Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-08-28
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SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Thomas &. Barnes
through New England, Is caught in a
crossroads point he meets a sirl in the
same plight. While they discuss the sit
uation an automobile. sent TO meet the
Fri, arrives aud Barnes is given a ~ to
on to her destination. which she tells
Barnes Is q place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER II-At the tavern Barnes
falls in with q stranded troupe Of barn
~storning" actors, headed by Lyndon
Rushcroft. n becomes Interested in
shem-
CHAPTER IH-As the storm grows.
Barnes finds himself Worrying over the
mountain roads at what he considers dam
Eerous speed. He learns that Green
Fancy Is something OF a house Of mys,
in q manner which arouses Barnes Curl
osity.
CHAPTER Wife meets Miss Thack-
cray" leading lady of the stranded thsat-
rtcal troupe, who is acting as chamber
maid. That night he is aroused by the
Drinking OF a dying man TO the tavern,
ohe OF the two who had ridden away a
short time before. They tel of finding the
dead body Of the other 4 Both had
been shot.
CHAPTER v-The wounded man, regis
tered at the tavern as Andrew Paul. dies,
unul 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,
visits Green Fancy. and in the grounds
meets his acquaintance of the night be-
fore. finding her a girl Of surprising
CHAPTER vTI-she seems not to be
DESTROYS OF recognizing him, and turns
friendly fashion escorts Barnes Cwho feels
he Is unwelcome) from the grounds.
CHAPTER vI11-Miss Thackeray warns
Barnes that a man stopping at the tav
ern, ostensibly a book agent. had searched
his baggage in his absence. O'Dowd
comes to the tavern and 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.
The. makeup Of the house party, particu-
larry a man introduced to him as Loeb"
and the number of menservants about the
place. somewhat astonishes Barnes.
CHAPTER X-Miss Cameron informs
him she is a prisoner in the house, ap-
Dealing 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 Matching at
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER XI-At breakfast the sup
posed book agent introduces himself as
Sprouse, a government secret agent.
sprouse tells Barnes he is there to watch
the party at Green Fancy. describing
them as refugees from a country oyerrun
by the Germans, He asserts that Miss
Cameron" Is a relative Of the former ruler
81 the devastated country and thai she or
Loeb have with them the crown jewels,
OF enormous value. which Sprouse would
recover.
CHAPTER XII-Barnes agrees to ac-
conpan Sprouse on a nocturnal visit to
Green Fancy, Sprouse with the object of
securing the Jewels, and Barnes with the
hope of rescuing Miss Cameron"
CHAPTER x%III-They enter the grounds
In safety. Sprouse overcoming two men
Barnes sends up, by means Of a fshlns
Cameron" informing her of their inten-
suade them. but Sprouse climbs to her
room and goes through II on a quest for
the crown Jewels and state papers.
CHAPTER XIv-Barnes becomes un-
easy at sprouse's long absence and fol-
lows him, climbing by means OF the ivy
attached to the wall While talking to
house warns them that V Spouse has BEEN ea
detected. Barnes. with Miss Cameron
elinging 70 him, makes his escape to the
uge. in a small shed. Miss Cameron
explains how she. was decoyed to the
house. and was to be married against her
Will to the mar Loeb whom she re-
veals as a prince Of the house to which
she belongs. They are surprised in the
Darkness by ODowd.
CHAPTER Xv-o'Doyd demands the
jewels. which he thinks the fugitives have
sprouse's enterprise. Convinced neither
miss Cameron nor Barnes have them.
O'Dowd puts them on the right road to
panion into the care Of Miss Thackeray.
Next day O'Dowd tells Barnes Sprouse.
whom he describes as an expert burglar,
a guard In the house. O'Dowd and Loeb"
leave Green Fancy.
CHAPTER xvI-Barnes tells miss
she tells him the whole story Of Green
Fancy. The man known as Loeb is her
cousin, and he inveigled her to the house
with. the. object OF possessing himself OF
the Jewels, which were In her custody.
CHAPTER XVII-O'Dowd returns and
informs Barnes of the identity OF Miss
Cameron" She is Of royal blood. he as
sertss Countess Therese Mara-Dafanda.
CHAPTER x~vIII-Barnes visits Green
Fancy to secure the wardrobe of the
countess. He meets sprouse, who tells
him Loeb got away Will the Jewels after
killing the. guard. and accusing Sprouse
OF the murder and robbery.
"You can return later on for your
things he said.
II got 'em tied up In a bundle in the
garage. Mr.. Burns" he said. won't
take a second to get EN- out" He
hurried around the corner Of the
house.
A dry, quiet chuckle fell upon
Barnes ears. He glanced about in sur
prise and alarm. No one was in sight.
Look up, young man." and the
startled young man Obeyed. His gaze
halted at a window on the second
story, almost directly over his head.
Mr.. SprOuse was looking down upon
him, his sharp features fixed In a sar-
donic grin.
SWELL, I'll be ID" burst from
Barnes lips.
surprised to see me. eh? II you're
not In a hurry, I'd certainly appreciate
q lift as far as the Tavern, old man.
I'll be down in a jiffy. Stand aside!
I'm going to drop" A moment later
he swung over the sill, and dropped
to the ground eight feet below.