Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-09-05
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Thomas K. Barnes,
wealthy New Yorker, on a walking trip
through New England, is caught in a
storm miles from his destination. At a
crossroads point he meets girl in the
same plight. While they discuss the sit
uation an automobile, sent to meet the
Hart's tavern, while the girl is taken
On to her destination, which she tells
Barnes is place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER II-At the tavern Barnes
falls i'm with a stranded troupe of ''barn-
storming'' actors, headed by Lyndon
Rushcroft, and becomes interested in
them.
CHAPTER ITT-As the storm grows,
Barnes finds himself worrying over the
mountain roads at what he considers dan
gerous speed. He learns That Green
Fancy is something Of a house of mys-
terry. Two mounted men leave the tavern
in manner which arouSeS Barnes curl
osity.
CHAPTER Iv-He meets "Aliss Thack-
cray" leading lady of the stranded theat-
rica 1' troupe, who is acting as chamber
maid. That night he Is aroused by the
bringing Of a dying man to the tavern.
short time before. They tell of finding the
dead body of the other man. Both had
been shot.
CHAPTER v-The wounded man. regis
tered at the tavern as Andrew Paul, dies,
and Barnes is Informed he must not leave
until after the inquest O'DoWd and De
Soto, guests at Green Fancy, visit the
tavern, apparently much mystifed over
the affair
CHAPTER VI-Barnes advances Rush
croft money sufficient to release the COM
pany from its embarrassing position,
thereby becoming its official hacker. He
visits Green Fancy, and in the grounds
FORE. finding her girl OF surprising
beauty
CHAPTER VTT-She seems not to be
desirous Of recognizing him, and turns
away. SO'DoWd appears and in apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes (Who feels
he is unwelcome) from the grounds.
CHAPTER VIII-Miss Thackeray warns
Barnes that q man stopping at the tav-
ern, ostensibly book agent, had searched
comes to the tavern and with Barnes and
others goes over the scene of the previous
nights shooting. Barnes Is invited 10
dinner at Green Fancy
CHAPTER Kills acquaintance of the
storm is introduced as Miss Cameron.
The The. makeup OF the house party, p!qrtlGGu,,,
larly man introduced to him as Loeb"
and the number of menservants about the
place, somewhat astonishes Barnes.
CHAPTER x-Migs Cameron informs
him she is a prisoner in the house, APP
pGaling to him for aid and binding hn
to secrecy. In conversation with the
chauffeur who drives him back to the
tavern, Barnes becomes convinced there
IS a conspiracy of moment Matching st
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Kat breakfast the sup
posed book agent introduces himself is
Spf0use, q government secret agent
SprOuse tells Barnes he Is there to watch
the party at Green Fancy, describing
them as refugees from country overrtIn
by the Germans. He asserts that Miss
Cameron" is a relative of the former ruler
of the devastated country and that she or
Loeb" have with them the crown Jewels
OF enormous value, which Sprouse would
recover.
CHAPTER xII-Barnes agrees to ac-
company Sprouse on nocturnal visit to
Green Fancy, Sprouse with the object OF
securing the Jewels, and Barnes with the
hope Of resculng Miss Cameron"
CHAPTER XIII-They enter the grounds
IN safety, Sprouse overcoming two men
evidently on guard Reaching the house.
rod carried by Sprouse, a note to miss
Cameron" informing her of their intan-
ton to enter the house She tries to dis
suade them, but sprouse climbs to her
room and goes through it a quest for
the crown jewels and state papers,