The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-20
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S,a CaHPTER Rudolph Van vechtsn. 4
yvnS man OF leisure. u astonished (
- man enter No. liza q house across
tne street from the Powhatan club. The
house has long been unoccupied and u
spoken OF as the House Of Mystery.
CHAPTER 1I-Several persons At rasu.
hr intervals enter No. 1313.
CHAPTER 1II-van vechten expresses
concern to his friend. Tom Phinney, re.
as saaoing the whereabouts Of his cousin
attired woman Is seen to enter the House
Or Mystery man IL forcibly elected
uom tho house. Van Vechten and Tom
1onow the man and find him dead In the
CHAPTER Iv-van vechten is attract
90 by the face Of girl in the crowd OF
onlookers surrounding the body, Later
ne discovers the girl gazing at him with
LOOK OF scorn from the windows Of the
CHAPTER V-Detective Flint calls on
tragedy.
| CHAPTER vI-Tom Phinney goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
some persons In passing motor boat
TWO men whom he had seen enter the
House OF Mystery. He sees one Of them.
E Mr.. Calls. on shore later and follows
nlm. Tom Is seized. blindfolded and taken
10 mouse. He hears girl named Jessie,
evidently the daughter of the man in
autnority, question his captors. A sweet
voiced girl later protests against the
roughness Of his captors
Book II.
CHAprrp w. vx
| uncle, Theodore Van vechten big man in
| wan street and known as the "Man Of
!ron. In search Of information regarding
tho whereabouts of Paige Carew
CHAPTER I1--Detective Flint shows
| the House of Mystery. Van recognizes II
as belonging to Paige Carew.
CHAPTER I1I-The sweet-voiced girl
nelps Tom Phinney escape. but refuses to
disclose her identity. Tom declares he
will meet her again.
CHAPTER Iv-Detective Flint tells Van
Vechten he has a theory that Paige has
been kidnapped. Van goes to lay the 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
reports that two ladies resembling
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 the
ladies visited the English home of Tenn
pie Bonner. owner Of the House Of Mys-
terry Flint has a theory that they are
connected with the mystery Of No. 1913.
CHAPTER Wilt is recalled that
Temple Bonner was in love with
daughter Of Compton Schuyler, who mar
ried Max Willard. The other daughter
married 2 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
He interferes and helps the girl escape,
but Is rendered unconscious In the strug
gle with Calls
Book III.
CHAPTER tom Phinney gets Job
as master of Brownlows yacht Kohinur
which has been chartered for some mys-
terious mission
At the next words Van Vechten
started SO violently that, had the un-
seen couple been less absorbed in
their quarrel, they must have heard
him. The girl was still speaking.
"You have done many things to an-
ger me that have overlooked, John
Calls; but your following tao acre is |
Just bit more than | can endure. |
Now ! mean to tel father just t3w
you have been harassing me, ard |
mark my words, he via put & step to |
1t. Why Gid you COM afte- it was &C.
cided that | was to do the erranG |
alone?'
you know" Calls deep voice
growled. "You take precious car :. t;.at
don't get to talk to you anywhere
else"
And why?" returned tho girl, witt,
eringly. Because ycu can't be SEN
eible. No, no; don't interrupt" she
commanded. "If you have followed
me here 20 learn what think OF you,
then listen 10 ne. I'll make ny mean
ing 80 plain that il will penetrate even
to your duii understanding"
"There vas q time thai liked you,
John-how could help it when n SO
many ways you have been so loyal?
Even nov I admire that loyalty"
"a dog's!" the man contemptuously
interjected; but the girl ignored the
But you are so obtuse that you can
not see when your familiarities are dis.
tasteful? | am sure have never en-
couraged you by word or look. Can
not you realize that by persisting In
them you only excite loathing and
fear
But. no, am not afraid of you"
The voice abruptly softened. And
don't loathe you, John; it's wicked for
me to say such a thing; but you Will
drive me to loathing you If you persist
In making love to me. ! do not love
YOU. never have, / never can"
A roar from the man cut short her
words. -. |
Damn 1t, I'll make you love me!
The words ratified harshly In his
throat. DO you think ] have been
working and waiting all these years