Saint Mary's beacon., 1919-08-07
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Thomas X. Barnes.
wealthy New Yorker. on O walking trip
storm miles from his destination Al .
crossroads point he meets girl In the
same plight. While they discuss me 81
gfFi. arrives and Barnes is given lift 70
Hart's tavern. while the giri Z taken
on 70 her destination, which she tells
Barnes II q place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER IT-At the tavern Barnes
falls in with n stranded troupe Of barn
gtorming actors, headed BY Lyndon
Rushcroft, ard becomes Interested In
them
CHAPTER IIT-As the storm grows.
Barnes finds himself worrying over the
mountain roads az what ne considers dan.
gerous speed. He learns tnat Green
Fancy Is something OF a house OF mys.
In . manner which arOuses Barnes curl
osity.
CHAPTER Iv--Hs meets Miss Thack.
cray" leading lady of the stranded tbeat-
rical troupe. who Is acting as chamber
maid. That night he Is aroused by ths
bringing Of a dying man 70 the tavern
short time before. They tell OF finding ths
dead body OF the other man Both had
CHAPTER v-The wounded man, regis.
tered at the tavern AZ Andrew Paul. dies
and Barnes b Informed he must not leave
until after the inquest. O'Dowd and Do
tavern, apparently much rnystifled oves
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 a girl OF surprising
DESTROYS Of recognizing him. and turns
away: 'ODowd appears and In apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes (wno feels
he is unwelcome) from the grounds.
CHAPTER vIII-MIss Thackeray warns
barnes that . man stopping at the tav-
ern. ostensibly q book agent. had searched
comes 20 the tavern and with Barnes and
others goes over the scene of the previous
nights shooting. Barnes is invited &c
dinner at Green Fancy.
CHAPTER IX-His acquaintance Of the
storm is introduced as Miss Cameron
The makeup OF the house party. particu.
and the number OF menservants about the
place. somewhat astonishes Barnes.
CHAPTER x--Miss Cameron informs
peallng TO him for aid and binding him
20 secrecy. In conversation with the
chauffeur who drives him back to thu
Tavern. Barnes becomes convinced there
is conspiracy OF moment Matching ai
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER xE-At breakfast the sup
posed book agent introduces himself as
6pfeuSe, government secret agent
sprouse tells Barnes he In there TO watch
the party at Green Fancy, describing
them es refugees from q country overrun
BY the Germans. He asserts that Miss
Cameron" Is q relative OF the former ruler
OF o. 1hs me- devastated country and that she or
OF enormous value. which Sprouse would
recover.
company Sprouse on a nocturnal visit to
Green Fancy. Sprouse with the object OF
securing the Jewels, and Barnes with the
nope OF rescuing Miss Cameron"
CHAPTER xIII-They enter the grounds
IN safety. Sprouse overcoming two men
evidently on guard. Reaching the house,
rod carried By sprouse. s" q note % to nsmnihs mins
Cameron" informing her of their inten-
ton TO enter the house. Sine tries to dis
room and goes through II on a quest for
tne crown jewels and state papers.
CHAPTER XIv-Barnes becomes un.
easy a. Sprouses long absence and fol-
lows him, climbing by means OF the ivy
attached ..M,s to the wall. While talking to
honss warns SsmeT9n .bs,n ;s, eommotion In the
detected Barnes. with Miss Cameron''
snnging TO him. makes his escape 20 the
ground. He loses his sense OF location
and they become lost, finally taking ref
uge In small shed. Miss Camerosf''
Explains how she was decoyed to the
house, and was TO be married against her
VIII 70 the man Loeb" whom she re-
veals as n prince OF the house to which
she belongs. They are surprised In the
darkness by O'Dowd.
. CHAPTER xv-o'Dowd demands the
Jewels. which he thinks the fugftives nave
snrn e Their possession. not knowing OF
MISS Cameron nor Barnes have them,
y bowd puts them on the right road to
tne tavern, where Barnes gives his COM
panion into the care of Miss Thackeray
Next DAY ODowd tells Barnes Sprouse,
Wnom ne describes as an expert burglar
got away with the treasure after kiiiIne
2 guard In the house. OfDowd and "Ioehg
leave Green Fancy.
CHAPTER XvT-Barnes tells ..Afiss
cameron" OF Sprouse's treachery. and
sne tells him the whole story of Green
.ae aney' The man known as Loeb Is her
cousin, and he inveigied her TO the house
Nith the object OF possessing himself OF
Ine Jewels. which were In her custody.
CHAPTER xvII-o'Doyd returns and
nIoFms barnes of the identity Of Miss
cameron. She In of royal blood, ne as
'erts' countess Therese Mara-Dafanda.