Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Lin lSa2 Lieutenant Knox
Armstrong. Rock Island. Ill. 10 territory
threatened by disSieeted Indians me
commandant sends him with dlspatcnes
steamer Warrior and makes tho acauaint,
Of Joe KirSy tths Devils own, notorious
gambler.
CHAPTER Il - Knox learns judge
Beaucairs has . daughter. ElofsA, eno :
whom The Judge Rs. disswnsd. Hsqs.:
mother is I neSress. and she and her
daughter, never having been fred. are
s ssy. sS Sns' sro On: w Up :. s:ss
CHAPTER III.-Kirsy induces the iud!e
On . poker hand unfairly dealt By ICE
contain fivs aces. and Kirby accuses the
s sSas: q q sisssi rbs sss asoDs Ssad
CHAPTER Iv.-1n the confusion Kirby
Knox tries to induce Kirby TO give up ms
stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and aIter
hot argument he and carver throw
Knox over board. The lieutenant s"Ahs
ashore and reaches a hut.
for ten days Recovering, he finds he is
i'm cabin owned by Pete. free Niger,
who had shot him, mistakins him for an
enemy, His dispatches have been for
Beaucaire's lawyer. and they arrange.
with Pete's help, TO get the women TO the
cabin OF an abolitionist Amos Shrunk,
before Kirby comes.
CHAPTER vI-At the Beaucaire place
Knox oysrhears conversation between
truth about the situation. Reaching the
house ne. from balcony, Is witness TO
An interview between Kirby and Rene
Beaucaire. Kirby insults the girl and
Knox attacks him. o.,
CHAPTER v1I-Believing Kirby dead
axrees to try TO escape with him. They
fall TO hnd Pete where he had been posted.
p xn %s s thu the .:Ss e. In shss
and they begin their voyage UP the river.
CHAPTER yI1I ..,, REACHING ,Sa,, R las 3e1
the night. Next day a steamer passes and
Sam recognizes Kirby on board When
the boat is ont of sight they proceed &c
Pete" dead. outside the caSir. and shrunk
and Carver. also dead within the shack.
CHAPTER Ix.-Knox,reaiizes the muir
oers are the work OF Kirby but sees
nothing 10 DO except proceed tip the riyer.
While Knox and Sam are burytnS the
dead Ktr5y's party estS away with th s
the fugitives set out. Kirby, on the keel
boat, rams their frail craft
CHAPTER x,-Knox Is thrown into the
river but retains his senses. Listening, ne
learns that Sam was killed but the girl
rescued He supports himself all night on
a snag, and is rescued by steamer. the
Adyenturer. There Knox finds the Adj
yenturer had run into and sunk the keel
boat. but rescued Rene. Kirby. and .
deputy sheriff who accompanied Kirby.
CHAPTER x1-whne looking fot
from Elsie CLARK a free negress. who
had been cooking FOR SsranS at the tiH.e
Of the murders, Rene and her mother are
Knox 10 really Eloise, Judge Beaucaire's
daughter. The stea mer IL ordered up the
river, and Kirby. With the two women and
the deputy sheriff. sneak ashore. Knox
follows them.
CHAPTER x1I.-Knox meets Tim Ken
needy, who Is Intoxicated and readily &C
cepts Knox's claim TO acquaintanceship
Kennedy introduces him to Jack Rale,
whisky seller and desperate: Knox learns
with Kirby on account OF Eloise. and de-
serted him. Rale urges Knox TO take
kernedy's place and help Kirby carry out
his scheme to marry the girl and get
away. Knox agrees
CHAPTER xI11-Rale goes from the
drinking den to meet Kirby. leaving Knox
and Kennedy. the former presumably
asleep and the latter in a drunken stupor.
Knox with difficulty aropses Kennedy and
explains who he is az the same time tell
Ing him Kirby's vile scheme. Kennedy
agrees to stand by Knox. The two go to
IN appointed place to meet Kirby. Rale,
and the two women. Eloise has been
drugyed and is practically. unconscious.
Kirby recognizes Knox An instant be fore
the latter knocks him sense!ess. and Rals
and Knox engage in bitter combat. Ken
nsdy comes to knox's AID and after hay.
fnR Knocked out GaSkiEs reneKade
preacher, 0ubdues Rafe. They fnd that
Gaskins 10 dead. That makes It impera-
tive that Kennedy get away quick. and be
readily agrees TO accompany Knox.