Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-07-31

CHAPTER I-Thomas X. Barnes.
geaithy Metz Yorker. on watking ms
storm miles from his Destination. At 3
sane pllsht: While they aloeus. The e. e.
girl, arrives and Barnes IL given . lift 20
Harris tavern. while the girl y taken
On 70 her destination. Which she teis
Barnes b place called Green Fancy
CHAPTER Tat the tavern Barnes
falls IN with q stranded troupe Of barn
i RssSersfs sna bsco ssss' inssrs.tsd Il
them
CHAPTER III-As che storm groys:
safety OF the GIRL treveiing over the
mountain roads at what he considers DAN
Ssrous speed He learns tnaf Greer
terry. Two mounted men leave the tavern
In manner which arouses Barnes' curl
CHAPTER Tv-He meets Miss Thack.
cray" leading lady OF the stranded thaat-
real troupe. who is acting as chamber.
brnein9 q dyine ae man e shs tavern
one Of the two who had ridden away .
short time before. They ten OF flnding ths
dead body Of the other man Both hac
CHAPTER v-The wounded man, regfs-
tered At the tavern az Andrew Paul. dies
s sn ssr he he rs ana be
Soto. guests at Green Fancy, visit thu
tavern, apparently much mystifed oves
the affair.
CHAPTER vI-Barnes advances Rush.
croft money sufficient 20 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 q girl OF surprising
CHAPTER vff-she seems not TO be
desirous OF recognizing him. and turnf
friendly fashion escorts Barnes Bar e Who feeis
ne Ia unweIcomel from the grounds.
CHAPTER vIII-MIss Thackeray warns
Barnes that G man stopping at the tnv.
erl. ostensibly q book agent, had searched
his baggage I'm his absence. O.Dowd
comes 20 the tavern and with Barnes and
nights shooting. Barnes 10 invited &C
dinner at Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Ix-His acquaintance Of the
storm 10 introduced as Miss Cameron.
The makeup OF the house party, particu.
larry G man introduced to him a. Loeb.
place. somewhat astonishes Barnes.
CHAPTER x-1giss Cameron informs
him she II Q prisoner In the house. ap-
pealing 60 him for aid and binding him
70 secrecy. In conversation with the
chauffeur who drives him back to thu
tavern. Barnes becomes convinced there
q Q conspiracy OF moment Matching a
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER xT-At breakfast the sun.
Eprouse sovernment ucs sscr nns s1en -
spr0use tells barnes he In there TO watch
the party at Green Fancy. describing
BY the Germans. He saserss tkaS Mis- la
OF the devastated country and that she On
OF enormous value. which spronse would
recover.
CHAPTER xIT-Barnes agrees to &C.
company Sprouee ON nocturnal Wait tg
Green Fancy. Sprouse with the object OF
hope OF rescuing ''Afiss Cameron"
CHAPTER xIrT-They enter the grounds
IN safety. Sprouse overcoming two meu
evidently on guard. Reaching the house
rod carried BY sprouse eans note to nsmni iss
Cameron" informing her OF their inten.
ton TO enter the house. She tries to dis
room and goes through Il on 4 quera "a,
the crown jewels and state papers.
CHATTER AEN-Barne8 becomes un.
easy az Sprouse's long absence and fol.
lows him. climbing by means OF the ivy
attached TO the WALL While talking q
Miss Cameron" o commotion In the
house warns them that sprouse has beer
detected. Barnes. with Miss Cameron
singing 20 him. makes his escape 20 the
ground. He loses his sense Of location
and they become lost. finally taking ref.
uge IN q small shed. Miss Cameron
explains how she was decoyed 20 ths
house. and was 60 be married against her
VIII to the man Loeb" whom she re
veals as n prince OF the house 70 which
she belongs. They are surprised In tbs
darkness by O'Dowd.
CHAPTER Xv-o'Dowd demands th.
{ewels. which he thinks the fugitives have
IN their possession, not knowing OF
Sprouae's enterprise. Convinced neitheI
Miss Cameron" nor Barnes have them
O'Dowd puts them on the right road q
the tavern. where Barnes gives his com.
panion into the care OF Miss Thackeray
Next day ODowd tells Barnes Hprouse
whom he describes as an expert burglar
got away with the treasure. after kffIina
. guard In the house. 0'DoWd and Loeb
leave Green Fancy.