The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-07-07
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER LIN a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States con-
sular agent, notices small box Whlcn
attracts him. He purchases It, Later ne
discovers in a secret compartment WIFI
ing giving clew to revolutionary move
ment in this country seeking to over
throw the Chilean government The VIII
ing mentions a rendezvous, and Severn
decides to investigate.
CHAPTER u.-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 go to the designated meeting place,
an abandoned iron foundry.
CHAPTER ,IIL-At the rendezvous Sc
vern Is accepted as one of the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets stranger
who appears to recognize him
G1ArrER IV.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry DAILY. The incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts it.
Ills new acquaintance Is notorious
thief, "Genteman 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 q scheme he has to
secure a sum amounting to s., 900, 900. the
revolutionary fund, and offers to split"
with him. Severn accepts the proposition.
CHAPTER vL-Severn learns it was
his new friend and Captain Alva" who
had lost the box which started him on
the trail Harris tells him the woman In
Marie Gessler. He arrsnges to meet
Severn next day at Tom Costigan'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 1t, he remembers having
seen 1t, or one like it. in Marie Gesslers
hat
I must have covered four or five
blocks immersed In such thought, al
most forgetful Of my surroundings
my head bent low before the rain, nay
feet carelessly slushing through the
water in pools on the sidewalk. I met
no one, heard no sound to arouse me;
all about was dark, desolate, forlorn.
Then suddenly I became conscious OF
some unusual obstruction just ahead.
At first took it for wrecked wagon
lying against the curb, but another
step forward revealed the truth-a de-
serted touring car, it's red tal-light
plastered with mud, and barely visible.
] approached with a feeling OF relief;
1t was not wrecked, no sign Of acci-
dent was to be noticed. Even in that
dim light could see the machine was
no common car, a sedan, it's glass bril-
liant in spite Of the rain spatters and
its paint cleaning brightly.
stared about wonderingly, but
could perceive nothing to account for
the presence of such car, or it's ap-
parent desertion. Up and down both
streets not a figure moved; not
sound reached me but the slough Of
the wind, and the patter Of rain. l
shivered with the loneliness of it all,
as curiosity led NE to cross the muddy
parkway to assure myself as to what
this strange desertion meant.
There was no one in the car. I
could look straight through the
dimmed windows, against the glare OF
a street lamp block away. One OF
the rear doors stood half open, and,
tempted by it, I bent over and felt
within. My hand touched some OBJ
ject on the floor, and I Instantly
Strengthened up with the thing