The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-27
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER f-Georss Anderson and
Fife see a remarkable man come out OF
the Clesnnont kotel. look around furuvely.
Fash his hands In the snow and pass on
commotion attracts them to the Clermont.
there It To- found that the beautiful Miss
Edith Cha1Ioper has fallen dead on the
baexxanine floor.
CHAPTER II-AndePson describes ths
ran he saw wash his hsnds In the snow:
he hotel manager declares him to %
Orlando Brotherson.
CHAPTER III-Physicians md that
Miss Challoner was stabbed and not shot
bicion.
bve, and Sweetwater. his assistant. take
bp the case. They believe Miss ChaAener
btabhed berse1f
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
pear the scene Of tragedy 10 bei1eVeo 10
Be the weapon used
CHAPTER vI-Mr Challoner tells OF q
batch of letters found In his daughters
besk, signed with initials strange to nm.
Al are love letters except one wnich
shows that the writer was displeased
CHAPTER Widths letter was signed
~ Orlando Brotherson. The others bore
hitials which lead to the conclusion THAT
erothereon wrote all Of them.
CHAPTER VIII-Anderson goes with
pweetwater to identify Brotherson. VINO
p to address meeting Of anarchists
fhe place is raided by the police ana
Brotherson escapes without peinH ioeh'-
he'd.
CHAPTER IX-Rrothers is found liv.
hg in g tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He 10 an inventor.
CHAPTER x-Brotherson tells the cor
Dner OF his acquaintance with MISS Cnai-
oner and how che repulsed him win
ucorn when ne offered her his love
CHAPTER xI-sweetwater recalls the
mystery of the murder of washerwom-
In in which some details were similar 10
The Chalioner affair. Brotherson was
tenant of the building adjoining the ono
In which the woman died.
CHAPTER XI-Further comparison OF
he two cases spurs Gryce anc Sweet"a-
Ter TO renewed activity.
CHAPTER II-Cnalloner admits his
laughter was deeply interested. IL not In
love with Brotherson.
CHAPTER XIv-Brotherson gives the
police a plausible explanation OF his con-
buct Gryce and Swcetwater are gwen
Permission TO pursue their investigations
Independently.
disguise himself as a carpenter and seek
lodgings in the same building with Broth
irson.
CHAPTER XvI-He watches the inven-
TOR at work ct night and is detected oy
The latter. The detective moves to q
loom adjoining r""therson's
CHAPTER XVII-He bores a hole In
me wall to spy on Brotherson He visits
b1m and assists the inventor In his work
CHAPTER xVIII-Repetition Of the
pune played by the orchestra the night OF
Miss Challoner's death arouses the sleep
hg Brotherson to uneasy mutterngs.
CHAPTER XIX-A girl sent by Sweet
water with Edith Cha,ioner's letters Is
lrdered out by Brotherson. He declares
the letters WerN mi written to him.
CHAPTER veetwatei Is UNI
baskef nv Brotherson. who declares ne
recognized him at once.
CHAPTER XXI-Sweetwater gets .
message that Gryce has made discov-
Dry which changes the whole situation
CHAPTER XXI Closer inspection
Chows that the letters signed 20. B."
we're written by. two different men, Sweet
water gees TO Derby In search OF the sec
lnd 20. B. whom he expects to find
through one Doris Scott mentioned In
Miss Ch''ioner's letters.
CHAPTER XXIII-Doris Is found act
ng as nurse for Oswald Brotherson, who
p critically III from typhoid fever. and
PALS In his delirium the name of Edith.
He Is the manager OF the local works
Ind is i6olzed by the people.
CHAPTER XXIv-Oswald passes the
Tis;s and the doctor says he will recover.
CHAPTER XXy-sweetwater comes
pcross a peculiar hut in the woods: He
Dees load Of boxes marked 20. Broth
Srson." taken into the hut under the su-
Deryision OF Doris Scott
CHAPTER XXvI-Sweetwater returns
10 New York and reports to Gryce. hut
pmits mention of tho hut I'm the woods.
thc sole discovery OF Importance.
CHAPTER XxvII-Challoner appears
D Derby
CHAPTER XXVIII-Doris tells Chal-
toner OF seeing In dream the face OF
the man who killed Edith The door oell
rings and she recognizes In the visitor
bhe man Of her dream.
A r,,rtCp T. is Or1on5o protb
erson. who requests an interview with his
Brother 1t is denied. He seems greatly
Derturbed when Doris tells him the
boxes have been safely placed in the hut.
CHAPTER xXX-orlando is greatly
Rgitated at the realization that he has
(allen in love with Doris. He demands
% be present when Oswald Is informed Of
Cdith's death.
CHAPTER XXXI-It develops that Or
undo Is working on flying ., machine
Dn the scene. declares will revolutionize
Dir night.
CHAPTER XXXII-Oswald is told of
Gdith's death.
CHAPTER XXXIII-Orlando tells his
brother Of his repulse by Miss Challoner.
CHAPTER XXXIv-Orlando asks his
brother to assist in tests Of his air car,
rs he can trust no one else Oswald re-
buses owing to his weakened condition.
CHAPTER xxXv-Pondering over the
near approach OF the test OF MS machine
and the lack of suitable assistant Or
tando is startled by knock at the door
Of the hut. and admits Sweetwater.
CHAPTER XXxVI-Sweetwater offers
bis services an assistant and shows he
knows something Of Brotherson's idea
CHAPTER XXXvII-The air car proves
. success
CHAPTER xXXVIII-Oswald declares
biz grief over Edith's death renders him
Incapable of accepting his brothers offer
10 share in his work and triumphs. Or
Iando offers himself to Doris and is re-
fused He spends the night in the han
Gar in a dazed condition.
CHAPTER XXXIX-Orlando confesses
10 Challoner that he killed Edith with 9
bullet OF ice and that he had previously
Killed the washerwoman as an expert
nent Oswald overhears and attacks his
brother.
CHAPTER Kiln his weakened con-
alton he is no match for Orlando. The
latter declares he will be found when
wanted.
CHAPTER XLI-Orlando spends the
-night writing and starts for his hangar
h the early morning.
CHAPTER XLII-He goes up alone In
his air car and meets death in a storm.