The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-George Anderson and
Fife see q remarkable man come out of
khe Clermont hotel. look around furtfvely.
Eommotion attracts them to the Cisrmont.
Ghere II In found that the beautiful Miss
EDITH Challoner has fallen dead on the
nexxanine floor.
CHAPTER If-Anderson describes the
pan he saw wash his hands In the snow.
Fhe hotel manager declares him to be
Orlando BrotherScn.
CHAPTER In-Physicians fnd that
Miss Chaiioner was stabbed and not shot,
b!cion.
CHAPTER Iv-Gryce an aged detec-
pve, and sweetwater. his assistant, take
sp the case. They believe Miss Chahoner
tabbed herself.
CHAPTER VA paper cutter found
pear the scene Of tragedy 10 believed 10
De the weapon nset.
CHAPTER v1-Mr. Challoner tells OF a
patch of letters found In his dnughters
kesk signed with initials strange to him.
All are love letters except one which
shows that the writer was disp!eased
CHAPTER vII-This letter was signed
~ Orlando Bro,herson. The others bors
pitfalls which lead TO the conclusion that
Brotherson wrote all OF them.
CHAPTER vIII-Anderson goes with
Dweetwater to identify Rrotherson. VINO
p to address a meeting Of anarchists
rho place is rajded by the police ano
Protherson escapes without oeins 'oeh''-
CHAPTER Ix-Brotherscn ts found liv.
ing in q tenement under the name OF
Dunn. He 10 an inventor.
CHAPTER x-Brotherson tells the cor
pner of his acquaintance with Miss Chai-
loner and how she repulsed him win
Dcorn when he offered her MS love-
CHAPTER xI-sweetwater recalls the
mystery Of the murder OF a washerwom-
in in which some details were similar 10
he Challoner AFFAIR. Brotherson was
tenant Of the building adjoining the ohs
b which the woman died.
CHAPTER XII-Further comparison OF
he two cases spurs Gryce and SweetWa-
Ter to renewed activity.
CHAPTER XITl-ChaIlener admits his
Slaughter was deeply interested. II not IN
love with Brotherson.
DoIice . plausible explanation OF his con-
tuct. Gryce and Sweetwater are given
permission to pursue their investigations
Independently.
CHAPTER xV-sweetwater plans to
disguise himself as q carpenter and seek
lodgings in the same building with Broth
brs0n.
CHAPTER xVI-He watches the inven-
tor At work at night and is detected nv
the latter. The detective moves to
boom a6faining r"0thersor's
CHAPTER xVII-He bores a hole in
he wall to spy on Brotherson. He visits
him and assists the inventor In his work
CHAPTER xVIII-Repetition of the
kt1ne played by the orchestra the night or
Miss Challoner's death arouses the sleep
ing Brotherson to uneasy mutterings.
CHAPTER XIX-A girl sent by Sweet
Fater with Edith Chal'oner's letters IL
ordered out by Brnfherson. He declares
the letters wer" MT written to him.
CHATTER y yeeiw water is UNI
masked by Brot.Ierson. who declares he
Recognized him at once
CHAPTER XXI-Sweetwater gets q
message that Gryce has made discov-
Dry which changes the whole situation.
CHAPTER xxi Closer inspection
shows that the letters signed 20. b.
we're written by two different: men. Sweet
water gees to Derby in search OF the sec
knd 20. b." whom he expects to hnd
through one Doris Scott. mentioned in
Miss C"o'lnners letters.
CHAPTER XXIiI-Dcris is found act
ng as nurse for Oswald Brotherson. who
+ critically III from typhoid fever. and
pals in his delirium the name of Edith.
He Is the manager of the local works
Ind Is ido'ized by the people.
CHAPTER XXIv-Oswald passes the
srisis and the doctor says he Will recover
CHAPTER XXV-Sweetwater comes
pc.oss peculiar hun in the woods lie
sees a load of boxes marked 20 Broth
srson," taken into the hut under the su-
CHAPTER XXVI-Sweetwater returns
10 New York and reports to Gryce but
bmits mention Of the hut In the woods.
tho sole discovery OF importance.
CHAPTER manifestations appears
n Derby.
CHAPTER XXvIII-Dcris tells Chal-
bner OF seeing in a dream the face OF
the man who killed Edith. The door hell
rings and she recognizes In the visitor
bhe man Of her dream.
CHAPTER XXIX-It is Orlando Broth
erson. who requests an interview with his
brother II Is denied He seems greatly
perturbed when Doris tells him the
boxes have been safely placed in the hut.
CHAPTER XXX-Oriando is greatly
egftated at the realization that he has
fallen in love with Doris. He demands
e be present when Oswald is Informed OF
Edith's death.
CHAPTER XXxI-n develops that Or
)Ando Is working on a flying machine.
which Sweetwater. who has arrived again
pm the scene. declares will revolutionize
bir flight
CHAPTER XXXII-Oswald is told of
Edith's death.
CHAPTER XXXIII-Orlando tells his
trother Of his repulse by Miss Challoner.
Rising, ne stC.a for a moment gaz
Ing. with an alert eye now, upon such
sections of his car as had not yet been
htted into their places; then he bent
forward to his work, and soon the lips
which had uttered that sardonic laugh
p few minutes before, parted in gen.
Her fashion, and song took the place
pf curses-a ballad Of love and fond.
est truth. But Orlando never knew
what he sang. He had the gift and
used 1t.
Would his tones however, have
fung out with quite so mellow a
sweetness had he seen the restless
figure even then circIing his retreat
with eyes dartfng accusation and
arms lifted towards him in wild but
bmpotent threatf
Yes, ] think they would; for he
knew that the man VINO thus ex.
pressed his helplessness along with
bis convictions. was no nearer the end
he had set himself to attain than on
The day he flrst betrayed his sus.
bicions.