Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Scene Of story Is In New
York CITY,. Time, early evening, last day
of year. Gable train collides with cob.
ger also seated outside. Latter disappears;
dead is discovered. sturgis. reporter, s e9.
a9afs isS an fIatsl haE evening
discussion. maintains RELIABILITY OF cir.
cumstantial evidence. DR.. Murdoch, IA
that from any daily paper he can select an
unsolvable riddle. Sturgls takes bet.
CHAPTER II-Case selected is Of two
or near Knickerboeker bank. Man had
and arrested. Man. said he stole valIse
from bank steps and was shot at. VRlise
contained nothing of interest.
CHAPTER 1V.-Sturgts secures appoint
ment with Dunlap, president Of bank, to
visit scene Of shooting early next morning,
come to his rooms while he arrangcs data
of the two strange cases.
CHAPTER y-From obseryations made
thus far and inductive reasoning thereon
reporter has,, concluded; q dead map in
eeiying good saleryi (2} wound caused py
bullet Are Tsd b g, slYSe SusSts.s might
heavy instrumenti and {s .cabman was
drugged, and young man who escaped In
yolved In some way In crime. Cab my4-
terry also noted as possible sequel to bank
mystery.
CHAPTER vI-sturgis calls for sprague,
artist friend. to get bis company during In
vestigatton at bank, but artist has appoint
pent With some fair sitter whose portrait
CHAPTER VII Agnes Murdoch I'm
nlothsr's deatS Ands her father in HIS Ills
s0y sts sh L. rsPEy to 9hsSSs
Her father lptimates she shall not Be fur
CHAPTER YIII-Miss Murdock's nnal
SITTING for portrait induces artist e .,k
Hs eaes ra asae %n e sadsn Gss
t as yh aaa sss he {ssspss STUDIO f0fe0e
CHAPTER pfsEPromptiX at time esreea
long and careful examination In BANK IL.
volver in bo?kkeeper's desk shows two
empty mt 1 eaTtridxes;
stursis Questions banker regarding re}la.
bility OF Arbogast, head bookkeeper, then
announccs Arbogast to be a defaulter With
examined condition Of Books. as ACCOM-.
deeinhered from MARKS on q bbiotfef. ~
CHAPTER XI..Reporter has now com.
kTbogast and Chatham and one Sther 9.
ITSogast at sst 40 Sad feana e note
which caused him to suspect his accom-
plice.. He fired wounding him in hand and
was about to fire again when unknown CON
ssnirator rushed In and struck his arm.
This action resulted in turning weapon and
making Arbogast shoot himself. Dunlap
Is tncredulous. but verifles story in part BY
later identifying body of Arbogast at
CHAPTER XII-Banker calls upon Mrs
ArbogaSt While with her she receives let.
| ter written by her husband telling of de.
| falcatlon and expected flight. He has b1
mistake allowed a depositor to overdraW
account. Chatham has discovered mis-
take, and for fear of losing position Arbo
| and Mr.. Seymour. BY false entries Sey
mour has drawn s250, 900: Change In method
OF book keeping was about to expose the
matter. Arbogast tells his wife to give
Dunlap confession as soon as he has es
CHAPTER XIII-The afternoon Of Grim,
| Chatham had had occasion to use teIe
| phone. Sturgis learns he had been con
nected with the Mania titan Chemical com
pany, mysterious concern not known t
commercial agencies. at Office of chemica
concern Sturgis places detectives.
finds letter Miss Murdoch had dropped II
| his studio, and decides to return It In per
| son.
CHAPTER KYLE reaches her home
| and is announced just in time to interfere
! with implied threat OF Chatham, who ma,
| forced his attentions upon Agnes, and witt
| Dangerous looeking paper knife in hand hal
eyer shall" After Chatham leaves, Agne.
| gives way t. hysterical weeping, but Il
| soon comforted BY her now accepted lover
| SpraGue.