Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-22
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Aathor Of "DR. NKoLA.' = 1.-THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL"
SYNOPSIS.
Z. By Guy BOoTHBY.a
Copyrighted, 1901. b. ward. Lock 4 Col

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oeye: account. but nevertheless agrees to
3oin In search.
PART 11.-Reach,ns senskor-wat. the
men make, their way, through the ancient
aes. Toward dusk after a most tedious
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hands with gems and the men make their
way outside again. On reaching camp they
1oT1.eiy mutilated, Chinese fashion A. Dur:
steals away into the Jungle.
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~ soon a. Able be leaves for Ransoon
and thence to England.
PART 1.-TWO months later another
ed1cer at NamPoung. while out on 2 hunt
ssae explains dsins' they ne,"s were an trad GGa': who k,'E a
fallen into HANDS Of Chinese who had put
suit his own eyes and pulled out Codd's
t%eets Of Ae e9po Easey snd {o s9msW1 the4 fr sef
On In pursuit Of Hayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became q detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London.
CHAPTER II.-Kitwater and Codd try
% secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
5srom China nina where a rich natiye patron
fortune which was stolen by. a guest
(T3ayle) at the mission. Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case.
CHAPTER III.-Miss Kitwater calls on
Fairfax in behalf of her uncle and sue
eeeds in persuading him to take up the
ssils e.%seif Esx s1s f Bsyisy: 'sf4 he santa Mts
fax to go to Argentina to shadow mine
manager who is suspected of embezzle-
ment: Detective replies he now has case
Fairfax at, a leading jewelers. learns that
Just been received, and gets description Of
mar Of whom they were bought.
CHAPTER 1V.-One evening Fairfax
ands himself followed by two rufians. but
viii repeat Performance he goes forth h
next night, but with one Of his most pow
s = 3! men 'e9d n%t , 2 Itttle be hi. DE- Finding qdtns that that
z dark street and turns about and con-
fronts. rufians who confess they have been
here e,5se to TO n nsadn t si%: p a3indiinsl ~h ast.t ne
He conceals himself and is much sur
Dr1sed to SEQ Mr.. Bayley approach.
CHAPTER y.-From, the. managing d.
Tairfsx learns there is no Baytey ia their
eers : former eiefk Who answers 70 re
a asms xss d Stysn 81 the S ( + ssS: ~ Il;
BY accident Fairfax almost comes upon
Hayls, but the latter escapes into a cab.
sf aon9 ch fos1oT rs II for e1a:s a pI5s 'edm.: A It :
stop. but 1t IL empty.
CHAPTER V1.-After many persistent
Inquiries Fairfax locates Hayle In Fox
wells hotel. but misses finding him in by
~tectivss are located at the various sta
lions. and one Of them, Dickson. manages
TO trace Hayle to Paris.
- CHAPTER v11.-Fairfax takes advan-
tas % & Necessary Eom Delay IT.. to spend Pso@I Sunday 3;.1 at
much impressed with the charms Of MISS
Kitwater: He learns that it is she upon
Thom NJ, kitwateE Is drawing for funds for
CHAPTER V1II.-In Paris Fairfax en-
lists cooperation Of Leglosse. the famous
French detective, through whose aid he
discovers whereabouts Of Hayle. Much@to
the surprise of Fairfax Hayle presents
mise with Kitwater and Codd for s26,OO0
apiece. then invites detectiye to dinner.
~ S0o0SSSo SAA0 &ANSoSSAs AAAC
tr:e: cab and Fairfax soon discovers hi
has been tricked and is a prisoner.
CHAPTER x.-D~ose:ive IS locked up in
large. dreary. room. wAzre after a day and
feeRiisssass.. ne Mss I; e'i Riswater a Isad ssssuf Pas ny
with news that Kitwater and Codd have
disappeared, and Fairfax concludes to en-
feavor to keep the two from meeting Hayle.
Shortly a1ter breakfast we obtained
our first glimpse of Sicily. 1t vas a
scene never to be forgotten. The blue
seas. the towering mountains rising
apparently out Of it, made up a pic
ture that was lovely beyond com
pare. Presently we steamed into the
harbor, and made our way to the
Dogma. where our luggage was exam
med. Here we commenced our in
quiries concerning Kitwater and Codd,
and had the satisfaction of learning,
on undoubted authority, that the
story the boy had told us was cor
rect. Such terrible infirmities as
theirs could scarcely fail to attract
notice. and than one of the off,
Gals remembered seeing and commits
Grating them. On leaving the Dogana,
they bad travelled to the city by cab,
SO we were informed.
The man who drove them is out
side now" said one of them. "Perhaps
the senof would carr to question him."
replied that 1 should like very
much to do so, aud we accordingly
went out into the street together. It
appeared that the cabman remem-
bered his fares perfectly. the more SO
by reason Of the fact that, the blind
man had sworn at him for not using
greater speed in reaching the city. He
had driven them to some furnished
lodgings kept by his cousin, he said,
and was proceeding to recommend
them to US, when 1 cut him short by
Informing him that we had already de-
eided upon a hotel. We %thereupon en-
tered the vehicle, he mounted the box,
and we set of. From the moment that
We had set foot ashore Miss Kitwater
had been growing more and more
nervous. When it was taken into con-
sideration that before nightfall some
very unn1aa san+ <l,;pre ~;oh+ hor