Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

Of the regular army Z. on, duty at Fort s1y
Armstrong. Rock Island. III. n territ .Ss
threatened by disaffected Indians inc
to, ST. Louis. He takes passage on the
steamer Warrior and makes the acqualnt,
ance of Judge Beaucaire, rich planter, anu :.
OF Joe Kirby uhe Devils own)' notorious
gambler.
CHAPTER II. : Knox learns Judge
Whom the judge has disowned. Rene,s
mother is a negress, and she ana' n nes
daughter. never having been freed, aIe
slaves under the law, although the sris
have been brought up as sistefs'
CHAPTER Ill Kirby induces the Judge
to, stake his plantation and negro servants
on a poker hand unfairly dealt by joe
contain Ave aces, and Kirby accuses the
arises arises to to attack e Kirby. and drops dead
CHAPTER WIN the, confusion Kirby
and Carver are enabled to steal away.
Knox tries to induce Kirby to give up ms
stolen winnings. Kirby refuses and aiter
r hot y The ana sWms
ashore and reaches hut
CHAPTER y;-TKnox lies unconscious
for ten days. Recovering, he finds he Is
who had shot him, mistaking him for an
enemy. His dispatches have been for-
wardod he sends Pete to bring Haynes,
BeauCaire.s lawyer, and they arr "a ,fta
cabin OF an abolitionist, Amos Shrunk,
before Kirby comes.
CHAPTER Wat the Beaucaire place
Knox overhesrs a conversation between
the sheriff and his deputy and learns the
truth about the situation. Reaching the
house he, from balcony. is witness to
an interview between Kirby and Rene
Beaucaire. Kirby insults the girl. and
Knox attacks him.
CHAPTER withdrawing Kirby dead
Knox explains affairs to the girl, and she
agrees to try to escape with him. Ihey
fail to find Pete where he had been posted.
go Knox seizes the sherif's kcelboat.
along with Sam, the slave left In charge,
and they begin their voyage up the river
CHAPTER VIII. - eachlng Ressuer
creek without incident they lay UP 10,
Sam I recognizes Kirby on board When
Shrunk's place. There they md Free
Pete" dead, outside the cabin, and Shrink
and Carver, also dead, within the shack.
CHAPTER fX.-Knox realizes the muir.
ders are the work of Kirby but sees
nothing to do except proceed up the river.
While Knox an: SAM are burying tne
dead Kirby's party gets away with the
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, he
learns that Sam was killed but The girl
He snPgssa, Pl M . ~ might Ss
Adventurer. There Knox finds the Ad-
venturer had run into and sunk the keel
boat. but rescued Rene, Kirby, and
CHAPTER X1.-while looking, for
Rene's temporary prison Knox learns
<-n.
had been cooking for shrunk at the time
OF the murders. Rene and her mother are
s sx and ts aai TIE G ss Judge
daughter The steamer is ordered up the
river, and Kirby. with the two women and
tho deputy sheriff. sneak ashore Knox
CHAPTER XII.-Knox neets Tim Ken
nedy who is intoxicated and readily &C
Cep0 Knox's claim to acQuaintanceshlp.
Kennedy introduces him, TO Jack hale,
whisky seller and desperate. Knox learns
from him that Kennedy has quarreled
with Kirby on account OF Etoise. and de-
serted him. Rale urges Knox to take
Kennedy's place and help Kirby carry out
hts scheme TO marry the girl and get
away. Knox agrees.
ut has been a hellsh affair all the
way through. and the only way in
which I can serve her, If this is so, is
by getting her away-as far away as
possible, and where this devil can
never find her again. What bothers
me right now Is your case"
mime? Lord, what's the matter with
me-"
Considerable, should soy. You
can't be left here alone 10 face the re.
suit OF this nights work. II Gaskins
is dead from the blow you struck him
these two fellows will swear your life
away just for revenge. Even if you
| fcld the whole story. what chance
you'd you have, That would only ex-
nose us. HUd etiil fail to clear you. 1t