The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in San Francisco
40 Join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton, whom he was to assist
IN an important ana mysterious task and
ferry boat trip into the city. The re-
markable resemblance of the two men
Is noted and commSnted on by passen,
enake 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 1t is one of no ordinary meaning
there finds the dead body OF his friend,
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puzzlins 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 and
permits himself to be known as Henry
wilton. He learns that there Is a boy
whom he is charged with secreting and
protecting. Dudley, mistaken for VIII
ton, is employed by Knapp, to assist
sn a stock brokerage deal, Giles Dudley
nnds himself Closeted in n room with
Mother Borton who makes a confdant
OF him. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy, further than that it is
after him. Dudley visits the home Of
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty of
Luella, his %daughter: Summing tour our
to Chinatown. Giles Dudley learns that
Luella and Dudley are cut on from
ed in a hallway va ibehind an lronttbound
door. Three Chinese rufians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. One
Terrill is seen in the mob. a 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
lions 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 Luella Knapp.
Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley that
They've discovered where the boy is"
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 a train
guards convey 1.-THE boy" by train to the
village of Liyermore, as per the written
instructions. The party is followed. soon
o special train arrives in Livermore: The
gang including Darby Meeker and Tim
TerriII' IL lay SaS siege t to the So1 h9t1 Wb and comes ees
again" cries Tim Terriii; when he sees
the youngsters face. ITS the wrong
of man to man. Dudley Is knocked un-
conscious by Terrills assistant and
awakes to find himself in a hotel room
under care of his guards. The hotel is
guarded by Terrill's men wro are in
etructed to kill the first man who tries to
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.
1ng a locomotive. Doddridge Knapp and
Decker meet face to face on the stock
Exchange Decker is defeated. Dudley
and Knapp prevent a coup to control the
directors and declare Knapp's stock in
ed and dies before she can tell Dudley
the secret of his strange mission. The
Davis street den is visited to rescue
Barkhouse. A diagram that partially eX-
plains Dudley's mission is found. Bark
house is released.