Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-03

w or,I> OF PRECEDING CHAP TIERS.
CHAPTER I-Th0mas Erichcsen, a youns
EnSli-hman, has lost the money with which he
was IT, pay his passage out to India He lends
Captain ltlaydes e.. the amount of his passage
money. aud III return gets worthless check
which leaves him penniless. He coufes-es hit
error To Claire Harding, his boyhood sweet
heart. Thames Edwsrd William Dsintree IL
IN love with Claire. IlI-TOm finds out tina,
aspisin Blaydcs is paying attention to CLAIRE
tnd is to H. at her hou.e That night. lie vows
To have satisfaction from Blaydes. but promises
claire that he will not seek Blay DIES for two
weeks. Tom meets Bliydes q few moments
alter and demands his fs5. Iv-Blaydes draws
Ia sword cane on Tom, who smashes il with a
heavy stirk which he carries. Baydes has not
III" money. but gives Tom his gold watch. and
Tom signs an agreement TO pawn the watch and
give the ticket to Blaydrr. Tom leaves and is
accosted by defOrmed msa, who asks the
ms The next %"JnnS hiayass j. found
been talking to Tom. V-Baydes has been
robbed OF everything. among which the news
papers mention the gold watch which was really
given Ia Tom. Tom had stopped for the night
ut the house of the man who was driving the
coach at the time Tom met Blaydes. He Is &C
cused by the coachman Of being the murderer
lie r,eapes ami disguses himself. but IL afraid
81 pawn the watch. NI-TOm spends the night
IN = boathouse and next day Is invited into the
house Of small, fat gentleman. the owner. who
betrayed by this man into the hands of the pc
lice for the murdec Of Blaydes. VII-CIaire be-
lieves him guilty. MIR. Harding hires u lawyer
to see Tom The lawyer thinks Tom IL guilty
and insults him in his cell. Tom throws him
out. VIII-Clare gets Daintree to retain Bas-
sett, one of the best criminal lawyers in Eng
for the next criminal sessions court. X-Claire's
maid has overheard the conversation between
Claire and Tom on the night Of the murder.
when Tom swore he would get even with Blsy-
des if he had to kill him 70 do it. The maid
compels Claire to give her some of her jewels as
hush money; XI-Tom is convicted Of murder
in The drst degree. XiiTTom 10 placed in the
muted to transportation for life. XIV-Claire's
engagement to Daintree 10 announced. The lat
ter's father warns Claire's father against Dain-
tree. XN.-TOm as a convict In Australia, IL
bound out to the Sullivans, q peculiar and harsh
family; who live far in the interior At place
love with her. becomes insanely jealous Tom
hnds man giving stolen goods in exchange for
some liquor. Later the man IL caught aud
"pesched." xVII-Nat Sullivan Is foiled BY
Tom in scheme by which the latter would
have been logged Later In the night he meets
the trick Peggy sides with Tom, and Nat at
tempts to strike her. Tom knocks him down
XNlil-Tom is sentenced to fifty ,ashes. Ho
but is caught and gets . hundred. XIX-PeggY
visits Tom in his cell and brings food and as
sists him to escape to the sea. Xx-Tom joins
band Of bushrang0rs and agrees to take part
In raid ON the Sullivan place in the clothes Of
the former chief Of the band. XXI-The raid Is
nipped In the bud BY troop Of soldiers. Tom
ispursued but escapes. He IL afterward caught
and admits himself an escaped convict. XIII
Tom Is put to work ON an iron gang. XIII
Tom Ia taken ~ . butler by Daintree the man
who lid for his defense during the trial
XXlV-Tom finds out that Daintree has Q wild;
uDgOvernable temper. XIV Daintree Tells
Tom that he 10 engaged and that his fancee Is on
her way over then.