Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-02
SYNOPSIS.

shows signs Of returning con-
sciousness. Thorndyke 10 taken to the
British vessel to repeat his stery to the
captain.
Chapter HI.-Ths Phantom 10 taken To
New York and there turned ever to the
kings authorities. Thorndyke determines
aS the l pau Of lines and n ws aeS.s
Information to Washington.
progress of the row. and asks to take q
Thorndyke. Beiden. the naval officer. dis.
covers that Thorndyke 10 the man he 10
looking for for Clinton. and stops the night,
sWssn Taien ana s 5tsnd' be-
Chapter y1.1:;inron poslponss the In:
tervi6w with Thorndyks for day. and
in ths.meantime gives him papers which
in New York 'harbor. and 60 to Newport
with dispatches to the Br1tlsh general at
that place.
= CHAPTER Oh, v!:;.DurinK sr:st .rs IN New
cape. and from him he gets the name Of
Rex" After returning to his quarters
he 10 surprised by visit from Soammsl.
II. iasssi.y q ThornaySs sn a come. s. 70 3:
g pistol. and into the birmingham Of this
ThSrndyke R "a! to throw ,watsr then:
and makes his way to Clinton's headouar-
tiers. where his real Identity 10 mot yet
known.
Chapter Ix.-clinton Eives Thorndyks
enter and demands 81 a Clinton u that q:
be allowed to see her brother. Clinton In
az spy. and while waiting for execution
before She then demands . pass outside
her loyelty 10 America. Mrs.. Bsdsiy. Gin.
tons mistreis. 9nters with the announce
Chapter x.-Clinton orders Thorndybs
but instead prooiaims his own idsntity.
a hsn /. III daRson a s II:
He follows her and makes his way 70 the
picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
sumably kills assntry.
Dove tavern for rsfreshments. The waiter
takes an unusual interest In him. While
there q British oavalryman and a card
days Ssfors. come in. He rem o. In the the
cssp%ssaFn Eng Il a9 ds taRsf enters IN.
has seen in the woods to the north. The
cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke
Is seen by the sharper and fight ensues,
Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
~ rs sMatar stESsar ana the uux.,
leave the inn and go to place of conceal
m ment M MnowR to the patriots Here they
Quaker friend. Ames. is the girls half
brother. the condemned spy.
chapter xIv;-They tell of their escapes
CHAPTER ie ratVis sNainornoyke proposes tina,
they slip down the river in boat to where
e the gh and MS Is anchored the
s. my tie sa Sspt sns
tom In safety and find scammell and Louns-
ashore. The two. men are Imprisoned n
the cabin and the schooner cut loose and
allowed to drift through the fog to the sea.
on British warship, but the fog aeair
hides them. and they escape for the time
mtg a41a the 20 ols9 sea, mo, . .o.. 80. -.
come, and the schooner is boarded. II
the night that enspes Ames Is shot and thu
the schooner has been overturned by shol
Thorndyke dives into the sea and and CONE;
IN enapter he fat1HYt the dingy rnornuyx
hears the plans made for thersailing Of tn.
schooner SCI Don In into 20 port with Lounsbury ii
dead. and a surgeon is sent to care for him
The girl is not found.
cAspter 1X1...Thorndyke succeeds II
reaching the deck of the Phantom and inn
prisoning, the three men Of the crew. III
has fight with Lounsbury and Kills him
The surgeon accepts parole and agrees T.
care sa ,9f A%s xA9 = saa nave ST., rsox
age caused by shot from the British yes.
sci. Thorndyke finds Miss King. still alive
He puts her under the doctors care. "A
storm comes up and, single-handed he
mans the Phantom.
Chapter xxIII.-!Thorndyk goes into the
cabin and drags the drunken doctor onto
the deck to sober OF. The Phantom con
n a haQ
Since 1 had taken the wnisFy my encrg,
had come back full fedged and in. fighting
mood, as though the numbness of the pas
few hours had been waking slumber from
which had just recovered. The broaden
ing day put hope in me, though clearly ant
with quick sensitiveness / marked tn,
anger Of the sea, the sinister scowl on tn,
face of Nature, and the wild disorder reign
ing aboard the Phantom from her bow
SPIRITS end to her remaining truck. Be
slowing glance on the drunkard, who la,
on the wet planking not whit less com
fortably than on the carpet of the cabir
floor, gave my attention to the shrouds
finding as yet nothing had let go or sprung
| then carried aft the main throat and peal
halyards, that they might act the part of
back stay and give some relief to the stand
ing rigging. I was engaged in making fast
the lines when there passed beneath us {
wave of extraordinary height and sharpness
1t was cross sea, and it well-nigh trippeG
the schooner, which term betokens cap
size from lack of supporting surface beneath
n vessels bilge. With twisting lift it bore
the stern SO high in the air that the decl
slanted like the sides of steeple, forcing
me to drop the halyards and cling to tn,
rail to prevent falling into the bow. For al
instant / thought of surety we would
plunge sidelong below the following sea
pierce it, and be swamped inside the tenth
stroke of my pulse; but the send of thu
water flung us partly out of the trough, and
as it passed lifted the bow to terrible in
cline, and, giving us an extra vicious lurch
left us almost stern out to the run of tht
pillows. Had it broken as it reached us, the
tons upon tons of water which would have
fallen on our deck must have driven the
schooner beneath the surface as though she
was no more buoyant than the lead in hel
hold. 1t was a wonderful view had of the
ocean from the height of the mighty combsr
The sharpness of its ridge foretold the com
ing cascade, and, though it drove us down on
our beams ends and made the schooner
groan like suffering mortal as she recov
cred, it was not evil in its effects on me OF
mine.
Two things on deck there were which
seemed to catch the infection of motion, ONT
being the surgeon, who was shot into the
scuppers with violence which did some
thing to sober him, for, like man waking
from deep sleep, he threw out an arm and
began rubbing his eyes, muttering wordi
that might have been protest at his rough