The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-24

CHAPTER v1-Tom Phinney goes alone
some persons In q passing motor boat
Two men whom he had seen enter the
House OF Mystery. He sees one Of them,
2 Mr.. Calls. on shore later and follows
him. Tom ts seized. blindfolded and taken
to house. He hears a girl named Jessie.
authority. question his captors. A sweet
voiced girl later protests against The
roughness Of bis captors,
Book II.
CHAPTER Ivan vechten CATS on his
uncle. Theodore Van Vechten. big man In
Wall street and known as the MAN Of
lron." In search Of Information regarding
tho whereabouts Of Paige Carew.
CHAPTER 11-Detective Flint shows
Van vechten gold mesh purse found IN
the House Of Mystery. Van recognizes II
a. belonging to Paige Carew.
CHAPTER 1II-The sweet-voiced girl
disclose her identity. Tom declares be
will "ueet her again.
CHAPTER Iv-Detecttve Flint tells Van
Vechten he has a theory that Paige has
been kidnapped. Van goes to lay tho case
before his uncle
CHAPTER v-Messages are sent to
Europe In an effort to trace Paige Tom
tells Van Vechten he is In love and re-
lates his adventure
CHAPTER VIA message from London
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs.
Devereaux, sailed for New York some
time previously. A reward Of $500 Is Of
fered.
CHAPTER Wilt develops that tho
ladies visited the English home Of Tenn
pie Bonner, owner Of the House Of MyB-
terry. Flint has a theory that they are
connected with the mystery Of No. 1914
CHAPTER Wilt is recalled that
Temple Bonner was In love with q
daughter OF Compton Schuyler who mar
ried Max Willard The other daughter
married a man named Devereaux. Bon-
ner and Willard were intimate friends A
search Is started for Willard.
CHAPTER IX-Van vechten enters the
House of Mystery by the back door IN
time to hear John Calls threaten girl.
but Is rendered unconscious In the strug-
gle with Calls.
Book III.
CHAPTER tom Phinney gets JOB
as master OF Brownlow's yacht Kohinur
which has been chartered for some mys-
terfous mission
CHAPTER 1.-THE charterer and his
friends board the yacht at night and Tom
hears the voice Of the unknown girl and
also of man involved In his adventure
of few nights previous.
CHAPTER III-Tom finds the girl moro
beautiful tfan he had anticipated, The
chartcrer turns ont to be Max Willard.
CHAPTER " Willard assures Tom
thar his mission Is honorahl" and nti-
rightod He gives orders that no one Is
10 leave ar hnard the yacht without his
pcrmissicr D"lia. the girl Of the voice,
insists Unur ring ashore and while Tom
is evula'ning big orders Calls Jumps over.
board.
Ire Willar,. he began,
meeting the others regard with level
look and addressing him with plain
blunIness, your name is not at all IA
miliar to me. I'll tell you just why
followed that chap Monday night ana
why was surprised when you nand-
ed me Brownlows note. You'll see
then that there are some things I'm
entitled to know as well as yourself.
So weu understand one another right
here and now"
Willard nodded, but said nothing.
"Do you know the Powhatan club!'
Another silent nod; but the eyes be-
trayed a light of dawning comprehen-
sion.
I'm member" pursued Tom, "and
the mysterious way in which you peo-
ME acted in that old house across from
us made US all curious. Why shouldn
it? We talked about it anC wondered,
time and time again-who the tenants
were: what they were W to, and Ill
that sort of thing. Candidly, it didn't
lock ri1nt.
"Now. Pve seen you come and go al
that house; knew that you belonged
there. saw the chap who was killed
last Sunday come out Of the same
house. recognized you in the motor
boat Monday evening, and when | art
forwards saw the fellow you call Cal
lis, why. of course followed him. Any
body would"
All the time Tom had been speaking
Willard sat watching him with discon-
certing intentness. He now said;
Then your love Of justice overbai-
snces YOUR sense of caution?"
81 like to see square deal, II tnats
what you mean"
Willard now rose to his feet.
Thank you for your frankness, cap
tain Phinney," said he with an air OF
relief. THAT explains matters. / am
sorry can not be so frank with you
in return. But can't just at present;
,oo much is at stake" With a tired
gesture. he brushed back lock OF
white hair that had fallen upon bis
forehead.
"My undertaking has been too often
1eopardised the forces opposed 70 me