Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-24

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CHAPTER Thomas Erickson. a
young EnGlishman. has lost the money
with which he was to pay his PASSAGE
out to India. He lends Captain Blaydes
tS5, the amount of his passage money.
and in return gets a worthless check,
which leaves him penniless. He con-
boyhood sweetheart.
:, CHAPTER IL James Edward Will
nam Daintrec Is in love with Claire.
CHAPTER Ill Tom finds out that
captain Blaydcs is paying attention to
claire and is to be at her house that
night. He vows to have satisfaction
he Will not seek Blaydes for two weeks.
Tom meets Blaydes a few moments
later S,T, and nd, demands his f35;
sword cane on Tom, who smashes it
with a heavy stick which he carries
iBlaydes has not the money, but gives
Tom ms gold watch. and Tom signs an
agreement to pawn the watch and give
the ticket to Blaydes. Tom leaves and
is accosted by deformed man. who
Blaydes is found brutality murdered be
side the stile 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 boathouse and next day is invited
into the house of a small. fat gentleman.
MIN feel at home. He is betrayed by
this man into the hands of the police
for the murder of Blaydes.
CHAPTER NII-CIaire believes him
Harding "A N
see Tom. The lawyer thinks Tom is
guilty and insults him in his cell. Tom
CHAPTER VIII.-Claire gets Dam
tree to retain Bassett. one of the best
criminal lawyers in England to plead
CHAPTER IX.-Tom is held for the
next criminal sessions court
CHAPTER X.-Claires 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 NI.-TOm is convicted OF
murder in the first degree.
CHAPTER NII.-Tom is placed in the
condemned cell.
CHAPTER XIII.-Toms sentence is
committed to transportation for life.
CHAPTER XIV.-Claire's engagement
to Daintree is announced. The latter
father warns Claires father against
Daintree.
CHAPTER XV.-Tom as A convict
in Australia. is bound out to the Sulli-
vans, peculiar and harsh family. who
live far in the interior at a place dub
bed Castle Sullivan.
CHAPTER NVI-Tom meets the cook
Peggy OBrien. Nat sullivan. who !:
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 "pcached.
CHAPTER XVII-Nat Sullivan I!
fooled by Tom in a scheme by which
the latter would have been logged
Later in the night he meets Peggy witt
Nat and accuses him Indirectly witt
the trick. Peggy sides with Tom. an'
Nat attempts to strike her. Tom knock
CHAPTER XVIII-Tom is sentence,
to so lashes. He breaks away anc
knocks old man Sullivan down, but i
caught and gets hundred.
CHAPTER NIX.-PeEgy visits Tom il
his cell and brings food and assist
him to escape to the sea.
bushrangers and agrees to take part il
n raid on the Sullivan place in tn
clothes of the former chief of the bant
CHAPTER XXT-The raid is nippe
in the bud by a troop af soldiers. Ton
is pursued. but escapes. He is after
ward caught and admits himself an es
CHAPTER XNII.-Tom is put to worl
on iron gang.
CHAPTER NXIII--!Tom is taken as.
butler by Daintree, the man who pal
for his defense during the trial.
CHAPTER NXIV.-Tum finds out tina
Daintree has a wild, ungOvernable tenn
per.
XXV.-Daintree tells Tom that he
engaged and that his fancee is on he
way over then.
XXVL-Daintree forces Tom to tax
a wife from the COnViCe marriage MAI
ket He finds Peggy OBrien and Ike
her, but tells her that he is not goin
TO make her his wife, as his maSte
only wants a servant.
XXVII.-The ship bearing the Bird
comes in.
XXVIII-Tom recognizes her a
Claire.
xxx. and XXX-Tom and Clair
meet, and Tom refuses to declare thu
he is innocent.
XX%I-Daintree rescues Claire an
Tom from drowning.