The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-10
ny MAnEu. ABBOTT

Here. "A real detective story. Its
stin happening. and nobody knows
4 how it's going to end, or whether
the villain is really tho villain. or
anything: but les got soidier-horse-
doctor hero. and nan.hnnt With
hloodhounas and airplanes. and more
thrills than Bin Hart movie.
It's Ike this. so far. tho there
may be a new chapter before you
have finished reading.
SOCIETY Girl. WAS
SHOT WHILE MOTORING
Florence Barton. Kansas city so
ciety girl. and Howard Winter. her
Sianee. driving near Hillrrest Coun-
try club on the night OF October :.
|nwere shot by one OF three men In
another automobiie. Whistler was
slightly wounded. Miss Barton died
on the way TO a hospital
Private detectives ard the city
force were put on the Job OF ind
ing the murderer. After a months
chase thru Arizona and California
Denzef Chester. 81. blacksmith. was
arrested In Great Falls. Mont. where
he was iured to rooming house by
letters signed with the name OF n
woman whose love letters had been
found among his belongings
On the train. Chester was put IN
. staterocm- r. r. Beasley. poiic~
detective. sat m the room with him.
Outside sat two detectives from a
private agency. Beasisy afterwart
49,
removed to let him eat lunch and
shave. and because he was treating
him well to set him to answer CUES
tionA
PRISONER yUsfPs
THRU TRAIN WINDOW
Suddenly. as the train pulled out
Of Broken Bow. Nsh- there was
crash Of glass. a voli~y OF shots. and
B<Asiey dashed out OF the sfateroom.
shouting. My God DENIES
3amped out Of the Window
The train was stopped. bat Of
Chester. who was supposed TO havc
dived thru two heavy panes Of plate
giase. there was no trace save q hat
with bullet hole in H.
Followed then a rnan-hunt tfsax TIE
whole Middle West will always re-
and Chester was hafiess and coatless
BIoodbounds were put on the tran.
Officers took trains in all directions
Miss Barton's two brothers and Win
ter secured the country In autono
blIcs- John Haxan. superintendent
OF the detective agency. lowered over
the region In an airplanA
BrG REWARDS ARR
OFFERED FOR HIM
Rewards totafing sfo.7oe had he>n
offered But the prairie seemed To
have opened and swallowed Dennie
Chester.
Almost exhausted. Barton. HAgan
and a deputy sheriff named Ham
mond got a fresh tip. Nov. 10. that
Chester was near Oconto. Neb. 1t
was . O'Clock In the morning. but
only they went again. And Just then
arrived the hero. DIR. Martin Hanson.
over six feet tall. "a years old. a first
lieutenant in the veterinary corps
ing a sick horre all night. and ha
volunteered 20 help IN the search.
About noon. Hanson and Ham
mond. driving together. met . man
IN khaki unionalIa
How far to ocontoy- asked Han
son. jumping out
.'Oh. five or stx miles, replied the
man
Hanson's revolver was already
against his stomach. Hands up" he
ordered. and they went up. 1t was
DenzeI Chester.
TRIES To HANG
HIMSELF IN JAIL
In the Broken Bow jan, late that
afternoon. Chester tore strips from
his blanket. knotted them about hts
throat. and had almost sfrangied
himself before he was found. Early
next morning. despite the guard
watching him. he suddenly stood up
on his cot and Owed headlong to the
cement floor.
And here, instead Of ending. begins