Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-05

CHAPTER Thomas Erickson. a
young Englishman, has lost the money
with which he was to pay his passage
out to India. He lends Captain Blaydes
f35, the amount of his passage money.
and in return gets a worthless check,
which leaves him pennilcss. lie con-
fcsses his error to Claire Harding, his
boyhood sweetheart.
CHAPTER IL James Edward Will
liam Daintrcc is in love with Claire.
CHAPTER HI Tom finds out that
captain Blaydcs IS paying attention to
Claire and is to be at her house that
night! lie vows to have satisfaction
from BlaydcS, but promises Claire that
he will not seek Blaydes for two weeks.
Tom meets BlaydeS a few moments
later and demands his f35.
CHAPTER " Blaydes draws Il
sword cane on Tom. who smashcs it
with heavy stick which he carries.
Blaydes has not the money, but gives
Tom his sold watch, and Tom signs an
agreement To pawn the watch and give
is accostcd by Il dcformed man who
asks the time The next morning
Blaydes is found brutality murdered be
side the stile where he had been talk
CHATTER V.-Blaydes has been rob-
bed of everything. among which the
which was really given to Tom. Tom
had stopped for the night at the house
of the man who was driving the coach
at the time Tom met Blaydcs. He is
accused by the CoaChman of being the
murderer. lie escapes and DISCUSSES
himself, but is afraid to pawn the
watch.
CHAPTER VI-Tom spends the night
In Il bOathuuSe and next day is invited
into the house of a small. fat gentleman,
the owner. who. does his best to make
him feel at home. He is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police
for the murder of Blaydcs.
('Ei AprER VII --t'l.ira believes m,
guilty. Mr.. Harding hires Il lawyer to
see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom is
guilty and insults him III his cell. Tom
throws him out
CHAPTER VIII-Claire gets Dain-
tree to retain BaSsett one of the best
criminal lawyers in England. to plead
CHAPTER IX.-Tom is held for the
next criminal sessions court
CHAPTER N.-ClaiTcs maid has over
heard the conversation between Claire
and Tom on the night of the murder
when Tom swore he would get even
with BlaydcS if he had to kill him to
do il. The maid compels Claire to give
her some Of her jewels as hush money.
CHAPTER NI.-Tom is convicted of
murder in the first degree.
CHAPTER NII.-TOm is placed in the
condemned cell.
CHAPTER XIII.-Tom's sentence is
committed to transportation for life.
CHAPTER NIN.-Clairc's engagement
to Daintree is announced. The latters
father warns Claire's father against
CHAPTER XV.-Tom. as a convict
in Australia, is bound out to the Sulli-
vans. Il peculiar and harsh family, who
live far in the interior at Il place dub
bed Castle Sullivan.
..- CHAPTER XNI-Tom meets the cook
Peggy O'Bricn. Nat sullivan. who is
In love with her. becomes insanely jcal-
Gus. Tom finds a man giving stolen
goods in exchange for some liquor.
Later the man is caught and given 80
lashes. lie thinks that Tom ''peached."
CHAPTER NVII.-Nat Sullivan is
fooled by Tom in al scheme by which
the latter would have been logged.
Later in the night he meets Peggy with
Nat and accuses him indirectly with
the trick. Peggy sides with Tom. and
Nat attempts to strike her Tom knocks
him down
CHAPTER XVIII-Tom is sentenced
to 30 laShcs. He breaks away and
knocks old man sullivan down. but is
caught aud gets hundred.
CHAPTER NIN.-Peggy visits Tom in
his cell and brings food and assists
him to escape to the sea.
CHAPTER NX.-Tom joins a band of
bushrangerS and agrees to take part in
raid on the Sullivan place in the
clothes of the former chief of the band.
CHAPTER XNI.-Thc raid is nipped
in the bud by troop af soldiers. Tom
is pursued. but escapes. He is after
ward caught and admits himself an eS-
capped convict.