The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-08-15
Copyright 1918 By W. G. Chapman


Copyright 1913 BY ". 6. Chapman
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Anne ives, mascot by
reputation, starts from Winnipeg for
London TO attend the coronation Of King
! George. Her father was the son OF CCfute
dIves OF France. Following a quarrel
the son went to America where he mar
| ried. At his death he LETT Anne Il key
/ 70 strong box In the vaults OF Masrih &
! 20, Paris bankers. The box is said to
contain bonds OF the defunct French-
Panama Canal company. ON the steam
/ er Anne meets the dissolate son OF Bank
I er Magnif. who. not knowing her iden-
uty proposes scheme To get hold az the
fanPma bonds ana eXtort money from his
father.
CHAPTER Ir-Anne attends an aviation
meet In London and volunteers To go as
passenger with a French contestant
~ho wins the prize. but disappears before
Anne can learn his Identity.
CHAPTER III-Anne is about to give
Up her attempts % gain admission 10 the
| coronation when the French aviator and
bis grandfather appear. The young man
invites Anne 10 accompany him White
entering the abbey Anne loses her purse
/ Later she learns that he Is the ChevaIer
] Yves, her cousin and that the elderly
man ia her grandfather. Comte q Yves.
Sharing her fathers hate for the old
trench family. Anne abruptly leaves tho
CHAPTER Iv-Anue borrows money
and. starts for Paris On the way she
encounters the secretary Of the aviation
meet who. under tho impression that she
Is the wife OF the French aviator. forces
9u her the prize 6o0 pounds. which DIVES
Non at the meet Anne calls on Banker
magnin. anu presents her claims Size
earns that the banker is extremely bitter
against her grandfather and holds
mortgage ON the ancestral home. Castle
Glichy MagniT cells Anne that a new
sey WI! have 20 be made ana certain
tormahtes complied with before the box
can be opened He induces her TO sign
IN agreement 20 sell him the bonds for
10000 francs. Young Macmf returns
AnAe's purse without the key
CHAPTER v-The Chevalier and hls
grandfather call on Anne regarding i'm
9ortant diplomatic papers which were
Anne. In her INDIGNATION at being sus-
pected, 6iselOses her identity and the
Nomte takes her 10 his arms The Cheva-
ier declares his love and finds that II is
CHAPTER vTTT-The wife az Zeuxis.
spy and confederate Of young MagniT
fingered by her husbands desertiou, tells
y plot against Anne and the C0evalier
The, elder Magnif, mortified at his son
conduct. goes ON Anne's bail. Anne agrees
% SO by aeroplane 20 Corsica TO bring
1aok ZeuXis 70 testify in behalf OF the
-hevaller and TO return tNe genuine bonds
which he mas stolen Young Maenih is 10
oe given warning so tha2 he may escape
,ror the country.
CF APTER TX-After some -kciting ex-
ocriences Anne arrives III the place where
leuyls ls living
r,rr4 t1--r-ra * ,,- ,,-o--ere fNe bonds
and forces ZepNir To- agree to return 20
Paris The latter swtaTs vengeance
against Young MaeaiT TIE honker's son
appears with a forged certificate of mar
1age oui forces Anne - accompany him
TO his yacht
It was another Mr.. Spratt that faced
me. lie seemed TO have emerged from
his shyness like a butterfly from its
cocoon He was not embarrassed in
the least degree. / glanced from him
to Mary and saw that her face was
rosy
Mary" gasped. "When-when is |
1t to be?'
"ln-in June" she murmured, look !
ms like fresh beet
recoilected q certain letter in ms
ia vhicn She had alluded |
.o her hance as am odious little per |
'ecutor, and for D moment mean |
thoughts assailed me. For though /
had never IN the least reciprocated Mr. I
'pratts undouLted passion for NE. I I
lid not like having Nary my best
Hond, commander him from me.
lhen my good angel came 10 nay as
istance.
I congratulate you both" I said /
and wish YOU the greatest happiness
u the world
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lTooded m the corner noticed that
le mad glanced repeatedly toward The
nantel' and after cogi'ft.ng upon the
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