Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-10

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER l.-Georgy Wagstaff.
daughter of Sir George of the British
admiralty. hints at liason between
her governess. Ethel Willoughby, and
Henry Streetman. Ethel denies it.
CHAPTER II-Henry Streetman
calls on Ethel and while waiting for
her talks to Brewster, Sir Georges
butler, who is German spy, about his
failure to get at admiralty papers in
Sir Georges possession. He phones to
German secret service headquarters.
CHAPTER IlI-When Ethel appears
he tries to force her to get from Sir
George knowledge Of the sailing or
ders OF the British fleet. Though she
believes him French instead Of a.
German spy she refuses until he
threatens her. She bees him to an
nounCe their secret marriage as
Georky is suspicious, but he puts her
Off
CHAPTERlV.--At tea Georgy and
her lover, Guy Falconer, tease Sir
George and Streetman makes an awk-
ward attempt to talk politics
CHAPTER V.-Charlie Brown, news
paper man of New York, entertains
the tea party with his views on the
threatened war in Europe.
CHAPTER VI~Guy Faconer de-
clares hat II war mes he will so to
Cuba His ,othor II nd Sir Gle, rge re-
prove aim. Charlie saya .iuy Is spec
ing
CHAPTER VlT-Capt Larry Red.
mond of the Irish Guards. calls on
Ethel. The two had been undeclared
lovers and now he asks her to marry
him. She still loves him, but tells
him she is married
CHAPTER VlTI-Ethel finds that
Larry knows Streetman as German
spy, and that Strcetman had wife
in Berlin when he married her The
others come in ana to them comes
Sir George with the news that Ger
M ny has declared war on Russia
CHAPTER lX.-Guy wants to go
at once with Larry to Mist. After
the others 90 Ethel wins Larry's con
sent to have her assist him in the Sc
cret service work he is Going for
England,
CHAPTER X $500 Streetman again
calls on Ethel She gets from him an
admission that h. is a German SPY,
gives him false Information about the
British feet and wins his consent to
her cooperation with him in his work
She tells Larry 70 this and agrees to
meet him in Brussels.
CHAPTER Kin the Lion d Or
Inn at Couryoisier, Belgium, Larry and
French any arrange for secret tel
ephone in Inc inn to forward inIor.
nation about the German advance.
Christophe, the landlord, tells his.
daughter Jeanne that there will be no
German invasion Of Belgium.
CHHAPTER XII.-Charlie Brown
hunting for a war arrives at the Lion
d Or and meets Ethel there.
CHAPTER XIII ethel is told she
is to operate the secret phone. A mob
&C refugees fee p@st the mn before the
oncomng German host. The German
advance guard arrives
YES: And oh. these poor, poor
people she cried.
Hadn't you better close the dOorsT"
Charlie asked the innkcepcr.
why, m'sieu. shall.o only have to
open them" Christophe replied 81 am
not afraid, m'sleu"
II wish had your nerve" Charlie
told him. "All this has certainly got
my goat It's the limit"
Chrlstophe, by quick, sibilant
sound, enjoined caution.
"M'sieu, they are here" he warned
him.
He had scarcely spoken when the
first Of the gray-clad invaders was mo-
mcntnrlly framed in the open window.
lie rode bicycle--that forerunnersof
destruction. And fine, clean-lOoking
youngSter he was, one Of the pick of
the kaiser's ilrst-line troops Cool,
alert, bnslnessllke he pedaled deliber-
ate'y on as IL unconscious of the black
looks that met his coming. And as he
passed the inn he turned his sunbuned
face so that he might seize quick
but comprehensive glance At its inte-
rior Cumbered with full fighting kit.
as he was, he showed none Of the IA.
tigue that Ind all but overcome Charlie
Brown before he arrived at the Lion