Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-20
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS

CHAPTER I.-Guy Poynton,- an Eng
ish boy. is taking walking tour on
the border line between Russia and
Germany. He falls asleep, and when he
awakes sees two trains meet. one from
Russia and one from Germany. He
reaches an inn, where he,is followed by
German officer, who tries to find out
II he knows anything of the meeting
on the road. He denies all knowledge
OF II. He is advised TO leave for Aus
tria without delay, as he is suspected
of being spy. He had during the col
loquy secured a paper which had blown
from the window of one of the cars.
1t was written in German.
CHAPTER II-Guy goes 20 Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets a party
of men and women, to whom he tells
the story, emitting all mention of the
paper.
to England in search of Guy, her broth
er, who has disappeared. She finds in
his trunn 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 lV-Phyllis meets a man
who she has been informed knows OF
her brothers whereabouts.
CHAPTER V-Sir George Duncombe
an English baronet, sees a photograph
of Phyllis and falls in love with it, He
agrees to so to Paris to search for her
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris, but
fails to find 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 IX.-Mlle. Mermillion agrees
to give ,Duncombe the desired informa-
ton, but she fails to arrive at the APP
pointed time
been murdered. Duncombe gets n for
mer. newspaper reporter named Spen-
Ger to assist him in his search. He is
again warned to leave Paris.
CHAPTERS XI.-XII. - Duncombe is
notified that if he does not leave Paris
he will be arrested for the murder OF
Mile Mermillion.
CHAPTEE XIV.-Duncombe has rea-
son to believe that Phyllis Poynton is
In England at place near his own. A
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 XVL-Duncombe tells Miss
Fielding the story of the Poyntons &c
test her. but she does not appear to bt
affected by it,
CHAPTERS XVII. XVIII - Spencer
telegraphs that he is coming to Eng
land, as he has found out that the rea
Mr.. Fielding and his daughter are il
CHAPTER .XIX.-Mfss Fielding con.
fesses that She is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XX-FieldtnS escapes af
ter trying to kill a man in order to Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis
CHAPTERS XXI. xxi. = Spence
learns all about Phyllis, except her rea
son for using an assumed name. A
yet nothing has been heard of Guy a
Phyllis will not tell everything.
CHAPTERS XXIII : XXIV.- Phylli
goes to France with two people VIII
call for her
CHAPTER XXV.-%Guy in Paris ha
been in hiding as the result of q scrap
in which he had been involved with
French nobleman and his son, who APP
peared very much interested in hi
story.
CHAPTERS XXVL-XXVII-Guy i
informed by his friends that the me
whom he saw talking on the train
were the emperor of Germany and tn
car of Russia, who were plotting I
subdue England and ruin France. Hi
friends are members of the secret serV
ice force of France, and. they take Gu
into their confidence. The paper whic
Guy had has been distracted from hi
vallse. \ body representing Guy
found in the river Seine. This ruse
designed to throw the German spies o
the scent.
CHAPTER Embellishments VIII
has returned to Paris, suspects the tricl
CHAPTER XXIX-Phyllis has refu:
ed to see Duncombe, but gives the V
comte de Bergillac permission to haV
the paper which DuncOmbe has bee
keeping for her.
CHAPTERS XXX.-XXXI-Spencer
drugged so that he cannot continU
longer in the search. He persuad,
Duncombe to return to England.