Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24

Copyright. 1899, by $. X. CrockettD
Synopsis of Previous Instn1Iments
Sir James StansfieId of New Mins. in COM
pany with his grandson. young Philip, meets
in an inn hodsc his son Philip and his son
pdramOur. Janet Mark They quarrel. Sir
James goes hcme. taking along his grandson.
That night he is murdered by his dissoiute
son ana Janet Mark. They take his body
outside and lay 1t on an ice-fioe in the effort
to fasten the crime other shoulders. But
the boy Philip has witnessed the crime. He
tells his grandfathers chief tenant, Umphray
Spurway. and Spurway succeeds in having the
real murdeIe. brought to justice. He Is SEN
fenced to be hanged. and his woman accom-
plice to BE- transported. MysteriOusly Philip
Stansield escapes the gallows, seeks out his
wife. finds her in the company Of Spurway
and tries to .lurJler her, but does not quite
succeed She is taken away to Abercairn for
cure. leaving her son. young Philip, in charge
Of Spurwly and in the company of little
Anna Mark, from whom he learns that in
some was girls are worth quite as
much as boys. Still they ex-
ceIlent friends, even though she heats
him at her studies in the school 10 which
they go together. John Stansfield. Philips
lawyer uncle brings in a new teacher. Dom
eyes. ShortI- after his coming the country
side is shocked and thrilled with a number
of bloody and mysterious murders, evidently
for the sake of robbery. business calls I'M
phray SpurIvsy from home. In his absence
big packing case purporting to be full of
fine Spanish wool. Is delivered to Will Bow
man, Jmphray'S clerk. He puts 1t in the
weaving shed That night Philip, playing
about il. SEES shining through the gauze Of
the packing case pair of eyes. He calls
VIII Bowman. who counts three. then stabs
the packing case with Il small sword. Blood
flows. they OPEN the case and find Dominic
RinEruSe inside. apparently dead. Shortly
after the house is attacked by robbers.
whom Rinsrose had meant to let in. They
are beaten on. but afterward Philips mother
refuses To let him spend the holidays a New
Nlilns. Returning from days visit to New
Miins. Philip tails in with SIul Mark, Annals
gypsy father. who. under pretense of showing
him Sir Harry MOrgan's treasure. makes
him g prisoner. Anna finds out his plight
and leads Umphray Spu-way on his track
by the Up of his silent partner. Provost
Gregory Partan. Saul Mark. supercargo of
The ship Cor-amantee. imprisons both Anna
and Spurway. robbinE Spurway Of much
money and portrait Of Philips mother.
Philip the elder, who is in league with Saul
Mark. takes the portrait and sends young
Philip away. Leaving Spurway imprisoned.
Philip SJansfeld the elder goes out in Spur
ways cloak to his wife's house, and by
threats iIrluces her to go aboard the Cora
mantee. Anna and Philip make friends with
El'orra- He shows them the secrets of the
island and where Sir Harry NIorgan's treas
ure is. guarded by fer-dr-lance and his hosts
Eborra has s"rreted a boat. in which he plans
10 escape with Anna. Philip. Mrs. Stansfeld
ant? his mother, also Will bowman who is
in the pirates clutches. The pirates sail
away with Two or three ships. The
loaf starts. encounters other pirates
but IS towed safe away by a mon
steI 1evil-nsh. The beat reaches Porto Rico
in safety, and its inmates appruach a con-
vent. asking help The convent takes in the
women. The men go into a chain gang. 1t
is making q road for the pleasure Of the gov
ern"r's wife. She chances TO pass along. and
Philip discovers her to be Janet Marx. little
Anna ugtl+r