Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-16
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-scene Of story is In New
York city. Time, early evening. last day
Of year. Gable train collides with cab,
throwing to ground cabman and passen-
then. inside the cab, body Of man shot
dead Is discovered. Sturgls. reporter, ex-
amines cab and surroundings.
stag Dinner party sturgis in imprompta
discussion, maintains reliability Of cir
cumstantial evidence. DR.. Murdoch, fa.
unsolvable riddle sturgis takes bet.
CHAPTER uI-Case selected u Of two
mysterious shots fired that afternoon IN
been seen running from bank with valiso,
and arrested. Man said he stole yaiise
from ba(A steps and was shot at. valise.
.ppont
ment with Dunlap, president OF bank, to
visit scene OF shooting early next morning.
come to his rooms while he arranges data
Of the two strange cases.
CHAPTER V-From observations made
thus far and inductive reasoning thereon
reporter has senolIded q dead man S IN
ceiying good salaryi ~ wound caNsed by
have saot hi np. M ~ shooting haa Aos
savy It sasi = and Il eap sa'n xss
volved IN some way In crime. CAB myi-
CHATTER y1-stprgis calls for spfaspA
artist friend. TO get his company during In
ment With some falr sitter whose postrat
CHAPTER VII = Agnes Murdoch tin
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lpsso s st.sn emit; Spy q Thomss eSSasSsm.
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CHAPTER vuI-Mlss Murdopk's nhal
pshs to- 81 ns Ssq sss .ssS :i
Hsas i rssd With D evident eG snnog
a aa .s end she drops It. i remains forgot
CHAPTER N-Promptiy at time agreed
Dunlap meets sturgis, Reporter begins
long ana careful examination in bank. Re
CHAPTER Determination completed,
| Sturgts questions banker regarding relia-
| btlity Of Arbogast, head bookkeepeR then
announces Arbogast to be q defaulter with
| Chatham, accountant who has frequently
examined condition Of books. as accom-
decinhered from marks on blotter.
| CHAPTER XI--Reporter has now COM
| pleted diagram showing movements OF
AEbogast and Chatham and one othei
| Arbogast at last moment had found 4 mote
| which caused him to suspect his accom-.
plice. He fired wounding. him in hand and
| wasabout to fire again when unknown con.
| spirator rushed in and struck his arm
| This action resulted In turning weapon and
making Arbogast shoot himself. Dunlap
| is 1ncredulous, but verifies story In part by
| later identifying body OF Arbogast al
| CHAPTER xII-Banker calls upon Mrs
4 Arbogast. While with her she receives let.
\ ter written by her husband telling OF de-
falcation and expected flight. He has b,
account. Chatham has discovered mis-
take, and for fear OF losing position Arbo
4 CAST allows himself to be used by Chatham
h Ms t 9sse sntlss . assy
matter. AZ osest tells his wife 70 siv
DUNLAP confession as soon as he has es
CHAPTER xIII-The afternoon Of Grim
| Chatham had had occasion to use tele
neeted with the Manhattan Gh Che Iss com sSn
commercial agencies At ONCE Of chemica
| concern Sturgts places detectives.
| CHAPTER -Mlv-Sprague next morning
finds letter Miss Murdoch had dropped ii
his studio, and decides to return It In per
| son.
aS HHA 4 as re @ ss s a9%.
!. with implied threat Of Chatham. who HI
forced his attentions upon Agnes. and witt
d dangsr99us lg9kinS paper knife n hand ha
eyer shall" After Chatham leaves, Asne
gives give, wa way r t. ,hyyster!cai Weeping but
CHAPTER xyI-sturgis traces Chat
| PANS movements as far as Dr.. ThuFston'
house. Doctor had just developed Roent
! yroY nh oh nxrytro S,4a
Bullet il Accountants forearm forearm. p''oA =
CHAPTER xvII-Reporter now goes t
yicirity Of Manhattan Chemical Office De
teotiyes report Chatham to have twic
come out either time. Murdoek's houie !,
concern. Here stursts gains .dmission
ave Il. 's %heis t SS1s
! CHATTER xyH1- s,urs,s has come t
as HIS reason desire for interview witt
Murdoch ASKS rep reporteF Into i eSorasory
excuses himself.
CHAPTER XIx-Meeting Sprague out
side the two go for warrants and police t
search chemical concern. Arriving, Stur
gbs With saelet9n key opens two
sprague descend to Cellar follow an I'm IN
Igs Eng ana Mard9ek
which reporter carefully fishes out 81
Of lead which appears to be flattene
CHAPTER xx-s.urgls mas vat con
tains fluid that diseolyes bone as well a
flesh. The bullet Just found shows no,
Chatham had but q little before met hi
end. Murdoch coming from above dis
covers the men. 6turgis fires, but he re
CHAPTER XXI-By mechanism wor,
from above the men now find themselve
completely trapped. From an opening
| come fumes of gas. A speaking tube Is TIL
only other. connection with outside world
BY breathing through this, turn about, tn
men are able to hold out awhile. spragu
| strength going.
CHAPTER XXII-In the study abov
Agnes seeks her father to secure his ap
1 be is called away The next moment sa
hears the whistle of the speaking tube.