The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-18
SYNOPSIS.


osition Of the chief witness fer the pros
ecution. John Gilmore, millionaire. IN
the lBtters house the lawyer is attracted
BY the picture Of girl, whom Gilmore
explains Il his granddaughter. Alison
West He saws her father is a rascal and
friend OF the forger.
CHAPTER n.-Stanang in line to buy
Pullman ticket Biakeley Is requested
by q lady 10 buy one for her. He gives
her lower II and retains lower ten, He
finds man tn q drunken stupor ia lower
ten, and retires Ia lower nine.
CHAPTER III-He awakens in lower
seven and finds that his travelling bag has
disappeared and in its stead is another.
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others.
CHAPTER Wan amateur detective
interests himself in the case. 1t is learned
that the dead man 10 Simon Harrington
Of Pittsburg.
CHAPTER v.-Henry Pinckney sulli-
raa is believed 10 be the name Of the
man who disappeared with Blakeley's
clothes and grip. He is suspected Of the
Murder
CHAPTER vI-Blakeley becomes In
terested ir girl in blue. A dirk and
blood stains are found in lower seven.
Blakeley comes under susp
CHAPTER vII.--CircumstaTial evil
cencs 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 10 Alison West, lis part
ner's sweetheart
CHAPTER x.--Alison's peculiar actions
mystisy The lawyer She drops her gold
bag and Blakel-,. unnoticed, puts II IN
his pocket
CHAPTER xr-He return. ONE and
learns from his 2ndlsdy OF .nge hap
penings.
CHAPTER xIr--Blakelev learns that a
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 he wreck
CHAPTER XIV.-Blakeley hears OF
s.range doings IN a vacant house next
e "ithnui result.
HALTER v-r-nsmatograph Pie
res of the trait tas,Hn just before tile
.sreeh reveal to Blakeley a man eaping
from the train with his stolen e.. p.
CHAPTER XVI -Bhkeley meets Alison
At a dinner and returns Ter gold t-g
CHAPTER xviI--He learns that
man Resembling sullivan le4pea from the
y tram near Al FAe man sp.aned MS
anile and stared some time az the Carter
place
cHAr~''.n XyIlI-while making I'M
cuiri I ise Carter place, Blakeley hads
Allison ~ kisses her
CHAPTER XIX While dining in a
Restaurant the woman for whom BlakeleY
bought a Pullman ticket summons him to
he" table.
CT APTER Xxx. She tells lin her
bargain r. tie forged notes. not
knowing that they ar' missing.
cHApTER sxl Blakelcy tells his
partner OF the Incident and The latter
evolves theory that the woman Killed
Harrington.
CHAPTER XXI The amateur detec-
fivf feA1 Bronson, snk believes he has
found Sullivan.
CHAPTER NNliI- Blakeey and the
detective 50 to tile home OF sulliYan's sis
tcl ~ lNAFstlAAtti
cHAPTFF xXIv.--From servant
Rlakeley learns that Alison N,si had
been there on a visit and that auillkah
lad been attentive 90 her lie also lfath5
fnat sullivan Is married o. a daughter OF
the murdered man.
-As fof as can see" said Nc
Knight dfyly were exactly as far
along as we were the day We met az
the Carter place We're mol step
nearer to finding our man"
I'VE have one thing that may be OF
value" suggested He is the hus-
band Of bronze haired woman at
Van Kinks hospital and it is Just
possible we may trace him through
her. hope we are not going to lose
your valuable cooperation, Mr. Hotch.
ldss?r asked.
He reused at that TO feeble interest
"I-~oh. Of course not, II you still care
10 have me, IL was wondering about
the man who Just went out Stuart,
you say? r. told his landlady to.
night that he wouldn't need thc room
again. hope she hasn't rented it to
somebody else"
We cheered him as best We could
and ! suggested that we go to Balti
more the next day and try TO find the
real Sullivan through his wife lie
left sometime after midnight, anC
Richey and ! were alone
He drew chair near the lamp anC
lighted cigarette, and for time W,
were silent ] was In the shadow. ant
sat back and watched him 1t wal
not surprising, ! thought that sh'
cared for him; women had Away
loved him, perhaps because he al
ways loved them There was no dis
loyalty IN the thought II was th
lads nature to give and crave affeC
tion. ONLY was different ] ha
never really cared about girl be-
fore, and my life had been singularl
loveIess. had fought lonely ba
tie always. Once before, in college
we had both laid ourselves and on
callow devotions at the feet OF th
same girl, Her name was Dorothy
] had forgotten the rest--but ! r'
membered the sequel. In a spirit {
qulxotie youth ] mad relinauished m
claim In favor OF Richey and ha
gone cheerfully on my way. elevate
w NV hereie saeriRee 10 sombe
mhite-hot martyrdom. AS is often u
case. McKnighi's first words Shove