Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-29

SYNOPSIS.

PART I-Three rogues, Hayie. Kitwater
and Codd, meet at Singapo Latter two
have learned of existence of hidden treas
rre at. Sengkor-Wat-old burmese ruin
ne.,~ Chinese border. Hayle only half be-
lieyes account but nevertheless agrees to
Joln in search.
PART II.--Reaching sengkor-Wat, the
men make their way through the ancient
streets and toward the once splendid pail
ace. Toward dusk after most tedious
search they come upon secret entrance to
cred great quantities OF bar gold and uncut
Tubies and sapphires. Hayle fills both
hands 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 III.-Utterly exhausted and un-
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 1v.-Two months later another
officer at Nampoung, while out on hunt
comes across llitwater and Codo. Kitwa-
ter explains they We're traders who had
fallen n, into hands of Chinese who had put
tongue After recovering somewhat from
effects of exposure and tortures they Set
off in pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became a detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London
CHAPTER II.-Ktwater and codd try
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from China where rich native patron
Gurned over to them on his death great
fortune which was stolen by. guest
(Hayle) at the mission. Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case.
CHAPTER III.-Miss kitwater calls on
Fairfax in behalf of her uncle and sue
ceeds in persuading him to take up the
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calls himself Edward Bayley. of the Santa
Cruz Mining company, seeks to get Fair
manager who is suspected of embezze-
ment. Detective replies he now has case
on which will engage him for some time.
Fairfax at a leading jewelers. learns that
2S unusually large uncut stones have there
just been received, and gets description of
man of whom they were bought.
CHAPTER 1v-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
he is indeed followed, Fairfax turns into
a dark street and turns about and con-
fronts ruftlans who confess they have been
were to meet their principal, detective
goes in their place to keep appointment.
He; conceals himself and is much sur
CHAPTER V.-From the managing Ill.
rector of the Santa Cruz Mining company
Fairfax learns there is no Bayley in their
employ. The director, however, remem-
bers a former clerk WHO answers to the
description given by the detective; his
name was Gideon Hayle. That same day
by accident Fairfax almost comes upon
Hayle but the latter escapes into a cab
Fairfax follows in close pursuit. After
a lorg chase the forward cab comes to
stop. but 1T is empty.
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
tlons and one of them, Dickson, manages
to trace Hayle to Paris.
CHAPTER VII.-Fairfax takes advan-
tage of necessary delay to spend Sunday at
the kitwater home, and becomes very
much impressed with the charms of Miss
Kitwater He learns that it is she upon
whom IIitwater is drawing for funds for
the pursuit of Hayle.
CHAPTER VIII.-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
himself.