Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-21
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER l--Georgy Wagstaii,
daughter of Sir George OF the British
admiralty, hints at liaison between
her governess, Ethel Willoughby, and
Henry Streetman. Ethel denies it.
CHAPTER lI-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 He phones to
German secret service headquarters.
CHAPTER lII-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 begs him to an
nounce their secret marriage, as
Georky is suspicious, but he puts her
of.
CHAPTERIV.--At tea Georgy and
her lover, Guy Falconer, tease Sir
George, and Streetman makes an awk-
ward attempt to talk politics.
CHAPTER Charlie Brown news
paper man of New York, entertains
the tea party with his views on the
threatened war in Europe.
CHAP Err VI Guy Fal 'oncr de-
clares thrt if var con oe h" 81 50 &c
Cuba His mother aa4 Sir Ceor. re
prove him. Charlie says Guy is spool
ing
CHAPTER VII 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 Stll loves him, but tells
him she IS married,
CHAPTER VIII Ethel finds that
Larry knows Streetman as a German
spy, and that Streetman had 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 Oh Russia,
CHAPTER lX.-Guy wants 70 e
at once with Larry TO 1list. Mtc'
the others go Ethel wins Larry's con
sent to have her assist him in the Sc
cret service work he is doing iol
England
CHAPTER X -- Streetman again
calls on Ethel She gets from him Al
admission that he is German spy
gives hun false information about the
British fleet and wins his consent lt
her cooperation with him in his work
She tells Larry 70 this and agrees l'
meet him in Brussels.
CHAPTER Kiln the Lion It q
inn at Courvoiser, Belgium Larry am
French SPY arrange for a secret tel
ephone in the inn to forward nioi
nation about the German advance
Chretophe. the landlord tells hi
daughter Jeanne that there will be II
German invasion of Belgium.
CHtIApTER XII--Charlie Brown
hunting for n war, arrives at the l.iol
a. Or and meets Ethel there.
CHAPTER XIII Ethel Is told sh
is to operate the secret phone. A mo
OF refugees flee past the inn before III
oncoming German host. The Germa
advance guard arrives.
CHAPTER XlV-Maior Won Brent
takes possession Of Christophes so
end 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 OF
dered back to Brussels.
CHAPTER XVII~-The secret tel'
phone Is d sicovered and though Chri!
tophe had known nothing of it he
shot s spy by Streetman's order
The telephone is left intact as "a tral
CHAPTER XVIll-.Ethel tries {
use the secret phone, Is caught an
is bout to be executed as a spy whe
Larry, posing as Lieutenant Kard, re-
cues her.
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