Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-19
@@s Ns@#@%: Il :s:%@@#;
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS,

TIERS.
CHAPTER I.-Thomas Erickson. al
young Englishman, has lost the money
with which he was to pay his passage
out to India. He lends Captain Blaydes
t55, the amount of his passage money,
and in return gets a worthless check,
which leaves him penniless. He con-
tesses his error to Claire Harding, his
:. CHAPTER IL James Edward Will
nam Dalntree Is in love with Claire.
CHAPTER III Tom finds out that
captain Blaydes is paying attention to-
Claire and is to be at her house that
night He, vows to have satisfaction
from Blaydes, 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 n
sword cane on Tom. who smashes it
with heavy stick which he carries.
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 Il deformed man. who
asks the time. The next morning
Blaydes is found brutality murdered be-
side the stile where he had been talk
CHAPTER V.-Blaydes 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 BIaydcs. He is
accused by the coachman OF being the
murderer. He escapes and DISCUSSES
himself, but is afraid to pawn the
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. He is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police
for the murder of Blavdes.
CHAPTER NTI.-Clairc believes him
guilty. Mr.. Harding hires Il lawyer to
see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom Is
guilty and insults him in his cell. Tom
CHAPTER VIIL-Claire gets Dain-
tree to retain RaSsett. one of the best
criminal lawyers in England, to plead
CHAPTER IX.--Tom is held for the
next criminal sessions court
CHAPTER N.-C'laire'S maid has over
heard the conversation between Claire
and Tom on the night of the murder,
when Tom swore he would get even
with Blaydes if he had to kill him to
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 NIL--Tom is placed in the
condemned cell.
committed to transportation for life.
CHAPTER NIN.-Claire's enga cement
TO Daintree is announced. The latters
father warns Claires father against
CHAPTER Xv.-Tom. as a convict
in Australia, is bound out to the Sulii-
vans, peculiar ana harsh family, who
live far in the interior at Il place dub
bed Castle Sullivan.
CHAPTER NVL-Tom meets the cook
Peggy O'Brien. Nat sullivan, who. Is
in love with her. becomes inSanely jeal-
Gus. Tom finds a man giving stoler
goods in exchange for some liquor
Later the man is caught and given -
lashes. He thinks that Tom peached.
CHAPTER NVII-Nat sullivan is
foiled by Tom in a scheme by whicI
Later in the night he meets Peggy witt
Nat and accuses him Indirectly witt
the trick. Peggy sides with Tom, anC
Nat attempts to strike her. Tom knocks
CHAPTER XVIII.-Tom is sentenced
to 80 Iashes. lie breaks away auC
knocks old man sullivan down, but is
caught and gets a hundred.
CHAPTER XIN.-Peggy visits Tom il
his cell and brings food and assist:
him to escape to the sea.
CHAP PIER NN-TOm joins a band o
bushTangcrS and agrees to take part il
a raid on the sullivan place in thu
clothes of the former chief of the band
CHAPTER NNL-The raid is nippeC
in the bud by a troop af soldiers. Ton
is pursued but escapes. He is after
ward caught and admits himself an cS
CHAPTER NXIT.-TOm is put to worl
on an iron gang.
CHAPTER NXIIL-Tom is taken as
butler by Daintrcc. the man who pal,
for his defense during the trial.
CHAPTER NNIV-rOm finds out tina
Daintree has wild, ungOvernable TEN
per
XXV-Daintree tells Tom that he /
engaged and that his fiaucee is on he
way over then.
NXNI.-Daintree forces Tom to TAX
wife from the convice marriage mar
ket. He finds Peggy O'Brien and take
her, but tells her that he is not gOini
to make her his wife, as his maste
only wants a servant.
XXVII.-The ship bearing the brid
comes in.