%verhearing confession
to Banttnni. Henri thought his master In.
vi Hendricks. concealed In room. hear,
Chapte v1I.-Hendricks soes to consult
Kofa, an East Indian Interested In occult
researches who had helped him in much
previous detective work. and located in an
OLD colonial mansion among the palisades.
Chapter WILDE. Lampkin is summoned
by Hendricks. VIC has been shot. Bullet
u removed and detective warned not to
Chapter f~x.LHendricks' unknown enemy
Detective had walked Just In time. but was
wounded by pistol shot before he could
prevent his assailant's escape.
Chapter x.-Hendricks calls for a Gre
matory employe, who confirms the suppose
ton that found were those of human
Chapter xI.-MIss Huntington receives
Latter from Gielow in his own handwrit-
Ing, postmarked at Charleston. 8. c.. tell
'n chaa Of hss & Sglne soa aalig shapno,or,.t EVAN.
Ines handwriting OF this letter and says
i 10 genuine. During q call on serst. Dem
bam, detective of police department., Hen
bricks m into possession OF cuff with
words written In blood over Gielow's name
to effect that he was innocent, starving and
Chapter xIII.-Golns to Gielow's studio,
Henri identifies QUIZ as his masters. Henri
tells of strange influence Bantinni had
over 9ielow. Hendricks comes to conclu-
sion Banttnni was tho murderer, and
through hypnotism made Gielow confess
both in person to Henri and by letters to
othAra
Chapter xIv.-Hendricks and Lampkin
go to Kola's retreat. Kola tells them Gle
low is dead, and 10 prove his supernatural
powers claims to go TO detectives home in
his astral body and bring back a Bible.
which Is handed to Hendricks amidst a
lot Of occult balderdesh. Kola warns de-
teGtlye an attempt Is to be made on his life.
Shapter A~V.-tteacn1ng nome, Hendricks
learns how nearly Kola deceived him when
his mother tells Of disappearance of Bible
after one Of Kola's calls during his alb
sence in Boston.
Chapter xVI.-CominE now to Gielow's
experiences. the story goes back to night
of murder, when Bantinni by his strange
power abducted his victim with very little
aiHan,.lty
Chapter xVII.-Gielow wakes in narrow
cell and realizes he is starving. Bantinni
tells his prisoner he is in his power, and
how during three days Of Inconsistencies
ne mad been used to write letters to Miss
Huntington and the. police.
Chapter XVIII.-The Imprisoned artist
manages to loosen a stone in side of cell.
Through this opening he manages to get
his cur out with its bloody message to the
nuter world.