Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER l.-GeorSy Wagstaff,
daughter of Sir George, of the British
admiralty. hints at a 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 German spy. about his
failure to get at admiralty papers in
Sir Georges possession, He phones to
German secret service headquarters.
CHAPTER 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.
CHAPTERlV.-At tea Georgy and
her lover, Guy Falconer, tease Sir
George, and Streetman makes an awk-
ward attempt to talk politics
CHAPTER V.--Charlic Brown, news.
paper man of New York, entertains
the tea party with his views on the
threatened WI in Europe.
CHAPTER vi NY r;lcone- &c
clares that il war comes he will 20 e
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 be asks her 20 marry
him. She still loves him, but tells
him she is married.
CHAPTER VIII Ethel finds that
Larry knows Streetnan 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 on Russia.
CHAPTER TX Guy wants TO e
at once with Larry TO list, .Afte'
the others so Ethel wins Larry's con
3 sent to have her assist him in the Sc
Z cret service work he is doing fol
England
CHAPTER X =. Sjrcetman agail
calls on Ethel She gets from him al
, admission that he is a German spy
gives him false information about th'
British fleet and wins lis consent t
her cooperation with him in his work
She tells Larry 70 this and agrees f
meet him in Brussels.
CHAPTER Xl-ln the Lion d O
Inn at Couryosier, Belgium, Larry am
a French spy arrange for Gccret tie
ephone in the inn to forward inlol
nation about the German advance
Christopho, the landlord, tells hi
daughter Jeanne that there Will be n
German invasion Of Belgium.
CHTIApTER XII.-Charlie Brown
hunting for war, arrives at the Lilo
d. Or and MEETS Ethel there.
n CHAPTER XllI-Ethei is told sh
is to operate the secret phone A mo
of refugees flee past the inn before tn
oncoming German host, The Germa
advance guard arrives.
! CHAPTER My Major Won Brent
takes possession of Chrlstophes so
md other property Ethel, question
ed, shows German secret service ere
dentials.
4 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 pape
Streetman appears and Charlie is o
dered back to Brussels.
CHAPTER XV1I.-The secret tell
phone Is sicovered and though Chri
topic had known nothing of It he
shot $ a spy by Streetman's orde
The telephone is left intact as a tral
CHAPTER Xv1II.-Ethel tries
use the secret phone, Is caught an
is.bout 10 be executed as a spy whe
Larry, posing as Lieutenant Kard, re-
cues her.