Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-25
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER Lin New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States con-
sular agent, notices small box which
attracts him. He purchases it. Later he
discovers in a secret compartment a writ
ing giving clew to revolutionary move
ment IN this country seeking to over
throw the Chilean government The writ
ing mentions rendezvous, and Severn
decides to investigate
CHAPTER II.-Finding the place men,
TONED in the writing apparently deserted.
severn visits saloon in the vicinity
A woman in the place is met by a man,
seemingly by appointment, and Severn,
MS suspicious aroused, follows them.
They go to the designated meeting place,
an abandoned iron foundry.
CHAPTER III.-At the rendezvous Sc
vern is accepted as one of the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
VINO appears to recognize him.
CHAPTER Iv.-The stranger addresses
severn as Harry Daily. The incident plays
INTO Severn's hands and he accepts it,
Ills new acquaintance is a 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 a sum amounting to 81 O00 900, the
revolutionary fund, and offers to split
with him. Severn accepts the proposition.
CHAPTER VI.-Severn learns II was
his new friend and Captain Alva" who
had lost the box which started him on
the trail. Harris tells him the woman is
Marie Gessler. He arranges to meet
Severn next day at Tom Costigan's sa-
loon. Leaving the building, Severn notices
stalled automobile a few blocks away.
Investigating, he finds the body of Cap
tain Alva. stabbed to4death with hatpin
dagger Securing it, he remembers having
seen it, or one like 1t, in Marie Gesslers
hat.
CHAPTER VII.-Beleving Marie left
the foundry with Alva, Severn is forced
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 Costigans and learns
tnat HARRIS mas Y disappeared. COSliSan
apparently has no doubt that Severn is
really DAILY" and gives him his full
confidence.
CHAPTER vIII.-At his hotel Severn
finds a message asking him to phone the
Hotel McAlpin. He does so and is invited
to call. At the McAlpin he meets Marie
Gessler. She refuses fully to explain her
position, and he 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 quandary.
CHAPTER IX.-With Marie, Severn Wis
its Peronds 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 Peronds, Harris discovers Seyern, and
: believing the latter has obtained the
money after killing Alva, attacks him.
Severn fights him and Waldron off, and,
with Marie, escapes The girl refuses
fully to explain her position in connection
with the conspirators, insistin~ that Sc
vern must, give her his full confidence.
With that he is forced to be content.