Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-16
SYNOPSIS.

Book I.
CHAPTER Rudolph Van vechten, q
| young man Of leisure, ia astonished to
| see man enter No. 1873 a house across
the street from the Powhatan club. The
house has long been unoccupied and II
spoken OF az tho House Of Mystery.
CHAPTER II-several persons at regu-
lar intervals enter No. 1918.
CHAPTER III-van vechten expresses
concern to his friend, Tom Phinney re-
garding the Whereabouts of his cousin
and nancee. Paige Carew. A fashionably
atured woman IL seen to enter the House
n Mystery. A man IL forcibly elected
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
follow the man and find him dead in the
street
CHAPTER VIVIAN vechten Is attract
90 by the face OF a girl in the crowd of
ne discovers the girl gazing at him with
look of scorn from the windows of the
mysterious house.
CHAPTER VDetective Flint calls on
van vechten to get his version of the
tragedy.
CHAPTER VI-Tom Phinney goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
some persons In a passing motor boat
Two men whom he had seen enter the
House OF Mystery. He sees one of them
Mr. Calls. on shore later and follows
him. Tom Is seized, blindfolded and taken
20 mousse He hears girl named Jessie,
eVi9entiy the daughter of the man in
authority, question his captors A sweet
voiced girl later protests against the
ronssre== - - c=a.c-=.
Book II.
CHAPTER Ivan vechten calls on his
uncle. Theodore Van Vechten, big man in
wan street and known as the MAN of
n oSoA - l~-l-
the whereabouts of Paige Carew.
CHAPTER Ineffective Flint shows
van vechten gold mesh purse found in
the House of Mystery. Van recognizes 1t
az belonging to Paige Carew-
CHAPTER III-The sweet-voiced girl
helps 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 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 il 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 s. 500 is Of
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. 1873.
CHAPTER WILT il recalled that
Temple Bonner was in love with a
d d.aa Of Gompton SCHUYLER who mar
married 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 a girl.
but Is rendered unconscious in the strug-
gle with Calls
Book III.
CHAPTER tom Phinney gets a lob
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 a man Involved in his adventure
OF a few nights previous.
CHAPTER nI-Tom finds the girl more
beautiful than he had anticipated The
charterer turns out to be Max Willard.
CHAPTER IV-WiIlard assures Tom
tnat his mission Is honorable and init
mates that great wrong Is about to be
ngnted He gives orders that no one is
10 leave or board the yacht without his
permission. Della. the girl of the voice.
insists upon going ashore and while Tom
IS explaining his orders Calls jumps over