Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
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
a German officer, who tries to find out
III ne 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 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 10 Paris af-
ter visiting Austria and meets Il party
of men and women, to whom he tells
the story, emitting all mention of the
paper.
3 CHAPTER III-Phyllis Poynton comes
to England in search of Guy, her broth
err who has disappeared She finds in
his trunk the German paper. She trans
iates 1t 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 N.-Sir George Duncombe
an English baronet, sees photograph
of Phyllis and falls in love with it. He
agrees to go TO Paris to search for her
CHAPTER Vile reaches Paris. but
fails to find any trace of the Poyntons
CHAPTER V1I.-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-
tion but she fails to arrive at the APP
pointed time.
CHAPTER X.-MIle Mermillion has
been murdered. Duncombe gets a for
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 he arrested for the murder OF
Mile. Mermillion
CHAPTER XIIL-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
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
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.-Fielding escapes af-
ter trying TO kill man in order to Sc
. cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis.
CHAPTERS %XI. 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 XNIII. NXlV.- Phyllis
goes to France with two people who
call for her
CHAPTER XXV.-Guy in Paris has
been in hiding as the result of a scrap,
in which he had been involved with I
French nobleman and his son. who ap-
peared very much interested in hi:
story.
CHAPTERS XXVL-XXVTI.-Guy is
informed by his friends that the mel
whom he saw talking on the train;
were the emperor of Germany and TIN
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. '"he paper which
Guy had has been distracted from hi
valise. y body representing Gay /
found in dhe river Seine. This ruse il
designed to throw the German spies of
the scent