Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-19
SYNOPSIS.


SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1-scene of story Is In New
York city. Time, early evening, last day
Of year. Gable train colides with cab,
throwing to ground cabman and passen-
Fer also seated outside. Latter disappears;
then, inside the cab, body of man shot
amines cab and surroundings.
CHAPTER II-Later that evening. at
ltag dinner party, .sturgis. ip impromptu
cumstantial evidence. DR.. Murdoek. . f.
nous chemist, wagers in reply $1,000 to 500
that from any daily paper he can select an
unsolvable riddle. stursis takes bet.
mysterious shots fired that. afternoon in
or near Knickerbocker bank. Man had
been seen running from bank with valise,
and arrested. Man said he stole yalise
from bank steps and was shot at. Valise
contained nothing of interest.
CHAPTER IV.-Sturgis secures appoint
mont with Dunlap, president Of bank to
then induces his friend Br. Thurston t.
come to his rooms while he arranges data
OF the two strange cases
CHAPTER y.From observations made
thus far and induGtiye reasoning thereon
cab was bookkeeper about 30 years old re-
csiyins go2d salary; % wound caHsed by
RsYs . rsa h a e2se sheoas Raa g g
occurred In cab; % right arm broken by
heavy instrYment, and (D ,cabman .was
orngged. ana young man who escaped In
terry also noted as possible sequel to bank
cH1PTnR v1-stursis calls for sprasue,
vestisatien at bank, but artist has appoint
pent with some fair sitter whose portrait
be is making.
charge OF her fathers household since her
gotners deqth) finds her father In his
S,tudy; She, IN reply to g question CONCERN
elbows her dislike Of tho persI sutton.
Re- {st iSa.i i11tinates she shall not be fur
S,t;th,s tor Portrait INDUCES artist e aIt
readily Erants. Bellboy brings note for
anee, and she drops it. II remains forgot
CHAPTER Ix-Promptiy at time agreed
long aid careful examination In bank. Re
volver IN bookkeeper's desk shows two
A1 eaXe saTsf!d S@Exam,nat,o, conn,.t.,
sturgts questions banker regarding reila-
blity Of Arbogast, head bookkeeper, then
enn0unces Arbogast to be defaulter With
examined condition Of books, as accom-.
plics. Message Arbogast sent Chatham
decinnered from marks on blotter.
., CH!APfER XIl-Reporter has now COM
ATboeast and Chatham and tdY'e one othe 81
whose Identity Is as yet completely yelled,
1 1EsSg ssn as laAt moment had found nots
lltce. Hc fired woundine him In hand and
W4sabout to fire again when unknown con-
sIirator rushed in and struck his arm.
making Arbogast shoot himself Dunlap
Identifying body e Of S'o 4yb aa Rss * *
CHAPTER XII-Banker calls unon MIRO
trbogast. While with her she receives let
}sf written BY her husband telling Of de-
4s!cation and expected flight He has BY
mistake allowed depositor to overdraw
recount. chatham has. discovered mis-
a ahd s9r fear Of losing postiop Abo
drawn c salse en IN .s sey
wa tells fso III. to VIZ fs r Hs
s Dnnidfp confession as soon as he has es-
CHAPTER xIII,The afternoon of crime
Gnatham had had occasion to use tele-
pa ssgsa stp.sis learns he had been con-
Pany. q mysterious concern not known to
concern Sturgis places detectives.
CHAf.iER HlN-Sprague next morning
Enas ietfeF Miss Murdock had dropped in
Ion. - pe'-
OFtAFIER KYLE reaches her home,
h n m4ihfSap9 9SSa lust Y NJ time to interfere
stsnionss q Upon agnea. ana MAJ wss s
s alssssS g9lns Sd paper knife Il hand has
ss I'VE way hsseres W.saYs Az =
so1n 60. e9ynforted BY her now accepted lover.
bams movements IS far as Dr. sse Tsurs Gnat
e Pen say DSStas had 'uss
pullet IN accountant's forearm.
SsSserssds 2o p.s Sha the mt to have twice
eSm ss efs .ras drae e pssa
so9cern. Here sturgis gains admission,
faS Tss ITO give the whole thing
QHAFTER xY1iT-sturgis has come to
get rear View Of chemical office, but gives
e. MP reason desire for interview with
cnemist regarding recent experiments
Murqoek asks reporter into laboratory
Sx ae ssuf bgs sefmembers engagement and
fHtAAPTER XIX-Meeting sprague out
side the two go for warrants and police to
ss arSa SnsHE!ies Arriving stur
sss ss gS'se 70 se e dstes aov he and
na aoHn9 to
70 ss s 3S sttsa 81
.GdiiAdP':TI1FA Xx-sturgls nnds vat con-
esah The bullet Just Found 9 shows nc Wet ho SS
Enftnam had but q little before met his
epG 4prdock coming from above dis
SovSis the men. stursis fires. 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
Ky breathing through this, turn about, the
finally ,succumbs. and sturgis feels his
strepRth going.