The Winslow mail., 1924-05-09
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Winton Garrett, kWens
ty-five and just out of college, calls by
appointment on Archie Garrett, his New
York cousin and executor, to receive
his inheritance of 100000. Arcnle.
honest, an easy mark and a 1901 toI
luck, assures Winton that he IS prac-
tically a millionaire, as he has invested
all but $4,000 in a rubber plantation
an either the East or West lndIes ano
in controlling interest in the Big
Nalopo diamond mine, somewhere or
other in South Africa, sold him as
special favor by a Dutch promoter
named De Witt.
CHAPTER u.-Winton. en- route to
his mine. finds the town OF Taungs
wildly excited over big sIT1k9 a.
diamond" Two coach passengers are
disreputable old prospector, Daddy
seaton, and his daughter ShelIa. on
the journey passenger, who turns out
to be De Witt himself, insults Sheila
Winton fights De Witt and knocks him him
cut. Sheila tells him to turn back. She
says that her father is broken Eng
ltsh army officer who has killed man
and is therefore in De Wits power,
that De Witt is all-powerful being
backed by Judge Davis, president of
the diamond syndicate and also. the
resident magistrate and judge or the
native protectorate.
CHAPTER III-Winton finds Malopo
in q turmoil, both over the strike and
ton foolishly discloses his Identity to
Sam Simpson. a Jamaican negro, SUBJ
editor of the local newspaper. He more
wisely conffdes in Ned Burns, watch
man at the Big Malopo who tells him
that the syndicate has planned to take
controI of the mine the next morning.
CHAPTER Iv.-winton finds that
Sheila is cashier at the restaurant. He
offers his friendship. She rebuffs him.
Van Worst. notorious diamond thief.
De Witt diamond into Winton's pocket
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
from Malopo. He convinceS her with
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,
ing, and aided by a popular demonstra-
tion proves his identity, blocks the re-
organization and takes control. He
asks Sheila to marry him. She laughs
Historically and refuses him.
CHAPTER VI.-Winton hires Seaton
as compound manager and develops Big
Malopo. Judge Davis, philosophical
old hypocrite of unknown past, offers
him the syndicates cooperation. "Oth-
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 Sheila 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
to see him or her father again.
CHAPTER vIII-winton hir es 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 a 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 native guide.
CHAPTER x.-winton succumbs. His
guide robS and deserts him. Sam res
cues him. Burns's brain Is affected; he
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.
Josephs was one of those little men
who are inspired with volcanic energy
and passions Like the late Barney
Barnato, of South African fame, he
was great fighter. Winton watched