Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER l.-Georgy Wagstafl,
daughter of Sir George. OF the British
admiralty, hints at liaison between
.er 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 a German spy, about his
failure to get at admiralty papers in
Sir Georges possession. lie 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 a French instead of a
German spy she refuses until he
threatens her. she begs him to an
nounce their secret marriage, as
Georky is suspicious, but he puts her
| off
CIiAPTERlV.-At tea Georgy and
her lover, Guy Falconer, tease Sil
George, and Streetman makes an awk
ward attempt to talk politics.
CHAPTER v-Charlie Brown. news
paper man of New York. entertans
the tea party with his views on the
threatened war in Europe.
CHAPTER VI-Guy Falconer de
clares thatlif war comes ~ viii 20 tc
Cuba His i other and s. George re
prove him. Char, says ny Is S, O
ing.
CHAPTER VIT-Capt. Larry Red
mond of the Irish Guards, calls OF
Ethel The two bad been undeclareC
lovers and now he asks her to marry
him. She still loves him, but tells
him she Is married.
CHAPTER Nlll-Ethel finds that
Larry knows Streotman as German
spy. and that Streetman had a wife
in Berlin when he married her. The
others come in and to them comes
Sir George with the news that Ger
many hrs declared war on Russia.
CHAPTER IX-Guy wants to e
at once with Larry TO Glist. Ate
the others so Ethel wins larrys cen
sent to have her assist him in the Sc
cret service work he is doinr io
England.
CHAPTER X f. Strcetman again
calls on Ethel. She gets from him al
admission that he is German spy
gives him false information about TIT
British feet and wins his consent t
her cooperation with him in his work
She tells Larry 70 this and agrees f
meet him in Brussels.
CHAPTER Xt--In the Lion d o
Inn at Courvoisa Belgium, Larry an,
a French SPY arranse for secret te
ephone In the i'm to forward inioi
nation about the German advance
Christophe the landlord, tells h
daughter Jeanne that there will be n
German invasion OF Belgium
CHHAPTER XlI.-Charlie Brown
hunting for war. arrives al the Llol
d. Or and meets Ethel there.
CHAPTER XIII Ethel is told sh
rs to operate the secret phone A mo
OF refugees flee past the inn before tn
oncomng German host. The Germa
advance guard arrives.
CHAPTER XIN-Major Won Brent
takes possession of Christophcs so
and other property. Ethel, question
ed, shows German secret service ere
dentials.
CHAPTER XV--Charlie Brown
about to be shot as an English sp
when the major, a Columbia graduate
saves him.
CHAPTER XVI-Charlie prompt
interviews the major for his paper
Streetman appears and Charlie is o.
dered back to BRUSSELS.
1.-The French. For forty years the
nave been thinking Of what some da
they would do to Germany; and Will
they thought, we have planned "
have w0rked-and now today we ar
ready--and they are not
you seem very confident" Charll
told him,
"Why not? For forty year
our men of brains have been plannn
n systematic most marvellous syster
in the world!'
"What pity II isn't devoted {
peace instead of war;" the America
said somewhat penslvely. All the Will,
az they talked, the boom of field gun
In the distance punetuated their sci
fences. :.
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