The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-18
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER .I-Thomas X Barnes.
wealthy New YORKER. ON n wnrying trip
through New England ig caught IN "a
storm miles from his destination. At a
same plight While thcy discuss 81 the ne Sit Sit
uation an automobile sent Co meet the
fri arrives and n1rncs is given lift to
ltarts tavern. while the rirt Is taken
on 90 her destination. which she tells
Barnes T. place called Green Fancy.
CHATTER n-n tho tavern Barnes
falls " with a stranded troupe OF barn
etprfning' actors. headed boy Lyndon
Rushcroft and becomes interested IN
them.
CHAPTER 1rr-As tho storm grows.
bhrnes finds Do uscn worrying over the
mountain roads at what he considers dan
geruus speed. lie learns that Green
Fancy is something Of a house Of mys-
terry. Two mounted men leave the tavern
osity.
CHAPTER VILE meets Miss Thack-
cray" leading lady OF the stranded theat-
real troupe, who II acting as chamber
maid. That night he II aroused By the
bringing Of a dying man 10 the tavern.
one ~ the two who had ridden away n
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,
ana Barnes " Informed he must not leave
yntil after the inquest ,o'powd and De
Soto. guests at Green Fancy. visit the
tavern, apparently much mystlied over
the anair.
CHAPTER vI-Barnes advances Rush
croft money Sufficient to release the com
pany from It's embarrassing position.
thereby becoming its official hacker. lie
VISITS Green Fancy and In the grounds
meets his acquaintance of the night be-
Tore. finding her girl OF surprising
beauty.
CHAPTER Whsle seems not TO bo
deslrous Of recognizing him. and turns
away. % bowd appears and IN apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes twho feels
he Is unweicomeJ from the grounds.
CHAPTER VIIi-Miss Thackeray warn.
harnes mat a man stopping NJ the tav-
ern, ostensibly book agent. had searched
his baggage In his absence O'Dowd
comes 70 Tie tavern ana with Barnes and
others goes over the scene OF the previous
nights shooting Barnes is Invited TO
dinner at Green Fancy.
CHAPTER kills acquaintance Of the
storm II introduced as Miss Cameron.
The makeup OF the house party. barticu-
larry a man introduced TO him as Loeb"
and the number OF menscryants about the
place. somewhat astonishcs barnes.
CHAPTER X-Mlss Cameron informs
hHli she ~ "A PRISONER M the mouse. APP
peallng TO him for aid and binding him
To secrecy In conversation with the
chauffeur who drives him back TO the
tavern. Barnes becomes convinced there
Is a conspiracy OF moment haiphing III
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Xf-At breakfast the sup
posed book agent introduces himself as
SprOuse. government secret agent.
sprousc tells Barnes he Is there TO watch
the party at Green Fancy. describing
them as refugees from country oyerrun
hy the Germans lie 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 NIl-Barnes agrees 10 ac-
company Sprousc ON "A nocturnal visit TO
Green Fancy. SprOuHc with the object OF
securing the jewels. ND Barnes with the
hope OF resCuing Miss Cameron"
CHAPTER XIII-They enter the grounds
In safety Sprousc overcoming two men
evidently on guard Reaching the house
Barnes sends up. by means Of a fishing
TOD carried by Spruuse "A note 10 Miss
Cameron" informing her Of their inten-
ton Co enter the house. She tries to dis
suade them. but Sprouse climbs to her
room and goes through IL on quest for
the crown jewels and state papers.