The Argosy, Vol. XXIV No. 2 — page 109: what you’re looking at

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THE BUNKEL MYSTERY.* How the robbery of the rival banks became a matter of strange coincidences—Far reaching and totally unexpected results of an act of gallantry—The battles on Bunkel Island, and the frustrating of carefully laid plans. SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED. Mr. SINGERLAY and Mr. Barkpool are the two wealthiest citizens of Montoban. The former is proprietor of the Montoban Mill, and president of the Montoban Bank ; the latter owns the Onongo Mill, and presides over the Onongo Bank. They have long been enemies, and their quarrel is shared by their sons, Dolph Singerlay and Phin Barkpool, but both the latter are beset by the same desire : to have a steamer of his own on the lake. Andy Lamb is the son of Mr. Barkpool’s engineer, and he rescues Diana Singerlay from the persecutions of Tom Sawder, a young hoodlum. He sails her boat to the Singerlay home for her, and in passing through the grounds of the rival magnate afterwards, he overhears that gentleman in altercation with his son. Not caring to be seen as though he were trespassing when the owner of the property is in this mood, Andy steps behind a tree, where he is perforce a listener to the high words. Dolph is pleading with his father to buy him a steamer, and on the magnate declaring that the other would not know how to manage the engine, Dolph replies that he can get Andy Lamb to do it, whereupon Mr. Singerlay exclaims : ‘*Do you think I would trust my son in the hands of one of Barkpool’s satellites ?”’ At this inopportune moment Andy sneezes violently, is aie vere by Mr. Singerlay, and dragged by him into the house. ‘CHAPTER VIII—A QUARREL BETWEEN FATHER AND SON. ga DY LAMB was not a little astonished at this warm reception on his first visit to the residence of Mr. Singerlay. He now saw that he had made a mistake in concealing himself, though he had only stepped behind the tree to allow the magnate and his son to pass. The prisoner felt capable of making a very respectable resistance to the. operations of the magnate; but after his pleasant relations with the daugh- ter, he did not feel like fighting with the father. Besides, his captor did not hurt him ; he had only taken him by the collar, and as long as he did not resist, he was not damaged in the slightest degree. Besides, he was sure that as soon as Di told the story of the adventure on the lake, the scale would be turned, and he was even tempted to believe that he might be treated with consideration. He was not too modest to believe that he had rendered an important service to the daughter. ‘*T’ve got the rascal that has been stealing the strawberries !’’ exclaimed Mr. Singerlay, when he stopped at the side door of the mansion to take the latch key from his pocket. ‘‘ Go and see if you can find a policeman, Dolph.’’ ‘Why, that’s Andy Lamb!”’ ejaculated the son, who for the first time saw the prisoner’s face when his father halted. *The first 7 chabters of this story appeared in the April issue of THE ARGOSY, which wil be matled to any address on receipt of ro cents, Gomichbooksnco »