Fires, intrigue, and a stalled mutinous mood in India
In the officers mess veranda, Maj Weatherby critiques Summers and Miss Houseley amid rumors of old Houseley’s murder and Miss Houseley’s disappearance. The new officer probes Summers' aloofness as talk swirls around a suspect will and lingering love, with Summers clinging to secrecy.
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Maj. Weatherby
Capt. Nevill
Summers
McLe
Old Houseley
Miss Houseley
Bombay
India
Nevill
Summers’s Solo Journeys Stir Concern in Jungle
A cautious observer notes Summers acts like a refined gentleman but has grown distant from companions. He minimizes social ties, indulges in extended solo hunting trips in the jungle, and occasionally hosts a strange old native visitor, a pattern stretching over four months.
Summers in Jungle Race Tragedy Sparks Suspense
In a cantonment polo race Captain Summers crashes after a strange old native rushes onto the field signaling danger. Summers is laid low as Capt. Nevill and others scramble to aid him while a cryptic warning lingers about Summers next expedition.
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Summers
Smith
George
Nevill
Capt. Nevill
Burton
Secret Wedding Brings Brief Hope For Reginald Summers
In a Bombay jungle memory a frail Miss Houseley recurs as Reginald Summers clings to love after a secret marriage. A brain illness, a sickness, a hospital, and a hopeful note from Summers promise a possible recovery for his wife as the regiment watches.
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Nevill
Summers
Bombay
London
Capt
Neville
Reginald Summers
Bruce Charlton in London Scandal Affects Banking Heir
The text portrays Bruce Charlton son of a Maysville banker as a pompous cold blooded youth who rose in the bank after college. Gossip notes his grand manners in a sewer incident and harsh opinions from society women about his temper and authority. After a month in London his pride grows and public reception shifts.
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Hey
Bruce Charlton
Maysville
Inez Barton
Chario
Rue 8
London
English Bulldog Stirs Courtship Across the Badlands
In humorous rural sketches, English traits clash with American manners as Mr. Charlton and Miss Inez Barton meet during morning gallops at Meadow Green and Green Meadows. The bulldog and coach dog spark a comic duel, leaving Charlton humiliated yet inspired to win respect and perhaps wed within a tense social duel.
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Charlton
Inez Barton
Meadow Green
Mr. Carlton
Mr. Charlton
Suah
Inez
Monacle
Jack
America
Doucher
United States
Doncher
Centropolis Kidnapping Case Ends in Barn Rescue
In Centropolis the bearded prowler scare leads to a staged chase by Marshal Wheatstone, aided by Miss Eva Tuggle. A postman in uniform abducts a wire-dressed woman. Wheatstone shoots in the air and追 pursues, ending with the kidnapper cornered in a barn and the woman recovered by Miss Stroud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Officer Wheatstone
Centropolis
Eva Tuggle
Marshal Wheatstone
Miss Elva
Owl Drug
Miss Tuggle
Public Opinion & Centropolis
Marshall Wheatstone
Wheatstone
Mr Wheatstone
Ain
Rhee
Miss Stroud
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Ry Elsie Endicott
Jessie Houseley
Jesse
Dearie
Reggie
Jess
Lieut. Smith
Miss Jessie
Miss Inez
Widow Jones
BY Anette Angert
Sam
Entropolis
Platt Valley
Tom
Iwan
Sears
Geneva Joyce
Wsband
Headlight
Ladies’ Civic Improvement Society
Mr. Wheatstone
Shelbyville
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