Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-08
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER LIN a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn, United States con-
Sular agent. notices small box which
attracts him. He purchases 1t. Later he
discovers In secret compartment writ
ing giving clew to a 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 saloon in the vicinity
woman In the place Is met by man,
seemingly by appointment, and Severn.
MIS- suspicious aroused, follows them
They go to the designated meeting place,
an abandoned iron foundry
CHAPTER III.-At the rendezvous Sc
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
who appears to recognize him.
CHAPTER IV.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry DAILY. The incident plays
into Severns 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
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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 s., 900, 900, the
revolutionary fund.- and offers to ..split''
with him he
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 few blocks away
Investigating, he ands 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 Withdrawing Marie left
the foundry with Alya, 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
CndC f1STrlS mas ufSdppedTeQ.- iOOSllgdn
apparently has no doubt that Severn is
really DAILY" and gives him his full
confidence.
CHAPTER vIII-At his hotel Severn
finds 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 mindeas 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 a deep
impression. is in a quandary.
CHAPTER IX.-With Marie, Severn Wis
its Peron6's 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 off. 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.