Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter I.-Donald Thorndyke, as cap
tain OF the schooner Phantom leaves Nor
| FOLK for New London with a cargo of lead
| for continental armies. His mate, John
Lounsbury, proves treacherous after they
| get to sea and threatens to reveal the char
acter OF the captain and cargo to British
ships then In sight, and from which they
could not escape Thorndyke strikes him
and; renders him insensible, apparently
dead. One of the other two members of
| the crew attempts Thorndykes life, but he
bests him and throws him into the sea
The other. negro, he scares into silence.
| He determines to mpersonate The APP
parently dead mate. and tell the English
that ne has taken the ship as prize and
has Killed the captain and all of the crew
chapter fI@W'hSetn the boat is boarded, he
naval lieutenant but Is doubted by
dragon officer, Scammell. who is along
While Thorndyke Is proving his tale.
seriousness Thorndyke is taken to the
British vessel to repeat his story to the
.CEapter. III.--The Phantom is taken to
New York and there turned over to the
kings authorities. Thorndyke determines
escape through the lines and deliver his
nct9hr apeeE to Mbash,Ggen
at an inn with young naval officer and
Chapter v.-scammell enters during the
progress of the row and asks to take a
hand by relieving the naval officer Of
Thorndyke. Beden, the naval officer, dis
covers that Thorndyke is the man he is
looking for for Clinton, and stops the fight
after which a challenge still stands be-
Ghaper and the
terview with Thorndyke for day, and
in the meantime gives him papers which
state he is to take the Phantom. still
in New York harbor and go to Newport
with dispatches to the British general at
| that place.
:, Chapter VII.-During great fire in New
norR in nd frS assists spy to es
Rex After returnngs to his 5he namf
chtep BY y5s5 om has
the identity of Thorndyke and comes to ar
rest him as a spy. He is armed only with
A. pistol, and into the printing pan of this
lhorndyke manages to throw water, then
| overcoming Scammell, Thorndyke escapes
and makes his way to Clinton's heaGuuar.
lers. where his real identity is not yet
Chapter IN.-Clinton gives Thorndyke
ms instructions and pass through the
enters and demands OF Clinton that she
pc allowed to see her brother Clinton In
forms her that her brother was condemned
as spy, ana while waiting for execution
was burned to death in the fire of the day
before. She then demands a pass outside
me me, lines, lines, proclaiming at the same time
ment that the brother, Instead of being
CHAPTER 'x.Sc9inton orders Thorndyke
to arrest the girl, which he refuses to do,
PIT instead proclaims his own identity,
then gives her his pass through the lines
while he holds Clinton until She escapes.
he follows her and makes his way 10 the
picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
CHAPTER Mf.a'fhoornNdyke stops at the
Dove tavern for refreshments The waiter
takes an unusual interest in him. While
there British cayalryman and q card
sharper whom he had met in town few
days before. come in. He remains in the
SHADOW and Is not detected
Chapter MIA Quaker enters the tay
ern and tells the cavalryman of a girl he
mas seen in the woods to the north The
cavalryman leaves to find her Thorndyke
IS seen by the sharper and a fight ensues.
IN winch the Quaker kills the sharper as
Thorndyke time enough to be concealei
by the waiter Strvlle-
Chapter XIII.-Thorndyke and the Quaker
leave the inn and go to place of conceal.
ment R KnowR to to the patriots Here they
meet MISS hing and Thorndyke finds his
brother. the condemned spy.