Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-16
SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van vechten. a young man OF
leisure. In astonished to see a man enter
no. 1873 house across the street from
the Powhatan club. long unoccupled and
spoken Of as the House OF Mystery. Sew
ieral persons at regular intervals enter
NO 1913. Van Nechten expresses concern
no his friend. Tom Phinney. regarding the
whereabouts of his coCsln and nancee;
Paige Carew. A man Is forcibiy elected
from the house. Van Nechfen and Tom
follow the man and find him dead IN the
street. Van Vechten Is attracted BY the
face OF a girl in the crowd Of onlookers
surrounding the body. Detective Flint
lof the tragedy Tom Phinney goes alone
ION yachting trip. He recognizes among
lsome persons In a passing motor boat TWO
linen whom he had seen enter the House
iof Mystery. He secs one OF them, Mr.
lGallis, on shore later and follows him.
Tom Is seized hIindfolded and taken to
shouse. A swset-voiced girl later protests
against the TOughness Of his captOrs
Van Nechten calls on his uncle, Theodore
Van Vechten. big man In Wall street
land known as the Man Of Iron" IN
search OF Information regarding the
whereabouts Of Paige Carew. Detective
lIfiint shows Van Nechten a gold mesh
purse found in the House OF Mystery
Wan recognizes ~ as belonging to Paige
iCarew. The sweet-voired girl helps Tom
tPhinney escape, message ffom Lon
don reports that two ladies resembling
Devereaux. sailed for New York some
thine previously II develops that the
ladies visited tie English home OF Tenn
iple Bonner. owner of the House OF Mys-
tery. II II recalled that Temple Bonner
was In love with daughter 81 Compton
iSchuYlef who married MsA Willard. The
tother daughter married man named
ll1evercaux. Bonner and Willard were In
timate friends A search is started for
ftFillard. Van Vechten enters the Houae
lof Mystery BIZ the back door IN time 10
Pear John Calls threaten a girl He In
Iterferes and helps the Rirl escape but Is
RENDERED unconscious In the struggle
as master Of Brownlow's yacht Kohinur.
(which has been chartered for some mys-
HeriOus mission The charterer Max Will
lard, and his friends board the Yacht at
might and Tom hears the voice or the un-
known girl Van Vechten recovering
From injuries received in his fght with
Calls. IL visited by Jessie willard IN
l~hom he recognizes the girl who was the
lcause OF the fight lie declares his love
for her. She tells him that " his feelings
have not changed one week from that
lday she viii marry him. eOffin-shaped
box IL taken aboard the yacht NJ night
lDela tells Tom she really f. Paige Carew
land NJ" she has been Interested in him
for yeas through the glowing accounts
lof Van Vechien. The cofnn-shAped box
fs taken away Ia the night apparently
linueh heavier than when q arrived
Paige Carew Is missing and search Of
the yacht fails 10 reveal any clue 20 her
whereabouts willard appears ri n a.
lrectors feast with a coffin which he de-
lclares contains enough explosive 20 blow
lhp New York. time lock IL attached
ito explode the charge ut IL o'clock lie
declares that unless he receives reatitu-
fion OF fortune which he was defrauded
iot BY Theodore Van Vechten the whole
company will be blown 10 eternity