Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10


commandant sends him with dispatches
to st. Louis. He takes passage on .ne
steamer Warrior and makes the acqualnt,,
of Joe Kirby Cths Devils OWN. notorious
gambler
CHAPTER H. - Knox learns Judge
Deaucaire has a daughter, Eloise, and
granddaughter, Rene, offspring OF son
whom the Judge has dis9wnea .n M'f her
daughter, never having been freeo, aIe
slaves under the law, although the girls
have been brought up AZ sisters.
CHAPTER III.-Kirby induces the Judge
TO stake his plantation and negro servants
on a poker hand unfairly dea AZ oS a1 1Ss
contain five aces ard Kirby accuses the
Judge of cheating. Beaucaire, infuriateo.
arises to attack Kirby. and drops dead
CHAPTER ,Iv.-1p the confusion Kirby
and Carver are enabled to steal away.
stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and after
a hot argument he and Carver throw
Knox overheard. The lieutenant sWiuas
ashore ana reaches hut
CHAPTER y.-Knox lies unconscious
for ten days. Recovering, he finds he Is
in a cabin owned by Pete free Niger,
who had shot him. nlstaking him for an
enemy, His dispatches have been for
warded. He sends Pete to bring Haynes.
Beaucai,e's lawyer. and they arrange.
with Pets's help, to get the women 10 the
cabin Of an abolitlonist, Amos Shrunk,
before Kirby comes.
CHAPTER Wat the Beaucaire place
Knox overhears conversation between
the sheriff and his deputy. and learns the
truth about the situation. Reaching the
An Interview between Kirby and Rene
peaucaire. Kirby insults the girl, and
Knox attacks him.
CHAPTER Withdrawing Kirby dead
Knox explains affairs to the gil; and 1s she
fail to and Pete where he had been posted.
90 Knox seizes the sheriff's kselooat.
siong with SAM the slave Ter, N r. en r;rse
CHAPTER VIII. - Reaching Rassuer
creek without incident they lay UP for
Sam recognizes Kirby on board. When
the boat is out OF sight they proceed te
Shrunk's place. There they find Free
and Carver. also dead, within the shack.
de-. a,s Re work Q: Kss s as
nothing to do except proceed up the nyer.
While Knox and Sam are burying the
DEAD KirGy: party gesi a ,E lt Rb ies
the fuSftivss set out. Kirby, on the Keel
boat, rams their frail craft.
CHAPTER X.-Knox is thrown into the
river but retains his senses. Listening. he
learns that Sam was killed but the giri
rsseued Hs supports. himself al niEht o.. on
Advsnturer. There Knox finds the. Ad-
ventures had run into and sunk the keel
sea but rsscrsG s. Rem na apy
CHAPTER Xl.-whils looking. for
hfsa Es. ss Ps rss Who
had been cooking for shrunk 81 the time
Of the Hurders. Rene and her mother are
as and ,av The s y aa.s E'e
daughter. The steamer Is ordered up the
river and Kirby, with the two women and
the deputy sheriff, sneak ashore. Knox
follows them.
CHAPTER XII-Knox meets Tim Ken
cepss Knox's claim to acquaintanceship.
Kennedy introduces him TO Jack Rale
whisky seller and desperate. Knox learns
from him that kennedy has aua nd Leo
serted him. Rale urges Knox TO take
Kennedy's place and help Kirby carry out
his scheme to marry the girl and get
away. Knox agrees.
CHAPTER x1I1-Rals goes from the
drinking don to meet Kirby. leaving Knox
asIeep and the latter in drunken stupor:
Knox with difficulty srouses Kennedy and
explains who he is, St the same time tell
sHres sP 70 sana ;, Knox f.. two
an APPOINTED nlace TO meet Kirby. Rals,
and The two women Eio'ss has an, ,i been
aTH lssg a.e s1a Rnsa ~
the latter knocks him ssnssless and bAls
and Knox engage In bitter oonest Zen
preacisr. suodues Raie. they And that
GasktnB Is dead. That makes 1t tmpffar
tive that Kennedy get away quick. and be
readily agrees to accompany Knox.
"They must have said much to de-
ceive you," and bent forward to touch
her hand. "See, am very much alive.
Let me tell you-that will be the quick
est way to understand. In the first
place I did not drown when the boat
was smashed, but was rendered help
less and borne away on the water The
Adventurer rescued me about daylight
the next morning, and was no sooner
on board than I was told how the keel
boat had been run down below on the
river during tho night and that your
party had all been saved-two white
men and two negress slaves. OF course,
! knew you must be one Of them"
"Then-then we were actually to-
gether, on the same boat, all the way
up hsre2'.
Yes; I tried hard to find where you
were concealed on board, but failed.
Kirby guarded you with great care
from all observation. Do you know
whyT
Eyes," she answered, as though fore
ing herself to speak. II do know now
I thought knew then, but was mis-
taken. supposed it might be because
I looked so little like negress, but
now / realize 1t was his own con
science He knew was white WON
an; he had become convinced that
was EIolse Beaucaire. Did you know
that, alsoT'
IT learned the truth on the boat
from the same source where Kirby OBJ
tanned his information. Elsie CLARK
| told me-"
Elsie Clark Who is she? How
did she known
"A free negrsss, who had been EN-
ployed by Amos Shrunk. She was thu
other prisoner on the keelboat whei
you were captured, kept locked below
In the cabin"
4 How could she know who waSf'
"She did not. Only she was positiv'
that you could not be Rene Bsaucaire
because she knew that Rene, In com
panyI with her mother, had departst
from ghrunk's cabin before those raid
err cana. The TWO had already staxte.
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