Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
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men make their way. through the ancient
streets and toward the once splendid pal
ace. Toward dusk after most tedious
underground vaults, in which are discov-
cred great quantities of bar gold and uncut
Lubles and sapphires. Hayle fills both
way outside again. On reaching camp they
nno their two Burmese servants slain and
horribly mutilated, Chinese fashion. Dur
us Ine night dayle secures treasure and
steals away into the jungle.
PART III-Utterly exhausted and I'M
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
omcer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
comes across kitwater and Codd. Kitwa
ter explains they were traders who had
failen into hands of Chinese who had put
out ms own eyes and pulled out Colds
Tongue. After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and fortunes they set
on In pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became a detective in Australia
London.
CHAPTER II.-Kitwater and Codd try
70 secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where a rich native patron
turned over to them on his death a great
fortune which was stolen by. a guest
NAiosicl DIT lIl6 II.
concludes not to take case.
CHAPTER III.-Miss Kitwater calls on
Fairfax in behalf of her uncle and sue
G Seeds in ia Ing him to take up the
calls himself Edward Bayley of the Santa
Cruz Mining company, seeks to get Fair
fax to go to Argentina to shadow mine
ment. Detective replies he now has case
on which will engage him for some time.
E,alrfaX al leading jewelers. learns that
~ unusually large uncut stones have there
just been received, and gets description Of
man OF whom they were bought.
CHAPTER IV.-One evening Fairfax
finds himself followed by two ruffians but
manages to elude them. Suspecting they
will repeat performance he goes forth the
next night, but with one of his most pow
erful men but little behind. Finding that
he is indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
a dark street and turns about and con-
fronts ruflians who confess they have been
hired to brain him. Finding where they
were to meet their principal, detective
goes In their place to keep appointment.
He conceals himself and is much sur
prised to see Mr.. Bayley approach.
vHAPTER V.-From the managing d.
rector Of the Santa Cruz Mining company
Fairfax learns there is no Bayiey in their
employ. The director however, remem-
bers former clerk who answers to the
description scr given by the detective; his
BY accident Fairfax almost comes upon
Hayle, but the latter escapes into a cab
Fairfax follows in close pursuit After
a loEg chase the forward cab comes to a
stop. but it Is empty
CHAPTER Waiter many persistent
inquiries Fairfax locates Hayle in Fox
wells hotel, but misses finding him in by
only few minutes. Subordinate de-
tectlves are located at the various sta
lions. and one of them. Dickson, manages
TO trace Hayle to Paris.
CHAPTER VII.-Continued.
Az that /
made her temperance In the gar
den, and l rose to bid my clients
farewell.
"Good-by, Mr.. KitwateE," I said.
I'll write Immediately 1 reach
Paris, and let you know how 1 am
getting on"
"You are very kind" Kitwater an
swered, and Codd nodded his head.
My hostess and l then set off down
the drive to the high-road which we
followed towards the village. 1t was
a perfect evening, and the sun was
setting in the west in mass of
crimson and gold. AT first we talked
of various commonplace subjects,
but it was not very long before we
came back, as knew we should do,
to the one absorbing topic.
'"There is another thirg l want to
set right with you, Miss Kitwa ter" 1
said, as we paused upon the bridge
to which l have elsewhere referred.
ut is only small matter. Somehow.
however, / feel that 1 must settle it,
before l can proceed further in the
affair with any satisfaction to my
SELF
She looked at me in surprise.
what is it?" she asked, 81
thought we had settled everything"
so far as | can see that is the
only matter that remains" l an
swered. ''Yet it is sufficiently impor-
tant to warrant my speaking to you
about it. What l want to know is,
whom am serving?"
II don't think / understand" she
said, drawing lines with her umbrel-
la upon the stone coping of the
bridge as she spoke.
And yet my meaning is clear" I
returned. what want to be GER
VAIN VI "iiSlHCT dIU serving YOU
or your uncle?"
81 don't think you are serving
either of us" she answered. "You
are helping US to right a great
wrong
Forgive me, but that is merely
trifing with words. 1 am going to
be candid once more. You are pay
ing the money, I believer"
In some confusion she informed
me that this certainly was the case.
Every well, then, 1 am GfrSainIy
your servant" 1 said. "Is is your
interests I shall have to study"
II can trust them implicitly to
you, am sure, Mr.. Fairfax" she re-
piled. "And now here we are at the
church. If you walk quickly you will
be just in time to catch your train.
Let me thank you again for coming
down to-day"
st has been great pleasure to
mel replied. perhaps when l re-
turn from Paris you will permit me
to come down again to report
progress?"
eve shall be very pleased to see