Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

HARDROSS COURAGE, young English gen
IL tleman, engaged a room at the Hotel Universal
London. As he about to retire the flrst
night, mau half clothed rushed into his room,
hysterically begging Courage not to let his pur-
suers follow him.
The latter. two men, burst through the door of a
connecting room, despite Courage's protests, and
demanded the right to search the room, saying
that the man they were hunting was dangerous
character They turned out the lights, and there
ensued terrific fight in the darkness with terrible
groans from some one Courage struck one OF the
assalants, and just before the melee was over
thought he heard the rustic of a womans skirt and
detected an odd perfume; but when he finally
managed 20 turn on the lights not sign of a
person visible.
The porter, whom he summoned, insisted that
he heard nothing; and the next morning Courage
ing him out for creating disturbance.
He brought the hotel man to terms by explain
ing his standing and threatening Scotland Yard
and dog, passed near, exhang the same per-
fume that he had noticed in his room the night
before.
Courage met Miss Adele Van Hoyt the young
woman in question, at the cricket match and later
she told him that the man he defended was traitor
and renegade who possessed tremendous secret,
which she advised him to lure from him. He found
Guest, the man in question, sick in bed and
prisoner at the same hotel, and was told that he
the bearer OF the secret affair of life and death.
Courage took dinner with Adele, and told her
that she was the only woman he could ever care
for, and that his time and life hers. She then
told him to take Guest to his country home and
learn the secret.
The following day Courage was drugged by
James Stanley, one of the men who had burst into
his room, and when he awoke the next afternoon
had left the hotel He dsgustedly departed for his
home; and was astounded to find Guest already
there having been sent by Adele.
Guest told Courage that he was Wortley Foote,
the notorious spy, who had nearly brought all
Europe to war. He asked the latter to take his
burden and carry it on to the end.
Lady Dennisford, Courages neighbor, and Guest
were once intimate friends. Courage found Adele
stopping at the Dennisfords'.
Guests prosecutors began to arrive in the neigh
borhood and to poster Courage. Guest refused to
make the concessions necessary to secure relief
from the sentence of death that had been pro,
against accepting Guests trust.
Guest, just before his death, told Courage the
to Adele Miss Van Hoyt announced that she and
Courage must be enemies.
The astonishing condition came about that Guest
was not dead but had only suffered from suspended
animation. The doctor who had signed his death
certificate suddenly departed indefinite
vacation.
Courage had visit with the Prime Minister of
England, in which he vainly endeavored to impress
upon him the Importance of some secret infor-
nation and then, with Guest as his valet, de-
parted for America.
Adele was on the same vessel, in company with
her stepmother. De Vaentin, a mysterious
Frenchman, was also of the party. Adele con-
fessed her love for Courage, and begged him to
give up his mission.
Count de Valentin, an aspirant to be King of
France, was member of a house party prepared
by Mrs. Van Reinberg Adele's stepmother, and
objected strongly to Courages being invited. 1t
necessary for the unraveling of the Great
Secret that the latter attend, however and he per-
sisted in going. Mrs. Van Reinberg insisted on
making him her confdant, thus unwittngly giving
him tremendous aid.
citing of millionaires held at the Van
Reinbergs', arranged by de Valentin. The latter
to be given twelve million dollars to advance
his kingly interests and agreed in consderat ion to
bestow titles for the wives of the milionaires as
soon as he gained the throne.