The Washington times., 1906-09-09

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Florian Amidon. a rich young banker. AMI
the most attractive young unmarried man
e Iiazlehurs- "a Middle West American
town. decides 10 take~8 day Oft from husi-
ness and is ulge In his favorite hobby. pho
t5graphy. ,b.-nking does not appeal 90 him
as mueh as psychological studies ana the
5euIsal OF poetry. OF which The writings of
Browning are bis rdFoTItes. The community
ln which he lives does not know the real
Amidon-it looks upon him as cautions
banker D" money loving business man
}n TIE ar moon Of june -i. 1885 therefore,
le takes -- #.is local ON board he meets.
ana con nationally Wlth. number
of his top. eouIe Al s.05 that evening Pee
gets OK ar t-lu Springs Junction t1 car Do
the uorthbpuuI limited. While sitting 900
his baggage on the platform he doZes or tI
sleep, luliea into unvousci"usur5s hN 'i"
chorus of many trs55 whose home iz in a
uelghh1rluE pond
and wakes up iu q Pullman car When
he leaps out ~ his birth. clothed only Boo bis
pafamas. be- is addressed uy the porter. Who
seems 90 know hIn Frss well. as .N.
Brassdeld." He discovers to his horror that
ne Is ou board oi "a J.tlu bound TOT Sew
York; that the train is late owing tn
heavy snow STORM that his well cur bTt
rather sporty ciathiHg as well as his bag
gage. is marked WlIh the name of Elgsua
number ~ letters tHue ~ chem love letter
beginning My own baTiIEZ-. and signed
E-l--a1tthl ana 5'A te'r- ans "- Ir-3. -
Ar. HFass1el1. tHat iae .Hsi." r.'' S.i nl -.i-
coat contains long thin uagE-tnaHk sHarAri
-'Euerur Hrazstetd. ErHeFaIr, Iauu-E.-
vaula,' and in this pocketnuuk is number
''Ela ErassHeid OH Du.' and consider tnI"
number or one hundred dollar bills. M Eri.
nEstlf-d ay tuaiHs tn- morning bI...H
dated January IS IeuI-Hve years later ilf'
.he date of his departure tHe day before
.rlm HaZIcHursr tie ls driven i9 a "''-.
l.u as Alr. Era=s"elI and are eEL trlI.t P. %
.a See him. Being, naturally. '".-7.i-i '-.t
overcome tg fh- arItt aI events hr lVl.i''
g. ms room t' u-AA DO oE.i l.'-. 5.t' r,..
laa Pee sees sign which frai7. u ." 'i..
.c Claire NlHlrTH}aEf a"N '..-...- ,., L L,-
Mysteries Solved suddenly -trurA VIZ" "N
I-rs re leaves The h.t-. and Hnn. es al is-
.IaIrEagaut's dom. AH .l nE ETrt aIlrl.t-
ann bows him inl'. tae P'rseA'e %.
a- the foot uf which is % large tiger SKIN
r.-. TIE NaH.an'- .-sTuH'a matches lH COLOR
rHa handsome rug. Aaiaan 'r 5'Ft7s's.l'
bows. Though s1.aaHhEt -'.alra az t..t-
arr.s irc1here0t story af .ts -rHuh es 4ut".
Ie claire lends =suIatn-'ID cav T. ii- l--
c.ra. and calls iu a-I .tia-i. ~. .l..---
able client Amldou is tten put Hn eI -
Influence w. Aiu-- .e tta.Trs htpu-lit ---
tarae- and tells her el h.S -Nl- .'
gene Hras=t-lH .u E-Ia"H-T while t-- it'-
f--.ar makes notes .t DIS STORY. t-r I.
dav AmIa.u usats Iu-s. H'a.EeiI iG ".l
fr-arf fr.r. TIar....rl-4. TH. ..iHn .tlH-t1
ZION at @t.-"i .." " ..r ,.,... &c.,.
THsr Au...l tells ..- ."...a'. ..r t..i. -.'
ra N.- ..u. nd. Anne ." '....." h.t '... .t
-r- HHa explain -. f.e .H.s. '.H. .- -- d.
u... .-ler.nH .H-. .E H".. persona .l.h ..i'
t-- mind aF R..f.H. which rsI Suddenly ..-
l-.... n r.arrs .r t.a rs- re fa.r fIuElarEr-f
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fla4- ~ .-n--s.u-r.a- I.u sa.t"a- a-E0a.s
rr-a- che subjective H."I ... l' i-
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rr-.a-rrrT is % rar- r"H man -u .E-..-Ef.N
4rr rra head .F several Important hH-'.e
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after tHa... HHf u.t Ha.. ."Hf..T...- 81 NJ
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.s.leF.reHr I.H..rE.. position. I"r ...-. ...
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H.... for AH.tI.n fH follow HH his ."'N.-
...ra..ra r.rr.H Fe founded .T rH-e= -.7 .-
...-. his talks .r his life shore HH'.. ?.
-.r.- rrru under NUn 'a '''.'r HF.-
influence. Tur H"Uu. l""|I.Uff... .E "..
10 claire her rHr"ar. and IHt-a fI.a"N.. To-
re arrives ln Ee''.fH.r. mis- r"HH..s '- D.
u rHrrs.r. Mar.Ef... .- '....- I'D.
he rasr friends u-- whom rs calls au IT.
4r-fn tr.a most ora ing scene Is uIa.|I' T. ...