Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-19
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
20 Join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton, whom lie was To assist
in 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 man with
snake eyes. which sends thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
Of the strange errand Dudley is to per-
form, but occurrences cause him to
know IL 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
puzzling work lie was to perform in San
Francisco. In order to discover the Sc
cret 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 secreting and
protecting. Dudley, mistaken for viii
ton, is employed by Knapp to assist
I'm stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
Mother Borton who makes confidant
of him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that IL is
after him. Dudley visits the home of
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty Of
Luella. his daughter. Summing tour
through Chinatown is planned. The trip
TO Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that
the party is being shadowed by Terriil.
1.uella and Dudley are cut off from
the rest of the party and impriSon-
ed in a hallway behind an iron-bound
door Three Chinese rutfians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle cnSueS. One
is knocked down. Giles begins firing. Tim
Terrill is seen in the mob. A 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. Luella thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp 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. Knapps hated rival Dud-
ley discovers that he loves Luella Knapp.
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
they've discovered where the boy is.
er of Dudley meets him by appointment
with 1.-The boy" who is turned over to
Dudley with his guards and they drive
with him to the ferry boat to take a train
guards convey "the boy by train to the
village of Livermore. per the written
instructions. The party is followed. Soon
after the party is .quartered in the hotel
a special train arrives in Iivermore. The
gang including Darby Meeker and Tim
Terrill, lay siege to the hotel and en-
deavor to capture the boy" who comes
forward to see see the fight; ",rrcked
the youngsters face. TITS the wrong
boy" Dudley and Terrll meet in battle
of man to man. Dudley is knocked UNI
conscious by Terrirs assistant and
awakes to find himself in hotel room
under care of his guards. Tie hotel is
guarded by Terrilps men who are in
structed TO kill the first man who tries to
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one
eyed man. The boy is LETT behind and
Dudley and his remaining guards make
their escape by horseback and by steal
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated.