Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-12
SYNOPSIS.

xOIk CITY. - curly evening", last Gay
Of year. Cable train collides with cab.
throwing to ground cabman and passen-
ger also seated outside. Latter disappears;
then then = inside the cab body Of man shot
amines cab and surroundings.
CHATTER 1l-Later that evening. at
alag dinner party. sturgis, IL irnpromptu
cumstantial evidence. DR.. Murdoch, IA
nous chemist, wagers In reply 5000 to s10o
mat IRON m any daily paper he can select an
CHAPTER uI-Case selected is of two
mysterious shots fred that. afternoon in
or near Knickerbocker bank. Man had
ed Ran 1e sad pa he We vas
from bank steps and was shot at. Vallse
contained nothing of interest.
CHAPTER Iv-Sturgis secures appoint-
visit scene Of shooting early next morning,
then induces his friend DR.. Thurston to
cQn}e to, his rooms while he arranges data
OF the two strange cases IS
4 CHAPTER y.From observations made
thus far and inductive reasoning thereon
reporter has concluded. a. dead man In
cab was bookkeeper about 80 years old re-.
ssiyins go2d gallery. q wound caSsed ~
have shot himself: q shooting had not
heavy instrument; and ls} .cabman was
vowed IN some way Inc crime. CAB mys-
terry also noted a. possible sequel to bank
mY0t0GT. ~ - f y
artist friend. 70 get Els Company during II.
ps9t With some fair sitter whose portrait
CHAPTER VII Agnes Murdoch lin
mothers death5 finds her father in hls
sttsnt9ps Spy e Th saes0a c fsafsl
Hsr father intimates she shall not not Be s fur.
CHAPTER VIII-Niss Murdock's nnaI
sit,tiHs foE go'Etrait induces artist e ak
Agnes fhis 10 read with evident annoy oy.
ence, and she drops It. It remains forgot
tan yhsn she leaves studio.
pSn1sp mests stpTeIsp ke at 5ls
long ahq careful examination IN bank. rs
svolver In bookkeeper's desk shows tive
s1 cazf s4aTsfsa S.E1am,nat,on competed
i6lity q Arposast. head bookFeepsr, Rsn
Shafham accountant Who n has freous miII1
1nined condition OF books, as accom-
sx,ics: Message Arbogast sent Chatham
aec1nhered from marks on blotter.
+ CHATTER xI-Reporter has now COM
plSted diagram showing movements Of
A{oo6asf and Chatham and ono other
! TsaSss Identity d ts as yet completely yelled,
Z which caused him to suspect his accom-.
pliee. Hs fred wounding film in hand ana
W. anon{ g nre again when unknown oon-
i This action resulted In turning weapon and
making Arbogast shoot himself, DUNLAP
incredulous, but yerifies story In part BY
!eter- Identifying body OF Arbogast at
CHAPTER xII-Banker calls upon Mrs.
aAfpogest While with her she receives let
fslcatton and expected flight. He has By
mistak9 allowed deposttor to overdraw
recount Chatham has discovered mis-
! Ga1t allows himself to be used by Cha than
mcpr 1as drawn $4,000 change Chan sn ii net isS
Natter. Arbogast tells his wife to Give
ONMlap confession as soon as he has es-
CHAPTER xIII-The afternoon Of crime
Cpatham had had occasion to use tele-
phone: Sturgis learns he had been con-
Pected with the Manhattan Chemical COM
commercial agencies. At office of chemical
concern Sturgts places detectives.
al C1t5A1 l. hlE.-Sprague next morning
son. :, : - -
CHAPTER KYLE reaches her home.
e9a y announced Just in time to interfere
forced Ills attentions upon Agnes, and WITH 1tas
G sc1ssess ff13kins paper knife IN hand has
ooa Sy her now ssepss 9 lSve T.
CHAPTER xvI-sturgis traces Chat
pans movements as far as DR.. Thurston' a
house. Doetqr had Just developed Roent-
Gen Tay Pilot graph showing position Of
bullet ~ accountants forearm.
CHAPTER xVII-Reporter now goes to
Vicinity Of Manhat tan chemical office. De- e.
fe9Ives report Chatham to have twice
Snssa e.. The place, but not seen to have
e. ns1t street directly behind chemical
s9s E. eJ Whsis iSss
G4iAPTER xyIiI-sturgls has come to
pet rear view Of chemical office, but gives,
chemist regarding recent experiments ss.
Murdock asks reporter Into laboratory.
sas ssyfSS Imsss flpemeers engagement and
CHAPTER KJx-Meeting sprague out
side the two go for warrants and police to
3far8a 3+S Snenicai concern. Arriving. stur-
then xs eeiee KEY Two
9prague descend to cellar, follow an un-
}s 9hrgro}Ena passage Eng come to Murdock.s
ct }ead which appears to Bee fatteneadi
t.as asd Eha dsssvsssn bop nas vat at.
Chatham had but q little before met hia
9na, Ayrdoek coming. from above dis
SU .ofs =, rhs g. Hen. stursis fres but he re-
CHAPTER xXI-By mechanism work
from above the men now find themselves
come fumes of gas. A speaking tube is the
only other connection with outside world.
!. ~ breathing through this, turn about, the
anaily sueeumbs, and sturgis feels his
strength going