Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20
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CHAPTER I-Thumas Err,csrn. n youn.
En-li-hman, has lost the money with wh' h he
wiz t. pay Ia. passage out to India He lends
Captain Elsyd.s T. the amount Of his passas.
moh"y. and IN return gets worthless check
which leaves him pcnniicss. He c0ntcs>es hie
error 10 Claire Harding, his bnyLood sweet
heart. l. lanes Edward William Dalntree j.
In love with Claire. illTom finds out that
axpi aiu Biaydrs is paying attention to CLAIRE
tnd il 10 he at her house that night. lie Vows
To have satisfaction from Blaydes. but promises
Claire that he will not seek Bla, drs for two
weeks Tom meets Blaydes few moments
At"r and demands hi f;;i. IV-Ilaydcs draws
Ia sw"rd ennr on Tom, who snashcs II with
heavy stick which he carries. Iaydcs has not
The money. but gives Tom his gold watch. and
Tom slgns AN agreement 10 pawn the watch and
give the ticket 10 Blaydes. Tom leaves and il
scrnstcd by drformrd man, who asks the
brutally murdered beside the stile where he had
been talking 10 Tom. N-BlSydcs has Been
robbed of everything among which the news.
papers n.enton the gold watch Inch wa- really
given 10 Tom. Tom had stopped for the night
nj the house OF the man who was driving the
coach AT the time Tom met Bisyde-. lie il
ru-rd by the coachman Of being the murderer
lie r.eaies anu disSuisrs himself. but is afraid
to pawn the watch. NI-Tom spends the night
In bosthouse and next day IL invited into the
house of small, fat gentleman. the owner. who
betrayed by this man into the hands of the pc
lice for the murdec Of Blaydes. VII-Claire be-
lieves him guilty Mr.. Harding hires n lawyer
to see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom il guilty
and Insults him in his cell. Tom throws him
out NIli-Claire gets Dsintree to retain Bas-
set. one Of the best criminal lawyers in Eng
land, TO plead Toms cause lX-TOm is held
for the next criminal sessions court. X-Claire's
maid has overheard the conversation between
claire aud Tom on the night Of the murder.
when Tom swore he would get even with Blay-
des II he had to kill him TO do ii. The maid
compels Claire TO give her some of her jewels as
hush money. NI-TOm 10 convicted of murder
Ia the first degree. XlI-Tom 10 placed In the
condemned cell. XilI-Tom's sentence is com
muted to transportation for life. XIE-Claire's
engagement to Daintree il announced. The lat
ter's father warns Claire's father against Dain-
Tree AN.-l0m, AZ convict in Australia, il
bound out To the Sullivans, . peculiar and harsh
family, who live far in the interior At a place
cook. Peggy O'Brien. Nat Sullivan. who is In
love with her. becomes inssnely jealous. Tom
dnds man giving stolen goods In exchange for
some liquor. Later the man IL caught and
given hity lsshes He believes that Tom
Tom in scheme by which the latter would
have been logged Later in the night he meets
Peggy with Nat and accuses him Indirectly of
the trick Peggy sides with Tom. and Nat At.
tcmpts to strike her. Tom knocks him down.
Nfniil.Iom is sentenced to fifty lashes: Ho
breaks away and knocks old man Sulliv an down,
bnt Is caught and gets hundred. XlX-Peggy
visits Tom In his cell and brings food and as
sitts him to escape to the sea. XX-Tom joins
band OF bushrangors and agrees to take part
10 raid on the sullivan place in the clothes Of
nipped in the bud by troop Of soldiers. Tom
10 pursued, bot escapes He Is sfterward caught
and admits himself an escaped convict. XIII
ION Is put TO work on an iron gang. XXiIl-
Tom 10 tsken asa butler by Dsintree the man
Who laid for his defense during the trial.