The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-10-22
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
TO join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton. whom he was to assist
In an important and mysterious task, and
ferry boat trip into the city. The re-
marSable resemblance of the two men
is noted and commented on by passen-
gers on the ferry. They see man with
snake eyes. which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
of the strange errand Dudley is to per-
form, but occurrences cause him to
know 1t 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
puzzling work he 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 Wi, WI.
in stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself closeted in room with
Mother Borton who makes conhdant
of him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that 1t is
after him. Dudley visits the home of
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty of
Euella. his daughter. Summing tour
through Chinatown is planned. The trip
to Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that
the party is being shadowed by Terrill
Luclla 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. battle ensues. 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 aX and the couple Is
rescued. Luela thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces of the previous
nights debGuCh Following his instruc-
tions Dudley has 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 Luella Knapp.
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
They've discovered where the boy is.
The mysterious unknown woman employ
er 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 to take train
out of the city Dudley and his faithful
guards convey "the boy by train to the
instructions. The party is followed. Soon
after the party is quartercd in the hotel
special train arrives in Livcrmore. The
gang including Darby Mceker and Tim
TerrilI. lay siege to the hotel and en-
deavor to capture "the boy" who comes
Forward to see the fight, "TriCked
again" cries Tim Terrill, when he sees
boy" Dudley and Terrill meet in battle
of man to man Dudley is knocked un-
conscious by Terrills assistant and
awakes to find himself in hotel room
under care of his guards. The hotel is
guarded by Terrills men who are in
RtruCted to kill the first man who tries to
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 q locomotive. Doddridge Knapp and
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange Decker is defeated