Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-10-10
sYNoPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived In San Francisco
60 join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton. whom he was to assist
In an important and mysterious task. ard
yho accompanied Dudley on tho
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 a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an exploitation
of the strange errand Dudley il to per
form. but occurrences cause him 10
know II is one of no ordinary meaning
Dudley is summoned to the morgue aud
there finds the dead body of his friend.
Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dies
pusziiDg work he was 10 perform in san
Francisco. In order to discover the SO
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 n boy
whom he is charged with secreting and
ton. is employed by Knapp to assist
in stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself closeted In room with
Mother Borton who makes contidant
OF him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that 1t is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker who are
after him. Dudley visits the home Of Of
Luella, his daughter. Summing tour
through Chinatown is planned. The trip
TO Chinatown; Giles Dudley learns that
Juella and Dudley are 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. 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 AK and the couple IL
rescued. Lucia thanks Giles Dudley Tor
saving her life Knapp appears at the
traces
nights debauch. Following his instruc-
lions 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 Lucia 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 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
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
gang including Darby Meeker and Tim
Terrill, lay siege to the hotel and en-
deavor to capture the boy who Zones comes
s9ain cries to T Tm Ter s" When he
the youngsters face. It's the wrong
boy" Dudley and Terrill meet in battle
OF man TO man. Dudley rs knoChcu uH
conscious by Terril's assistant and
awakes TO find himself in hotel room
under care of his guards. The hotel is
guarded by Terrill's men wro are in
structed to kill the first man who tries to
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one,
eyed man. The boy is left behind ana
Dudley and his remaining guards make
their escape by horseback and by steal
Ing locomotive. DoddridSc Knapp and
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated. Dudley
and Knapp prevent a coup to control the
directors and declare Knapp's stock in
valid. Mother Borton is mOrtally wound
ed and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission. The
Davis street den is visited to rescue
Barkhouse. a diagram that partially eX-
plains Dudley's mission is found. Bark
house is released.