Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-05
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter I-Donald Thorndyke, a. cap
tain of the schooner Phantom, leaves Nor.
folk for New London with 2 cargo Of ssA
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 70 British
could not escape. Thorndyks strikes him
and renders him insensible. apparently
dead asa sr., One Of The other two member. q
hests him and throws him into the sea.
The other. q negro, he scares into ailsncss
Ms determines mine to impsFso I ths sp-
that he has taken the ship ~ . prize and
has killed the captain and all Of the crew
but the one negro.
Chapter II.-When the boat Is boarded. he
tells his story. which II believed by the
naval lieutenant but IL doubted by
4sagoon officer. Scammell. who - along.
Lcunsbury shows signs Of returning oon-
British vessel to repsst his story 70 the the
captain.
Chapter IH.--Ths Phantom IL taken 70
kings authorities Ihorndyke determines
to sss the part Of n and w whsn
information to Washington.
Chapter y.-Scammell enters during the
progress of the row. and asks to take q
Taorndyke. Bsiden, the naval ofhcer, dis.
looking for tori Clinton. ana stops the night.
tWsaa .Thorudyka and sesa@ nm .-A'' ~
tervisw, with ThorndYks for day. and
ss.ts he ,.ts ha .hih
s. e Il. .fS e. e It
that place.
York Thorndyks assists q atriot spy 70 e.
cape. and from him he gets the name Of
"Rsx" After returninE to Bic quarters
Chapter VIII:.scammeu has discovsrs1
the IDENTITY Of Thorndyke and comes to a.
rest him as spy. Hell. armed only With
Thorndyke manages TO throw water, then.
overcoming Scammsll. Thorndyks escapes
and makes his way 70 Glinton's hsadquar:
known. ri
Chapter Ix.-Clinton gives Thorndyks
his Instructions and pass through thu
entsrs sna g S K1s
be allowed to see her brother. Clinton In:
forms her that her brother was condsmnet
g dsah a IN for ~
before. She then demands Z pass OUTSIDE
the lines, proclaiming At the same time
toms mistress. enters with the announce.
ment that the brother. instead q beinl
burned. has escaped
cnap.s,r TX xGlin.S s.s orders Ths.aayk y
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but instead prooiaims 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 70 TIN
picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
sumably kills q sentry.
| Chapter xI.-Thorndyke stops at thu
Dove tavern for Investments. The waitei
takes an unusual interest In him. Will.
there Q British cavalryman and card
sharper: whom he had mst In town few
ahadoW and tS not dAtected.
ern and tells the cavalnyman Of a girl HI
cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndykt
ia seen by the sharper and fight ensues
In which the Quaker kills the sharper a,
body Of cavalrymen approach, allowing
/ Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
" f ths Matttef. stIsSasr
Leave the inn and 70 to q place Of ceneeaI.
ment known to the patriots Here they
meet Miss King and Thorndyke finds hii
Quaker friend, Ames is the GIRLS half.
brother, the condemned spy.
Chapter xIV:-They tell Of their escapes
tssK s}'S aaSS ri propose. ina.
the Phantom is anchored, overp over the
guard and take to the sea. A fog assists
Shapter Ivf.N iThnSI re reach n' he Phan.
tom in safety and find Scammell and Loune-
bury on board, the guard having gone
the cabin and the schooner cut loose and
allowed to drift through the fog to the sea.
Chapter XVII.-They are detected by men
On British warshtp, but the fog again
htdes them, and they escape for the tfme
into the open Saa. :