The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

Henry Wilton. whom he was to assist
IN an important and mysterious tash,
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. q man WIN
snake eyes, which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
et the strange errand Dudley Is TO per 70
form, but occurrences cause MIN 70
know II, is one of no ordinary meenins;
Dudley is summoned to the morgue and
Henry Wilton. And thus wilton dies
without ever. explaining to Dudley me
puzzling work he was to perform; In San
Francisco. In order to discover the Sc
nret mission his friend had entrusted 70
him. Dudley continues his disguise and
permits himself TO be known as Henry
whom he is charged with secreting ana
protecting. Dudley. mistaken for WI.
tSn a IS stock sRP SSSSsra BY a anapp aile to p ssi,sy
Finds himself closeted in a room win
Mother Borton who makes a confdant
%ys %mi me s Soy i further r0t than that it is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker who are
otter him.. Dudley. visits the home Of
k kn5Rp a rs g da sisiSasn y sl s,a tsoSs
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,
Imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. One
Is knocked down. Giles begins firing. Tim
81 gfrr mob Is is seen ene Ii the by wU shots q n fron t Giies'
revolver Policeman Corson breaks down
the door with an ak and the couple is
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with. no traces of the previous
nights debauGh, FolioXing his in as nc
stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond
and buying Omega, the object being to
crush Decker, Knapp's hated rival. Dudley
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
They've discovered where the boy is
The mysterious, unknSWn woman employtt
with the boy" who is turned over to
Dudley with his guards and they drive
with him to h ferry boat to AXE a train
& CHAPTER xxiI.-continued.
The train had not gathered Roadway
before a man bent .bsSsde me, and
Abrams voice spoke softly in my ear.
There are two of 'em aboard"
Eyes? Where did you find them? l
asked. M
In the stoke hole. 1 hid behind "a
bench till every one had gone and saw
'em crawl out. They. bribed a fireman
or deckhand or some n to keep 'em
under cover. They got off the boat
at the last minute and l sneaked after
EN-" - % ...-t
"Andi they're on the train?'
YES, three. lars back-next to the
edeepers. Shall, we chuck 'em over
board as soon as we get out of Oak
Iand?" Te;t - -
mot unless we are attacked" l re.
turned. "Just sit down by. the rear
door and give the signal II they come
this way, There'H be no trouble If
they are only two" \ s.
1--WE reached Livermore at near II
O'Clock, without further incident than
a. report from Abrams that the spies
OF the epemy got off the. train at every
station and watched Tor our landing.
Yet when we stood on the platform of
the bare little station at Livermore
and saw the yellow cars crawling
away on their eastward journey, we
tracked us.
Fooled, by t%hunder!" said Fitzhugh
with a laugh in which the others
joined. They're off for Sacramento"
They'll have to earn their money
to hnd us there" said Abrams.
: The gray day had become grayer,
and the wind blew fresh in our faces
with the smell of rain heavy upon it
a we sought the hotel. 1t was a
,.tbare country place. yet the trees grew
sby the hotel and there were vines
climbing about it's side and it looked
as though we might be comfortable
Hcr a day, should be have to stay there
30 long. !.
Plenty Of ROOM" said the landlord
rubbing his hands.
I'VE wish a large room, you know
where we can be together" l said
land sleeping rooms adjoining"
Here's just the place for YOU" sale
the landlord, taking the way to the enc
of the upper hall and throwing .oper
a double door. This is the upstairs
parlor, but l can let you have 1t
There's this large bedroom opening of
4t-the corner bedroom, strand this
small one here at this side opens int
the 'parlor and the han. Perhaps 70,
would like this other, too"
eThis is enough for our comfort"
assured him.
rThereM be a fire here in a minute
sAaidithe landlord, regarding the miser
able little stove with an y of salts
faction that ! attributed to its. eco
nomical proportions. ~ as~
This IA, good enough" said Lock
hart, looking about approvingly a
the prim h~orsehair furnitures$haRk CAV
an awesome dignity to the payllprrs
Beats u quarters below hollow,
said Fitzhugh. And, no need to hav'
your gun where you car grab it whel
the first man says boo!" .a...
Don't get that idea into your head.
said l. "Just''be ready sor anything
that comes We're not out Of tn
HBaOds vet. BY a long Way." .cr.