The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Georee Anderson and
Hife see q remarkable man come out ~
the ClermOnt hotel, hook around fnrtiveiy.
Fash his hands in the SNOW and pass on
EommottoD attracts them to the Clermont.
Ehere It r. found that the beautiful Miss
EDITH Challoner has fallen dead on the
hezzaDiDe floor.
CHAPTER Henderson Describes the
pan he saw wash his hands in the snow
Ehe hotel manager declares him to be
Orlando Brotherson.
CHAPTER III-Physicisns md that
Miss Challoner was stabbed and not shot.
thich seems to clear Brotherson OF SUE
bcion.
CHAPTER Iv-Gryce an aged detec-
bve, and Sweetwater his assistant. take
bp the case They believe Miss Challoner
btabbed herself.
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
pear the scene Of tragedy Is believed 10
be the weapon used.
batch of letters found in his daughters
besk, signed with initials strange to him
Al are love letters except one which
shows that the writer was displeased
CHAPTER Widths letter was signed
ky Orlando Brotherson. The others bore
pitfalls which lead to the conclusion thae
Brotherson wrote all of them
CHATTER vIII-Anderson goes with
Eweetwster to Identify Brotherson. VINO
r to address a meeting of anarchists;
The place is raided by the police and
erotherson escapes without being identi-
he'd.
CHAPTER Ix-Brotherson .s found liv-
ing IN tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He ts an inventor.
CHAPTER X-Brotherson tells the cor
Dner OF his acquaintance with MISS Chai-
Ioner and how she repulsed him with
pcorn when ne ofrereo her his love
CHAPTER xJ-swretwater recalls the
mystery Of the murder OF washerwom-
a.. 0iy
the Challoner affair. Brothe rson was q
tenant Of the building adjoining the one
n which the woman died
CHAPTER XT-Further comparison OF
me two cases spurs Gryce and SweetWa-
ter to renewed activity
CHAPTER XlII-ChallonSr admits his
Daughter was deeply interested. II not In
love with BrOthereon.
CHAPTER XIV-Brotherson gives the
police q plausible explanation OF his con-
puct. Gryce and Sweetwater are gwen
permission to pursue their Investigations
Independently.
CHAPTER Xv-sweetwater plans to
disguise himself as a carpenter and seek
lodgings in the same building with Broth
trson
CHAPTER xvI-He watches the inven-
tor at work at night and is detected by
the latter The detective moves to
boom adjoining r~"'hers"n's
CHAPTER XVII-He bores a hole in
me wall to spy on Brotherson. He visits
him and assists the inventor in his work.
CHAPTER xVI1I-Repctition Of the
I'D by the orchestra the night of
Mss Vnallone-'s death arouses the sleep
ing Brotherson TO uneasy mutterings.
CHAPTER XIX-A girl sent by Sweet
water with Edith Challoner's letters Is
ordered out by Brotherson. He declares
The letters wer" i~ot written to him.
CHAT r.h = vee,wa,ei is un-
masked by Brotterson, who declares he
recognized him 1T once.
CHAPTER XXI-Sweetwater gets q
pessage that Gryce has made d.scov-
Try which changes the. whole situation.
CHAPTER XXI Closer inspection
shows that the letters signed 20. B."
we're written by two Gifferen. men. Sweet
water gees to Derby In search OF the Sec Sec
through one Doris Scott, mentioned in
Miss C""llnner's letters.
CHAPTER XXIII-Doris is found act
ng as nurse for Oswald BrothersOn, who
: critically III from typhoid fever. an, and
fails in his delirium the name OF Edith
He IL the manager Of the local works
Ind is idolzed by the people.
CHAPTER KXIV-Oswald passes the
risss and the doctor says he will recover
CHAPTER xXv-sweetwater comes
across a peculiar hut in the woods; lie
pees a load Of boxes marked 20. Broth
pervision Of Doris Scott.
CHAPTER XXVI-Sweetwater returns
10 New York and reports to Gryce. hut
bmits mention of the hut in the woods.
Tho sole discovery Of Importance.
CHAPTER XXyI1-Challoner appears
N Derby.
CHAPTER XXvIII-Dcris tells Chal.
toner of seeing in q dream the face OF
HE man who Killed Edith. The door Rell
rings and she recognizes In the visitor
he man OF her dream.
CHAPTER XX1X-It is Orlando Broth
srson, who requests an interview with his
brother 1t is denied. He seems greatly
perturbed when Doris tells him the
boxes have been safely placed in the hut
The irony, the hardy self-possessior
with which this was said struck Mr.
Challoner to the heart. Without {
word he wheeled about towards tn.