Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-02


CHAPTER I-Scene Of story IL in New
York city. Time, early evening. last day
Of year. Gable train collides with cab.
throwing to ground ca9man ana Passe IN,
E fsen also n ssa.ea s ssb BODY 81 shot
dead is discovered. sturgls. reporter. ex-
amines cab and sYsTsrn ding evening at,
sstI ss aeasr Rsfss n0rsisi
nous nous chemist, wagers in reply 8, 600 to 500
u .hae 1rG a rIad H stursis taxes
mysterious shots fired that afternoon u 2
near Kncksr6ossker P hank with val ha
! from bank steps and was shot at. Valise
CONTAINED s nothing OF interest," ssn,,r.a anno,nt.
ment with Dunlap, president Ct bank, =
/, visit scene Of shooting early next mornlnf.
then induces his friend DR.. Thurston y
| come to his rooms while he arranece oaes
| of the two strange cases.
CHAPTER y-From observations made
thus far and inductiye reasoning tnere9l
cab was bookkeeper about 20 years olq r.
S Sass sEEe eG8d .. ss" egyys g
ooe ayn in cab; is Right arm broken SI
a9s eagkked a ana young man Who escaped ln
solysd il lone wy a crime ass 81 gSyn|
cHAPTER v1-stuFgis calls for spragYs
vaetiration at bank, but artist haA appoint
me1t with some fair sitter whose postra'
CHAPTER VII Agnes ~, 491r a,ns q \!
Sns5hss g 4.*,kS aaas 81 sssk.. g IS
study s,.s shs = fsPy to ScSssSan
5$.ss. s:s q !: IS
CHAPTER v1II-Adiss Murdock's nnl
privilege ii sstllng 81 hef home. Witch h s s
Ss sa.s FSsat rd sassy e sadsn re
a ten when hen s 81; leayss studio.
CHAPTER RsE.promptlK q TIM ny,
Ions and careful eIamInatloa q baak e
volYer In bookkesper's desk shows II
anpty , eartr p.an,ns.,on .om,,...
sturgis questions banker regarding reti
bility Of Arbogast. head bookkeeper. IL
announces Arbogast to be defaulter vi
eondton If boohs r. sSeo,
plice. Message Arbogast sent Chatha
decinhered from marks on q blotter.
CHAPTER xI-,Reporter has now COZ
Arbogast and Chatham and one 9th
whose Identity Is as yet completely veife
Arbogast at last moment had found q nc
rlice. He fired wounding him IN hand .
spirator rushed IN and struck Ills Il
This action resulted IN turning Weapon
Is incredulous, but verifies story U part
later Identifying body Of Arbogast
CHAPTER XII-Banker calls upon NJ
Arbogast While with her she receives
ter written by her husband telling OF
mistake allowed depositor to overdr
account. Chatham has discovered y
take, and for. fear Of losing position AT
NJ and a Mr.. Seymour, .By false entries s
rpaNE bas by sdohha Rs he an has
1 naped.
CHAPTER xIII.-The afternoon Of or
Chatham had had occasion to use t
nected with tho Manhattan Chemical c.
pany. q mysterious concern not know
COMMERCIAL agencies. At ONCE Of cheml
concern Sturgts places detectives
CHATTER klv--Sprague next morn
- finds letter Miss Murdoch had dropped
Z his studio, and decides to return II In o
son. -
y CHAPTER KYLE reaches her no,
with implied threat Of Chatham. who
forced his attentions upon Agnes. and v
deaggsea G22Sns sdgn sns n band
eyer shall" After Chatham iehyes. Az
gives way to .hysterical weeping, but
III SpraGue. s6sss3
IL CHAPTER NyI-Sturgis traces Oh
ham movements as far as DR.. Thursto
house. Doctor had just developed Roe
gen ray photograph showing position
bullet III accountants forearm
CHAPTER xyII-Reporter now goes
Vicinity Of Manhattan Chemical Office
teGtiyes report Chatham to have tw
"a entered the place. but not seen TO h,
L come out either time. Murdock's hous
on next street directly behind chemi
and oyerhears Chatham's excited va
threatening ITO give the whole til
away"
p CHAPTER Ay1II-sturgis has come
set rear view OF chemical office but RI
as his reason desire for interview "
chemist regarding recent experimer
Murdoch asks reporter into laborato
put Sturgis remembers engagement
excuses himself.