Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-15
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS


CHAPTER I.-Guy Poynton. an Eng
ish boy, is taking a 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
If 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 a 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 lI.-Guy goes TO Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets Il party
of men and women, to whom he tells
paper.
CHAPTER III-Phyllis Poynton comes
to England in search of Guy, her broth
er, who has disappeared. She finds in
ms 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 "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 go to Paris to search for her.
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris but
falls to find any trace of the Poyntons.
CHAPTER VIL.-Duncombe offers an
enormous reward for information of the
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 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 place near his own. a
girl arrives with her father. They are
introduced to him as Mr.. and Miss Field
ms
CHAPTER XV-Duncombe feels sure
that Miss Fielding is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XVL-Duncombe tells Miss
Fielding the story of the Poyntons to
test her but she does not appear to be
affected by it,
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 XN.-FieldinS escapes af-
ter trying TO XIII a man In order to Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis.
~. CHAPTERS XXI. NH. - Spence :
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 XXIIL XXIV.- Phyllis
goes to France with two people who
call for her.
CHAPTER XXv-Guy in Paris has
been in hiding as the result of scrapt
in which he had been involved with 4
French nobleman and his son, who APP
peayed very much Interested in his
story.
CHAPTERS XXVL-XXVIL-Guy is
Informed by his friends that the mer
whom he saw talking on the train.
were the emperor of Germany and the
czar of Russia. who were plotting Il
subdue England and ruin France. Hi:
friends are members of the secret serv-
ice force of France, and they take Guy
into their confidence. The paper which
Guy had has been distracted from hi!
valise. a body representing Guy i!
found in the river Seine. This ruse il
designed to throw the German spies of
the scent.
CHAPTER XXVIIT.-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 beef
keeping for her.