The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-11-11
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
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 a 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 il is one of no ordinary meaning:
Dudley is summoned to the morgue ana
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 ana
permits himself TO be known as Henry
Wilton. He learns that there is boy
whom he is charged with secreting ana
ton, is employed by Knapp to assist
I'm stock brokerage deal Giles Dudley
finds himself closeted in room with
Mother Borton who makes a confidant
of him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that IL is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker who are
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty OF
Luella. his daughter. Stunning TOUR
through Chinatown is planned The Trip
to Chinatown: Giles Dudley learns ,ha ma,
Lucia and Dudley are cut on from
the rest Of the party and lmprison.
ed in a hallway behind an 1ron-bound
door Three Chinese rufiians 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. Lueila thanks Giles Dudley Tor
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with traces OF ttle previous
nights debauch. 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 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 train
out OF the city Dudley and his faithful
guards convey 1.-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 comes
AGAIN" cries i Tim TerrilI. When he sees
the youngsters face. Its the wrong
boy Dudley and Terrill meet in battle
conscious by TerriIrs assistant and
awakes to find himself in hotel room
under care OF his guards. The hotel IS
guarded by Terrilrs men who are IN
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 a locomotive. DoddridSe Knapp and
Decker meet face To face on the STOCK
exchange. Decker is defeated Dudley
nreVaut TO control the
directors and declare knappS stock IN
valid. Mother Borton is mortaliy wound
ed and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission
CHAPTER xxvIl.-continued.
In the matter of description the
enemy had the advantage, slight as it
was.
Third road-cOckeyed barn-irOn
cow" and the confused tumble of
drunken letters and figures that Hen
~ had written-I could make nothing
of these. From B-follow 1s m.
Take third road-3 or 5'-thiS was at
least half-intelligible.
Then it came to me like a blow
was this the mysterious key" that the
Unknown had demanded of me in her
from my reverie of fears by confused
shouts from down the hall. and sprang
hastily to the door, with the thought
that the forces of the enemy were
upon us.
Here he is! they've found him, :"
cried an excited voice.
Yes, sir here he comes,"
1t was truly the stalwart guard; but
two days had made a sad change in
him. With head bound in a bloody
rag. and face of a waxy yellow hue, he
staggered Imply out of one of the rear
rooms between Corson and Owens
Farmhouse was soon propped up on
the lounge in the guardroOm. and with
a few sips of whisky and a fresh band
age began to look like a more hopeful
case.
Now. We must get out of here"
said. Take turns by twOs in helping
Farmhouse We had better not risk
staying here"
Right" said Corson; land now
well just take these three beauties
along to the station"
The men swore at this. but as their
hands were bound behind them. and
Corson walked with his club in one
hand and his pistol in the other. they
took up the march at command and
the rest of us slowly followed.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Chase in the Storm