Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-17
tcopyriFbt 1908, me Dobbs Merrill Coz
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ley on the ferry boat trip into the city.
The remarkable resemblance OF the two
men is noted and commented on by pas
sengers on the ferry. They see a man man
with snake eyes, which sends thrill
through Dudley. Wilton postpones an ex-
PLANTATION of the strange errand Dudley
Is to perform, but occurrences cause him
TO know II Is one of no ordinary mean
ing Wilton leaves Giles in their room,
with instruction to await his return and
shoot any one who tries to enter.
CHAPTER II.-outside there is heard
shouts and curses and the noise OF a
quarrel. Henry rushes In and at his re-
quest the roommates quickly exchange
clothes and he hurries out again. Hard
ly has he gone than Giles is startled by a
some one being assaulted by a half dozen
men. He summons a policeman bat they
are unable to find any trace OF crime.
CHAPTER III.-Giles returns to his
room and hunts for some evidence that
might explain his strange mission. He
finds a map which he endeavors to de-
cipher. He goes to sleep and is awakened
BY the presence Of some one In his room.
They grapple and the person demands to
know where Is the boy?" Four figures
come TO the rescue and bind and gag the
intruder. Dudley is mistaken for Henry
Wilton. and receives note regarding
money TO be paid him.
CHAPTER IV.-Dudley Is summonou 10
the morgue and there finds the dead
body. of his friend, Henry Wilton, who
0hu DSen killed curing the nRnt OUTSIDE
the building OF the night before. He gives
the name of James Dudley to the corpse.
In order to partially carry out the dis
guis9 and to more successfully carry out
tho task his friend had imposed on him
while living. And thus Wilton dies with
out ever explaining to Dudley the pug
cling work he was to perform In San
Francisco. Dudley describes a man with
the face OF wolf as the murderer OF his
friend.
CHAPTER Vim order to discover the
secret mission his friend had entrusted to
him, Dudley continues his disguise and
permits himself to be known as Henry
Wilton. He is puzzled over the note he
had received asking him to call at the
bank for money. He is called before
Doddridge Knapp, the King, of Pine
street, the man who looks Ike a wolf.
Dudley, mistaken for Wilton, is employed
by Knapp to assist in sock brokerage
deal
CHAPTER VI.-"Dicky'' takes the sup
posed Wilton to Mother Borton's. Mother
Borton discovers that he is not Wilton,
and tells him so In confidence. A mys-
FERROUS man asks about "the boy" A re-
ply that Dudley makes causes the man
TO rave. The lights are turned out and
free for all fight follows.
CHAPTER VII.-Giles DuuIey Trnus
himself closeted in a room with Mother
Borton who makes confidant OF him.
He can learn nothing about the mysteri-
GUS boy further than that it is Tim Terrill
and Darby Meeker who are after him.
He is told that "Dicky" Nahl is a traitor,
playing both hands in the game
CHAPTER IX.-The supposed w1Iron
carries out his dead friends work with
Doddridge Knapp and goes to receive
orders He finds the name Horace II.
Plymire printed on all the letter forms.
He makes his first order at the offices
or Bockstein & Eppner and his checks
are honored He has his first experience
as capitalist in the Board Room of the
Stock Exchange.
CHAPTER x-Dudley detects some
nanNfnU fhro1ruh hA 90
Knapp's door and recognizes the face OF
Tim Terrill of the snake eyes. Dudley re-
eeiYes a fictitious note purporting to be
from Knapp, the forgery OF which he
CHAPTER xI.-Dudley gets his nrsr
knowledge OF Decker, who is Knapps
enemy on the Board. The forged note
CHAPTER XII.-Dudley visits tr1v
home OF Knapp and Is stricken by the
beauty of Luella, the VOLTS daughter.
privately informs Dudley that she has
discovered his deception and knows he
is not Wilton.
CHAPTER xIII.-The body of Henry
Wilton is committed to the vault.
onArrEH 4Iv.-Dudley RESPONDS TO "a
note and visits Mother Borton in COM
pany with Policeman Corson. He learns
the note was forgery. He Is provided
with four guards, Brown, Barl5house
EItzhugh and Porter. He learns there il
to De no trouble about money as ali ex-
penses will be paid, the hire Of the
guards being paid by one "Richmond."
CHAPTER xV.-Giles Dudley again
visits the Knapp home; he is fascinated
by Luella and bored by Mrs. Bowser'
Summing tour through Chinatown is
$1,000 $50
CHAPTER XVI.-Mother Borton visits
Dudley to warn him Of a plot against
him planned by Darby MeelSer, Tim Ter
rill and the rest OF the gang through the
treachery of Dicky Nahl. Dudley opens
the door into Knapp's Office and hears
strange groans that nearly cause his
blood to cNrdiA
CHAPTER XvII-The trip to China
town. Giles Dudley learns that the party
Is being Swallowed by Terrill; Luella is
dumbfounded when she and Dudley see
her father coming from an opium den.
Luella and Dudley are cut off from the
rest OF the party and imprisoned in a
hallway behind an iron-bound door,
CHAPTER XVIII.-Three Chinese rum
ans approach the imprisoned couple. A
battle ensues One is Knocked down. Giles
begins. firing. Tim Terrill is seen in the
mob. A newly formed mob is checked by
shots from Giles revolver. Policeman
Corson breaks down the door with an ak
and the couple is rescued. Luella thanks
Giles Dudley for saving her life.
CHAPTER XIX.--Doddridge appears at
the office with no traces Of the previous
nights debauch. Following his instruc-
tons Dudley has notable day in the
stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond
and buying Omega, the object being to
crush Decker, Knapp's hated rival.
CHAPTER xX.-Giles Dudley discovers
that he loves Luella Knapp.
CHAPTER XXI-Mother Knapp tells
Giles Dudley that they've discovered
where the boy Is" The mysterious un-
known woman employer of Dudley meets
Is turned over to Dudley with his guards
and they drive with him to the ferry boat
to take train out of the city.
CHAPTER xXII-Dudley and his
faithful guards convey "the boy" by
train to the village OF Livermore, as per
the written instructions The party Is fol-
lowed. Soon after the party is quartered
in the hotel a special train arrives in
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"Nothin' to brag on said Thatcher
disparagingly. you don't make a
fortune running livery stable In