Licking Valley courier., 1922-06-08

ner. Henry Spearman, Corvet seeks Con-
stance Sheriff., daughter Of his ether
secuEes from her promiAe not to marry
Spearman. He then disappears. Sheriff.
learns Corvet has written to q certain
Allan Conrad, in Blue Rapids. kansas,
and exhibited strange agitation over the
matter
CHAPTER II.-Corvet's letter summons
Conrad, a youth Of unknown parentage,
to Chicago.
CHAPTER uI.-Frem Q statement of
Sheriff. 1t seems probable Conrad 10 Cor
vets illegftimate sen. Corvet has decided
his house and Its contents to Allah.
CHAPTER IV.-Alan takes possession
Of his new home.
CHAPTER v.-That night Alan 4iscov-
ers'a man ransackipg the desks ana hu-
reau drawers In C6rvet's apartments. The
appearance OF Alan treutNndously asitAtes
the intruder, who appeafs y think him
CHEST and raves Of 'the MiWaka." After
q struggle the man escapes.
CHAPTER yT.-Nsxt day Alan learns
fr0m Sheriff. that Cervet has decided his
entire property to him. introduced to
Spearman, Alan Is astounded at the dis:
covery that he Is the man whom he had
found In hls house the night before.
CHAPTER vII.--Alan tells no enc Of
his strange encounter. but In q private
interview taxes Spearmah with the fact.
SpearD,an laughs at and deaes him.
CHAPTER vIII.-corvet's Indian ssrv-
ant. Wassaauan, tellssAlan he believes
the legend Of the Indian Drum, which as-
cording to eld superstition beats once fer
every life lest on the Great Lakes. Twen-
ty years before. the great freightef MI
waka had gone Down with twenty.nys on
beard, but the Drum had sounded for
only twenty-feur, leaving the infersnce
that one person had been saved, since II
was general belief that the drum never
erred. Pursuing q STRANGER whs had
made o disturbance at his house, Alan
il sluggsa and rendered unconscieus.
CHAPTER Ix.-conrad RECEIVERS. and
the AFFAIR remains a mystery.
CHAPTER x.-Alan learns from Was
saquam that II was Corvet'B habit 70
keep the sum Of q 200 In the house. appar-
entity 70 meet t90n9smands Of q certain
Luke" ~ whS =, SrsS Psri9aiSSs!y; ,Ss comaa iS
to the house demanding TO see Corvet.
He is evidently In dying condition. due
to alcohol ana exposure. Conrad utea
withsuA- avail to get him 70 explain his
|. Wassaquam gives Conrad . bapsr on
which is a list OF names.
CHAPTER X1.-Frem the document Al
an thinks he may haYs sry., clue & = the tSs
diBappearance. He leaves Chicago to Wis
II Lake Michigan ports In search OF the
persons whose names were on the list
CHAPTER XII-Censtance RECEIVES q
package wrapped In 0 muller which she
recognizes Csfvst was wearing On. the
day he went away. 1t contains q few
coins, q watch, and wonlan'a wedding
ring She believes them to have been the
preof Of his death. Spearman urges
Constance to marry him. She consents,
but refuses his demand for an immedi-
rte ceremony.
CHAPTER XIIL.-Inquiries show that
| the watch In the package had been the
property of n Captain Stafford, COM
mander Of the Mwaka. who had gone
iown with his ship.
CHAPTER XIv.-working on q lake
| freighter, Alan becomes acquainted with
\ an elderly man known as Jim Burr.
| tlon which Alan believes would only be
known TO Corvet
CHAPTER v.-Alan secures position
on the fregassT t,sss o. wsiSa bss found
"Burr.P at the wheel OF the frelghter.
apparently In dementia, refuses to obey
orders TO change the vessels coarse,
| and the ship collides with n derellct.
! In almost sinking condition they attempt
to reach port. The loaded freight. GERS
| which the vessel IL carrying break loose.
CHAPTER xvI.-Corvst RECEIVERS his
| reason and leads In the work of throw
1 ing the cars overheard. He and Alan
are pinned under the debris Alan dis
\ closes his Identity. Corvet tells him
spearman had killed his father. Alan 4
rescued, but Il Is impossible TO save
| Corvet. A priest, passenger on the boat.
Is summoned, and Alan leaves them In
conversation.
CHAPTER XVII.-The news OF the
loss OF the freghter reaches Chicago
Spearman, fearing that Conrad had found
| Corvet, seems, to Constance's amaze-
ment, actually to rejoice at the sinking.