Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-12
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Thomas X. Barnes,
wealthy New Yorker. on q walking trip
through New England. is caught In a
s srornro mileS n1 MSm hi ms ms ass'ia . sirl in the
same plight. While they discuss the sit
uation an automobile, sent to meet the
girl. arrives and Barnes is given a Mt TO
Harris tavern. while the girl is taken
OF to her destination, which she tells
Barnes is a place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER u-At the tavern Barnes
falls in with a stranded troupe Of barn
storming'" actors, headed by Lyndon
Rushcroft, and becomes interested in
shem.
CHAPTER III-As the storm grows.
Barnes finds himself worrying over the
safety OF the girl, travelling over the
gerous speed. He learns tnat Green
Fancy is something OF a house of mys-
terry. Two mounted men leave the tavern
In a manner which arouses Barnes Curl
osity.
CHAPTER Vile meets Miss Thack-
cray" leading lady of the stranded thsat-
neal troupe. who Is acting as chamber
maid. Thai night he is aroused by the
bringing of a dying man to the tavern,
one Of the two who had ridden away, a
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dead body of the other man. Both had
been shot
CHAPTER v-The wounded man, regis
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
CHAPTER vI-Barnes advances Rush.
croft money sufficient to release the COM
p hereby ff Seeom mS f its oflaial Saek PSs'''i ae
visits Green Fancy, and in the grounds
meets his acquaintance of the night be-
fore. finding her a girl Of surprising
beauty.
CHAPTER v11-She seems not to be
desirous of recognizing him, and turns
away. 'O,Dowd appears and in apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes twho feels
he is unwelcome) from the grounds.
CHAPTER vIII-Miss T~hackeray warns
ern. ostensibly a pooh agent, had searched
his baggage in his absence. ODOwd
comes to the tavern n 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 is introduced as Miss Cameron.
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larry a man introduced to him as Loeb"
and the number of menservants about the
place, somewhat astonishes Barnes.
Much TO Barnes surprise-and dis
appOintment-the interior of the house
failed to sustain the h~ewildering effect
produced by the exterior. The en-
trance hall and the living into
which he was conducted by the two
men were %singularly like others that
he had seen. The latter. for example.
was of ordinary dimensions. furnished
with a thought for comfort rather than
elegance or ever good taste. The
touches and chairs were low and deep
and comfortable, as if intended for
men only, and they We're covered with
rich, gay materials: the hangings at
the windows were of deep blue and
gold: the walls an unObtrusive cream
color, almost literally matched with
etchings.
The stairs were thickly carpeted. At
the top his guide turned 10 the left
and led the way down a long corridor.
They passed at least four doors be-
fore O'DOwd stopped and threw open
the fifth on that side of the hall. There
we're still two more doors beyond.
suggests a hotel, doesn't itI' said
the Irishman. standing aside for
Barnes to enter. IAN of the sleeping
apartments are on this floor, and the
baths and %bOudOirs and what not. The
garrett is above, and that's where we
deposit our family skeletons, intern
our grievances, store u stock or
s%pitefulness and hide all the little
devils that must come sneaking up
from the city with us whether we will
Or no. Dabson," addressing the man
who had quietly entered the room
through the door behind them, edo Mr..
Barnes. will ye, and fetch me from
Mr.. De SotO's room when you've fin
ished. / leave you to DabsOn's tender
mercies. The saints preserve Us!
Look at the mans boots! DabsOn.
get out your brush and dauber first Of
all. He's been laundering in a bog"
The jovial Irishman retired, leaving
Barnes to he "dOne" by the silent.
swift-mOving valet. Dabson was young
and vigorous and exceedingly well
trained. He made short work Of 'dO-
ing the visitor; barely fifteen min
ltes elapsed before O'DOwd's return.
Presently they went downstairs to
zether. Lamps had been lighted, many
u them, throughout the house. A fire
.rackled IN the cavernOus fireplace at
the end Of the living room and grouped
about its cheerful. grateful blaze were
the ladies OF Green Fancy.
The girl Of his thoughts was there,
standing slightly aloof from the 9TH
ers, but evidently amused by the tale
with which De Soto was RECALLING
them. She was smiling; Barnes saw
the sapphire lights sparkling IN her
eyes and experienced a sensation that
was wOfully akin TO confusion.
But everything went Off quite natu-
rally. He favored Miss Cameron with
an uncOinmonly self possessed smile as |
she gave her hand to him, and she In
turn responded with n family sug.
Of tolerance, although 1t cer-
talnly would have been recorded by a
less sensitive person than Barnes as
tripping"
In reply I'd his p%erfnnctory delight