Double Adventure

Summary

In the midst of a high-stakes investigation, intrepid newspaper reporter Bob Cross inadvertently stumbles upon a sinister plot to abduct Martha Steadman, the grandniece of wealthy millionaire Biddle. As Bob delves deeper into the mystery, he discovers the lifeless body of Mr. Biddle, murdered by his duplicitous business associate Jules Fernol, who is secretly the ringleader of a notorious gang of crooks. With Bob's uncanny resemblance to Biddle's son Dick, the gangsters manipulate the situation to frame him for the crime, propelling Bob into a perilous game of cat and mouse. As he navigates the treacherous landscape, Bob must utilize his cunning and resourcefulness to rescue Martha, unmask the true culprit, and clear his own name.

Synopsis

Bob Cross is a newspaper reporter who, in trailing "Painter" Paul, a notorious crook, gets wind of a plot to kidnap Martha Steadman. The girl is grandniece of a millionaire named Biddle. Bob invades the Biddle premises, just in time to discover the body of Mr. Biddle after he has been murdered by his business associate, named Jules Fernol, who is in reality leader of a gang of crooks. Fernol has embezzled Martha's fortune and is trying to cover up one crime by committing another. Bob is so like the dead man's son, Dick Biddle, that the gangsters charge the crime to him, thinking to get him out of the way. Bob, realizing that he has been mistaken for another, allows himself to be sent to jail, but later, through collusion with the police, makes a getaway. He then begins an effort to rescue the girl from her danger and find the real murderer of Biddle.