Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-09
SYNOrMS.

In a New York jewelry store Philip
Severn. United States consular agent,
notices a small box which attracts him.
a secret compartment a writing giving
a clew to a revolutionary movement in
TINS ountry seeking to overthrow" the
tions a rendezvous, and Severn decides
to investigate.
He goes to the designated. place, an
abandoned iron foundry: At the rendezs
conspirators and admitted. He meets .
stranger who appears to recognize him.
The stranger addresses Severn as Harry
hands and 1 he accepts esAy Il. his His new ssvei at.
Quatntance Is a notorious thief. Gentle
man George Harris. Concealed, Severn
s bears n, = girl lad addressing - the cSnsp pr =;
scheme. he has TO secure a sum
s ann 9nas .t ts $1,000, oee : the re s,'S lion
Severn accepts the proposition. Severn
learns 1T was his new friend and q
Captain Alya" who had lost. the box
tells him the woman is Marie Gessler.
Severn finds the body Of Captain Alva,
stabbed to death with a hatpin dagger.
Securing it: he remembers having seen
He takes the dagger with him. leaving
the body to be discovered later.
Returning Of consciousness. Severn
SoSSPC6 4iOIA lHe EOOul III WHICH u0 Is
>confned. He ends Marie in another room
and her partial expiration Of her part
in the tangled affair almost convinces
him of her innocence. She explains her
she and Ivan Waldron's wife had been
sirlhood friends. She has been decoyed
to the place by Harris in the hope that,
having her in their power, the censpira-
money which they are convinced he and
the girl had stolen from Alva-
Escaping from the house. Severn has
ris is accidentally killed by waldron
and severnNand the girl get away. Sew
ern meets a cab driver whip gives him
Wine as the murderer Of Alva. Wine
vas present at the meeting at the iron
foundry.
Severn visits the Colmar building, In
Is a witness to a meeting between Wine
and Waldron and overhears enough to
convince him that those two were the
actual. murderers. and that they have
the money. Severn is discovered in his
hiding place.
Attacked by both waldron and Wine
Severn puts up q fierce, defensive Tight.
the window. falling three stories. Severn
knocks out Waldron as the police break
into the room.
His connection with the consular
service made known. Severn is released.
Marie has disappeared. and in q last ef-
fort to d~isentangle, the threads Of the
mystery he visits the Office Of Adolph
krantx. h banker who had handled the
FUNDS for the evolutionary junta: There
Longdale, sister OF an old college friend,
and the, clouds are cleared away.
CHAPTER XIV.-Continned.
"Yes-onicialiy; my home is in
e stopping here?"
l told him, naming the hotel at
which / was registered.
"AIl right, then. I'll look around. q
bit; Morris. run down and call the
patrol; have EN- get that body down
out Of there first when they come;
Kelly. you stay here. with Halsey al
the door"
I followed him and the fourth Off
Ger into the inner Office. 1t was q
wreck, but the sergeant took the scene
in at a glance and picked his way
across to the shattered window. The
policeman bent yer the outstretched
figure Of Waldron.
How is the cuss, Carr 2"
ALIVE all right. but rot q hi OF
q crack on the COCO"
Give him q glass of water in the
face. Is this the grip you was telling
me about, Mr.. Severn q
Eyes; it's locked, bat supposed to
be full Of greenbackR.'
He pulled It forth from beneath the
grasp of Waldron's arm.
"All right; I'll see Il. safe out q
here. I guess you'll have to go alons
with us MI. Severn; the captain win
likely want to ak some questions.
FaeLA0 - .--tL-a-HEr 1870 t-L