Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-11-11
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Dr. John Nicholson, in
terne Just leaving hospital, becomes resi-
dent physician at the home Of Homer Sid
ney. Hartley house Mr.. Sidney is an old
peculiar atmosphere of the house and
grounds, and the surly attitude assumed
by Jed. Mr. sidneys butler. impress MI
eoly If tbs Later he hears the
where Richard Dobson, son OF former
owner of Hartley house, had killed his
brother, Arthur Dobson.
CHAPTER 11.-Michelson meets 1sobel.
Mr.. .Sidney's daughter. That night he is
awakened by woman's screams and finds
Jed, Intoxicated, threatening Mrs. Sidney
He intervenes. Next day Mrs. Sidney
makes light OF the incident and urges Mi
chelson to keep silent about it,
CHAPTER 111.-After Nicholson has
been short time at the house Mrs. Sid
ney urges him to consent to the announce
mea IN Of his to 1sobsl saying
is weighty reason for such an extraor-
binary request. he complies. Isobel later
informs him Jed seeks her hand in mar
riage.
CHAPTER Iv.-Mr. Sidney visits the
penitentiary at Alwlch and sees the man
Dobson, the slayer of his brother. and the
one about whom revolves the mystery of
lne haunted pool.
CHAPTER VA plumber. doing some
work at Hartley house, tells Of his fright
some time ago when he saw the ghost"
at the pool. Jed relates the story Of the
Dobson tragedy to the doctor.
CHAPTER VI.-That night Nicholson,
standing by the pool. but does not inves-
tigate. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney and Isobel
leave on a trip to South America. Micnel-
son meets an acquaintance who tells him
OF tragedy at Montevideo which seems
to Nicholson to have bearing on the
mystery Of Hartley house.
CHAPTER VII.-The Sidneys return,
and few days later the appearance of
foreigner. apparently sailor, throws Jed
into an agony Of apprehension. He, how
ever, denies any knowledge Of the stran-
gers identity.
CHAPTER VILLA few days later Mi
lawyer. acting for a mysterious stranger.
whose name is Dravada. The lawyer
leaves copy Of a document stolen from
Mr.. Sidney at Montevideo, which seems
Sidney Nicholson refuses to have any
dealings with the lawyer, and the latter
threatens publicity. Mrs. Sidney admits
she knows the circumstances but will not
.divulge them.
CHAPTER 1x.-Jed Is kidnapped from
Hartley house. The house is burglarized
and Jed's room ransacked. Nicholson be-
lieves the thieves have secured possession
OF Mr.. Sjdney's diary, containing the sup
posed confession, which led had purloined.
CHAPTER X.-Michelson gets a mes
sage from Norwich, small town nearby,
informing him that in an automobile ac-
cident a man has been killed and wom-
an badly hurt. He finds that the dead
am was s sroWn and the
had engineered the burglary.
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CHAPTER Killed returns and tells
how he had been kept prisoner by Brown
and Dravada, they seeking to force him to
tells Nicholson the thieves did not Sc
cure the document, which he has in q
safe place. Morgan. head Of a detective
Nicholson that the sailor, Dravada. has
put him on the trail of the mystery and
that he will follow it. Nicholson refuses
to allow the family to be blackmailed.
CHAPTER XII-While awaiting devel-
opments Nicholson. feeling that he cannot
win her, asks to have his engagement"
to 1sobei broken off, but both she and her
mother refuse to consider 1t. &
His candle lighted the large room
hut dimly. and I felt secure. seeing inn
mediately that he had definite OBJ
ject. He went to the corner of the
room. took up heavy cane which
had often seen standing there, and
with 1t In his hand went toward the
door as II his business In the room
were wholly done.
AS he did so, saw his face plainly
in the candle light 1t WIS wholly