Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
"THE EVIL SHEPHERD''
BY E. Phillips Oppenhein
by yIrwnM Browna and
SYNOPSIS
by Irwin Myers

CHAPTER Francis LedSam deIenos
Oliver Hilditch, powerful business man.
In murder case and succeeds in get
ting him OFF, only to be told by young,
prepossessing woman, who says that
she 10 oliver Hilditch's wife. that Hill
ditch Is an arch criminal and that Led
sam has turned loose q dangerous man
to resume hiS preying upon society.
CHAPTER II-Ledsam. dining with
his best friend, Andrew Wtlmore, meets
Hilditch and his wife and Is invited to
dine with them at their home.
CHAPTER III-At dinner with the
Hildftches. Oliver shows Ledsam how
he killed his victim and says his own
death the same way would make his
wife supremely happy. Returning
home, Ledsam receives a phone call
from Margaret, saying Oliver has been
murdered.
CHAPTER IV-Ledsam gets the cor
oner to set divers death down az
suicide. Later on he admits to Will
more that he has developed keen In
terest in Margaret. He meets her IA
ther. Sir Timothy Brast. the evil shep-
herd, who tells him a crime will be
committed before they leave the cafe.
CHAPTER v-The crime Is COM
mitted and Shopland. a Scotland Yard
detective, asks Ledsam to interview the
girl in the case.
CHAPTER VI-Daisy tells Ledsam
nothing much, except that her COM
panion had led q pretty fast life and
was trying to break away from his old
evil companions.
CHAPTER VII-By chance Francis
meets Margaret and asks for permis-
sion to call, which she refuses. He
tells her he will ask her fathers per-
mission and Margaret begs him to have
nothing to do with Sir Timothy, al
though she admits he Is everything
that is kind to her.
CHAPTER vIII-Just as Sir Timothy
appears to be the murderer in the Sec
ond affair. another man suicides, ad-
mitting his guilt.
"This is my business" sir I1morny
declared, laying his hand upon the
neck of the horse 81 am an official
of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals. You are laying
yourself open to fine for your treat
ment of this poor brute"
"I'll lay myself open for fine for
the treatment of something else, If
you don't quid old Of my 'oss." the
carter retorted, throwing his whip
back into the wagon and coming a
step nearer oyer ear? I don't
want any swells interferin' with my
business. You 'op it. Is that strife
enough? 'Op it, quick !"
Sir Timothy's anger seemed to have
abated. There was even the begin
ming of a smile upon his lips. All the
time his hand caressed the neck of
the horse Francis noticed with
amazement that the poor brute had
raised its head and seemed to be max
ing some faint effort at reciprocation.
my good man." Sir Timothy said
"vou seem to be one of those brutal
persons unf1t TO be trusted with an
animal. However,"
The carter had heard quite enough.
Sir Timothy's tone seemed to madden
him. He clenched his fist and rushed
in.
"You take that for interferin', you
big tOff ~ he shouted.
The result of the mans effort at
pugilism was almost ridiculous. His
arms appeared to go round like wind
mills beating the air. It really seemed
as though he had rushed upon the
point Of Sir Timothy's knuckles, which
had suddenly shot out like the piston
of an engine The carter Law on his
back for a moment. Then he stag
gered viciously to his feet.
Don't" Sir Timothy begged, as he
saw signs of another attack. II don't
want to hurt you. have been anna
teur champion Of two countries. Not
quite fair, is it?"
"Wot dyer want to come interferin'
with a chaps business for?" the man