The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-07-14
SYNOPSIS.

I
sular agent, notices small box which
attracts him. He purchases it. Later he
discovers in a secret compartment WIT
ing giving a clew to revolutionary move
ment in this country seeking to over
throw the Chilean government The writ
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.
4 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 III.-At the rendezvous Sc
vern is accepted as one of the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
( who appears to recognize him
CnArrER IV.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry Daily. The incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts it.
His 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 &C
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 100000, the
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 Costigan's sa-
loon. Leaving the building, Severn notices
a stalled automobile few blocks away.
Investigating, he finds the body Of Cap
tain Alva, stabbed to death with hatpin
dagger. Securing it, he remembers having
seen 1t, or one like 1t, In Marie Gesslers
hat
CHAPTER VL.-Believing 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 Costigan's and learns
that Harris has disappeared. Costigan
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 a quandary. -.---.-
= n knew that would be your first
question. The answer is extremely
simple. Did you wonder why l did
not denounce you to those men In the
other room? Oh, you did! You
knew you were there surreptitiously,
in disguise, under a false name, mas
querading as a friend Of that fellow
: Horner. You knew it-well, so did l."
"But how could you know that!
What gave you such suspicion? And,
knowing it, why should you desire to
protect mer',
"Tn waive your last question; that
can-wait it's own answer" She leaned
toward me and Ler extended hand
touched ring I wore.
Because men who wear a Yale
signet of 1899 are not going to be con-
nected with that kind of gang she
said gravely.
"But," exclaimed, bewildered, chow
did you recognize the signet?'
"My brother wears one"
"Your brother! In my class? You
will not tell me his nane"
''No, Mr.. Severn. 1 have reason to
believe you know him very we'll, or dld
q few years ago. However, that was
why I trusted you so suddenly. 1
pinned my faith on the honor OF OLD
Yale. That is Why I kept silent and
asked you to call at PAT LIE Compte
street"
81 did CALL" rather Indignantly.
"And was Informed there was no Miss
Conrad residing in the house"
II suspected you might make some
such discovery. Yet your coming was
appreciated; it afforded me the oppor-
tunity I sought to discover where you
we're stopping and under What name
you registered. To confess the truth,
this was my sole object in the sudden
invention Of Miss Conrad"
"Then there is no such person"
II would hardly 60 as far as that;
undoubtedly there is; in fact, l Know
very estimable stenographer by that
name, but she does not reside on LIE
Compte street"
"But how could my inquiry there
have brought you the information de-
sired? I was not asked my name.'
"A boy got into the car with you
at the corner, did he not-a Jewish
boy?- You paid no attention to him
after that; you had no conception that
he got off also where you did and was
not far behind you when you entered
the hotel. He did not remain long,
merely long enough to assure himself
that YOU we're given key from the