Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-08-21

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SYNOPSIS.
wealthy New Yorker. on n walking. trip
through New England, In caught In .
storm miles from his destination. At
same plight. while they discuss the sit
uation an automobfies sent TO meet the
gsrI. arrives and Barnes IL given q lift e
on TO her Destination, which she tell
Barnes Is q place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER HAT the tavern Barnes
Rushcroft. and becomes interested In
them.
CHAPTER Has the storm grows.
Barnes finds himself worrying over the
safety of the girl. travelling over the
gerous speed. He learns tnat Green
Fancy ~ something OF a house OF mys-
terry. Two mounted men leave the tavern
osIiy.
CHAPTER Iv-He meets Miss Thack.
cray" leading lady Of the stranded that.
maid. That night he is aroused by the
bringing OF q dying man TO the tavern
one Q, , the ITO wnS nae a.. Tio az nd Away
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 Is Informed he must not leave
until after the inquest o'Dowd and Dc
tavern, apparently much mystifiee oveI
the affair.
CHAPTER vT-Barnes advances Rush.
croft money sufficient TO release the com
pany. from its embarrassing position
thereby becoming It's Official hacker. He
meets lis acquai::i:n cu Of the s night u Be.
beauty.
CHAPTER vrf-sho seems not to be
DESTROYS Of recognizing him. and turns
away. SODowd appears and In apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes (who feels
he Is unwelcomel from the grounds.
CHAPTER vIII-MIss Thackeray warn.
Barnes that q man stopping at the tav-
his baggage in his absence. o'Dowd
comes TO the tavern and with Barnes and
Others goes over the scene OF the previous
dinner at Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Kills acquaintance OF the
The makeup OF the house party. particu.
Iarly a man introduced TO him as Loeb"
and the number Of menservants about the
place. somewhat astonishes Barnes.
CHAPTER x-Miss Cameron informs
MIN she IL q prisoner In the house, APP
pealing 70 him for aid and binding him
chauffeur who drives him back to the
TAVERN Barnes becomes convinced there
Is q conspiracy OF moment Matching at
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Kat breakfast the SUM-
posed book agent introduces himself as
spfouse, q government secret agent.
sprouse tells Barnes no In there TO watch
the party at Green Fancy, Describing
BY he Germ I He aas County ia evesTHn
Cameron" Ii q relative OF the former ruler
OF the devastated country and that she or
OF enormous value. which sprouse would
recover.
CHAPTER XII-Barnes agrees to ac-
company Sprouse on q nocturnal visit to
Green Fancy. Sprouse with ths object Of
securing the Jewels, and Barnes with the
hope 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 eann o 81 fissI Is
Cameron" informing her OF their Inteu-
ton TO enter the house. She tries TO dis
suade them. but Sprouse- climbs TO her
room and goes through Il on a quest Tor
the crown jewels and state papers.
CHAPTER xIv-Barnes becomes un-
lows him. climbing by means Of the ivy
s. M,si to the wall While talking 70
house. warns Them ssa so%%Stlon in the
detected. Barnes. with Miss Cameron"
snnging TO him. makes his escape TO the
GROUND. He loses his sense of location
uge In a small shed. Miss Cameron
explains how she was decoyed 10 the
house mouse. and was to be married against her
yeals as a prince of the house to which
she belongs. They are surprised In the
CHAPTER xv-o'Dowd demands .hs
Jewels, which he thinks the fugitives have
Snro sneir possession, not knowing Of
Miss Cameron" nor Barnes have them
Lowe puts them on the right road 10
tne tavern. where Barnes gives his COM
Next day O'Dowd tells Barnes Sprouse.
whom he describes as an expert burglar.
sox away WIN tne treasure. after killing
leave Green Fancy.
CHAPTER xvI-Barnes tells '.AfIss
cameron" OF Sprouses sreachery, and
Fancy. The man known as Loeb Is her
s.s and he inveigled her to the house
with the object of possessing himself of
the jewels. which were In her custody
CHAPTER XvII-o'Doygd returns and
iniorms Barnes Of the identity of Miss
Cameron" She il OF royal blood. he as
serts, Countess Therese Mara-Dafanda-
CHAPTER xvfII-aarnes visits Green
Fancy to secure the wardrobe of the
countess. He meets Sprouse, who tells
MN Loeb got away with the jewels after
ktiing the guard and accusing Sprouse
CHAPTER XIx-Rarnes and the eoun-
tess leave Harris tavern with the actors.
and Al Crowndale. where they are 20
appear. Barnes again meets Sprouse
CHAPTER xX-sprouse tells Barnes
Loeb Is In hiding ins Crowndale with his
mistress. and promises to rob him OF the
jewels He does So delivering the treas
ure 20 Barnes. as agreed, at the same
Il from him 81 he could. at the expiration
Of one week.
CHAPTER XXI.
The End In Sight.
Barnes. soaring beyond all previous
heights of exaltation. ranged dizziIy
between front" and "back" at the
Grand opera house that evening. He
t.