Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
Copyright, 1907, by D. Appleton & Co. All
rights reserved)
By cHAUNcY C. HorcHKIss

Il
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
acter Of the captain and cargo to British
could not escape. Thorndyke strikes him
dead One of the other two members Of
the crew attempts Thorndyke's life, but he
bests him and throws him into the sea.
| He determines to impersonate :he ap-
parently dead mate, and tell the English
that ne, ne has taken the ship as prize and
Ghap!er Ri ff 1sNE5s the boat is boarded. he
naval lieutenant but is doubted by a
dragoon officer. scammell, who is along.
While Thorndyke Is proving his tale.
sciousness. Thorndyke is taken to the
British vessel to repeat his story to the
| Chapter III.--The Phantom is taken to
| New York and there turned over to the
kings authorities. Thorndyke determined
| escape through the lines and deliver his
nGt9hr apeeE Mhashlayten IN
at an inn With young naval officer and
Chapter v.-,scammell enters during the
| progress of the row and asks to take O.
hand by, relieving the naval officer Of
| Thorndyke. Belden, the naval officer, dis
covers that Thorndyke is the man he is
looking Tor for Clinton, and stops the fight
after which q challenge still stands be.
tT Shapte aoT Vfaath9dn seammsl
terview with Thorndyke for a day, and
state he is to take the. Phantom. still
with dispatches to the British general at
that place.
vo Chapter PIT vJI.IDuring great fire in New
cape cape and from him he gets the name OF
chaper by Xs fEom Bas
| the identity of Thorndyke and comes TO ar
rest him as a spy. He is armed only with
overcoming Scammell, Thorndyke escapes
and makes his way to Clnton's headquar-
t ters, "here MS real identity is not yet
CHAPTER IX.-clintoh gives Thorndyke
ms nHaa instructions s, sn and pass through the
INES BEFORE leaving, girl, Gertrude King
enters and demands Of Clinton that she
1e allowed to see her brother. Clinton In
10 aorms sf her tnat her brother was condemned
was burned to death in the fire of the day
before. She then demands, a pass outside
her loyalty to America. Mrs. Badely, c Sim
tons mistress. enters with the announce
ment that the brother, instead of being
4cshh apte has sePnton orders rbornoxks
to to- arrest in,, the girl which he refuses to do
t put instead lIne proGlaims his own identity.
while he holds Clinton until She escapes.
Ne follows her and makes his way to the
p pnnae mes 1aiS, Wnere he strikes and pre-
zSe RaGpi5Ssrk if TFSesfSd stops at the
toI, tavern for refreshments. The waiter
taxes an unusual interest in him While
there British cavalryman and a card
sharper, whom he had met in town few
shsdo Deio ore come IN. He remains in the
chapter MA IA 9 auaReF enters The tav.
ern l and tells the cayalryman Of girl he
mas seen In the woods to the north The
eavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke
is seen by the sharper and a fight ensues.
IN which the Quaker kills the sharper as
pody Or caValrymen approach, allowing
Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
y hta ete Maitfr stTESas
leave the inn and go to place of conceal
1 9asEeT Miss fSta nipg and nds
ot9h5fs n ae Ho 81 their
Chapter XV..MThorndyke proposes that
they Slip down the river In boat to where
guard and take to the sea. A fog " assists SITS
ss !hsy the rea xsntH IRE
bury on board. the guard having gone
ashore; The two men are imprisoned in
ny ca1lh anu inc schooner cut loose and
alI9Wed to drift through the fog to the sea.
Chapter NVIl.-They are detected by men
on on, a British warship. but the fog again
i niaes tnem. and they escape for the time
chapter NVIII.--They are pursued by
vessel they take to be the Sprite Capture
seems certain when the wind suddenly dies
away. s'
Chapter xIX.-A boat is sent from the
Warship, but Is beaten off. Then three
come, and the schooner is boarded In
me night that ensues Ames Is shot and the
glrl disappears. The small boat behind
IRON Iron the war vessel, and, as a last resort
i,horndyke dives into the sea and comes
up beneath the dingv
Chapter NN.-FrOm the lingv Thorndyka
hears the plans made for the Sailing of the
schooner sen into port with Lounsbury in
dead. and a surgeon is sent TO care for him
The girl is not found. '-'At'