Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-05-21
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
N. q. kE?TNER
sYNoPsIa

CHAPTER Reconsideration 10 caused
on the last night that the Opera IL man
aged by Debienne and Poligny because Of
Gasions. Later in the evening Joseph
euquet Il found dead. having hanged
CHAPTER I1-Christine Daae, . mem-
Pc per a 81 the opera company. is called upon
aas ysry Part pa and
his brother Raoul are among those who
applaud the singer. Raoul tries to SEQ
Ghs h'a :, IN the dressing soom but =
some one 10 making love to her. She
sms1ss e. s slSne and upon entering the
CHAPTER 1II.-Whils the farewell
ceremony for the retiring managers is
soins on, the Opera Ghost appears and
death. Richard and Moncharmin. the
new managers. are then informed Of the
clause In the contract which stipulates
s. .nd that So. 'h M Ell to II:
served for him.
CHAPTER 1v-Box No. 10 sold With
disastrous resultA Tho mana gers receive
z letter from the Opera Ghost calling At
tention to tho error. Tho box keeper 10
the ghost.
-N1An1 4H1S Vs-S0IIDIJuO O080 W11Se0
grave Of hsr father. Ee goes also. and
II tho night follows her to the church,
WONDERFUL violin music 10 heard. Raoul
- found next morning almost frozen,
CHAPTER VI.-Moncharmin and Rich.
ard investigate box No. s and decide to
sec the performance Of "Taust'' from
front seats Of that boz.
CHAPTER V11.-Carlotta, who sings
the leading part in Faust, 10 warned to
give the part to Christine. Carlotta, re-
.on sns the msn IN IL. aa Of
many.
CHAPTER V11I-Raoul searches for
Christine. who has disappeared. He sees
aer net at last but doe. not speak. ana later
appointment for . masked ball
CHAPTER Ix.-Raoul meets Christine
O. the bal! and sees q person in the dis
guise Of Red Death. of whom he d Jeal-
o ons He hears sha her cenyerslas With some
presence known and Christine vanishes
through Q mirror.
CHAPTER x.-Raoul visits Christine
and tells her he knows tho name Of the
" unseen ,,.,d man r, whom she calls the Angel
get the voice and the name he heard
CHAPTER xIL-Christine relates Q
strange adventure with the unseen Erik
and promises to run away with Raoul
the following night.
CHAPTER xIII-Raoul announces hia
Intention Of marrying. Christine, which |
darkness and Christine disappears
CHAPTER XIv.-No trace Of her 10
found Moncharmln and Richard behave |
strangely.
CHAPTER, xv.--Raoul searches madly
tor the missing singer.
CHAPTER xVI.-The Opera Ghost de-
mands the first instnllment Of his allow
ance. and when 1t Is left at an appointed
place the sum mysteriously disappears.
CHAPTER Xv1I-The managers care
@ money! he bat It dssppsar, Of
Richards pocket while he and his partner |
ut together behind locked doors.
CHAPTER xvI1I-Raoul goes in |
search of Christine. He meets n mys- /
terious person known as the Persian.
CHAPTER xIx.-The Persian plans to
aid Raoul in locating Christine and they |
CHAPTER xx.-The two find them.
will lead to where Christine has undoubt-
edly been carried by Erik.
CHAPTER XXI-The Persian knows
Erik TO have been one Of the contractors
who built the Opera, and while the work
was in progress. he built secret torture
chamber beneath It,
CHAPTER xXII-From this chamber
Raoul and the Persian hear Erik and
Christine conversng. Erik misses q bag
containing valuable keys.
CHAPTER XX1II--Christine looks into
the chamber and assures Erik that there
is no one there. She discovers that he
Is q ventriloquiSt.