The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-11
SYNOPSIS.

store Philip Severn, United States con-
sular agent, notices small ooX "hlco
attracts him. He purchases 1t. Later ne
discovers in secret compartment Wrat-
ing giving clew to revolutionary move
uent in this country seeking 10 over
throw the Chilean government The writ
ing mentions a rendezvous, and severn
decides to investigate
CHAPTER n.-Finding the place men
toned in the writing apparently deserted,
Severn visits a saloon in the vicinity.
A woman in the place Is met by man.
seemingly by appointment, and Severn,
his suspicious aroused, follows them
They 60 to the designated meeting place,
= an abandoned iron foundry.
CHAPTER IIL-At the rendezvous se-
.vern Is accepted as one of the consplra-
tors and admitted. He meets stranger
who appears to recognize him
CHATTER Iv.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry Daily The incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts 1t.
HIS new acquaintance is notorious
thief, "Gentleman George Harris Con-
cealed, Severn hears the girl he had fol-
lowed address the conspirators She urges
them to hasten the work of revolution.
CHAPTER V.-Leaving the crowd to
discuss the message she had brought, the
girl discovers Severn listening. She ac-
cepts his explanation Of his presence and
makes an appointment to meet him next
day. He tells her his name is DAILY. Har-
ris informs him of scheme he has to
secure sum amounting to S1,0CO,0OO, tho
revolutionary fund, and offers to 'split"
with him Severn accepts the proposition.
CHAPTER VL-Severn learns it was
his new friend and a Captain Alva" who
had lost the box which started him on
the trail. Harris tells him the woman IL
Marie Gessler. He arranges to meet
Severn next day at Tom Costgan's sa-
loon. Leaving the building, Severn notices
q stalled automobile a few blocks away.
Investigating, he finds the body Of Cap
tain Alva, stabbed to death with hatpin
dagger. Securing it, he remembers having
seen it, or one like 1t, in Marie Gessler's
hat.
CHAPTER VII--Believing Marie left
the foundry with Alya, Severn is fore
ed to believe she is the slayer. He
takes the dagger with him, leaving
the Body to be discovered later. At the
address Marie had given him he finds
she is unknown. He visits Costigan's S
and learns that Harris has disappear
ed. Costigan appearantly has no doubt
that Severn is really DAILY and
gives him his full confidence.
CHAPTER vIIL-At his hotel Severn
fnds a message asking him to phone the
Hotel McAlpin. He does SO and is invited
TO call. At the McAlpin he Imeets Marie
Gessler. She refuses fully to explain her
nosition. and ne is unable to make up
his mind as to whether she is guilty or
innocent of Alva's murder. The presump-
ton. however, Is all against her, and
severn. on whom she has made deep
Impression, is in a quandary' -.--.-
CHAPTER K-With Marie, Severn vis-
It's Perond's cafe, an underworld resort,
where the girl believes they may meet
Harris and a Russian Jew, Ivan Waldron,
leading spirit in the scheme Of robbery.
At Perond's, Harris discovers Severn, and
believing the latter has obtained the
money after killing Alva, attacks him.
Severn fights him anu Waldron of, and,
with Marie, escapes. The girl refuses
fully to explain her position in connection
with the conspirators, insisting that Sc
vern must give her his full confidence.
With that he is forced to be content.
CHAPTER x-After leaving the girl
at. the McAlpin, Severn finds that his room
has been entered and the dagger stolen.
Bewildered, he about comes to the con-
clusion that Marie has secured 1t as in
eliminating evidence. On a telephone
call from Harris Severn visits Costigan's.
There Harris, Costigan and Waldron con-
front him. They refuse to believe he has
not got the money stolen from Alva, and
after fight Severn is left unconscious.
CHAPTER XL-Returning to consci-
ousness. Severn escapes from the room
IN which he is confined. He fads Marie
in another room, and her partial explapa-
ton of her part in the tangled affair
almost convinces him Of her innocence.
She explains her presence in the mouse
by the fact that she and Ivan 'Waldron's
wife had been girlhood friends. She has
been decoyed to the place by Harris in
the hope that, having her In their power,
the conspirators can induce Severn to
share the money which they are con-
yinced he and the girl had stolen from
Alva-
CHAPTER XI-Escaping from the
house. Severn has fight with Harris and
WaIdron. Harris is accidentally killed by
waldron and Severn and the girl get
away. Severn meets cab driver who
gives him information turning his mind
to Casper Wine as the murderer Of Ava.
Wine was present at the meeting at the
iron foundry.
= CHAPTER XIIL-severn visits the Col
mar building, in which Wine has his Of
hce. In hiding, he is witness to meet
ing between Wine and Waldron and over
hears enough to convince hira that those
two were the actual murderers. and thst
they have the money. Severn Is discov.
.red in his hiding place.
CHAPTER xIv.-Attacked by both
waldron and Wine Severn puts up q
fierce defensive fight In the melee Wine
IS thrown through the window, falling
three stories Severn knocks out Wal
dron as the police break into the room.
CHAPTER XV.-His connection with
me consular service made known. Severn
fs released. Marie has disappeared and
In a last effort to disentangle the threads
of the mystery he visits the Office Of
Adolph Krantz, the banker who had han
dled the funds for the revolutionary junta.
Thers se meets marie Gessler," really
helen Longdale, sister of an old college
friend and the clouds are cleared away.