Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-22
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTER I-Thomas Erickson. a
young Englishman, has lost the money
with which he was to pay his passage
out to India. lie lends Captain Blaydcs
fS5. the amount of his passage money,
and in return gets Il worthless check,
which leaves him pcunilcss. He con-
fcsscs his error to Claire Harding, his
boyhood sweetheart.
>, CHATTER IL James Edward Will
liam DaiHtrcc is in love with Claire.
CHAPTER Ill Tom finds out that
captain Blaydcs is paying attention to
Clare and is to be at her house that
night lie VOWS to have satisfaction
from Blaydcs, but promises Claire that
be Will not seek Blaydcs for two weeks.
Tom meets Blaydcs Il few moments
later and demands his $50.
sword cane on Tom, who smashcs it
with a heavy stick which he carries.
Bidydes has not the money, but gives
Tom his gold watch, and Tom signs an
the ticket To BldNdcS. Tom leaves and
Is acc"Sted by dcformcd man. who
asks the time. The next morning
Blaydcs is found brutality murdered be
SIDE the stilc where he had been talk
ing to Tom.
CHAPTER V.-RIaydcs has been rob
bed of everything. among which the
newspapers mention the gold watch
which was really given To Tom. Tom
Of INC M, ,,, va az ne NUS
at IN" time Tom met HIaydcS. lie is
murdnTnr Ii% s,..,i,rs .,,I it, go
himself, but is afraid to pawn the
watch.
CHAPTER VI-Tom spends the night
In Il bodthouSC ana next day is invited
into the house of a small. fat gentleman,
inc owner who does his best to make
mi; mar, intI 10 INT F ~ ,t "S
for the murder of RlaNdtS
e. Ia Tt.,T nv - IL W e, -
guilty and ingf,lts him i'm MS coli rnm
fhro,l..s mn, ,,,,t ~ "
CUNPTI,R VII -CIyire ,r,ts D,ir-
tree To- retain EasSctt. one of the best
CrirninYI I1y,,,rs in f,r,ri,rJ 80 ,i,i
Tn ,ri5'I rI,,i lawyers III EEIahd' TO plead
CHAPTER IN-Tom is held for the
next criminal sessions cnurt.
CHAPTER N.-Clairc's maid has over
heard the conversation between Claire
and Tom ON the mint of the murder
when rom svrrc he would cot even
with Hlavdcs if he had t% xiii him To-
do il Tho maid rnrnTris claire tn ,rfvr
her some of her Jewels as hush money.
CHNPTEE %I-Tom is cnry-irtrd of
murder i'm the first drgrcc.
CHAPTER NII-Tum is placed in the
condGmucd cell. '''' pay ~ ~ '''0
CHAPTER NIII-Tom's sentence is
COr1uut.d to tr.,usnurtnti,r, for Iifa
CHNPTER XiVTCIa aiS5'i' e lUs ist
father warns CIair"'s Tatbr. a ,.,t'r
Daintrco
CUAPTER EV-Tor, as - cop,.ict
i'm Nustr.tIi,r. is bound nIIt Ia the SnIIiS
vans. Il peculiar aud harsh family, Who
live, far i'm tIfn intrrinr at .. r,Iorn' duI,
bed castle. sullivan.
CHAPTER .NEI.--'Tom meets the cook.
Peggy O'Isricu Nat Sullivan who is.
I'm love with her becomes iustuelv zeal
Gus Tom finds a man giving. Stolen
goods i'm EXCHANGE fur. some lirun,.
Later tho man is caught and arivrn 20
.lashps. lie thinks thar Tom ..nrarhed ,,
CITNp'CI-T, NNTT-Eat SuIIit,an is
fooled by Tom in a scheme hy which
the Infer vouId H:ry-. Iarn Hnr,r.d
Later i'm the night he meets Percy win
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thH tri,I, p,, III, ,.iti ~, "IV ,I
Mt attanDt'. ~ ,il,C br. To- ,.il,
hin, down " No
CHATTrP XvTIT-Tnro is sentenced
To 20 l1lnrs 10 br,.,it. .,,,,,, .,,,G