Scarlet Fortune continues in London with Lord Cleve meeting two Americans
Lord Cleve, recovering from a head injury, encounters two pale Americans in Piccadilly. He learns the younger man is David Maclane, engaged to Lady Evelyne Wynter, and that Lucy Maclane, living with him, kept her distance from her father and cousin who are plotting to recover wealth from gold finds. Lucy guards Herbert as memory fades and they plan a life apart from their kin while facing danger.
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Lord Cleve
London
Ile
Herbert
Cleve
Picadilly
David Maclane
Evelyne Wynter
Maclane
Lucy
Lucy Maclane
Wynter
Quenthelm
eRithy
Ao‘khy
Rockies
Pike's Peak
Mr. Quenthelm
Prairies
Claridge’s
Earl’s Town House
Berkley Square
Miss Chauncey
Tickert
God
Clevelind
Lacy
Ashland
Mukasapa
Maclanes
Dick Ashland
Makasapa
South Platte
Hyde Park
New York
Prairie
Big Ch Cago
of Maclane
Lovers and a fallen man in a rural wood
Frank Maxwell and Daisy Springfield share a tender moment in a quiet wood while Dumb Dick watches from behind hazel screens. A dog cart accident injures Dick, Daisy tends him, and a sudden fatal crash ends with Dick dead and Frank spared as Daisy questions a vision of a white figure looming over him.
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Sens
Lrank Maxwell
Thetail Acres
Daisy Springfield
Dumb Dick
Itrank
Daisy
Frank
Placer Miner Scotty Burnham Survives Desert Island Ordeal
From Snake River Idaho comes a tale of Scotty Burnham a placer miner who reached a wooded island in treacherous water after a bold attempt. He built a fire hunted birds with rocks endured a freezing night and swam 100 yards through rapids to the shore. His Providential survival leaves him on the road to recovery with lingering effects of the ordeal.
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Snake River
Idaho
Scotty Burnham
Scotty
Denver Republican
Light on the Mystery as Burglar Is Named
A crime report reveals the burglary was committed by a woman. The detectives discuss the breakthrough and reference a porte r Judge as part of the unfolding case.
Lovers ride new dog cart amid autumn hues
Frank purchases a black and red dog cart with polished lamps and silver harness. He and Daisy tour lanes in happiness, while Dumb Dick lies drunkenly in yellow bracken as autumn settles and the scene hints at decay.
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Frank
Squire Springfield
Daisy
Soleme
Dumb Dick
Daisy Urges Dumb Dick to Save Farrier in Slipping Cart
Daisy meets Dumb Dick at a junction as autumn fades and fears for Frank in a runaway horse cart. Dick, feared for his deformity, shows a clean hand and a glint of control, prompting Daisy to beg him to intervene as danger looms.
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Daisy
Dumb Dick
Ariel
Caliban
Mirandi
Frank
Rea Dick
European train warming shifts heat from feet up
The piece notes Europeans heat railway cars by warming feet first, criticizing the water pan system. France adopts hydrated baryta foot-warmers, which store heat longer than acetate of soda. Baryta pans stay hot about twice as long, needing only initial filling and boiling water to activate.
Electrocution of Crow Proposed by Indian Electrician
An Indian electrical experiment seeks to kill crop damaging crows by a battery powered setup. A bird perches on horizontal bars to draw moistened bait, completing a circuit that electrocutes the crow and drops it into a slanted lid box for disposal.
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Ifrance
India
Saan
Repartee at the Lunch Counter
A brief witty exchange unfolds at a lunch counter as one patron insists on knowing beans while another denies, sparking a humorous moment reported by the Indianapolis Journal.
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Scarlet Fortune
Henry Herman
Albert E. Hooper
Burnham’s Adventure
Ceeapter II
Europe
Indianapolis Journal
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