Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-07
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SYNOPSIS.

Chapter L--Donald Thorndyke, - eap-
tain Of the schooner Phantom. leaves Nef:
folk for New London with 9 cargo Of had
Lounsbury, proves treacherous after they
get to sea and threatens to reveal the char
acter Of the captain and cargo to British
soud not strss. hs %
and renders him insensible, apparently
dead. One of the other two members of
bests him and throws him into the ssa.
He determines to impersonata tbs sp-
that he has taken the ship ss q prize and
has killed the captain and all OF the crew
but the one negro.
Chapter II;-Whsn the boat 4 boardsd: he
naval Lieutenant but is doubted by .
Dragon officer. scammell. who II along.
Mn;ls r. proving h, tab
sciougness. Thorndyke is taken 70 the
captain.
New York and there turned over to the
to act the part Of q spy, and when possible
Information to Washington.
Chapter y.-.Scammell enters during the
progress Of the row and asks to take q
hand by relieving the naval officer of
covers that Thorndyke Is the man no il
looking for for Clinton. and stops the light,
s s1ssr ana ssa glands be-
Chapter v1.-snn,on posrpones the In.
terviSw with Thorndyke for day. and
In the. meantime gives him papers which
In New York 'harbor, and 60 to Newport
with dispatches to the British general at
that place.
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cape. and from him he gets the name Of
Rex. After returning to his quarters
he ia surprised by a visit from Scanned
the Identity of Thorndyke and comes to ar
rest him as a spy. He is armed only with
a pistol. and into the birmingham Of this
overcoming seammeli, Thorndyks sscaps sa;
and ass. makes his way to GlntSns sadquss,
known.
Chapter x.-clinton gives Thorndyke
his instructions and a pass through the
lines. Before leaving, girl. Gertrude King.
en- enters sHa, and demands Of Clinton that she
forms her that her brother was condemned
as SPY. and while waiting for execution
before. She then demands pass t outside dds
the lines, proclaiming at the same time
her loyalty to America. Mrs. Badely. elm
tons mist enters with The
burned. has escaped.
Chapter x.-clinton orders Thorndyks
but instead prociaims 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 % 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
there British cavalryman and a card
sharper, whom he had met in town few
days before, come In. He remains In the
a5fsa 6s and is not detected.
AnapIer Al1.-A quaker enters tue tuv-
eern 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 sh arper and fight ensues,
In which the Quaker kills the sharper al
q body of cavalrymen approach, allowing
Thorndyke time enough to be concealed
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seave 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
GhaP Pns rnsss VlssHerhornoyke proposes that
they slip down the river in boat to where
the Phantom is anchored. overp over the
guard and take to the sea. A fog assists
them as they start on the venture