The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-29
Gordon CraiQ
SOLDIER
OF
FORTUNE
By RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright. 1879. by A. c. McClurg 4
Co.
SYNOPSIS
Copyright. 1912. by A. G. AcClurg 4


Gordon Craig is hired by two men. VAN
and Neale, for $4,000 to go south and i'm
personate Philip Henley. ostensibly to save
an estate for Henley. who. they say. IL in
prison. Craig Is to take with him q wo-
man to impersonate Mrs. Henley.
Suspected Of burglary. Craig Ii cleared
by Q young woman wandering In the
street She 10 out of work and hungry.
They talk in q restaurant.
She IL an actress, deserted by her
wealthy, drunken husband. She consents
to 60 south with Craig.
Mrs. Bernard IL a good woman and will
play the part Of Mrs. Henley to help
Craig. They arrive at the rundown Hen
ley plantation and are greeted by q rough
looking overseer.
Coombs. the overseer. and q mysterious
negress, Sallie, seem to be the only per-
sons on the plantation. Craig Ii awak-
ened by a shot and finds Q man murdered,
Broussard, a creole friend Of Coombs.
appears. Probing the murder. Craig finds
the corpse missing. Mrs. Bernard IL really
Mrs Henley. She and Craig determine to
fight for her missing husbands estate.
She believes Henley dead.
Coombs denies Henley II dead and de-
ies Craig, although the latter reveals
Mrs Henley's identity to the overseer.
The latter says Henley himself put him
in charge Of the plantation.
Mrs. Henley and Craig find Philip Hem
ley's seal ring In the garden. Exploring
the house alone. Craig finds q secret base
ment room.
He 10 trapped and discovers two dead
bodies. One IL the missing corpse. and
the other IL Coombs. Craig 10 struck
down and II made prisoner by q dark
young man. another named Herman and
Broussard. Mrs. Henley 10 also caught.
Craig and the woman are taken aboard
q yacht, which sails. The owner and mas
ter. the dark young man. calls himself
Philip Henley. He tries to win Craig. and
the latter feigns friendship for him In Or
der to help the woman.
Mrs. Henley denies the man Is her hus-
band. She Is locked up In a stateroom. and
"Henley" produces papers which seeming
~ support his claim. Craig pretends to
join In his fillbustering expedition.
Craig plans to escape with Mrs. Henley
in a small boat and provisions It secretly.
Going to summon her. he finds her cabin
unoccupied. but In good order.
'Heniey" forces his attentions on Mrs.
Henley. and Craig saves her. making the
captain a prisoner In his own cabin.
''Henley's" men have orders from him not
to disturb him. Craig lunches with Brous-
sard.
The creole. angry with "Fleniey." tells
Craig that "Henley" Is Philip Henley's
half brother. son Of Sallie. and that Philip
Is dead. The half breed II trying to seize
the estate. Craig prepares to leave the
yacht. II
At night Craig and Mrs. Henley embark
In the small boat. taking to the gulf OF
Mexico. They decide Vail and Neale were
two crooks trying to grab the Henley es-
tata
Craig and Mrs. Henley avow their mu-
tual love. They are picked UP by q reve-
nue. cutter. which plans to apprehend
Henley" as a filibuster. To fool Hen
ley Craig and the woman. with q con-
cealed squad OF men from the cutter. are
cast adrift In the boat In the yachts path.
"Henley" and the yacht are seized by
the cutter after the half breed thinks he
has Craig and Mrs Henley again In his
power.