The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-30
Synopsis Of Chapters Alreaoy Publishes

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ThiIs making foE New orleans on t3s
schooner Colleen. Peter Cadogan and Dis
servant Terry C'rsz n. pick I'D IN q Q5IJ
Jane TODD. unconscious from exposure
she Il the dsLghteT q ne , t3s.l''i -,
keeper on Cedar Island Wtll.neE 49, 49,
a ke her A. the ether end O ne l1la5t1
81 a deserted house which si4LllS, -
assistant tender. declares 70 be name
having seen mysterious lights there
CaGogan makes midnight eA- 80
there. he - knocked down by a ~
csuuy creature and when he comes 70 rs
senses The yacht with him On o, g. :.
has d-fftcd TO a remote bayou In ne.
Orleans. CadoEsR buys Cedar Island a
auction
In the excitement or the sale CadoEaH
pays the absurd price % Ss5,eeo- Wnen
CoChrane. a suspicious char acleF- a.
-empts 20 by back the Island. CaaoesLt
thinks there may be treasure lIlsIt- -
also believes Cochrsne snc U ming a.
aLCoupTiCes- Returning 20 the isiaIldr u
learns that James fathers raj name >
-7-7-eff--s a. tba- the fslsrd his
Jsue and he are IN love
On going to take possession o. ne
house. A -sttIssuake is flung st Csdosan-
he explores the house, out can mo NJ
one With his servant he sPe1os t-s
night IN che hIL While asleep they sIs
empowered and bound b Nil.-hs ~
q half-wirted. reformed blsck who helps
him Then willing lmprisons Jane n
the Izhrho,1se tower and drugs Topeil-
Us Escaping By rope from the tc'se-,
she hss1eus 70 the house Wiling ana
the negro have uncovered q treasure OF
great value in The cellars Iney Sos,,e
to blows. and each IS badly injured VIII
ing puts green light in he cCpoia or
the house. and while he Is gone the glTa
releases CsdOEau from MS letters. ne
wounded black Crawls into the room look
ing Tor willing
As willing pistol in hand. descends
the stairs. the defOTDed and Wounaea
black springs 10 the encounter and IS shot
dead by the assistant lighthouse keeper
Before being killed however he nuTts
2 large club az Willing. which takes the
man or his feet and sends BIN IN heap
On the stair unconscious
Jane hurries back TO the lighthouse 20
look after her father. ard CadOgan- after
re.ivinz Willing. tries 20 msSe him tel
the sIEnIdCanCe OF q green lamp Whlcn
he had placed IN The cUpola OF tne nouSt-
TopeIius aValzss from the effects O. the
drug administered BY Willing End- mo
ing himself alone IN the lighthouse goes
TO the haunted house IN search o. Jane
There he learns from Ca6OEan mat had
fraaEpirsd. and the two go down into the
cellar 10 inspect the Cnearthed treasure
leaving willing N charge OF CreESh-
TIE green light brings vikings friends
who Try TO CvcTpOWeT Creagn-
a desperate battle ensues, In which cd
oEau Topelius, and Crezgh take hand
Jane reaches the lighthouse to find her
searching for her, she sits down and Is
soon asleep
She awakes to find an evil-apPearing
stranger standing in the doorway and
fees to the lighthouse tower. locking the
iron door behind her From there she 90
running down the beach. with half a
dozen men IN ihot pursuit
They succeed in reaching the Colleen,
and after turning adrfft the vessel in
which vikings friends had co.. to the
island. set about 20 rescue Jane