The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-16
THE
MIND
Novelized by Marvin Dana,
Author Of within the Law"
From the Successful Play
by Daniel D. Carter
SYNOPSIS.
CopuifhA. 1913. BY he II. X.
Fly Company

man who won the affections Of Aliens
vito. Aliens brother, Andrew, known to
tho criminal world a. The Master Mind"
determines to avense his brother. He
writes the district attorney that he will
send him white. red and black blank
cards indicating the progress OF his
plans for revenge.
CHAPTER Il.
BY Devious Ways.
Y N the weeks Immediately following
the conviction Of Henry Allen the
brother OF the condemned set him
4 self with fanatic zeal to prepare
lions that should lead to the consum-
nation OF the vengeance on Cortland
Wainwright. To the achievement OF
this purpose the Master Mind put in
operation the myriad methods OF the
underworld with which he was tamil
lar for the gathering Of Information In
detailed completeness concerning the
private life OF the man whom he re-
garded az his enemy. Through various
su~bterranean channels at his command.
knowledge flowed In. He learned es-
sentially all there was to know Of
Wainwright's family, Of bis boyhood.
Of his life in school. In college, and aft
erward In the world Of affairs, where.
though still a young man. he had won
distinction from the respectful liking
Of his fellows.
But the Master Mind found no s0lace
in sitting the mass Of material thus
placed at his command concerning the
foe. From all the evidence the truth
appeared incOntestable that Cortland
Wainwright had lived a clean life; that
there was no stigma OF scandal hidden
within his experience to be fearfully
guarded from the public eye. Finally.
when all other methods Of search had
availed naught. the departure Of his In
tended victim for q vacation trip to
Europe inspired him with a plan OF &C
ton enthusiastically audaciOus.
His resolution once taken. Andrew
Allen lost no time In the accomplish
ment OF his scheme. He was possess
ed Of money a-plenty. and bribery will
accomplish modern miracles, especially
when accompanied by a guaranty OF
immunity from any Ill consequences OF
discovery. As a messenger for him
self he held an interview with the
janitor Of the building In which was
Wainwright's apartment. The result
was that within a week Of thed district
attorneys sailing the Master Mind was
snugly at home in his enemy's house.
there to live aud there to study at his
leisure the owner Of the place. there
to learn the vulnerable point toward
which to drive attack, for. now, the
plotter had come to believe that he
must seek to trap his quarry by some
device against the strength OF the
mans nature, since he could discover
no vital weakness anywhere; against
the good qualities. since the evil e
Of a kind too tridtng to serve.
Other dweilers In the building never
guessed that a stealthy guest lurked
In the apartment which the district at
torney had left untenanted for the Pc
Rod of his trip abroad. By day as we'll
40 by night the shades remained drawn.
Over the whole inner surface OF the
windows, Andrew had arranged light
proof coverings. through which no
least ray from the electric lamps could
penetrate to give a hint OF bis occu-
pancy. A very slight opening OF the
windows gave him sufficient fresh air.
and throughout the hours Of day as OF
darkness the artificial illumination suf-
6ced him.
Indeed, the Master Mind found him.
self strangely content in this curious
sort Of intimate association with the
man against whom he Unanswered SO
craftily. He experienced a subtle, sin
lister JOY In feeling this nearness to bis
prey which was the product of the
surroundings. Here were the books
Wainwright read. the letters he receiv-
ed. the pictures he esteemed. the va
rious souvenirs he most cherished. In
the assembling Of the varied articles
within this home. there must be a
massing Of testimony from which to
judge the inner. vital nature of the
wner 1t might easily be that some
record would suggest the precise course
to bring down on him shame and de-
spair.
Having thus nodded circumstances
to his will, the Master Mind spent two
weeks in exhaustive research into the
mind and heart Of Wainwright as they
were respectively indicated by his per-
sonal accumulations. His painstaking
Investigations convinced Andrew Of
two facts that were beyond question
the first. that the young lawyer had a
heart capable Of tenderest affections,
as was witnessed by the letters from
mother and sister, which were to n
manifestly fond: the second. that he
ruled his life according to the dictates
Of q lofty ambition.
Convinced Of the twain truths, the
Master Mind determined broadly the
name Of his attack. 1t must be the
contriving Of some situation that would
strike it's agony into the deeps Of the
mans being. something to wound be-
yond remedy both brain and heart.
The exact plan could be left for future
arrangement, depending on facts yet to