The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-26
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
70 JON his friend and distant relative
H"nry wilton, whom he was to assist
IN an important and mysterious task and
r7ho accompanied Dudley on the
f"rry boat trip into the city. The re-
Giarkabe resemblance of the two men
q noted and commented on by passcn-
gers on the ferry They see a 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 it is one of no ordinary meaning
Dudley is summoned to the mOrguc and
Jhere tlndS the dead body of his friend,
Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dies
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puzzlng work he was to perform in San
francisco. In order to discover the Sc
Sret 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 sccreting and
ton, is employed by Knapp to assist
in stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself clOseted in room with
Mother BOrtOn who makes a COntidant
of him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that it is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker who are
after nm. Dudley visits the nome or
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
Luella and Dudley are cut off from
the rest of the party and imprison-
ed in n hallway behind an iron-bOund
door. Three Chinese ruttians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle ensueS. One
IS knocked down Giles begins firing Tim
Terrill 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. Luella thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces of the previous
nights debauCh Following his insruC
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 Luclla 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 Il train |
out of the city Dudley and his faithful |
guards convey "thc boy" by train to the |
village of Livermore. as per the written |
instructions. The party is followed. Soon |
after the party is QuartCred in the hotel |
a special train arrives in IiVermOrc. The |
gang" including Darby Meekrr and Tim |
Terrill, lay siege to the hotel and en-
deavOr to capture "the boy who comes |
forward to see the fight. "Triclled /
again" cries Tim Tcrrill. when he sees |
the Youngsters fac" ITS the Wron" |
hON. Dudley ana ltfFlu meet III Ddllle |
of man to man. Dudley is knocked TN
conscious by Tcrrill's assistant and |
awakcS to find himself in a hotel room |
under care of his guards. The hotel is
guarded by Tcrril's men Wro are in
Structcd to kill the first man who tries to
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one
eyed man. The hoy is left behind and |
Dudley and his remaining guards make
their escape by horseback and by steal
ing locomotive. DOddridgc Knapp and
Decker meet face to fac" ON the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated, Dudley
and Knapp prevent Il coup to control the ,
directors and declare knapp& stock in
valid. Mother BOrton is murtally wound
cd and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission The |
Davis street den is visited 10 rescue |
BarkhouSc diagram that partially cN-
plains Dudley's mission is found. Bark
house released. Dudley goes with mes
Rengnr to meet the unknown woman -
his mysterious employer. He is amazed |
10 find that she is Mrs. Knapp. The boy
is rescued after a thrilling chase by
land and water Dudley learns that "th"
Wolf'' is not Doddridge Knapp, as j"
had supposed but is Elijah Lame, the
father of the boy, and that Lane killed
the boys mother. MIR. and Mrs. Knapp
had been left trustees of the boy, who
vast fortune from his mother
Mrs Knapp is trying {" save tn" boy
from Lane who would probably do away
with him if ne could get hold of him, in
order to possess tn" fortune.