Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-29
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.


CHAPTER L-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
q German officer, who tries to find out
IL he knows anything of the meeting
on the road. He denies all knowledge
of 1t. He is advised to leave for Aus
trfa Without delay. as he is suspected
or being spy. He had during the coll
loquy 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 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 1t into English, but cannot make
anything out of it, She destroys the
translation and keeps the original.
CHAPTER lV.-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, lie
agrees to go to Paris to search for her
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris. but
fails to ind 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
CHAPTER X.-Nnle. Mermfllion has
been murdered. Duncombe gets for
mer newspaper reporter named Spen-
Ger to assist him in his search. lie 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. y
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 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.
fesses that she is Phyllis Poynton.
CHAPTER XX.-Eielding escapes af-
ter trying TO kill 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. As
vet nothing has been heard of Guy, as
Phyllis will not tell everything.
CHAPTERS XIII. = XIV Phylli:
goes to France with two people who
call for her.
CHAPTER XXV.-Guy In Paris ha!
been in hiding as the result of scrap,
in which he had been involved with {
French nobleman and his son, who ap
peared very much Interested in his
story,
CHAPTERS XXvI.-XXvII.-Guy i:
Informed by his friends that the mel
whom he saw talking on the train!
were the emperor of Germany and thu
czar of Russia, who were 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 which
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
CHAPTER XxVII.-Duncombe VIII,
has returned to Paris, suspects the trick
CHAPTER XXI%.-Phyllis has refus
ed to see Duncombe, but gives the vi
eomte de Bergillac permission to hav
sthe paper which Duncombe has beer
CHAPTERS xxx. Spencer i
drugged so that he cannot eontinu
longer in the search. He persuade
Duncombe to return to England.
CHAPTERS XXXIL -XXXIIL = Dun
combe is arrested for the murder O
Mile Mermillion i'm Paris. On the wa,
to prison he is chloroformed by hi
y captors.
CHAPTER XXXIV.-The man who ar
rested Duncombe was member of til
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 NJ
de Bergillac permission to have. ID
Bergillac discovers the treachery il
time to get the paper. and Duncomb
accompanies him to France.
+ CHAPTER %XXN.-Frauce signs q
alliance with England against Russi
and Germany.