Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-19
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER LIN 1851 Lieutenant KNOX
OF the regular army on dItS AZ I'LL
i hnrms.sons. RocS ss,ana IA irs ~ Tbs
. cosnmandant sends hiiu with dispatches
to ST. Louis. He takes passage on tns
stssms, Warri9r and makes me ss ,Ir nnd
of Joe Kirby CHE Devils Own. notorious
gam bier.
CHAPTER II. - Knox learns Judge
Besucaire has a daughter. Eloise: and a
granddaughter. Rene. offspring OF a son
whom the Judge has S dns sns ana s'i hep
daughter, never having been freed, are
slaves under the Law. although ths girls
have been brought Mp as sisters
CHAPTER III.-Rirby induces the trd!e
! to stake his plantation and nssrG servants IIs
on a poker hand unfairly dealt ey ICE
Carver KIrhy's partner. The two hanos
contain Eve secs. and Kirby accuses IN ,
judge Of cheating: Bsansairs: infS Ss
CHAPTER Iy.-In Ire confusion Kirby
Knox C sTiss to induce Kirny 10 give UP 81:
stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and after
9. hot argument h and Carer sa51"
ashore and reaches O hut
turned my head away silently, but
only for moment. The two men were
in all probability Kirby and his satei-
lite, Carver. Doubtless the Beaucaire
property was already legally in K'r-
| by's possession. and any possible
chance I might have once had to foil
| him in his nefarious purpose had now
completely vanished.
To Be sure I had reasoned out no
definite means whereby I could cir.
cumvent his theft, except to take legal
! advice. confer with Governor Clark,
end warn those threatened girls Of
their danger. But now it was too late
even 10 do this. And yet II might not
be. If Kirby and his confederate be-
lieved TINT I was dead. were con.
vinced that I had persisted beneath
the waters Of the river. they might
feel safe Ia taking time to strengthen
their position: might delay anal &C
| ton, hoping thus to make their case
seem more plausible. II Kirby was
really serious IN his intention OF mar
rying Beaucalre's daughter he would
! naturally hesitate Immediately to &C.
knowledge winning the property at
cards, and thus indirectly being the
| cause Of her fathers death. He would
be quite likely to keep this hidden
from the girl for q while, until he
tried his luck at love.-n love failed,
| then the disclosure might be made to
drive the young woman to him-a
threat to render her complaisant.
DO you know q lawyer named
| Haines?"
"Livin' down at de Landln'1 Vas.
sah."
lifted myself up in bed, too deeply
interested to lie still any longer.
~Nov listen, Pete" explained ear.
nestly. "rve got SUFFICIENT money to
pay you well for all you do. and Just
a. soon ~ you ~ me something to
eat I want you to 20 down to the
Landing and bring LAWYER Haines
back here with you. Just tell him Q
sick white man wants to see him at
once, and not a word to anyone else"
"Yas, sah." the whites of his eyes
rolling. HE done know o. Pete, an
I'll sure bring him back yere."
1t was dark when they came, the
fire alone lighting up the interior of
the dingy cabin with fltful glow Of
red fame. I had managed to get out
Of bed and partially dress myself. feel
ing stronger. and IN less pain a. e1.
ercised my muscles. Haines was q
small. sandy-complexioned man, with
struggling beard and light blue
eyes. He appeared competent enough
bundle Of nervous energy. and yet
there was something about the fellow
which Instantly impressed me unfavor'
ably-probably his short, 1erky man.
ner of speech and his inability to look
straight at you.
"Pete has been telling me who you
are, lieutenant" he said. as we shook
hands, land putting some other things
together I can guess the rest. You
came south on the Warrior?"
| "From Fort Arnstrong-yes: who
| told you th.s1"
captain Throckmorton. I saw him
in st. Louis, and he seemed deeply
grieved by your sudden disappearance
No one on board was able to explain
what had occurred"
"Yet there we're two men on the
boat who could have explained II they
had cared to do So" answered dryly
81 mean Kirby and Carver; they were
the ones who threw me overheard"
He dropped into chair. bis kee1
ferret eyes on my face.
"Kirby and Carver7 They went
ashore with the Judges body at ths
Landing. So there Is story back d
all this" he. exclaimed jerkily. "D--s
It, thought a. much. Wss Bean
caire kilIed~
'No-not at least BY any violence
No doubt the shock of his loss has
tened his death. Surely you mus
know that he risked al he possessed
on a snme Of cards and LOST"
"Throckmorton knew something
about 1t. and there were other rumor.
floating about the Landing, but
have heard no details"
II have every reason. Hainss, to fee
convinced that both Kirby and Carve,
trailed Beaucairs up the river viii
the intention Of pluckinS him. Kirby
practically confessed this to me, boast
ingiy, afterward. That last night hl
SO manipulated the cards--or rather
Carver did. for 1t was his deal--as I.
deceive Beaucaire into firmly believ
Ing that he held an absolutely unbeat