The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
SYNOPSIS.
fIARY MbERIJ' RINEHAKI

CHAPTER I~s Lawrence ElAkelcyt AaW-
yei Roek ~ ritiHhaig With the forged
notes n lie Bronson ease Ia take the dep
asitiuA " ihe chief witness for the pros
ecuiiom, John Gilmore, millionaire. In
The latter's house the lawyer is attracted
bv tie picture of girl, whom Gilmore
explains rs hls granddaughter. Alison
West He SAYS her father is a rascal ana
friend of the forger
CHAPTER H. Standing in line 70 buy
a Pullman ticket Blaksiey Is requested
BY a lady 70 buy one for her lie gives
her lower II and retains lower ten. He
nnds "a man la a drunken siupur IN lower
ten, and retirea Ia lower nine
CHAPTER i'll He awakens in lower
seven and nnds that his travelling hag has
disappeared and In IT'S stead ~ another
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others.
CHAPTER Iv.-An amateur detective
interests himself IN The case. u ls learned
that the dead man iS Simon Harrington
cf pittsbnrg,
CHAPTER v.--Iienry Pinckney Sulli-
vAsl N believed TO be the name Of the
man who disappeared with Blakeleys
clothes and grip. lie is suspected OF the
murder.
CHAPTER vI,-BIakeley becomes in.
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blood stains are found in lower seven.
Blakeley comes under susr
CHAPTER vII-CircumstA ;al eW-
dence against Blakeley Is strengthened.
The train is wrecked.
CHAPTER VIII Blakeley IS rescued
from the burning ear By the girl ~ blue'
His arm Is broken.
CHAPTER TX. Together they go 10
the Garter farm for breakfast She tells
him her name Is Alison Nest, lis part
ners sweetheart.
CHAPTER x.--Alisons peculiar actions
mystify the lawyer. She drops her gold
bag and Blakeley, unnoteed, puts II In
his pocket
CHAPTER xI.-He return "ome and
learns from his iandSdy Of .Ise hap
penings
CHAPTER XII Blakeley learns that
woman BY the name OF Sullivan, fellow
victim OF tho wreck, is IN lhe hospital
CHAPTER XllI.~~He also learns
thai he II under surveillance and that
the Pitlsburg police are looking ior
survivors OF The wreck
CHAPTER XIV 'akeley hears Of
strange doings IN vacant house nexi
door Investigation is without result.
NHAINfk SN.-Cinenatograph nic-
lutcs ID the lrain taken just before
tie wreck reveal to Blakeley a man
leaping from he train with his
stolen grip
we walked along in silence until
we caught the car back TO town.
Well he said finally, you know
the girl. OF course. and don't But
ii yoH like her--and think myself
you're rather hard hit, old mani
wouldat give a whoop about the chain
in tie aald purse It's Just one OF the
little condolences that hang people
no and then And as for last night
--il he's the kind of girl you say
she is, and you think she had any.
thing to 90 with that. you-youre
added. thats all You can depend
ON y. the lad. of the empty house last
week is the lady OF last night And
yet your train acquaintance was in
Altoona at that time"
just before we got OIL the car. re.
verted TO the subject again. II was
never far back In my mind.
About ihe-~yonRg lady Of the train,
Rich. | sad, with what | suppose was
elaborate carelessness. - don't want
you to get wrong impression | am
rather unlikely TO see her again. but
even II do, FL believe ne is al
ready bespoke. or next thing to It,"
He made no reply. but as opened
the door with my latchkey he
stood looking up Al me from the pave
inent with his quizzical smile
Love is like the measles. he orat-
ed THE older you get #, the worse
the attack"
Johnson did not appear again that
day. A small man in a raneoat took
his place. The next morning | made
my initial trip to the Office. the rain.
coat still on hand had short con
ference with Miller. the district at
torney al II Bronson was under sur
yeillanee, he said, ana any attempt 10
sell The notes to him would probably
result In their recovery In the mean
time. as | knew. the Commonwealth
had continued the case, IN hope OF
such contingency
AT noon left the oilice and took Il
veterinarian to see Candida. the in.
1utSS pNny. by one o'clock my first
days duties were performed. and 4
long Sahara OF hot afternoon
stretched ahead Mcknight. always
glad to escape from the grind. sug
gested vaudeville. and III sheer
ennui ] consented could neither
ride. drive nor golf and my own com
papy bored me to distraction
Coolest place IN town these days"
he declared Electric fans. breezy
songs. airy costumes And there's
Johnson just behind - the coolest
proposition in Washington"
He grayely bought three tickets and
presented the detective with one.
Then we went IN Having lived nor.
mai. busy lie. the theater IN the aft
srnoou il 10 me about on "A par with
Ice cream for breakfast Up on the
stage very stout woman IN short
pink shirts with smile tha. Nc
Knight declared looked like slash In
roll Of butter, WAS singing nasally'
with . lsboiious kick at the end OF
each verse. Johnson, two rows ahead
Nellt to sleep. Mcknight prodded me