The Huttig news., 1910-06-25
SYNOPSIS.


 CHATTER I.-I.awrence Blakeley. law yer, goes to Pittshulg with the forged notes in the Bronso,a ease to take the dep osition of the chief witness for the pros the latter's house tine lawyer K attracted by the picture of girl, whom Gilmore explains is his gr-addaugst~s. Alison friend os c~ $segJ&
 caAPTER PL,,I,rE IL, 1,-- ,s. 10 l}as bus by lady to buy one for he. Ha gives her lower II and retains lows~-ten. He finds man in a drunken stupor in lower ten. and retres in lower nine.
 CHAPTER III.-He awakens in lower seven and finds that his travelling bag has disappeared and in it's stead is another. His clothes likewise have been exchanged for others.
 CHAPTER Iv.-An amateur detective interests himself in the case It is learned that the dead man Is simon Harrington of Pttsburg.
 CHAPTER v.-Henry Pinckney sull- van is believed to be the name of the man who disappeared with BIakeley's . clothes and grip. He is suspected of the murder.
 CHAPTER vI--Blakeley becomes in- tereste9 in girl in blue. A dirk and blood stains are found in lower seven. oidhtlcJ COitS uiiuti SuSpiSlOH.
 CHAPTER vII-Circumstantial evil dence against Blakeley is strengthened. The train is wrecked.
 CHAPTER vIII-Blakeley is rescued from the burning car by the girl in blue. His arm is broken.
 CHAPTER Ix-Together they go to the Carter farm for breakfast She tells him her name is Alison West, his part ner's sweetheart.
 CHAPTER X.-Alisons peculiar actions mystify the lawyer. She drops her gold bag and Blakeey, unnoticed puts it in his pocket.
 CHAPTER XI-He returns home and learns from his landlady of strange hap penings
 CHAPTER xII-Blakeley learns that woman by the name of Sullivan, fellow victim of the wreck, is in the hospital.
 CHAPTER xIII-He also learns that he is under surveillance and that the Pittsburg police are looking for survivors of the wreck.
 CHAPTER xIv-Blakeley hears of strange dongs in a vacant house next door. Investigation is without result. CHAPTER xV-Cincmatograph pie lures of the train taken just before the wreck reveal to Blakeley a man leaping
  CHAPTER xvI.-Blakeley meets Alison at a dinner and returns her gold bag.
 CHAPTER XvII.-He learns that :. man resembling Sullivan leaped from the train near M The man sprained his ankle and stayed some time at the Carter place.
 CHATTER XVIII While making in | quries at the Carter place. Blakeley finds Alison. He kisses her
 CHAPTER XTx-while dining in a | restaurant the woman for whom Blakeley bought a Pullman ticket summons him to her table.
 CHAPTER xX.-she tells him hess name is Mrs. Conway. She tries to make a bargain for the forged notes, not knowing that they are missing
 "Not exactly. The fact is, Rich there's the mischief to pay"
 Stogie came in. bringing a few addi- tions to our comfort When he went out l told my story.
 "You must remember I said that I had seen this woman before the morning of the wreck She was buy ing her Pullman ticket when l did Then the next morning. when the mur- der was discovered. she grew hyster- fcal and I gave her some whisky. The third and last time I saw her. until tonight, was when she crouched be- side the road, after the wreck" Mcknight slid down in his chair un- til his weight rested on the small of his back and put his feet on the big reading table.
 "It's rather a facer," he said. "It's really too good situation for a com monplace lawyer. It ought to be dramatized You can't agree, of course; and by refusing you run the chance of jail, at least, and of having Alison brought into publicity. which is out of the question. You say she was at the Pullman window when you were?"
 Yes; I bought her ticket for her. Gave her lower eleven"
 And you took ten?"
 Lower ten"
 Mcknight strengthened up and looked at me.
 "Then she thought you were in lower ten"
 T suppose she did, if she thought at all"
 But listen, man." Mcknight was | growing excited. What do you figure 1 out of this? The Conway woman