Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-29
SYNOPSIS

Ralph Van Vechten a young man OF
leisure Is astonished to see a man enter
No. 1913 a house across the street from
the PoWhatan club, long unoccupied ana
spoken OF as the House Of Mystery. Sew
eral persons at regular intervals enter
No 1913 Van Vechten expresses concern
20 his friend. Tom Phinney, regarding the
whereabouts OF his cousin ana nance;
Paige Carew A man Is forclbly e1ecteu
from the house Van Vechten ana ON
follow the man and find him dead In the
street Van Vechten is attracted oy VIZ
face OF "a girl in the crowd or onto9kets
surrounding the body. Detective Funt
calls on Van Vechten TO get his version
OF the tragedy Tom PhnneY goes alone
on yachting trip He recognizes among
some persons In passing motor boas Two
men whom he mad seen enter the nc use
OF Mystery He sees one OF them. Mr.
Calls ON shore later and tollOWs I'M
Tom is seized blindfolded ard ttken 10
house a sweet-volced girl lates proteSth
against the rOuRhness Of ms captorS'
Van VcChten calls on his lucle. IheodoFs
Van Vechten. big man in WaH street
and known as the Man Of Iron, IN
search OF Information regarding the
whereabouts Of Paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Vechteu q gold mesh
purse found in the House OF Mystery
Van recognizes II as belonging to Paige
Carew The sweet-voiced girl helps Tom
Phinuey escape a message from Lon
don reports that two ladies' resembling
Mist Carew and her companion. Mrs
Devereaux, sailed for New York some
UfNNItn5lNr
ladies visited the English home Of Tenn
pie Bonner owner Of the House Of Mys-
terry 1t Is recalled that Temple Bonner
was In love with a daughter OF Compton
SCHUYLER who married Max willard. The
other daughter married a man named
Dever0aux Bonner and Willard were m
innate friends A search is started for
willard Van Vechten enters the House
pf Mystery by the back door In time to
hear John Calls threaten "A girl He in
terferes and helps the girl escape but is
rendered unconscious In the struggle
with Calls Tom PhlnneY gets Job
As master Of BrOwnlOw's yacht Kohinur.
which has been chartered for some mys-
FERROUS mission. The charterer Max VII
lard and his friends board the yacht at
night and Tom hears the voice OF the un-
known girl Van Nechteu recovering
from injuries received In his fight with
Calls IS visited by Jessie willard in
whom he recogn .es the girl who was the
tuuse OF the fight lie declares hts love
for her She tells him that II hts feelings
have not changed one week from that
day she VIII marry him A coffin shaped
box IS taken aboard the Yacht at night
Della tells Tom she really is Paige CareW
and that she has been Interested In him
Tor years through the glowing accounts
of Van Nechteu The Cofdu-shaped box
IA taken away ia the night. apparently
much heavier than when 1t arrived
Paige Carew is missing and a search OF
she yacht fails 10 reveal any clue to her
whereabouts willard appears ut a di-
rpctors' feast with q coffin which he de
Clares contains enough eN~l0s.veat ito blow
up New York 4 time lock is attached
declares that unless he receives restitu-
tion of fortune which he was defrauded
OF hY Theodore Van Nechten the whole
company VIII be blown 70 eternity.