Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-09
JOHN ERLEIGH, SCHOOLMASTER

Guv Wimberley. son Of Anne. tho
NdrchioneSs Of Vimberlcv. Is at Hdrptreo
School, Of tUhich John Erlcioh Is head
master. John and Anne arc engaged TO be
married Lord Arthur Meriet, uncle OF
Guy WimberEeU, iUdrHs John that there Is
plot to put the boz Que OF the iUdy. Dicb
Mcrict, a cousin, aud In line for the in
heritdnco Of the great Wimberley estates,
Is concerned IN the plot. The other plot
ters are PertiOdu, science master at
Hdrptree, tcho has hoId OF John Erlei0h,
and Mrs. TrdUerS, Erlei0h's sister. Mrs.
TrdverS iCds deserted by the man she
Ioued, aud this man tuds accidentally
killed By John ErloiOh VertiOdn persuaded
ErleiDh to let another man pay the
penalty for his crime. and notD Is in
position TO bluckmdii ErIeigh. Mrs.
TrdUers docs not knotO that her oton
brother killed the father Of her child,
James. Tt0o plots to kidnap Guy VIM
berloy hdue failed, and the detectives ert-
ployed to tUdtch over the boy haze begun
to track doiOn the oonspirators. Another
group Of conSpirdtors also erists, but
there Is ITO clue TO them. Verti0dn visits
Mrs. TrdvsrS, and tUheit she threatens to
expose the plot, he iUdrHS her that he t0iH
make her miserable for life. He also
The Wimbericvs ask tho TraUerSes to tho
opera, and there James TrdUerS falls IN
lovo tUith GUYS sister Joan. IN an dnto-
mobile accident he SaUeS her life, but Is
toounded himself.
He loses his right hand, aud his career
as pianist, but he totHs Joan WimberleyS
Ioue.
Lord Arthur asks John Erlei9h to dis
Mrs TrGvcrs tells her brother thas
VertiOdn trdnts to mdrry her aud that he
threatens to expose John ErleiDh. John
says that Verti1Gn shall not marry her.
Mrs Trdyers sees VertiddH and Informs
him that II he exposes Erleigh, she tDill
expose him. WimberleU shotCs his room
mate a fHs netD reUoIUer he bought. He
to celebrate his mothre's birthday tgith
her. He takes The tUedpon toith him The
car breaks doton in the park about mile
from the Winberley mansion. He pro-
feur Is repairing the car, and asks the
chauffeur for small electric lamp, but
the chauffeur says he has to hdUe Il to
After tocHeirg hall a mHs wimberTev
trips OUer an obstruction aud Is suddenly
enUeloped IN blanket. Chlorotorm fumes
overcome him. When he alUdkens he finds
himself IN old barn. Bending oUer him
Is DR.. anderson, Of John ErleiOhs school,
Or. anderson aud an assistant attempt to
transport him across a TtUer. WtntberleD
attempts to run, bat DR.. anderson oUer-
takes him. In struggle WtmberlsU drdws
his reuolUer, fires aud makes hts escape.
Wim6erley reaches the mansion aud Is re-
ceiucd By his mother t0lth ordinations Of
joy on the tUdy he tosses the reUolUer
into q lake
Lord Arthur discovers Verh0uH tUouHd-
ed. He says he i0ds folIotginO tiDO nlen
t1ho had attempted to kidHdp Guy VIM
berley.
Lord Arthur disbelieUes the story and de-
dnds from ErIeiDlr that Verti0dH be dis
isSed The truth is that Doctor Anderson,
hO attempted the kidnapping, Is iH plot OF
hich VsTtiGdH kHotbs nothing.
James Tyduers Is deeply IN Iove toith Lady
IAN Meriet,
Her mother and his mother agrees that
the children mast not be encouraged.
Without iUarniHO, Guy Wintbsrley dis
appears.