Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter I-Donald Thorndyke. a. can
tain Of the schooner Phantom. leaves Nor
for continental armies. His mate; John
Lounsbury. proves treacherous after they
get to sea and threatens to reveal the char
ships then in sight, and from which they
and renders him insensible. apparently
the crew attempts Thorndyke's life. but he Ss
6ssts him and throws him into the sea.
The other. a negro, he scares into silence,
parently. dead mate, and tell the English
t sa ,i ne has taken the ship as prize and
but the one negro.
Chapter II.-When the boat is boarded, he
tells ellis, his o story. which is believed BY the
While Thorndyke i Is Proving mao his II tale.
Lounsbury shows signs Of returning con.
seriousness. Thorndyke is taken to the
captain.
Chapter, IH..The Phantom IL taken to
New New York and there turned oyer to the
kng cs t ahnth hor Thorndyke determines
Escape through the lines and deliver his
information to Washington.
Chapter y.-Scammell enters during the
progress of the row and asks to take a
hand by relieving the naval officer OF
Thorndyke. Belden. the naval officer. dis
oSSn that or ThSr,ndyke Is the he +
after which a challenge still stands be.
tween Thorndyke and scapmell.
ts Tniapser , TTnsSn postpones the in;
in the. meantime gives him papers which
state he is to take the Phantom, still
IN M. New York 'harbor, and go to Newport
with dispatches to the British general at
that place.
Chapter VII..During great fire In New
YORK Thorndyke assists patriot spy to es-
cape: and from him he gets the name Of
he is surprised by visit from Scanned.
Chapter VIIIm.,Scammell has discovered
the the IDENTITY Of Thorndyke and comes to ar
a. pistol, and into the priming,pan Of this
Inorndyke manages to throw water, then,
overcoming Scammell. Thorndyke escapes
ters. where his real identity is mot vet
known. ~
Chapter 1X.-ciinton gives Thorndyke
lines. Before leaving, a girl, Gertrude King.
snters and demands Of clinton that she
pe allowed to see her brother. Clinton in
as spy. and while waiting for execution
was burned to death in the fire of the day
pefore. She then demands pass outside
her Loyalty to America. Mrs. Badely, cline
IONS mistress enters with the announce
h ment mat at the brother, instead OF being
burned has escaped.
Chapter X.-Clinton orders Thorndyke
20 TO- arrest the girl, which he refuses to do,
n,ut instead proclaims his own identify
then gives her his pass through the lines
while he holds Clinton until She escapes
ne IoiloWs her and makes his way 70 the
picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
sumably kills sentry.
Chapter XI-Thorndyke stops at the
Dove tavern for refreshments The waiter
takes an unusual interest in him While
mere British cavalryman and a card
sharper. whom he had met in town Few
days before, come in. He remains in the
SHADOW and Is not detected.
ern and tells the cavalryman of a girl he
has seen In the woods to the north The
cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke
Is seen by the sharper and fight ensnes,
In which the Quaker kills the sharper as
a body OF cavalrymen approach, allowing
Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
observation-disclosures ana the QUAKE.
leave the inn and go to place of conceal ,
ment known to the patriots. Here they
meet Miss King and Thorndyke finds his
Quaker friend, Ames, is the girls half
brother, the condemned spy
Chapter XIV.-They tell of their escapes
from the British.