Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-23
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER Rudolph Van vechten, q
young man of leisure. Is astonished to
see man enter No. 1873 house across
the street from the Powhatan club. The
mouse has long been unoccupied and L.
spoken OF as the House of Mystery.
CHAPTER II-Several persons at reRu-
lar intervals enter No. 1913.
CHAPTER III-van vechten expresses
concern to his friend. Tom Phinney, re-
garding the whereabouts of his cousin
and hancee. Paige Carew. fashionably
Of Mystery. man is forcib iHe eje otss
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
follow the man and find him dead in the
street
CHAPTER VIVIAN vechten Is attract
onlookers surrounding the body Later
ne discovers the girl gazing at him with
look OF scorn from the windows of the
mysterious house.
CHAPTER v-Detective Flint calls on
Van Vechten to get his version of the
tragedy.
CHAPTER vI-Tom Phinney goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
two men whom he had seen enter the
a. Mr.. Calls. on shore later and follows
him. Tom is seized. blindfolded and taken
20 house He hears girl named Jessie.
evlQently the daughter of the man in
author1ty. question his captors. A sweet
voiced girl later protests against the
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Book II.
CHAPTER Ivan vechten calls on his
uncle. Theodore Van Vechten. big man in
Wall street and known as the MAN of
Iron." in search of information regarding
the whereabouts of Paige Carew.
CHAPTER II-Detective Flint shows
the House of Mystery Van recognizes it
as belonging to Paige "arew.
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 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.
reports that two ladies resembling
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs.
Devereaux. sailed. for New York some
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
CHAPTER WILT is recalled that
Temple Bonner was In love with a
daughter of Compton Schuyler. who mar
rfed Max Willard The other daughter
married a 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.
He interferes and helps the girl escape
but Is rendered unconscious in the strug-
gle with Calls.
| Book III.
| CHAPTER tom Phinney gets a Job
| as master of Brown1ow's yacht Kohinur
which has been chartered for some mys-
terious 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 man involved in his adventure
| OF few nights previous
| CHAPTER Hilton finds the girl more
| beautiful than he had anticipated. The
| charterer turns out to be Max Willard.
| CHAPTER Iv-Willard assures Tom
that his mission is honorable and init
mates that a great wrong is about to be
| r1ghted. He gives orders that no one is
| to leave or board the yacht without hi.
permission. Della. the girl of the voice
insists upon going ashore and while Tom
Is explaining his orders Calls jumps over.
| board.
| CHAPTER with wilard's consen,
| Della goes ashore to telephone and re.
turns to the yacht in great agitation.