The Huttig news., 1910-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

notes in the Bronso.a ease to take the dep osition of the chief witness for the pros ecution John Gilmore, a mii,. oaire In the lstter's houss sne lawyer IS attracted 1 by the picture of girl, whosa Gilmore eypfns Wpai He is his sraaaabs !. ss.oa Asoa aoa friend sf s-< Sssg7s
 CHAPTER r-r--~ e-s nss~ so buy 1 by lady to buy one for he. Aa gives l her lower il and retains lows-~ren. He finds a man in drunken stupor iii lower 1 ten, and retires in lower nine. CHAPTER III--He awakens in lower seven and finds that his traveling bag has | disappeared and in it's stead is another. 1 His clothes likewise have been exchanged for others.
 CHAPTER Iv.-An amateur defective ! interests himself in the case. It is learned that the dead man is Simon Harrington of Pittsburg.
 CHAPTER v.-Henry Pinclgney sull- i van is believed to be tie name of the man who disappeared with Blalleley's l clothes and grip He is suspected of the murder.
 CHAPTER vI.--Biakeiey becomes in- 1 terestes in a girl in blue. dirk and I blood stains are found in lower seven. 1 Blakeley comes under suspicion
 CHAPTER vII.-cireumstantial evi- l Qente dS3lnSI 1idkE1ey Is StTt1Stftl6u l The train is wrecked.
 CHAPTER vIII.-Blakeley Is rescued l from the burning car by the girl in blue. I His arm is broken.
 CHAPTER K Together they go to l the Carter farm for breakfast She tells him her name is Alison West, his part ners sweetheart.
 CHAPTER x-Allson's peculiar actions mystify the lawyer She drops her gold i bag and Blakeley. unnoticed puts 1t in his pocket
 CHAPTER XI-He returns home and learns from his landlady of strange hap penings.
 CHAPTER xII--B 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 l Pittsburg police are looking for survivors of the wreck.
 CHAPTER xIv.-Blakeley hears of strange deings in a vacant house next door, Investigation is without result.
 CHAPTER Xv-Cinemategraph pie lures of the train taken just before the wreck reveal to BlaAeley a man leaping from the train with his stolen grip.
 CHAPTER XVI Biakeley meets Alison at dinner and returns her gold bag.
 CHAPTER XyII-He learns that O 1 man resembling Sullivan leaped from the train near M. The man sprained his ankle and stayed some time at the Carter place
 CHAPTER xvuI.-while making in7 quiries at the Carter place Blakeley finds | Alison. He kisses her.
 CHAPTER XIX While dining in | restaurant the woman for whom Blakeley i a n him n i her table.
 name is Mrs. Conway. She tries to make a bargain for the forged notes, not knowing that they are missing. CHAPTER -Rlakeley tells his partner of the incident and the latter evolves a theory that the woman killed Harrington
 CHAPTER XxII.-The amateur detec- five r f. Bronson, and believes he has found Sullivan
 CHAPTER XXIII and the detective go to the hom of Sullivan's sis ter to investigate.
 CHAPTTT XxIv.-From servant Blakelev iarns that Alison West had been there on visit and that Sullivan had been attentive to her. lie also learns that Sullivan is married to daughter of the murdered man.
 CHAPTER Notwithstanding home, Blakeley is informed that his house has been ransacked by the police.
 CHAPTER Blakeleys partner tells him that his affair with Alison West Is off.
 CHAPTER XXyII-Blakeley goes to the Forbes country home and finds Alison there.
 CHAPTER xxvIII-she tells him that she was on her way to Baltimore to mar rv Sullivan when the wreck came. She clears up some points regarding the trag edy.
 CHAPTER XXIX-Blakeiey is sum moned home by his partner It has been planned to give Mrs Conway the forged notes in exchange for Sullivan. Mrs. Con- way kills herself and Bronson. The ashes of the forged notes are found in the room.
 The detectives glanced at each oth- CT solemnly. Had they not in their possession sealskin bag containing wallet and bit of gold chain, which by putting the crime on me, would leave gap big enough for Sullivan himself to crawl through?
 Why don't you say your little speech before Johnson brings the oth- CT man, Lawrence?" Mcknight in- quired. They won't believe you. but 1t will help them to understand what Is coming
 You understand, of course" the lean man put in gravely, that what you say may be used against you"
 ''Ill take the risk" I answered i'm patiently.
 It took some time to tell the story of my worse than useless trip to Pitts burg, and its sequel They listened grayely, without interruption.
 MT. Hotchkiss here,' I finished. believes that the man Sullivan, whom we are momentarily expecting, com mitted the crime, Mir Mcknight is inclined to duplicate Mrs. Conway, who stabbed Bronson and then her self last night. AS for myself, l am open to conviction
 T hope not said the stout detec- tive quizzically. And then Alison was announced My impulse to go out and meet her was forestalled by the