Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-08
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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,
ana In return gets n worthless check,
which leaves him penniless. He con-
1eSseS his error to Claire Harding, his
DoyhOOd sweetheart.
:, CHAPTER Ii James Edward Will
CHAPTER IiI1T Tom " mas out out that
captain BlaNdes is paying attention to
Claire and is to be at her house that
night. He vows to have satisfaction
from Rlaydes but promises Claire that
he will not seek Blaydes for two weeks.
Tom meets Blnydes few moments
later and demands his f35.
sword cane on Tom, who SmaShcs it
with heavy stick which he carries.
Blaydes has not the money, but gives
Tom his gold watch. and Tom signs an
agreement to pawn the watch and give
the ticket to Blaydes. Tom leaves and
Is accoSted by "A dcfOrmed man. who
Blaydes is found brutality murdered be-
side the stile where he had been talk
CHAPTER V.-Rlaydes has been rob
bed of everything. among which the
newspapers mention the gold watch
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 Blaydes. He is
murderer He escapes and DISCUSSES
himself, but is afraid to pawn the
watch.
CHAPTER VI-Tom spends the night
In boathouse 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 Blaydes.
CHAPTER NII.-Claire believes him
guilty. Mr.. Harding hires Il lawyer IL
see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom is
guilty and insults him i'm 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
Toms cause.
CHAPTER IX-Tom is held for the
next criminal sessions court
CHAPTER %.-Claire's maid has over
heard the conversation between Claire
and Tom on the night of the murder.
when Tom SwOTe he would get even
with Blaydes If he had to kill him to
do II. 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.-Claire'S engagement
to Daintree is announced. The latters
father warns Claire's father against
CHAPTER XV.-Tom. as convict
In Australia, is bound out to the Sulli-
vans, a peculiar and harsh family, who
live far in the interior at a place dub
bed Castle Sullivan.
CHAPTER XVI-Tom meets the cook
Peggy OBrien. Nat Sullivan, who is
In love with her, becomes insanely jeal-
Gus. Tom finds man giving stolen
goods in exchange for some liquor
Later the man is caught and given "a
lashes. He thinks that Tom ''peached
CHAPTER NNII-Nat Sullivan is
fOiled by Tom in a 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 lashes. He breaks away and
knocks old man Sullivan down, but is
caught and gets a hundred.
CHAPTER NIN.-Peggy visits Tom in
his cell and brings food and assists
him To escape to the sea.
CHAPTER NN.-rom joins a band of
bushran%crs and agrees to take part in
a raid on the Sullivan place i'm the
clothes of the former chief of the band
CHAPTER NNI.-The raid is nippcd
in the bud by a troop ar soldiers. Tom
is pursued. but escapes. He is after
ward caught and admits himself an es.
capped convict
CHAPTER NNII.-Tom is put to work
on an iron gang.