Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-12
HYNOPSra.

tain OF Ln0 SCHOONER 1uAnIOLn, lc8Ve0 NOT
folk for New London with q cargo Of leaA
for continental armies. His mate. John
Lounsbury. proves treacherous after they
seter Of or the o CAPTAIN and cargo to sritish
could not escape. Fhorndyks strikes hin hin
dead 1ee one Of pe other two ms@bera &
Sests him and throws him into ths So.
H IL e ~
psrentiy dead mate, and teii the EngiiSA
that he has taken The ship e : prize and
but the one negro.
Chapter II.-When the boat 10 boarded. he
tells his story. which IL believed BY the
naval lieutenant but 10 doubted BY Q
While Thorndyks 10 proving hts tale.
Lounsbury shows signs Of returning con-
sciousness. Thorndyke Il taken. 70 the
captain.
Chapter III.-Ths Phantom u taken -
New York and theEe turned oyer to thu
to an act the part q SPY. and 1hss posaib!s
escape through the lines and deliver hl1
information to Washington.
Chapter v.-Scammell enters during the
hand by relieving the naval officer of
Thorndyke. Belden, the naval officer. dis
covers that Thorndyke IL the man he u
twean Thorndyke and seaHmsll,
Chapter xl.T Is pos.ponss the q;
In the meantime gives him papers which
state he Is to take the Phantom stu
in New York 'harbor, and 70 to Newport
Tisa n Sispatehss to the Britain general at
Chapter vH:-During great frs In New
York Thorndyks assists atriot spy to %.
cape and from him he gets the name Of
he Il surprised by . visit from soammsl.
Chapter yIII;aaseammen has diseovsred
the identity Of Thorndyks and comes to At At
2 pistol, and into the birmingham Of this
Thorndyke manages to throw water. then.
| overcoming Scanned. Thorndyks escapes
tiers. where his real IDENTITY 10 mot yet
known.
| Chapter Ix.-clinton sivss Thorndyks
lines eavins s Resas
enters and demands Of Clinton that she
be allowed to see her brother. Clinton m
as 4 SPY. and While waitinr for execution
before. She then demands Z pass outside
her loSeity to Amsrca. Mrs. a s.d. %s cline cine
ment that t.. brother. instssd 81 being .sSs
to arrest the girl, which hs refuses to do,
but instead proclaims his own Identity.
hsR sx s ho asE dRon a hfu s
He follows her and makes his way % th1
picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
Chapter XI.-Thorndyke stops at the
Dove tavern for refreshments. The waiter
takes an unusual interest In him. While
there Q British cavalryman and card
days before. come in. He remains in The
.e4saS spt.aFa a IL a9s dshts aksS enters
ern and tells the cavalryman Of a girl he
has seen In the woods to the north. The
cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke
In which the Quaker kills the sharper al
body Of cavalrymen approach, allowing
Lhorndyke time enough to be concealed
GhaasetsGF ssisf stfzS5as ana tn. uux,,
leave the inn and go to place Of conceal.
MISS King and ThorDdyke haI nas shs is
Quaker friend. Ames. is the girls half.
brother. the condemned spy.
Chapter xIv.-They tell Of their escapes
. ShaP fas s a1s1s@e,rnornoyke proposes tina,
Phantom is snchored Ven. ~ Mh tbs
guard and take 70 the sea. A fog assist is
them nap Sc they start on the ysptHrs
tom in safety and find Scaminell and Louns
Duty uiy on board. the guard having gon,
cabin msn ars
allowed to drift through the fog to the sea
Chapter xvII.-They are detected by mel
on pid.a Britt British warship. but the fog agair
INTO tho open sea.
chapter xIx.-A boat is sent from tn,
warship.. but is beaten Off. Then .thre,
come. and the schooner is boarded. II
the hight that ensues Ames is shot and tn,
girl disappears. The small boat behirn
the Schooner has been overturned by sho
from the war vessel, and. as last resort
Thorndyke dives into the sea and Gomez
I'M hanenth the dinEy-.
i A e.. ~.
by the sound of metal striking metal, toll,
me that the prisoners were out and bein
freed from their irons. Belden, withou
vouchsafing to answer my defiance, hun
hesitating, evidently awaiting the arriva
of his superior to direct future movements
Disarmed save for the bare steel in on
hands, we were an easy prey to him lad GU
deaths now been his object; but as Their
had been no show of force after boarding us
the peppery royalist, still smarting from tn
disgrace under which had been the mean
of placing him, felt sure of his ultimate tr
umph over me, and, giving the order to hol
US where We stood, turned toward the poin
of the disturbance forward and hurried of
! was step in advance of Ames, who still
leaned against the wheel, when heard hi
voice in my ear.
There's fair chance for leap, Donald.
lie whispered. "The last tie is gone. B
thee ready"
NAY, lad" answered softly. 1--WE ar
not yet parted. still hang to my oath.
have seen nothing of Gertrude. Where ca
she be?"
| "She is past the sight of this, thank God!
lie returned. "She is dead, man; dead an,
gone, and we will soon follow her. say
her"
i Again he was interrupted, this time BY
wild yell from the bow, and the man who ut
tered it started aft chased by half doze
marines. 1t was Scammell. With it'll
upon him save shirt and his small clothes
he broke through the half circle that com
passed us, hating just within its limits H
was a horrible object. His hair hung tar
gled over his shoulders; his eyes were fierc
and bloodshot; his lace was distorted b
rage, and its pallor was startling. Withou
word of warning he called me vile name
and with an oath raised pistol he ha,
probably snatched from some one and, level
ing it at me, fired. The ball passed betwix
my body and elbow without touching tn
skin, but it struck Ames, who was Just BIZ
lind me. heard deep groan as the yout
TELL to the deck, his head striking the plank
ing with a heavy blow, and number Q
hands sprang upon the infatuated officer an
dragged him backward
1t was done in an instant. The shock an
suddenncss of the attack came like thur
derbolt, and yet retained my presence G
mind. With my eye still fixed on my enc
mics, l stopped to one knee and felt for tn
hand of my friend, calling on him to speak
but no sound came to my repeated appea
and the hand found gave no answern
pressure. He was dead past doubt, and ha
quickly Joined his sister, who, in some mar
ner unknown to me, had gone before him.
1t was the eliminating wave of disaster
and for the moment / felt like sinking b.
meath it. Within quarter hour by Viz
lence l had been bereft of my two CON
panions, and thus was suddenly freed fror
my obligation to live. With none left 70
whom to combat, surrounded by Triumphant
enemies, and before me ruin in the shape q
the moose, it was now my right, as well q
considered duty, to preserve myself from tn
disgrace of being hanged as a spy "Twoul
he but short struggle, moments viii