The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-31

j. 4 ia AlAt4S A4A-s
. Valcour.
A Good Republican.
& The Chieftain.
B. Madam label.
6. The Secret Vault
z. General Eonseca-
g. A Terrible Crime
g. The Missing Finger
10. FOR Tomorrow We Die.
II. Lesba's Bright Eyes.
T. The Man in the Shrubpefys
13. Dom Pedro de Alcantara-
T. The Man with the ring
Is. A Dangerous Moment
is. Traitor to the Cause
"a. The Torch of Rebellion
is. A Narrow Escape
70. The Wayside Inn.
20. arise and strike.
p. One Mystery solved
%. The Death Sentence.
g. At the Eleventh Hour.
"a. The Esmperor's Spy.
.. Tho Girl Love
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Robert EIarcliffe, fresh from college ana
a member of firm in New Orleans OF
which his Uncle Nelson is the head, IS
sent by his uncle to Brazil to act as pri-
waite secretary and confidential COM
paniOn to Dom Miguel de Pintra, head
Of the revolutionary movement against
Dom PEDRO. Dom Miguel has been
good customer of the Harclifes, and he
and the elder members of the firm were
fast friends. Liking the prospect Of ad-
venture. Robert consented to go.
on the voyage he encountered Valcours
g. SPY sent Dy the emperor OF BEaNlls VINO
knew that the American secretary was
expected. This spy had decided that
Robert was the person for whom he was
looking and had planned to make way
with him. But the American cleverly
threw him of the scent and reached Rio
In safety. There he was, however, arrest
cd, but on the way to the police head
quarters his captOr was murdered by PO-
lice Sergeant Marco, a revOlutiOnist. and
ne was allowed to escape. He reaches
the home of Dom Miguel safely and the
old man is much impressed at learning
tnat his new secretary is the son Of his
Old friend. He met the SenhOrita Lesba
Paolas his hosts niece; her brother Fran
clsco-a man who puzzled him greatly
and Dom Afiguels daughter. label de
mar whom he supplants as secretary,
ton are kept.
On one trip to this vault they surprise
4zabel in the passage and she discovers
me secret OF unlocking the door by
means Of a. ring worn by Dom Miguel.
she puts him of his guard by declaring
she was only seeking her father. to whom
she feared harm had come.
label steals her fathers ring, is sur
prised and opening the vault door, locks
Dom Miguel in the vault, and escapes.
t1arcllne follows her and finds she has
taken a train for Rio.
Nine. Label is murdered and the ring is
stoiel from her body Robert, in search
Tor the ring and disguised as a police
oIlcer follows Dom Pedro to Cuyaba,
where, in the shrubbery he finds mans
body with the hand severed. Entering the
house he is promptly made prisoner.
AFTER being questioned by the emperor,
prisoner. a Mexican, named Manuel Pes
Ia TO his establishment, pesta produces
the ring and confdes it to his keeping.
W nile he IS being agaia questioned by the
emperor, Paola enters and reports that
the leaders of the conspiracy, with a few
exceptions, are under arrest. Piexoto has
peen brought to the house, and is or
dered to be brought into the emBeror's
presence. An attempt to. break into the
secret vault was frustrated by Paola an
nounclng that nitroglycerin had been
placed between the walls
The ring is finally secured by the en-
perors spy, and Harcliffe is taken to the
vault which IS opened and found empty.
FaleOur after observing PaOla's release
or carrier pigeons, accuses him of trea-
SON Robert carefully guarded in his
room, is given as fellow prisoner the mad
Mexican.
Pesta owns to building the vault and
GescllDes MS long search for it, finding i
lhIough recognizing The emelald key-ring
on Nine. Labels finger and the identtf-
cation OF her body. He confesses his &c
complete murdered her and offers 70
snare treasure in vault with Robert as
ne demands return of ring. Robert adj
nlits that RalcOur has secured the emer-
AID Festa, in frenzy, attacks him and
aLter struggle Robert escapes to road.
where he finds a. carriage with Lesba in
H. waiting Tor Francisco, who has COM
1nlnlcated with her by carrier pigeons
AFTER a drive of hours they reach a house
IN a thick forest and Robert seeks adj
mission. After knocking at front and
rear door he returns to report the place
deserted, and finds the carriage and Les
ba gone.