Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-02-18
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters

Synopsis OF Preceding Chapters
P6m Gallon. ow her of the Master
Key mine, dies, leaving his property
to his daughter, Ruth, in care of
John Dorr. the mine engineer, whom
Ruth loves. Wilkerson, superinten-
dent of the mine, plots with Jean
D4rnell, an adventures with whom
he is in love, to deprive Ruth of the
mine. Ruth goes to San Francisco
to meet George Everett, wealthy
friend of DORIS. to borrow money
on the mining property to pay for
further development work. Mrs.
Darnell meets her, introduces her to
a man whom she falsely represents
as Everett, and takes charge of her
in San Francisco. Hearing nothing
Sxpm Ruth, Dorr becomes alarmed
and goes to San Francisco, whittier
Wilkerson has preceded him. Mean
while Ruth, in hotel, hears Mrs.
Darnell and Wilkerson plotting
against her. She calls for help, but
is hurried out of the hotel by her
captors, who conceal her in the home
of a Chinese acquaintance of Wilker.
sons. Dorr begins the search for
RIuth with the aid of detective.
u Asy trail her to Sing Wah's house,
which they enter by force. Sing
Wah forces Ruth to flee with him,
but Dorr takes up the pursuit and
rescues Ruth. Henry Pell, an ex-
convict, is called in. by Wilkerson as
an accompice to steal the papers
from Ruth's room at the Manx hotel.
Dorr detects him and pursues him up
the fire escape to the roof. A des-
perate struggle follows and Pell is
thrown off and killed. Unknown to
Dorr he had thrown the papers into
an alley. Tom Kane arrives just in
time to take part in the pursuit OF
Henry Pell. John Dorr was taken
to Jail for the death of Pell. but
Everett soon secured his release.
The deeds thrown into an alley by
Pell were found by street cleaner
who advertised them and Wilkefson
%secured them at last. .Wilkerson at
EiNpted to kidnap Ruth but was
:, 5Hfied by Tom Kane. Wilkerson and
Jean Darnell then left the city for
Los Angeles. A physician ordered
Ruth to a quiet place to restore her
shattered nerves and Dorr, Everett,
Ruth and Tom Kane all left for Los
Angeles on the train with the others
who were disguised and in a differ
ent coach. Wilkerson FORCES trans
fers of the deeds and sends Drake tc
the mines. Everett lends John 1000
and sends Kane to reopen the mines.
Troubles multiply and all hurry to
the mines. Wilkerson hires Mexi
can bandit gang to rob Kane. A ter
rife personal combat takes place be-
tween Dorr and Wilkerson, in which
Wilkerson is apparently killed. He
is rescued and revived by the bandits
and the sheriff sends troops to keer
the peace. Dorr opens letter left
by Ga Ion telling of the plans of the
lode left in the head of an idol in
sea chest sunk at sea. The location
of the wreck was scratched on the
Master Key worn around Rutb''
neck. Dorr in his excitement tears
the letter into two parts, losing the
last part which falls into Wilkerson''
hands. He sends Vigas to steal the
Kew and starts for the sea to recover
the chest. Dorr follows and arrives
Just in time to see Wilkerson's diver
1T the chest. The chest when open
ed contained a lot of papers and ar
Indian idol, which Wilkerson in hi
anger throws aside, searching the pa
pers A sailor picks it up and taking
il ashore sells it to a pawnbroker
Dorr, who alone knows that the
IDOLS head contains the chart on IN
auiry learns that a sailor got the
idol and starts out to find it. vii
kerson learns of DORIS interest ano
does the same. They fnd.Ithat tho
pawnbroker had sold it to an lndiar
rug seller.
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