Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-22
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l.-Georgy Wagstaff.
daughter of Sir George of the British
admiralty, hints at liaison between
her governess, Ethel Willoughby. and
Henry Streetman. Ethel denies It,
CHAPTER ll--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 lll-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.
CHAPTERlV.--At tea Georgy and
her lover, Guy Falconer tease Sir
George, and Streetman makes an awk-
ward attempt to talk politics.
CHAPTER W Charlie Brown, news
paper man of New York entertains
the tea party with his views on the
threatened war in Europe
CHAPTER Vl-GrF Fa'co9cr dc
Clares that If war comes he viii 30 t.
Cuba His mother and Sir George 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 still loves him, but tells
him she is married.
CHAPTER VlTI-Mhe finds that
Larry knows Streetman as a German
spy and That Streeiman 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 &,
at once with Larry to Mist Ate
the others 80 Ethel wins Larry's con
sent to have her assist him in the Sc
cret service work he is doing io
England.
CHAPTER X 49, Stroetman again
calls on Ethel She gets from him al
admission that he is a German SPY
gives HIM false information about tn
British fleet and wins his consent t
her cooperation with him in his work
She tells Larry 70 this and agrees t
meet him in Brussels
CHAPTER XI-In the Lion d Q
French SPY arrange Gog a secret tie
ephone in the inn to forward info
nation about the German advance
Christophe. the landlord. tells hi
daughter Jeanne that there will be II
German invasion OF Belgium
CIHAPTER XlI.-Charle Brown
hunting for a war, arrives at the Lilo
d Or and meets Ethel there.
tCHApTER XlII--Ethe is told sh
Ia. to operate the secret phone. A mo
OF refugees flee past the inn before III
oncomng German host. The Germa
advance guard arrives.
CHAPTER XlV-Major Won Brent
takes possession OF CMstophes so
and other property. Ethel. question
ed, shows German secret service cr
dentials.
CHAPTER XV-Charlie Brown
about to be shot as an English sp
when the major Columbia GRADUATE
saves him
CHAPTER XVI--Charlo prompt
interviews the major for his pape
Streetman appears and Charlie is o
dered back to Brussels,
CHAPTER XVlI.--The secret tel
phone is d sicoyered and though Chri
topic had known nothing of it he
shot a spy by Streetman's orde
The telephone is left intact as a ira
CHAPTER XVIII--Ethel tries
use the secret phone, Is caught, an
ia bout 70 be executed as spy whe
Larry, posing as Lieutenant Kard, re