Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-24
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l.--Goorgy Wagstaff,
daughter of Sir George, of the British
admiralty hints at liaison between
her governess, Ethel Willoughby, and
Henry Streetman. Ethel denies it.
CHAPTER IL-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
of.
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, entertans
the tea rarity with his views on the
threatened war in Europe
CHAPTER VI--Guy Fa'couec dc
clates that If war comes he will 90 &C.
Cuba. His mother and Sir George re
prove him. Charlie says Guy is spool
Ing
CHAPTER VIl-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 VlII-Ethel finds that
Larry knows Streetpan as German
spy, and that Strcetman 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 has declared war on Russia,
CHAPTER IX.-Guy wants to go
at once with Larry TO :llist. After
the Others go Ethel wins Larrys con
sent to have her assist him in the Sc
cret service work he is doing for
England,
CHATTER X 49, Streetman again
calls on Ethel She gets from him an
admission that he is a German spy,
gives. hum false information about the
British fleet 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 Xl-In the Lion d Or
Inn at Courvois!cr Belgium, Larry and
French spy arrange foc secret tel
ephone in the inn to forward inlor-
nation about the German advance,
Christopho, the landlord, tells his
daughter Jeanne that there will be no
German invasion OF Belgium.
CHlIAPTER XlI.-Charlie Brown,
hunting for a war, arrives at the Lion
d or and meets Ethel there.
CHAPTER XIlI-Ethel is told she
is to operate the secret phone. A mob
OF refugees flee past the inn before the
oncoming German host The German
advance guard arrives.
CHAPTER XIV-Major Won Brenig
takes possession Of Christophe's son
and other property. Ethel, question
cd, shows German secret service Gre
dentials. M
CHAPTER XV-Charlie Brown is
about to be shot as an English spy
when the major, a Columbia graduate,
saves him.
CHAPTER XVI--Charlie promptly
interviews the major for his paper,
Streetman appears and Charlie Is or
dered back to Brussels.
CHAPTER XVII--The secret tele-
phone is scovered and though Chris
topic had known nothing of 1t he Is
shot $ a spy by Streetman's order.
The telephone is left intact as a trap.
CHAPTER Xv1I1.--Ethel tries to
use the secret phone, is caught, and
is bout to be executed as spy when
Larry. posing as Lieutenant Kard, res
cues her.