Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-27
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THE STURGIS WAGER
A DETECTIVE STORY.

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, A DETECTIVE STORY.
? BY EDGAR MORETTE
Copyright, 1892 by Frederick A. Stokes Co. )
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Yisk city. Time. early evening. last day
Of year. Cable train collides with cab
throwing to ground cabman and passen-
ger also seated outside. Latter disappears;
dead Is discovered. Sturgis. reporter. ex-
aminss cab and surroundings.
CHAPTER 11-Later that evening. at
4tag dinner party. .sturgis' In impromptu
discussion. maintains reliability Of cir
nous chemist, wagers in reply 1000 to $l0d
unsolvable riddle. sturgis takes bet.
CHAPTER I1I-Case selected Is Of two
Or near Knickerbocker bank. Man had
been seen running from bank with valise.
ana arrested: Man said he stole ya3iss
Raak ssiRs se@ at
CHAPTER IV-Sturgis secures appoint.
ment with Dunlap, president Of bank, to
visit scene Of shooting early next morning
then induces his friend DR.. Thurston to
come to his rooms while he arrangcs data
Of the two strange cases.
CHAPTER V-From observations made
thus far and inductive reasoning thereon
reporter has concluded: % dead man in
cab was bookkeeper about 50 years old re.
ssiyia9s good salary: (2) wound c az by
Seve shot h a 9 shootng lad Go'
occurred in cab: 81 right arm broken by
heavy instrument: and (0 cabman was
md va NH nC1n nod IN
volved In some way In crime. Cab mys-
terry also noted as possible sequel to bank
aHatRrN
CHAPTER vI-sturgls calls for sprague.
artist friend, to get his company during in
vestigation at bank, but artist has appoint
mont with some fair sitter whose portrait
he IL making.
CHAPTER VII - Agnes Murdoch Tin
mothers death) finds her father In his
Ing attentions Of Thomas Chatham,
shows her dislike Of the persistent sutton.
Her father 1ntimates she shall not be fur
thar bothered
CHAPTER VI1I-Miss Murdock's final
sitttng for, portrait induces artist to ask
priyilege of calling at her home. which she
Agnes. This is read with evident annoy
ance, and she drops it. 1t remains forgot
ten when she leaves studio.
CHAPTER 1X--Promptly at time agreed
Dunlap meets sturgis: Reporter begins
long and careful examination in bank. Re-
volver in bookkeeper's desk shows two
empty cartridges.
CHAPTER determination completed,
Sturgis questions banker regarding relia-
bility of Arbogast head bookkeener then
Chatham, accountant who has frequently
examined condition Of books. as accom-
plice Message Arbogast sent Chatham
deciphered from marks on a blotter.
CHAPTER XII Reporter has now COM
pleted diagram showing movements OF
Arbogast and Chatham and one other
whose identity Is as yet completely veiled
Arbogast at last moment had found note
plice. He fired wounding him In hand ana
was about to fire again when unknown con-
eI1rator rushed in and struck his arm
aRn aet9n 1b IN and
Is incredulous: but verifies story in part BY
later identifying body Of Arbogast at
morgue.
CHAPTER x11-Banker calls upon Mrs.
Arbosast. While with her she receives let
ter written by her husband telling Of de-
fa!catton and expected flight. He has by
mistake allowed deposition to overdraw
take, and for fear Of losing position Arbo-
cast allows himself to be used by Chatham
an1 M MI dssym9s@E BY fslse entries sey
Of Book ieepna eboas to e4 a 9e
matter. Arbogast tells his wife to give
Dunlap Confession as soon a. he has e.
cHAPTgR x111-The afternoon of crime
hected with the. Manhattan Chemical CON-
peny. mysterious concern not known to
concern sturg1s places detectives. '
CHAPTER X1V-Sprague next mornins
epds letter Miss Murdoch had dropped ia
10y stoo1o. ana decides to return L In Der.
CHAPTER KYLE reaches her hom.
with implied threat Of Chatham. ' To Sas
forced his attentions upon ARnes' and with
dasn1see43us !S92k1pS paper knife in hand has
eyer shall" Afte qo IT, MARI marry you. no ono
gives way to historical weeping. but is
spraeue. S-~~ 'o'~''
;. CHAPTER xv1-sturgis traces Chat.
house. Doctor had just developed Roent.
gen ray photograph showing position 81
bullet IN accountants forearm
CHAPTER xV11-Reporter now goes to
tae ciy Of 9e Ma4fha{tan Chemical Office De-
come out either time. Murdock's house ia
on next street directly behind chemical
: ana 9yerheaFs Chatham 5 excited S voiee
threatening an,s.. ITO give the whole thinS
away.
CHAPTER XVIII-Stureis has emma ..
got rear view Of chemical office. but eive 40
as ms reason desire for interview VIII
chemist regarding recent exper;ne WIN
NJ asks reporter into lahoratnr.,'
~ sturgis remembers engagement ani
CHAPTER XIX-Meeting Sprague ONT
side the two go for warrants and police to
search chemical concern. Arriving, Stur-
gis with skeleton key opens two doors.
then leaving police and detectives he and
Sprague descend to cellar, follow an un-
foreground passage and come to Murdock's
laboratory. Here Ia found a vat from
which reporter carefully fishes out a bit
OF lead which appears to be a flattened
bullet.
CHAPTER XX-Sturgis finds vat con-
talns hnld that dissolves bone as well as
nesh: The bullet just found shows how
Chatham had but little before met his
enc. Murdoch coming from above dis
covers the men. Sturgis fires, but he re-
treats in safety.
CHAPTER XXI. -
THE DEATH CHAMBER.