Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-26
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTER I.-Thomas Erickson. n
young Englishman, has lost the money
with which he was to pay his passage
out TO India. He lends Captain Blaydes
t3o; the amount of his passage money.
H nt,ioi IN return gets a worthless check,
Wnlch leaves him penuilesS. He con-
fesses his error to Claire Harding. his
boyhood sweetheart.
>, CHAPTER Thames Edward Will
nam Daintree is in love with Claire.
. CHAPTER III Tom finds out that
captain Blaydcs is paying attention to
Claire and is TO be at her house that
night. He vows to have satisfoctiCn
from Blaydes, but promises Claire that
ne VIII not seek Biaydes for two weeks.
later and demands his f35.
CHATTER " Blaydes draws a
with heavy stick which he carries.
Blaydes has not the money. but gives
rom ms gold watch. and Tom signs an
agreement to pawn the watch and give
is accosted by a deformed man who
aSks the time The. next morning
Blaydes is found brutality murdered be-
sIue the stiIe where he had been talk
CHAPTER v.-Blaydcs 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
accused by the cOaChman of being the
murderer; He escapes and DISCUSSES
himself but is afraid to pawn the
watch.
CHAPTER vI.-Tom spends the night
In a boathouse and next day is Invited
into the house of small. fat gentleman
the owner, who does his best to make
him feel at home. lie is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police
for the murder of Blaydcs.
CHAPTER VIL-Claire believes him
guilty. Mr. Harding hires Il lawyer t.
see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom is
guilty and insults him in his cell Tom
throws him out.
CHAPTER VIII-CIare gets Dam
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 N.-Ciaire's maid has over
heard the conversation between Claire
and Tom on the night of the murder
with Blaydes if he had to kill him tC
do it. The maid compels Claire TO give
her some of her jewels as hush money.
CHAPTER XI-Tom IS convicted OF
murder in the first degree.
CHAPTER NII.-Tom is placed in the
CHAPTER XIII-Tom's sentence i.
committed to TRANSFORMATION for life.
CHAPTER NIV.-Claire's engagement
to Daintree is announced. The latter.
father warns CJaire's father agains
Daintree.
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in Australia, IS bound out to the SulIi
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