Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-10-24
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
20 Join his friend aud 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. Tho re-
markable resemblance Of the two men
is noted and commented on by passen-
gers on the ferry. They see n 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 1T is one of no ordinary meaning
Dudley is summoned TO the morSue and
there finds the dead body of his friend,
Henry Wilton And thus Wilton dies
without ever explaining To Dudley the
puzzling work he was TO perform in San
Francisco. In order to discover tho Sc
cret mission his friend had entrusted to
him, Dudley continues his disguise ana
permits himself 10 he known as Henry
Wilton. lie learns that there Is boy
whom he in charged with sccreting and
protecting. Dudley. mistaken for VIII
ton, is employed by j<uapp to assist
in a stock broI,crage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself ClOSctCd in room with
Mother BOrtOn who makes contldant
OF him. lie can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that 1T is
Tim Terrill and Darby Mcckcr who are
after him. Dudley visits tho home OF
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty OF
through Chinatown is planned. Tho trip
TO Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that
the party is being Swallowed by Tcrrlil.
Iuella and Dudley are cut off from
Tho rest Of the party and imprison-
ed I'm a hallway behind an irOn-bOurd
door. ThrCc Chinese ruHauS approach tho
Imprisoned couple. a battle cnsucs. one
is knocked down. Giles begins firing. Tim
Terrill is seen i'm the mob newly FORM
ed mob is checked by shots from Giles
revolver. Policeman CorSon breaks down
the door with an aN and the couple IS
rescued. Lucia thanks Giles Dudley Tor
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces OF the previous
nights dcbauch. Following ms nSjfuc-
lions Dudley has a notable day i'm the
Stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond
and buying Omega, the object being 10
crush Decker knapp's hated rival Dud-
ley discovers that inc loves Luclla Knapp.
Mother Bortou tolls Giles Dudley that
they've discovered where tho boy Is.
The mysterious unknown woman employ
or of Dudley meets him by appointment
with "the boy who is turned over 10
Dudley with his guards aud they drive
with him 10 the forty boat to take tram
out Of the city. Dudley and his faithful
guards convey "tlC boy by train TO the
village OF LiVcTmOrc. as per the written
instructions. The party is followed soon
after the party is chartered in the hotel
a special train arrives IN lhN"fmoro; Inc
gang" including Darby Mceker and Tim
Terril, lay siege 10 The hotel and en-
deaVor TO capture tho boy, who comes
again." cries Tim Terrill. when hc sees
the youngsters face. It's the wrong
boy. DOtltN ana I'l'il inject III tdNllc
Of man to man. Dudley is Knocked un-
conscious 10y Tcuill's assistant and
awakcs to lind himself i'm q hotel room
under care OF his guards The hotel IS
guarded by TCrril's men WrC arc in
structed TO kill the first man who tries to
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one
eyed man. Tho boy is left behind and
Dudley and his remaining guards mako
their escape by horseback and by S;cnI-
ing a locomotive DOddridSc Knapp ana
Decker meet face to face on the stock
exchange. Decker is defeated. Dudley
and Knapp prevent a coup TO- control the
directors and declare kuapp'S stock IN
valid Mother BOTton is mortality wound
ed and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission. The
Davis street den is visited to rescue
Farmhouse. \ diagram that partially eN-
plains DudlCY'S mission is found. Bark
house released. Dudley goes with mes
senger to meet the unknown woman, =
his mysterious employer lie is amazed
TO find that she is Mrs KNAPP. The boy
IS rescued after n thrilling chase by
land and water. Dudley learns that the
Wolf" is not Doddridge Knapp, as he
had supposed. but is Elijah Lane, the
father of the boy, and that Lane killed
the boys mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp
had been left trustees of the boy, VINO
inherits "A vast fortune from his mother
Mrs Knapp is trying to save the boy
from Lane who would probably do away
with him if he could get hold of him, in
order to possess the fortune.