Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-24
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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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
IL he knows anything of the meeting
on the road. He denies all knowledge
of 1t. lie is advised to leave for Aus
tria without delay, as he is suspected
of being a spy lie had during the col
loquy secured 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.
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 lV.-Phyllis meets man
who she has been informed knows of
her brothers whereabouts.
CHAPTER N.-Sir George Duncombe,
al English baronet, sees Il photograph
of Phyllis and falls in love with it. lie
agrees TO go 10 Paris to search for her.
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris. but
fails to ind any trace of the Poyntons.
CHAPTER NII.-Duncombe offers an
enormous reward for information OF the
PoyntonS.
CHAPTER VIIL-Duncombe is warn
ed to give up the search.
CHA PIER IX.--Mlle Mermillion agrees
to give Duncomhe the desired informa-
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 Spcn-
Ger to assist him in his search. He is
again warned to leave Paris.
CHAPTERS Mini - 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
Ia England at a place near his own. \
eirl 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 XVI-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 Poynt0n.
CHAPTER X%.-Fielding 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. X%II. - 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 XXI1I. XXIV.- Phylli!
goes to France with two people wh'
CHAPTER XXv.-Guy in Paris ha
been in hiding as the result of Il scrap
French nobleman and his son, who ap
peared very much Interested in hi
story.
Informed by his friends that the mel
whom he saw talking on the train
were the emperor of Germany and tn
car of Russia, who were plotting L
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 whtcl
Guy had has been distracted from hi
valise. y body representing Guy
found in the river Seine. This ruse j
designed to throw the German spies OF
the scent.
CHAPTER XXVIU.-Duncombe, VIII
has returned to Paris, suspects the trick
CHAPTER XXIX.-PhyIlis has refus
ed to see Duncombc, but gives the vi
comte de Bergillac permission to hav
the paper which Duncombe has bee
keeping for her.
CHAPTERS XX.-XXXI.-Spencer
drugged so that he cannot cOntinu
longer in the search. lie persuade
Duncombc to return to England.
CHAPTERS NXXIL-XXXIII.- Dun
combe is arrested for the murder c
Mile. Mermillion in Paris. On the wa
to prison he is chlorofOrmed by hi
captorS.