Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-11-22
E.W. HORNUNG,
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER Thomas Erichesen, young
Euglishman, has lost the money with which he
was to pay his passage out to India. He lends
Capt"in Blaydes fs5, the amount CT his passage
which leaves him penniless. He confesses his
error to Claire Harding, his bOyhood sweet
heart. Thames Edward William Daintree is
in love with Claire. III-Tom finds out that
aapfain Blaydes is paying attention to Claire
ind Is to lie at her house that night. He vows
to have satisfaction from Blaydes, but promises
Claire that he will not seek Blay des for two
weeks. Tom meets Blaydes a few moments
later and demands his f55 IV-Blaydes draws
sword cane on Tom, who smashes it with a
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 ia
accosted by deformed man, who asks the
brutally murdered beside the stile where he had
been talking TO Tom. V-Blaydes has been
robbed of everything. among which the news.
given to Tom. Tom had stopped for the ni,ht
ut the house OF the man who was driving th,.
coach at the time Tom met Bsydes. lie Is ac
cuaed by the cOachman of being the murderer
He escapes and disguises himself. but is AFRAID
to pawn the watch VI-Tom spends the night
IN boathouse and next day Is invited into The
does his best to make him feel at home. He is
betrayed by this man into the hands of the no
lice for the murdec OF Blaydes. VII-CIajre he
lieves him guilty. Mr.. Harding hires a LAWYER
to see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom ia guilty
and insults him in his cell. Tom throws him
out. NllI-Claire gets Daintree to retain Has
eetf, one OF the best criminal lawyers i'm Eng
land. to plead Toms cause. IX-TOm ia held
Tor the next criminal sessions court X-Claire's
maid has overheard the conversation between
Claire aud Tom on the night of the murder
des IL he had to kill him to do it. The maid
compels Claire to give her some of her Jewels ms
hush money. XI-TOm is convicted OF murder
in the first degree. XII-Tom is placed in the
condemned cell. XlII-Toms sentence IA com
muted to transportation for life. XIV-Claire,s
engagement to Daintree il announced. The int.
ter's father warns Claire's father against Dain-
tree. XN.-TOm, as q convict in Australia IN
pound out TO the Sulltvans, . peculiar and harsh
family, who live far in the interior at a place
dubbed Castle Sullivan. WILTON meets the
cook. Peggy O'BreD. Nat Sullivan who ia in
love with her. becomes insanely jealous. Tom
nnds man giving stolen goods in exchange for
some liquor. Later the man is caught and
given nifty lashes He believes that Tom
:. peached." XvII-Nat Sullivan is fooled nv
Tom in schtme BY which the latter would
have been logged. Later in the night he meets
Peggy with Nat and accuses him indirectiv of
the trick. Peggy sides with Tom, and Nal MT.
tempts to strike her. Tom knocks him down
XVIII-TOm is sentenced ito fifty lashes Ho
breaks away and knocks old man SuIIiy an down
but Is caught and gets hundred XlX-Peoyv
visits Tom In his cell and brings food and a.
sisfs him to escape to the sea XX-rom Joins
band OF bushrang0rs and agrees to take mart
IN raid on the Sullivan place in the cIotbes of
the former chief of The band.