The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lin New York 1eWeirS
store Philip Severn, United States con
sular agent, notices small box Whlcn
attracts him. He purchases it. Later ne
discovers in secret compartment witt
ing giving a c.ew 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 II.-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 III-At the rendezvous Sc
vern is accepted as one of the consplra-
tors and admitted. He meets stranger
who appears to recognize him
CnArTER 1V.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry DAILY. The incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts II.
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 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 a scheme he has to
secure a sum amounting to s1,0OO,00O, 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 Is
Marie Gessler. He arranges to meet
Severn next day at Tom Costgan's sa-
loon. Leaving the building, Severn notices
a 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 Alva, 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
and learns that Harris has disappear
ed Cossigan appearantly 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 a Quandary.
CHAPTER IX.-With Marie, Severn WIS.,
its Peronds cafe, an underworld resort,
where the girl believes they may meet
Harris and Russian Jew, Ivan Waldron,
a 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 and 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-
.elusion that Marie has secured 1t as in
eliminating evidence. On 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 XI.-Returning to consci-
BUSINESS, Severn escapes from the room
IN which he is confined He finds 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 house
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-
vinced he and the girl had stolen from
A1va-
CHAPTER Xu.-Escaping from the
house, Severn has fight with Harris and
waldron. Harris is accidentally killed by
waldron and Severn and the girl get
away. Severn meets cab driver who
siyes 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
nce. In hiding, he Is witness to meet
ing between Wine and Waldron and over
hears enough to convince him that those
two were the actual murderers, and that
they have the money. Severn Is discov-
.red in his hiding place.
unknown invader who had escaped
after knocking him senseless. Certain
" he would never reveal the truth.
unless compelled to do so. To do so
would queer his whole game.
That is, it would if his game was
anything as had doped 1t out. Ii
he. working alone, or with some
accomplice, as now appeared more
probable, had been concerned In the
Alva murder, his main object at pres
ent would assuredly be to escape oe-
lection, and get division OF the
spoils. His one desire would be TO