Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-02-10
SYNOPSIS.

store Philip Severn, United States con-
sular agent, notices q small box which
attracts him. He purchases 1t. Later he
discovers in secret compartment a writ
ing giving clew to revolutionary move
ment in this country seeking to over
throw the Chilean government. The writ
Ing mentions 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.
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.
CHAPTER IV.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry DAILY. The incident plays
into Severns 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 ae-
cepts his explanation of mis- 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 sum amounting to 81 ,000, 900, the
revolutionary fund.- and offers to "split"
with him. Severn accepts the proposition.
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 In
Marie Gessler. He arranges to meet
Severn next day at Tom Costigan's sa-
loen. Leaving the building, Severn notices
stalled automobile a few blocks away
Investigating, he finds the body of Cap
tain Alva, stabbed to death with a hatpin
dagger. Securing it. he remembers having
seen 1t, or one like 1t, in Marie Gessler's
hat
CHAPTER vII-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 Costigans and learns
that Harris has disappeared. Costigan
apparently has no doubt that Severn is
really DAILY" and gives him his full
confidence.
CHAPTER VIII.-At his hotel Severn
bnds 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 q deep
impression, Is in a quandary.
CHAPTER IX.-With Marie, Severn Wis
its Perond's cafe, an underworld resort,
where the girl believes they may meet
Harris and a 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
You're a liar. This dame went
away with Alva in his car / saw her
go out with him. You cough up, both
of you, and be d-n quick about it,
or you'll never get out Of here with
out hole through you. You think
you can double-cross me; I'll show
you a trick of my ownw
He was reaching for his gun. It
must have caught in his pocket though
/ wasted no time. It was his life or
mine, and l gripped the empty wine
bottle on the table and smashed a
vicious blow at his head. He went
down like log, his body half project
ing through the curtains, while l
wheeled about barely in time to meet
the mad bull rush of Waldron. The
Russian could not have been armed,
for he came at me with bare hands,
his grip like that Of bear. For an
instant he had me throttled, scarcely
able to breathe, my hands pinned help
lessly in the grasp of his arms. But
brute strength was all he possessed,
brute strength and ferocity. The bot
tie was crushed out Of my fingers, yet
/ wriggled partially free, and got one
hand twisted into his whiskers, jerk
ing his head back, and side-wise, until
the strained neck threatened to crack,
and he had to release his grip to
protect himself. 1t. was all over in a
minute, but hot while it lasted;
know we struck against the girl,
throwing her to her knees; know the
fellow stumbled over Harris legs, Civ
ing me a chance to drive home one
fist square into his face. / heard
him rip out Hebrew oath, and saw
blood staining his lips. l tried to
break away from him, but 1t was no
use; yet the effort opened his guard
for swift uppercut, and l let him
have it straight to the chin. He
crashed back across the table, and
hung there dangling, arms outspread
and head in a broken dish. Before
could strike again, or even recover
my breath, the curtains were thrust
violently aside, and the head-waiter
backed by half dozen subordinates
came tumbling In over Harris inert
body. Even as they stared about.