The Columbus journal., 1908-10-28
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
10 join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton. whom he was to assist
i'm an important and mysterious task. and
who accompanied Dudley on the
ferry boat trip into the city. The re-
markable resemblance of the two men
is noted and commented on by passen-
gers on the ferry. They see a man with
snake eyes. which sends a thrill through
Dudley Wilton pnstpones an explanation
of the strange GRAND Dudley is to per-
form, but occurrences cause him TO
know it is one of no ordinary meaning.
Dudley is summoned TO the morgue and
there finds the dead body of his friend.
Henry Wilton And thus Wilton dies
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puzzlinS work he was to perform in San
Francisco. In order to discover the Sc
rret mission his friend had entrusted to
him, Dudley continues his disguise and
permits himself to be known as Henry
Wilton. He learns that there is boy
whom he is charged with secretng and
protecting. Dudley, mistaken for VIII
ton. is employed by Knapp to assist
in ~ stock brokerage deal Giles Dudley
finds himself closeted in a room with
Mother Borton who makes a confidant
of him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that ii is
after him. Dudley visits the home OF
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty of
l-uella, his daughter Stunning tour
through Chinatown is planned The trip
to Chinatown; Giles Dudley learns that
the party is being Swallowed by Terrill.
Lucia and Dudley cut off from
the rest of the party and imprisOn-
ed in hallway behind an iron-bound
door. Three Chinese ruffianS approach the
Imprisoned couple A battle enSueS One
is knocked down. Giles begins firing. Tim
Tcrrili is seen in the mob. newly form
ed mob is checked by shots from Giles
revolver. Policeman Corson breaks down
the door with an AK and the couple is
rescued. Lucia thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces of the previous
nights debauch- Following his instruc
tionS Dudley has a notable day in the
Stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond
and buying Omega, the object being to
crush Decker. knapp'S hated rival. Dud-
ley discovers that he loves I.uella Knapp.
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
they've discovered where the boy is
or Of Dudley meets him by appointment
with the boy who is turned over to
Dudley with his guards and they drive
with him TO the ferry boat 10 take train
out of the city. Dudley and his faithful
guards convey THE boy" by train to the
village of Livermore, as per the written
instructions. The party is followed. Soon
after the party Is quartered IN the hotel
a special train arrives in Ijyermore. The
gang including Darby Meeker and Tim
Terrill. lay siege to the hotel and
deavor 10 capture the boy. who comes
forward TO see see the fight ' Ir lsi
the Youngsters face ITS the wrong
boy" Dudley and Terrill meet in battle
of man to man. Dudley is knocked I'M
conscious by TerrilI's assistant and
under care of his guards. The hotel is
guarded by Terrilrs men who are in
structed TO kill the first man who tries 10
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one
eyed man. The boy is left behind and
Dudley and his remaining guards make
their escape by horseback and by steal
Ing a locomotive. Doddridge Knapp and
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated