Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-27
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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TIERS.
CHAPTER I-Guy Poynton. an Eng
ish boy. is taking a walking tour on
the border line between Russia and
Germany. He fails asleep. and wnen he
aWakeS sees two trains meet, one from
Russia and one from Germany. He
reaches an inn, where he is followed by
a German officer, who tries to find out
III he knows anything of the meeting
on the road He denies all knowledge
of 1t. He is advised TO leave for Aus
tria without delay, as he is suspected
OF being spy. He had during the col
loquy secured paper which had blown
from the window of one of the cars.
1t was written in German.
CHAPTER lI.-Guy goes to Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets party
OF men and women, to whom he tells
the story, emitting all mention of the
paper.
CHAPTER III-Phyllis Poynton comes
to England in search of Guy, her broth
er, who has disappeared. She finds in
his trunk the German paper. She trans
lateS it into English, but cannot make
anything out OF it, She destroys the
translation and Keeps the original
CHAPTER IV.-Phyllis meets Il man
who she has been informed knows of
her brothers whereabouts.
CHAPTER V.-Sir, George Duncombe,
an English baronet, sees photograph
of Phyllis and falls in love with it. He
agrees to go to Paris to search for her.
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris but
fails to lind any trace of the Poyntons.
CHAPTER VII.-Duncombe offers an
enormous reward for information of the
Poyntons.
CHAPTER VIII-Duncombe is warn
ed to give up the search.
CHAPTER IN.-Mlle. MermilliOn agrees
to give Duncombe the desired informd-
ton, but she fails to arrive at the APP
pointed time.
CHAPTER X.-Mlle. Mermfllion has
been murdered Duncombe gets for
mer newspaper reporter named Spen-
Ger to assist him in his search. He is
again warned to leave Paris.
CHAPTERS XI.-&II. - Duncombe is
notified that if he does not leave Paris
he will be arrested for the murder OF
Mile. Mermllon.
CHAPTER XIII-He returns to Eng
land.
CHAPTER XIv.-Duncombe has rea-
son to believe that Phyllis Poynton is
in England at a place near his own. \
girl arrives with her father They are
introduced to him as Mr.. and Miss Field
Ing.
CHAPTER XV.-Duncombe feels sure
that Miss Fielding is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XNI-Duncomb tells Miss
Fielding the story of the PoyntOnS to
test her. but she does not appear to be
CHAPTERS XVII. XVIII. - Spencer
telegraphs that he is coming to Eng
land, as he has found out that the real
Mr.. Fielding and his daughter are in
Russia
CHAPTER XIX-NIiss Fielding con-
fesses that she is Phyllis Poynton.
y
ter trying 10 kill man in order to Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis.
CHAPTERS NNI. NNII. - Spence
learns all about Phyllis. except her rea-
son for using an assumed name. As
yet nothing has been heard of Guy, a.
Phyllis will not tell everything.
CHAPTERS NXIII. XIV Phyllis
goes to France with two people who
call for her
CHAPTER XXv.-Guy in Paris ha.
been in hiding as the result of a scrapt
in which he had been involved with {
French nobleman and his son, who ap.
peared very much Interested in hi:
CHAPTERS XXvL-X XVIL-Guy i,
Informed by his friends that the meI
whom he saw talking on the train:
were the emperor of Germany and thu
czar of Russia, who We're plotting Il
subdue England and ruin France His
friends are members of the secret Serv
ice force of France, and they take Gu!
into their confidence. The paper whicl
Guy had has been distracted from hi
valise. body representing Guy i
found in the river Seine This ruse il
designed to throw the German spies of
the scent
CHAPTER XXVIIL-Duncombe, VIII
has returned to Paris, suspects the trick
CHAPTER XXIX-PhYlliS has refus
ed to see Duncombe. but gives the vi
comte de Bergillac permission to haV
the paper which Duncombe has beel
Keeping for her.
CHAPTERS XX.-XXXI-Spencer j
drugged SO that he cannot continu
longer in the search. He persuade
Duncombe to return to England.
CHAPTERS XXXIL-XXXIIL- : Dun
combe is arrested for the murder O
Mile Mermllon in Paris. On the wa
to prison he is chloroformed by hi
captors.
CHAPTER XXXIy.-The man who ar
rested Duncombe was a member of tn
French secret service, who had turne
traitor and was trying to get the Ger
man document which Phyllis had in
trusted to Duncombe and had given n
de Bergillac permission to have. ID
Bergillac discovers the treachery i
time to get the paper and Duncomb
accompanies him to France.