The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-05
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
TO join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton, whom he was TO assist
who accompanied Dudley on the
ferry boat trip into the city. The re-
markable resemblance Of the two men
gers on the ferry. They see 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 10
know II is one of no ordinary meaning;
Dudley is summoned to the morgue ana
there finds the dead body OF his trlend,
Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dles
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puZzling work he was to perform In san
Francisco. In order to discover the Sc
cret mission his friend had entrusted 10
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 secreung an, ana
ton, is employed by Knapp to assist
in stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself ClOseted in room with
Mother Borton who makes conn SonHuahhe the
mysterious boy further than that II Is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker VINO are
after him. Dudley visits the nome OF
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty OF
LueIla, his daughter. Summing tour
through Chinatown is planned The trip
to Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that
the party Is being shadowed py se efriI, frdII;
Luela and Dudley are cut on from
the rest of the party and lmprisoh1
ed in a hallway behind an iron-hounu
door. Three Chinese ruthans approach tne
Imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. one
is knocked down. Giles begins nrlnS. I'm
Terrll is seen in the mob. newly form,
ed mob is checked by shots from Giles
revolver. Policeman Corson breaks down
hA Wit n
rescued. Luella thanks Giles Dudley lol
saving her life Knapp appears at lhe
office with no traces OF the previous
nights debauCh. Following ms lnSuuc-
tions Dudley has a notable day IN the
Stock Exchange selling Crown Diamond
and buying Omega. the object bcihE 10
crush Decker, Knapp's hated rival; lp1u-
ley discovers that he loves Luella Knapp:
Mother BOrtOn tells Giles DudieS tnaI
'they've discovered where the hoy is.
The mysterious unknown woman enipioyt
er of Dudley meets him by appointment
with "the boy" who is turned over 10
Dudley with his guards and they drive
with him to the ferry boat to take tr2ln
out of the city. Dudley and ms lallhlul
guards convey "the boy by train TO the
village of LVermore. as per the written
instructions. The party Is followed. soon
after the party is quarterSd IN tle "TIr, rba
a special train arrives in liVermore ,Iile Inc
"gang," including Darby Meeker and I'm
Terril, lay siege to the h0tel ana en-
deavor to capture the boy; who comes comes
again" cries Tim Terrill, when he sees
the Youngsters face. ITS the wrong
boy" Dudley and Terrill meet in battle
of man to man. rarrs pTdSy Is sssistant and
awakes to find himself in a hotel room
under care of his guards. The hotel Is
guarded by Terrills men who are m
structed to kill the first man who tries 10
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 a locomotive. DOddridge Knapp ana
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated. Dudley
and Knapp prevent coup 10 coitCnTt rtIi i,re in-
valid Mother BOrtOn is mortallX wound
ed and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission
CHAPTER XXVll.-Continued.
In the matter of description the
enemy had the advantage, slight as 1t
was.
Third yOad-cockeyed barn-iron
cow and the confused jumble OF
drunken letters and figures that Hen
ry haG written--I could make nothing
of these. From B-follow IL m
Take third roads or 5"-this was at
least half-intelligible.
Then it came to me like blow
was this the mysterious key that the
Unknown had demanded of me in he1
letter of this morning? l was reused
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 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 real
rooms between Corson and Owens.
Barkhouse was soon prOpped up or
the lounge in the guardroom, and with
a few sips of whisky and fresh band
age began to look like more hopeful
case.
Now, we must get out of here"
said. Take turns by twos in helping
Barkhouse. We had better not risE
staying here"
Right" said Corson; "and nov
we'll just cake these three beauties
along to the station"
The men swore at this, but as theiI
hands we're bound behind them, ant
Corson walked with his club in one
hand and his pistol in the other, the!
took up the march at command anC
the rest of us slowly followed.