The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-31
The I4e Lock
(By Charles
Walk)
syNoPaIA.
Book |,

q. ~ man enter Ne. 13lS, Q hetss across
~ s1Set from the PowhataA cixb. The
noGse mas long been unoccupisl ana Is
spoken OF a. the House Of Mys1sry.
CHAPTER II-sever.l ,sr.on. a. ,..
NJ intervals enter No. ~.
ChPTnR m-van vesAtsn sxprsapss
concern % his friend. Ton Thi11Sv. Is
earding the Whereabouts Of - e:vah
ING nsnsss. Paiss Carsw. A fashiesahy
- t'n H xo.aa u seen = eetss ne HSsse
from u houss. van N.Y. - ~
1clow tie man and AAl In 1se1 i tas
CHAPTER VIVIAN vssANsa Il aAlr,ser
% oy tAe face Of girl II t. eeoVi q
h. discovers the girl gaslag st - Viih
z look pf scosn from fhs Vl.6ev1 e ~
mystsfious house
CHAPTER v-Dstsctive Flint eass q.
van vschtsa = get his vnsisa Il -
CHAPTER VI-Tom rhinasv gees alone
on yachting trip. He ressGees ansae
ZONE LON. peraens In q passing meter bsa1
Two men when he had seen eakar ~
House Of Mystery. He sses oas & thsa.
MI. Calls. on shore later and n11sws
him. Tom u sAsed. bllndfealsl ed taken
to q house. He hears ia naael 49,.
evidently the daughter Of the ma IN
autnerfy, question his eaptsF6. A gweet-
voiced GIL later protests against IL
roushness Of hts captorA
Book II.
CHAPTER Ivan Vechtsn calls d his
uncle. Theodore Van Vschten, big naa IA
wal street and known a. the Man 81
t iron. IN search Of Information regarding
tho whereabouts Of Paige Carew.
CHAPTER II-Detectivs Flint sAows
Van vechtsn gold mesh purse found In
the House Of Mystery Van reoognlses 4
a. belonging to Paige Carsw.
CHAPTER III-The sweet-voioed siYi
helps Tom Phinney escape, but refuses TO
Disclose her identity. Tom declares b
will meet her again.
CHAPTER Iv-Deteotfve Flint tells Van
Vschten he has theory that Paige has
been kidnapped. Van goes 10 lay tie eass
before his uncle
CHAPTER v-Messagss are seat v
Europe In an effort to trace Paige TON
tells Van Vechten he II In love and ~
lates his adventure.
CHAPTER VIA message from London
reports that two ladies resembling
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs.
Devereaux, sailed for New York some
time previously. reward Of N,tee 70 Of
fered.
CHAPTER Wilt develops that the
ladies visited the English homo Of Tenn
pie Bonner owner Of the House Of N.Y.
terry Flint has theory that they are
connected with the mystery Of No. 181A
CHAPTER Wilt 10 recalled hat
Temple Bonner was in love With .
daughter Of Compton Schuyler. whs mar
married man named Deversaux. Ben.
ner and Willard were intimate frisnlA A
search is started for Willard.
CHAPTER IX-van vechten enters ths
House Of Mystery by the back door IN
He interferes and helps the. girl escape
but Is rendered unconscious In the strug-
gle with Calls.
Book I'll.
CHAPTER tom Phinnsy gets ~
| as master Of Brownlow's yacht Kohinuf
which has been chartered for some myS-
ferrous mission.
CHAPTER 1.-THE charterer and his
friends board the yacht at night and Tom
hears the voice Of the unknown girl ana
also of man involved In his adventure
Of few nights previous,
CHAPTER TIT Tom finds the girl more
beautiful than he had anticipated, The
n q
CHAPTER " Willard assures Tom
| that his mission IS honorable and init
| mates that i erect wrong Is about 10 %
righted He ejv'5 orders that no one -
| 70 leeve ar huorl tire Yacht without his
! ncrniSsion Calf,. TIVE girl Of the voice.
insists unor my ashore and while Tom
| is explalnnE his orders Calls jumps over
board.
This explanation was Illuminating
1t required but seconds reflection &c
array the whole thing clear in Iom'i
mind and at the same time definitely
fix the mans status.
Flint at last had struck Willard''
trail. the latter's urgent need to mt
a man to take Calls place had II
some manner come to the detectives
ears, and he had been quick to take az
vantage of it. Flint knew in gen
eral way what Willard wanted, an
had hastily picked 4 central ono
man that would fill the requirements
Manifestly there had been no time U
most him; he Was expected TO CON
municate with Flint as soon as III
quarry was located-heAce the iee'e'
Tom was guided to speedy ot
cision by several CONSIDERATIONS
antaeonile this man might mean lf
unsetting of Wizards plans at IN
very moment OF their fuli'llmeh', U
retain his good will would leave I'll
rocontative OF IL adverse interests 0
tho nremises who could illustrate WI
lard If the latters schemes really wei
To interfere. 1t would be the oe.ec
ives role to wait and watch, anu
John Calls substitute he Wouia !
given excellent opportunities 10 le"'
what was going on.
"sit down." said Tom presently :
the man obeyed, he stood up ah
thrusting his hands into Ills JaeN
rockets, coolly surveyed the olas s. .
ut happens" he went on ina,
know your uncle pretty well mssell
The man gave him quick 'ns
glance, but said nothing. ! wouiu - :