Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

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By cHAUNcY c. HoTcHKiss
Copyright, 1897, by D. Appleton & Co All
rights reserved)
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. Johh
Lounsbury, proves treacherous after they
get to sea and threatens to reveal the char ar
actor of the captain and cargo to British
ships then in sight, and from which they
could not escape. Thorndyke strikes him
AND ona him a
the crew attempts Thorndyke's life. but he
bests him and throws him into the sea.
The other negro he scares into silence
parently dead mate, and tell the English
that he has taken the ship as prize and
has killed the captain and all of the crew
chapte qh ff eNES the boat is boarded, he
tells his story. which Is believed by the
Dragon officer, Scanned, who is along.
While Thorndyke is proving his tale,
Lounsbury shows e,, signs Of returning con-
British vessel to repeat his story to the
captain anfer 111-.rne phantom 10 t,hen 70
New York and there turned oyer to the
kings authorities Thorndyke determines
to act the part OF SPY, and when possible
Chapter Tv.eThorndyke mixes in fight
at an inn with young naval officer and
Chapter v.-scammell enters during the
progress of the row, and asks to take q
covers that Thorndyke is the man he is
looking for for Clinton. and stops the fight
tween ef G Thornsvka and sea Ia h.anas De
chapter NLarSlinton postpones the in.
terview with Thorndyke. for day, and
in the meantime gives him papers which
state he Is to take the Phantom. still
In New York harbor, and go, to Newport
with dispatches to the British general at
that place.
York Thorndyke assists patriot spy to es-
cape. and from him he gets the name Of
chaer by Hsa 1h' as
rest him as spy. He is armed only with
a pistol, and into the printing pan of this
Thorndyke manages to throw water, then,
ters, where his real identity is not yet
AictHhis Chapter 1x.-clinton gives Thorndyke
his instructions and a pass through the
lines Before leaving, girl, Gertrude King,
enters and demands Of Clinton that she
be allowed to see her brother. Clinton in
forms her that her brother was condemned
as spy, and while waiting for execution
was burned to death in the fire of the day
before. She then demands a pass outside
| the lines. proclaiming at the same time
! her loyalty to America Mrs. Badely, Gin
| tons mistress, enters with the announce
ment that the brother. instead of being
DVGsRR spte has sses Gnton orders Thorndyke
TO TO- arrest the girl, which he refuses to do
| then gives her his pass through the lines,
| while he holds Clinton until She escapes.
| He follows her and makes his way to the
| picket lines, where he strikes and pre-
nehapterA Xf;aTheFhsdyke stops at the
| Dove tavern for refreshments The waiter
takes an unusual interest In him. While
| there British. cavalryman and card
sSharpeSr Gr0 whom he had net in town few
eaape ans aaakes enters The tav.
| ern and tells the cavalryman Of q girl he
has seen in the woods to the north. The
| cavalryman leaves to find her. Thorndyke
Is seen by the sharper and fight ensues
| In which the Quaker kills the sharper as
e, body of cavalrymen approach. allowing
Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
chheete Maitef stTESSsd apdtbe Quaker
leave the inn and go to place of conceal
ment known to the patriots. Here the,
meet Miss ss,l King and Thorndyke finds his
lei hD 81 their escapes
Chapter XVs.MThorndyke proposes thai
they slip down the river in boat to where
guard and take to the sea fog assists
Ns Il my ta5s fh rsa SanhTs phan
N cot Nv n And
bury on board, the guard having gone
ashore: The two men are imprisoned il
the cabin and the schooner cut loose an(
70 hFSsgh he tee to By
on a British warship. but the fog agait
hldes them. and they escape for the time
Chapter XVIIT--They are pursued by .
| vessel they take to be the Sprte. Captur,
seems certain when the wind suddenly die:
=, Chapter lsE3 NIX.-A boat is sent from TIL,
come. and the schooner is boarded. II
the fight that ensues Ames is shot and tn,
girl disappears The small boat behnt
mes me schooner has been overturned by sho
| from the war vessel, and, as last resort
Ihorndyke dives into the sea and come!
uP cR Rapeess 8N he faiqgYt the dnpv
hears the plans made for the sailing of tn,
schooner into port with Lounsbury il
charge. He also hears that Ames is no
Gead, ana surgeon is sent to care for him
chapter NNT.-1horndyke succeeds /,
reaching the deck of the Phantom and i'm
prisoninS the three men of the crew. IIl
mas hight with Lounsbury and kills him
The surgeon accepts parole and agrees t
care for Ames. who is stu alive
Chapter XXII.-Under some sail wreck
age caused by shot from the British YES
Sci, Thorndyke finds Miss King still alive
he puts her under the doctors care,
storm comes up and, single-handed, h.
mans the Phantom
CHAPTER XIII.