Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-08
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PART L-Three rogues, Hayle. Eatwate,
ard Ccdd, meet at Singapore. Latter twe
nave learned of existence of hidden trea g.
near chfnslgs 6r Wat-e;d Burmese ruin
ieNes account. but nevertheless agrees 10
Join In search.
PART -ll.-,Rea ching Sengkor-Wat, the
men make their way through the ancient
streets ard toward the once splendid paI-
ace. reward dusk after most tedious
S sea- they come upon secret entrance to
cred great quantities of bar gold and uncut
rubies and sapphlres Hayle fills both
nahds with gems and the men make their
way outside again. On reaching camp they
find their two Burmese servants slain and
horribly mutilated, Chinese fashion. Dur
Ing the night .Hayle secures treasure and
steals away into the jungle -
PART 1II.-Utterly exhausted and IN.
conscious. Hayle Is found by. English off,
GERS near frontier station Of Nampoung,
As soon as able he leaves for Rangoon
and thence to England.
PART 1.-TWO months later another
Queer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
comes across iSftwater and Codd. Kitwa-
f fer e1R naa thsy were traders who had
out MS own eyes and pulled out Codd' 5
tongue After recovering somewhat from
e Ell s, OF exposure and fortunes they set
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
now ne became detective in Australia
ana ilnally came to open up an office in
AOlpOL
CHAPTER II.-Kitwater and Codd try
to secure Fairfax's services. They repre-.
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where q, rich native patron
Iufnsd oyer to them on his death al,great
tHayle) at the mission Fairfax aimost
concludes not to take case. rs
CHAPTER III:-Miss Kitwatar calls on
cs aafsax x u Dsna ef her uncle and cue
g s1Tk Later n the day e '.trapgeF who
Fus Mining aamaaayF asefs q e. Ct s aair.
manager who. Is suspected Of ernbezzie-
mentI Detective replies he now has case
on which will engage ham for some time.
q unusually large uncut stones have there
man ct Yhaw they were bought: -. =
hGHAPTER IV.-One evening Fairfax
ma mans to eIoae tsa BY two
VIII repeat performance be goes forth the
t taxt nigh s, Rpt Eitta ri
E dark street and turns about and con-
b ffpnss = rufhh an whe eo9fsss they have
- meet their principal, detective
Fees o In their place to keep appointment
pr.sed 70 see MT. Bayley approach
CHAPTER Y.-From the managing d.
rector of the Santa Cruz Mining company
Fairfax learns there is no Bayley in their
employ. The director, however. remem-
9ers former clerk who answers to the
name was Gideon Hayie. That same day
BY accident Fairfax almost comes upon
Eayle. but the latter escapes into a cab
Fairfax follows in close pursuit. After
long chase the forward cab comes to a
stop. but 1t Is empty.
E CHAPTER VI.-After many persistent
INQUIRIES Fairfax locates Hayle in Fox
wells hotel, but misses finding him in by
only few minutes. Subordinate de-
tectives are located at the various sta
lions. and one Of them, Dickson manages
to trace Hayle to Paris.
CHAPTER VH.-FairfaI takes advan-
tage Of necessary delay to spend Sunday at
the Kltwater home, and becomes very
much Impressed with the charms of Miss
whom Ritwater is drawing for funds fer
the pursuit of iayle.
.CHAPTER YIII.-In Paris Fairfax en-
lists cooperation Of Leglosse. the famous
French detective, through whose aid he
the surprise of Fairfax Hayle presents
himself. ~. 3 = :
CHAPTER IX.-Hayle offers to compro-
misc with Kitwater and Codd for E6 600
apiece, then invites detective to dinner,
enter cab and Fairfax soon discovers he
has been tricked and is prisoner.
CHAPTER x.-Detective is locked up IN
large, dreary room, where after a day and
a night he Is discovered and rescued by
with news that Kitwater and Codd have
disappeared, and Fairfax concludes to en-
Heavor to keep the two from meeting Hayle.
The next morning Fairfax. Leglosse and
Miss Kitwater leaXe for Naples whittier
they have reason to believe Hayle to have
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