The Winslow mail., 1924-05-23
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I--Winton Garrett, twen-
ey-five and just out Of college, calls by |
appointment on Archie Garrett, his New
York cousin and executor, to receive
his inheritance Of 100000. Archie,
honest, an easy mark and 1901 Tor
luck assures Winton that he is prac- /
tically a millionaire he has invested
all but $4,000 in a rubber plantation
In either the East or West Ind!es ana
in controlling interest in the Big
other in South Africa, sold him as a
special favor by Dutch promoter
named De Witt.
CHAPTER II-Winton, en- route to
his mine, finds the town OF Taungs
wildly excited over big strike at
Malopo, Including the 95-carat De WIN S
diamond" Two coach passengers are
a disreputable old prospector. Daddy
Seaton, and his daughter Sheila On
the journey passenger, who turns OUT
to be De Witt himself, insults Sheila.
Winton fights De Witt and knocks him
cut Sheila tells him to turn back. she
says that her father is'a broken Eng
1ish army officer, who has killed man
and is therefore in De Wits power.
that De Witt is all-powerful, being
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
foasSy 95 yhe Ms' hs iSenty to
Sam simpson, a jamaican negro, sub
editor Of the local newspaper. He more
wisely confides In Ned Burns. watch.
that the syndicate has planned to take
control OF the mine the next morning.
CHAPTER Tv.-winton nnds that
HheilA is cashier at the restaurant. He
efers his friendship. She rebuffs him.
Van Worst, notorious diamond thief.
one OF De Wits men. slips the stolen
De witt diamond into Wintons pocket
and two policemen club winton and
when a.. hm his last gasp sReila taae. hi%
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
diff Difficulty thai he did @ not steal ts the De
| of the Big Malopo company. Bruised
and blood-stained he runs across town
breaks by force into the company meet
| ton 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. philosophaaacaI
! 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 a scurrilous newspaper article about
| SheiIa and himself, knocks Sam down
and publicly threatens Judge Davis. He
| finds Sheila about to elope with De Witt,
| to save her father. He horsewhtps DE
him and says she is going away, never
| 10 see him or her father again
CHAPTER VIL-Winton hires Sam
| as night watchman Van Vorsts gang
steal the De Witt diamond. Winton
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| the big stone.
CHAPTER IX.-Winton is rescued by
| Sheila on her way to q native village.
There she kisses an old woman: only
partly white. an9 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. 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.
s--:.F ! rSs. XI-rhe synolcaIe maxes
- -&<S= "a cast Winton. 9!s r2en
search the native workers and secure
many large diamonds. Seaton appears
| confesses the plot and says he's come
| to take his medicine
| 4AC SO1LSAAAu6 LNAAAAS
ence of the feminine sex is not con-
fined to the Caucasian he answered.
Winton swore The crowd had be-
gun to dance. Sam had taught them
the waltz, and the quick minds OF the
savages had grasped his instructions
perfectly. But what Interpretation did
these blacks place upon it? Dancing
and worship are synonymous among
the lower races. For them it might
mean some mystic ritual to tribal gods.
He watched the SavageS revolving on
the mud floor of the hall, which was
quickly diSsOlving into a fine yellow
dust that began to choke Winton's
throat and veil the outlines of the NOV
ing figures Men were dancing with
men, and women with women, and al
ready they were beginning to grow ex-
cited. Arms went up with the as
segai-dinging gesture. The shirtfronts,
drenched with perSpiratiOn, had been
wrenched open, showing the black
bodies beneath. One or two cries were
raised, and answered.
Winton hurried away. The permlS-
sion, given, could hardly be withdrawn
But he had never dreamed that such
a scene was being rehearsed. Josephs
following the rule Of not interfering
with the natives after hours, had been
bluffed by the egregiOus Sam into sup
posing that he was acting with Win
tons authority WjnrOn could never
live down the story Of the dance. 1t
would be associated as long as he was
In Malopo with his ignOminious dis
misSal from the purser'S post and loss
of control.
He went into his cottage and sat
down. From there he could hear the
sounds as plainly as ever. They were
growing louder. The music had re
solved itself into a medley of notes
that resembled nothing ever written
Each player was proceeding, inde-