Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-03-21

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Author of .Dr. Kikola,' "The Beautifu, ]
White Devil, "Phnros, The
EGYPTIAN" Etc.
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copyrighted, 1901. BY Ward, Lock s. cel
SYNOPSIS.
PART I.-Three rogues, Hayle. Kitwater
and Cod. meet at Singapore Latter two
nave learned OF existence of hidden treas
nas At ab SSengkSr, Wat-pld Burmese ruin
lieves account, but nevertheless agrees to
Join In search. ~
FART II..,Reaching sengkor-Wat, the
streets and toward the once splendid pal-
ace. Toward dusk after a most tedious
search they come upon secret entrance to
Underground vaults. in which are discov-
cred great quantities Of bar gold and uncut
rubies and sapphires. Hayle fills both
hands with gems and the men make their
tlnd 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 UNI
conscious. Hayle is found by English Off
GERS near frontier station of Nampoung
and thence to England.
PART lV.-Two months later another
o on at Nampoung: while out on q hunt
ter explains they were traders who had
fallen into hands Of Chinese who had nut
our ms own eyes and pulled out Colds
tongue. After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and fortunes they set
or In pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
nov ne pecame a detective in Australia
London. =.
CHAPTER I.-Kitwater and Codd try
to secure Fairfax's services They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where a rich native patron
turned over to them OH mis- death a great
f9rs UNI, which Oh was as. stolen BY guest
concludes not to take case.
CHATTER III.--Miss Kitwatsr calls on
atsr ia ths a h t. ..Rs the
calls himself Edward Bayiey, Of the Santa
cruz Mining company. seeks to get Fair
lax TO go to Argentina to shadow mine
ment; Detective replies he now has case
on On W, which will engage h4m for some time.
aair1a5 ct leading jewelers. learns that
Just been received. and gets description Of
man Of whom they were bought.
CHARTER IX.-one evening Fairfax
manages to elude them. Suspecting they
VIII repeat performance he goes forth the
next night but With one Of his most pow
he 10 indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
dark street and turns about and con-
!ronts humans who confess they have been
were to meet their principal, detective
goes IN their place to keep appointment
ne conceals himself and is much sur
pr1sed to see Mr.. Bayley approach
CHAPTER V-From the manae,np Al.
rector OF the Santa Cruz Mining company
aalrIax learns arms there is no Bayley in their
bers former clerk who answers to the
nse Ms Eyen R b. the h
Hayle. but the latter escapes into a cab.
t'airfax follows in close pursuit After
3. long chase 9. the forward cab comes to a
stop. put 1t Is empty.
CHAPTER V1.-After MANY ners,s+.n+
INQUIRIES Fairfax locates HayIe In Fox
well wells hotel. but misses finding him in by
eeve. are oeated at Sbe yan1ans de-
to trace Hayle to Paris
CHAPTER VIL-Fairfax takes adyan-
the Kitwater home and becomes very
much impressed with the charms of MISS
Ktwater; He learns that it is She upon
the pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER V1II.--In Paris Fairfax en-
Isis Isis cooperation Of Leglosse, the famous
discovers whereabouts Of Hayie. Much to
the surprise of Fairfax Hayle presents
himself.
CHAPTER TX.
At the moment that saw Hayle
enter my room, you might, as the
saying goes, have knocked me down
with feather. OF all that could
possibly have happened, this was
surely the most unexpected! The
man had endeavored to get me out
OF his way in London, he had played
all sorts of tricks upon me in order
to put me off the scent, he had bolt
ed from England because he knew
was searching for him, yet here he
was deliberately seeking me out, and
of his own free will putting his head
into the lions mouth. 1t was as
astonishing as it was inexplicable
"Good morning, Mr.. Fairfax" he
said, bowling most politely to me as
he spoke. 81 hope you will forgive
this early call. 1 only discovered
your address an hour ago, and, as |
did not wish to run the risk of losing
you, | came on at once.'
"You appeared to be fairly desir-
Gus of doing SO last week." | said.
What has occurred to make you
change your mind so suddenly?"
"a variety of circumstances have
conspired to bring such a result
about" he answered. 81 have been
thinking the matter over. and not
being able to determine the benefit
of this hole-and-corner sort of game,
have made up my mind to settle it
once and for ALL"
II am glad you have come to that
way of thinking" I said. ct will
save us both an infnity of trouble.
You understand, of course, that rep
resent Messrs. Kitwater and Codd."
II am well aware of it," he replied,
"and in common fairness to myself,
can only say that I am sorry to
hear it."
"NIay ask why you are sorry2" y
Because you have the honor to