Connecticut western news., 1919-09-18
SYNOPSIS.


EEht in Madison square. New York, is
&sgroaehe.d by an Eskimo dog, which
e follows the animal to Days gambling
DRce AS he reaches the house a girl
HDerges, evidently in a state of great agi-
Eoney. She, is the owner of the dog
RAs is attacked by two men, who seek
force her into an automobile. Paul,
W&h the dogs help, drives them away,
I'D the girl telling him she has no
ssmds in the city, he takes her to his
ssnas She is beWildered and all he can
MaH He leaves her in his rooms.
CHAPTER II-Puzzling over the situa-
Rszeiment that she is in danger sends him
nex to his home. There he finds man
Sass killed him She is in a semi-stupor.
md is unable to remember anything.
CRAPTER III-Hewlett carries the
&DG6 man down the fire escape and leaves
hzn In little-used back yard: From the
raHae Of the maker, on the dogs collar,
Mx& determines to take her there.
CHAPTER Waiter banking her
Nsgney they visit store, where Jacque
are makes some purchases necessary for
kne journey. There Paul meets man
mn@wn to him as Simon Leroux, who evil
Aszfg knows 1o Jacqueline and believes
m enemy of Jacqueline, and Paul evades
nann and with the girl starts for Quebec.
CHAPTER v-They travel as brother
HD& sister and on reaching Quebec Paul
Sssks the maker of the dogs collar, hop
g through him to learn something of
PRIEST, Pere Antoine. The priest tells him
1scaueline is the daughter of Charles Du-
sn@ne, recluse, and is married.
CHAPTER vI-Next day Paul arranges
yfsh Captain Dubois to sail for st.
Boniface, from which point they can
Essving Dubois Paul is attacked and left
nnsenscious in the street.
CHAPTER vII-Recovering conscious
Paul a,Ina goes to-, to the ,t hotel and n6s
ksstens to Dubois boat boat where e ai he ,nds
1aequeline, whom Dubois had rescued by
= ssever trick.
CHAPTER vIII-At st. Boniface Paul
uwrchases dogs and a sled and they set
ana for the Chateau Duchaine.
CHAPTER Ix-on the third day of the
snay ,, their (, dogs die poisoned by a
lAas 10 be the work of Lercax and that he
= Being followed. Jacqueline shows a
SIdden fear Of Paul and leaves him. He
Exndness and in a helpless condition is
EsF by Leroux and his crony, Philippe
&acsoix They make sport Of him and
ny Pere" Antoine.
CHAPTER x-Hewlett lies for days in
- priests hut, recovering his sight and
mengbh, and when Pere Antoine leaves
1H he sets out to find the chateau. He
t0ssss Jacqueline's Eskimo dog.
CHAPTER xI-PauI follows the dog
Rmd reaches a cave. Passing through It
ns sees the chateau close at hand.
cRAPTER xII-.Hewlett makes his way
ITO the house without being detected and
tbere finds Charles Duchaine an aged
1nbecife He meets Jacqueline.
CHAPTER xIII-The girl seemingly has
uses him. Leroux appears and Hewlett
Ems that Jacqueline is the wife Of
J1eQueline detests d'Epernay and fled
4sDnn him the day of their marriage go
to New York with $4,000 of her
1sther's money to play his system at
1Uxfette: Her mind continues blank az
- the happenings there.
CHAPTER xIV-Jacqueline, at the bid.
Msng of Leroux, insists that Paul leave
- chateau tea at once and Leroux takes
Exssbou to pass the nigEc.
CHAPTER xv-Caribou tells Paul that
I&croix, who was to have been his guide
80 leaving the chateau, intended to muir
Msv him while they were passing through
Nh@ cave.
CHAPTER xVI-Traversing the cave
aD his way back Paul encounters Lacroix
warmed, and threatening to shoot him
Kxeroix tells him of the existence of the
EDxd and how Leroux and he plan to OBJ
tnfn it. At the chateau Paul finds Leroux
NuHk1ng a declaration of love to Jacque-
AfBe: Hewlett learns that the man killed
- New York was Louis d'Epernay, the
ashland of Jacqueline. Paul, to shield
yBcqueline who he believes stabbed the
1nzn confesses the deed.
A
Tnguueline marry him at once, threaten
ing, If she does not to have her father
naken to Quebec and hanged for the
UEzrder of a man killed many years ago
- political fight.
CHAPTER xvIII-Hewlett with a knife
used to him by .Jacqueline, frees him.
nsM from his bonds and attacks Leroux
Nth a sword snatched from the wall,
.sunning him. Paul Jacqueline and
Meets. them and tells Paul of his deter
EEnation to kill "Leroux when his time
nres from the party.
CHAPTER XIX-Paul follows him, but
mere Paul Rs can not folioW. On bis his way Way
mex to Jacqueline Hewlett is shot at by
n Petbt5 t nst yiIlainous T., follower Of
ewing she is dying. Paul agrees to depart
1Um the chateau
GIVE Paul encounters Leroux and Pierre
@aribou. the Indian bent on taking Le-
ryu4's life The two fight and both fall
@Um the cliff into the torrent below
Lzcroix appears and Hewlett grapples
with him. Lacroix had planned to blow
up the cave. with the intention of killing
DUff Leroux and Hewlett, and while they
struggle the explosion occurs.
CHAPTER. xXI-Paul is unhurt, but
Eacrofx is pinned helpless1y under heavy
sDcks. He confesses to Paul that 1t was
~ who killed d'Epernay in New York,
nndp dies. Duchaine is killed in the explo-
non, and Paul and Jacqueline, who was
rot seriously wounded, make their way
- safety. Leaving, the cave they reach
Pere Antoine's cabin and find there the
psfest with Captain Dubois and Tom Car
gCn. Pauls former employer in New York
Carson had had business dealings with
Leroux and was to have financed him In
me exploitation of Duchaine's estate. The
explosion had so altered the place that
sny sea -ch for the gold would be fruit
MSS, and carson oeers Hewlett position
Nhieb b, accepts.