Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-03-14
~ Stratlgest Case
BY Guy BooTHBY.
Author of "Dr. KiI,ola, ;, "The Beautiful
White Devil. . . Pharos, The
Egyptian" Etc.
BY Guy BooTHBY
copyrighted, 1901. by ward.-Lock & Col
SYNOPSIS

| ava rA dasi i.-Three rogues, Hayle. Kitwater
ana Cod. meet at Singapore. Latter two
nave learned of existence of hidden trea s.
u1e az Sengkor-Wat-old Burmese ruin
near Chinese border. Heyle only half be-
HeveS account, but nevertheless agrees to
JOIN In search.
men make their way through the ancient
streets and toward the once splendid pal
ace. Toward dusk after most tedious
9aut spGn Seh
cred great quantities Of bar gold and uncut
h panlss ana sapphires. Hayle fills both
ND !, WIN gems and the men make their
iinu tnelr Two Burmese servants slain and
horribly mutilated,. Chinese fashion. Dur
steals away into the jungle
PART 1II-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. :
1ART !V.-Two months later another
queer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
comes te'1. across ktwater and Codd. Kitwa-
railen into hands Of Chinese who had put
out ms own eyes and pulled out Codd' 8
Tongue .eongue. After recovering somewhat from
on In pursuit of Hayle
SHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
nov ne became g. detective in Australia
London. - f -. o-A'o ~
CHAPTER IL-.Kitwater and Codd try
to secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
turned over to them on his death a great
fortune which was stolen by q guest
lHaylel at the mission. Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case,
CHAPTER III-Miss Kftwatar calls on
FAIRFAX In behalf Of her uncle and sue
ceeds IN persuadlng him to take up the
work S.1 Later in the day . stranger. who
Cruz Mining company, seeks to get Fair
fax to go to Argentina to shadow mine
manager who is suspected OF embezzle-
ON Which vii repfs ne now has
E,airfa1 at a leading jewelers. learns that
70 70 unusually large uncut stones have there
man Of whom they were bought. =
CHAPTER Iv.--One evening Fairfax
nnos himself followed by two ruff1ans. but
manages to elude them. Suspecting they
WV WI, repeat Fsh performance he goes forth the
s s men but little behind. Finding that
ne !, !. indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
t,o uarH street and turns about and con-
fronts humans who confess they have been
wore to meet their principal, detective
On saiiF Rnss e *. keep t
pr1sed to see Mr.. Bayley approach.
SAFTER v-From the managing d.
rector OF the Santa Cruz Mining company
ASGIA 10 Snore Ii no Bayley In their
employ. The director, however, renaem-
6ers former clerk who answers to the
description given by the detective; his
name was Gideon Hayle. That same day
~ accident Fairfax almost comes upon
HIayie. but the latter. escapes into a cab.
faivfsH Fellows In close pursuit After
stop. but 1t is empty. .es ~
CHATTER vI.-After many persistent
inquiries l,sI1sI Fairfax locates Hayle in Fox
vel WgMs motel but misses finding him in by
In A. es,.t.-
tectiyes are laoated at the various sta
{ions, and one of them. Dickson. manages
10 trace Hayle to Paris.
CHATTER V11.--Fairfax takes advan-
taee OF necessary delay to spend Sunday at
the kitwater home, and becomes very
much Impressed with the charms of Miss
k 1shosa Ell He learns that IT Is she. upon
the pursuit OF Hayls,