The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Winton Garrett, twen-
appointment on Archie Garrett his New
York cousin and executor, to receive
his inheritance of 100000. Archie,
honest, an easy mark and fool for
luck, assures Winton that he is prac-
tically millionaire, as he has invested
oil but $4,000 in q rubber plantation
In either the East or West Indies and
in a controlling interest in the Big
other In South Africa, sold him as
special favor by a Dutch promoter
named De Witt.
CHAPTER IL-winton, en- route to
his mine. finds the town of Taungs
wildly excited over big strike at
Aalopo, including the s5-carat DE Witt
diamond" Two coach passengers are
. disrsputable old prospector, Daddy
1eaton, and his daughter Sheila. On
the journey passenger, who turns OUT
to be De Witt himself, insults Sheiia.
Winton fights De Witt and knocks him
cut Sheila tells him to turn back. She
says that her father is broken Eng
1ish army officer, who has killed man
that De Witt is all-powerful, being
backed by Judge Davis, president of
the diamond syndicate and also the
resident magistrate and judge OF the
native protectorate.
CHAPTER III.-Winton finds Malopo
In o turmoil, both over the strike and
the theft Of the De Witt diamond; Win
ton foolishly discloses his identity to
Sam Simpson, a Jamaican negro, sub
editor OF the local newspaper. He more
wisely conf1des in Ned Burns, watch
man at the Big Malopo, who tells him
that the syndicate has planned to take
control OF the mine the next morning.
gheila is cashier at the restaurant. He
offers his friendship. She rebuffs him.
Van Worst, a notorious diamond thief,
one Of De Wits men, slips the stolen
and two policemen club Winton and
arrest him. He escapes them and
when at his last gasp sheila takes him
into her house, bathes his wounds and
saves him from his purSuers.
CHAPTER V.-The next morning
Sheila offers Winton help in escaping
difficulty that he did not steal the De
Witt diamond and that he is president
of the Big Malopo company. Bruised
and blood-stained he runs across town,
breaks by force into the company meet
ing, and aided by popular demonstra-
ton proves his identity, blocks the re-
organization and takes control. He
asks Sheila to marry him. She laughs
hysterically and refuses him.
CHAPTER vI-Winton hires Seaton
as compound manager and develops Big
Malopo. Judge Davis a philosophical
old hypocrite of unknown past, offers
him the syndicate's cooperation. 9th
erwise. he says. we'll smash you, you
id young fool"
CHAPTER VII.-Winton. infuriated
by scurrilous newspaper article about
Sheila and himself knocks Sam down
and publicly threatens Judge Davis. He
finds Shef1a about to elope with De Witt,
to save her father. He horsewhips De
Witt. Sheila again refuses to marry
him and says she is going away, never
90 see him or her father again.
CHAPTER VIII-Winton hires Sam
as night watchman. Van Vorst's gang
steal the De Witt diamond. Winton
pursues Van Worst, who escapes with
the big stone.
CHAPTER IX-Winton is rescued by
Sheila, on her way to native village
There she kisses an old woman, only
partly white, and says, This is my
mother" He again asks her to marry
him. She refuses him, because of the
race bar. Heartsick he sets out for
Malopo with a native guide.
CHAPTER X-Winton succumbs His
guide robs and deserts him Sam res
cues him. Burnss brain is affected; hs
cannot tell what happened. The work.
ers in the mine return no stones. Win
ton is forced to borrow money from the
syndicate, agreeing to pay in month
or lose the mine.