Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTER I-Guy Poynton. an Eng
lsh boy, is taking a walking tour on
the border line between Russia and
Germany. He falls asleep. and wnen 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 it, 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 lI.-Guy goes to 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-PhyIlis Poynton comes
to England in search of Guy, her broth
err 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 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
fails to find any trace of the POyntons.
CHAPTER VII.-Duncombe offers an
enormous reward for information OF the
Poyntons
CHAPTER VIIL-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
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 NI.-XIL - 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 XNL-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 a man in order to Sc
cure some papers which he has. Dun
combe agrees to protect Phyllis.
CHAPTERS MI. MIL - Spence
learns all about Phyllis, except her rea-
son for using an assumed name. As
yet nothing has been heard of Guy, rs
Phyllis will not tell everything.
CHAPTERS XXIIE 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 scrapC
in which he had been involved with I
French nobleman and his son. who ap
peared very much interested in hi!
story.
CHAPTERS L-XXvIL-Guy i.
informed by his friends that the mer
whom he saw talking on the train!
were the emperor of Germany and thu
car 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 Gu!
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 i
designed to throw the German spies of
the scent
CHAPTER XXVIII-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 beel
CHAPTERs Xxx. -XXXI-spencer i
drugged so that he cannot continu
longer in the search. He persuade
Duncombe to return to England.
CHAPTERS XXXII. -XXXIIL - Dun
combe is arrested for the murder O
Mile Mermillion in Paris. On the wa
to prison he is chIoroformed by hi
captors.
CHAPTER XXXIv.-The man who ar
. rested DuncOmbe was a member of TIN
French secret service. who had turne
Ger
man document which Phyllis had in
trusted to Duncombc and had given N
de Bergillac permission to have. ID
Bergillac discovers the treaChery /
time to get the paper and Duncomb
accompanies him to France.
CHAPTER XXXV.-FranCe signs a
alliance with England against Russi
and Germany.