The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-George Anderson and
wife see remarkable man come out or
The Clermont hotel. look around furtively.
Hash his hands In the snow and pass on
Fommotion attracts: them to the Clcrmont.
Ehere,it is found that the beautiful MISS
Edith Challoner has fallen dead on tho
nezzanine floor.
CHAPTER Henderson describes the
pan he saw wash his hands tn the snow.
The hotel manager declares him 10 %
Orlando Brotherson. -
CHAPTER III-Physicians find that
II Mss -I.iTaifoner was stabbed and not shot.
thich seems to clear Brotherson OF sus-
k!cion.
CHAPTER Iv-Gryce. an aged detec-
i've and Sweetwater. his assistant. take
bp the case They believe Miss Challoner
bfabbed herself
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
pear the scene of tragedy is believed to
be the. weapon used
batch Of letters found in his daughters
Desk signed with initials strange to MN.
al are love letters except one wnic"
ihows that the writer was displeased.
CHAPTER vII-rhis letter was signed
ky Orlando Brotherson The others bore
Eitials which lead to the conclusion that
Protherson wrote all of them
;CHAPTER VTII-Anderson goes Win
bweetwater to identify Brotherson. VINO
to address a meeting OF anarcnls.sS;
ne place. Is EdiO0C u! tiS PoAAx
Brotherson escapes: without being idehu-
CHAPTER Ix-Brotherson is found liv:
hg in a tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He Is an inventor.
CHAPTER x-Brotherson tells the cor
sner of his acquaintance with Miss Chai-
Ioner and how she repulsed him with
Icorn when ne of1sred her his love-
CHAPTER xI-sweetwater recalls the
mystery rof the. murder Of a washerwom-
in in which some details were similar 10
he ChaIloner affair. Brotherson was
tenant of the building adjoining the one
b which the woman died.
.CHAPTER XII-Further comparison OF
Me two cases spurs Gryce and Sweetwa-
Fer to renewed activity.
CHAPTER XIII-Chanoner admits his
laughter was deeply interested. II not IN
love With Brotherson.
CHAPTER xIV-Brotherson gives the
nolice a plausible explanation Of his con-
tuct. Gryce and Sweetwater are given
permission to pursue their investigations
Independently.
.CHAPTER Xv-Sweetwater plans to
hsguise himself as carpenter and seek
kdgings in the same building with Broth
Erson.
:CHAPTEa XyI-He watches the inven-
TOR at work at night and is detected by
The latter. The detective moves to
boom a6io',tng P"ntherson's
hNll--he PORES a IlOic III
lhe wall to spy on Brotherson. He visits
BIN and assists the inventor in his work
CHAPTER xVIII-Repetit!on of the
lbne played by the orchestra the night OF
Miss Challoner's death arouses the sleep
bag Brotherson to uneasy mutterings.
CHAPTER XIX girl sent by Sweet
Eater with Edith Challoner's letters Is
ordered out by Rrotherson. He declares
The letters wer> ""t written to him.
CHAPTER \ yeetwatG. is I'M
pasted by Brotherscn. who declares he
Recognized him at once.
GHAPTER XXI-Sweetwator gets
message that Gryce has made disrov-
Dry which changes the whole situation.
CHAPTER XXI Closer inspection
shows that the letters signed 20 B."
E:re written by two differen: men, Sweet
tater gees to Derby In search Of the Sec
ppd 20. b." whom he expects to find
ErOnsh one ,pris SAINT, mentioned In
Hiss Oh" lloner's letters.