The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-07-19
SYNOPSIS.

I-BocroI service CnleI VIII
kins, puzzled over the theft Of the Gov
ernment's cipher, calls to his aid Detec-
tlbe Pinkwell They think they have
discovered new cipher. when the Office
boy, Brockett, tells them its 1.-THE Dia-
mon Cipher" and starts for the ball park
CHAPTER II-Brockett. Chula Lon
Kan, Siamese. Ramon Solano, a Cuban,
together with some twenty other young
sters practice baseball playing until dark.
One of wilkins stenographers Is seen to
pass paper to mysterious stranger.
CHAPTER III-As outcome of Brock
etts cipher, the ball player and Solano
STs enIgsE!sd by gGysTnment for mySts
calls on Brockett
CHAPTER Iv-Brockett falls into Yazl-
coming out on top; Messenger McKane
coming to rescue.
the mysterious cipher; Is also q ball play
CHAPTER vI-Yazimoto returns to
obtain the cipher to Baron Zollern; Miss
lawson, the stenographer, also reports TO
the Baron.
CHAPTER VII-Broclett and soiano
have encounter with the Baron in which
the latter comes out second best.
CHAPTER vIII-Brockett and solano
arrive in Jersey City; make appointment
to meet McGinnity, the Iron Man.. base
ball manager.
CHAPTER IX-Brockett and Solano ar
rive In New York and run into a Chi
nese Tong war; rescued by white man.
CHAPTER x-The place of refuge
found to be trap; ind themselves pris-
onerg Of Yazimoto. Kelly to rescue,
mulches Jap out OF $4,000.
CHAPTER xI-Kelly turns the money
over to BroclSett.
CHAPTER XII-Brockett and solano
have encounter with tough gang, but arc
protected by Kelly's men.
CHAPTER XIII-on sleeper Cleveland
bound; the Baron detected in act OF riff
ling solano's berth, Jumps from train.
CHAPTER xIv-At Detroit the mes
sengers go to ball game, receive hero
slyphg In mysterious manner and depart
for Chicago.
CHAPTER XV-Arriving In Chicago,
the messengers are robbed by "transom
thief" the baron again appears.
CHAPTER xvI-The Baron offers to
assist In recovering the stolen papers.
CHAPTER xvII-The Messengers find
the stolen papers in the possession of a
giant negro.
CHAPTER xvIII-After q fierce battle
with negroes Brockett and Solano wake
up in jail.
CHAPTER XIX-The Messengers and
police visit the Tenderloin in search OF
the stolen property.
CHAPTER xx-The thief Is found in a
hop Joint" fight follows, and part OF
the booty is recovered.
CHAPTER XXI-Mysteriously receiv-
ing another hierogyphic message, the
and are later arrested by bogus Arkansas
CHAPTER XXII-Brockett and Solano
knock the sheriff and his deputies down
and his deputies down and take to the
wodg.
CHAPTER XXIII-The genuine sheriff
arrests Baron zollern, and the boys re-
sumo their journey.
CHAPTER xxIV-The Messengers ar.
rive on the Rio Grande and play bal
with the troopers.
CHAPTER XXV-Whlle playing bal
Brockett Is lassoed and robbed.
CHAPTER XXVI-The messengers NEE
the commander Of the post.
CHAPTER xxvII-Thsy start viii
important papers for the Mexican CHIEF
and run into ambush.
CHAPTER XXVIII-Brockett and So
iano IN the hands OF brigands who de-
mand the papers.
CHAPTER xxIx-Brockett sews pa
pers up In baseball; at the game BYocket
bats long fy to SOianO who catches II
and vanishes. Zollern and Yazimoto ap
pear to claim papers. also the Mexican
chief
CHAPTER XXX-Milse Mckane comes
-unon the scene again ~ rescuer, anS
me baron admits defeat.
CHAPTER xx1eI- Hreekess explain