Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-22
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 10 find out
II he knows anything of the meeting
on the road. He denies all knowledge
of it. He is advised to leave for Aus
tria without delay, as he is suspected
OF being spy. He had during the col
Ioquy secured paper which had blown
from the window of one of the cars.
1t was written in German.
CHAPTER II.-Guy goes 70 Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets a party
OF men and women, to whom lie tells
the story, emitting all mention of the
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
lat6s it into English, but cannot make
anything out of it. She destroys the
translation and keeps the original.
CHAPTER IV.-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 ii. He
agrees to go to Paris to search for her
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris. but
fails to find any trace of the Poyntons.
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 Informal
ton. but she fails to arrive at the APP
pointed time.
CHAPTER X.-Mlle. Mermillion has
been murdered. DuncOmbe gets a for
mer newspaper reporter named Spen-
Ger to assist him in his search. He is
again warned to leave Paris.
CHAPTERS MIMI. - Duncombe is
notified that if he does not leave Paris
he will be arrested for the murder of
Mile. Mermillion.
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. A
girl arrives with her father. They are
introduced to him as Mr.. and Miss Field
ing.
that Miss Fielding is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XVI-Duncombe 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.-Miss Fielding con-
fesses that she is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XX.-FieldinE escapes af-
ter trying to kill a man in order to Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
cOnbe agrees to protect Phyllis.
CHAPTERS XXI. XXII. : Spencer
learns all about Phyllis, except her rea-
son for using an assumed name AS
yet nothing has been heard of Guy, as
Phyllis will not tell everything
CHAPTERS XXIII. XXIV.- Phyllis
goes to France with two people who
cali for her.
CHAPTER XXv-Guy in Paris has
been in hiding as the result of Scrape
French noblennan and his son, who APP
peared very much interested in his
story.
CHAPTERS XXVL-XXVII.-Guy is
informed by his friends that the men
whom he saw talking the trains
Were the emperor of Germany and the
car of Russia, who We're plotting to
subdue England and ruin France. His
friends are members of the secret SerV-
into their. confidence. The paper which
Guy had has been distracted from his
valise. A body representing Guy is
found in the river Seine. This ruse is
designed to throw the German spies of
the scent.
CHAPTER XXVIII.-Duncombe, who
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 have
the paper which Duncombe has beer
keeping for her.
CHAPTERS XX.-XXXI-Spencer i:
drugged 50 that he cannot continue
longer in the search. He persuadeS
Duncombe to return 20 England.