The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-06-07
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Disliking the prospect of
. months visit to her austere aunt, Lady
Erythea LAmbe. at Jsrvaulx abbey, and
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CHAPTER H-she wanders into the
nriy introduces himself e 'Bniy." Amer
jcsn. The two cement the acquaintance
sphinx" and part. with dsorsina Ber-
nara her cousin. Aimee sets out for Jer-
vsulx. On the way she decides that Geor-
while she goes on q holiday. Georgina's
horrined protest In unavafing.
dom, Aimee @ again meets .'Bniy." He tells
her his name Ii Spencer. and she gives
hers as Amy Snooks. at presest ''out of a
nership in selling the Sphinx In spirit
Of madcap adventure. she accepts. The
two proceed to the town of Stanhoe, TAX
ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER Tv.-That night Aimee visits
Georgina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. By her dominant
tnue the subterfuge.
on the Sphinx, with Billy. Aimee almost
collides with a carriage In which are her
aunt. Georgina and Alexander. The pair
escape unrecognized.
CHAPTER vI.-Georgina learns that
Lord Scroope is coming to visit Lady Ery-
thea and. realizing what will happen on
his arrival, is in hopeless bewilderment.
CHAPTER vII.-while Aimee is secretly
visiting Georgina at Jervaulx, the place is
burglarized. Aimee escapes.
CHAPTER vIII.-Georgina learns, with
much relief. that Aimee has got away.
CHAPTER IX.-Police Inspector Panke
decides that the robbery 10 the work of
Jack the Climber" and Calamity Kate"
noted thieves. who travel on motorcy-
Gle.
CHAPTER x.-Billy. aware of his
partners" nocturnal jaunts, is troubled
He follows her. on the Sphinx, to Jer.
vaulx. He hears the commotion, at once
suspects burglary. and follows two figures
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knocks out man who attempts to shoot
him. picking up package the fellow had
dropped. He dlscovsrs the other fugitive
strikes him with = stone. rendering him
unconscious. and the pair escape.
CHAPTER xl-Recovering. Billy dis.
covers the package he had picked up 10 =
Jewel case. containing emeralds. Reaiix-
Ing they must De part of the loot from
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way he meets Aimee. with the police In
pursuit. In secure hiding place, . cave
among the craE pits. Aimee tells him the
whole story. He urges that she make a
frank confession to her father, but on re-
lection both realise Aimee's good name
has been compromised by her two nights
stay At Ivy cottage
CHAPTER xII.-Assuring Aimee he
has plan to save her, Billy leaves her In
the cave and. proceeding to Jervauix, re-
Stores the emera1ds to the astounded
CHAPTER XIII.-Rejecting any re-
ward. after explaining how the emeralds
came into his possession. Billy accepts the
position of chauffeur 10 Lady Erythea,
seeing In the situation = promise of q way
out of the embroglio.
CHAPTER XIV.-Realixing what he,
Iathers visit to Jervaulx would mean
Aimee goes secretly to her home, disables
me family auto. thus preventing his jour.
hey, and induces a parlormaid to let her
aKe her place at Jervaulx.
CHAPTER xv.-Alexander recognizes
aimee as the woman on the motorcycle
which ran into the Lambe carriage, de
hounclng her as Calamity Kate" Geor,
gina divulges Aimee's Identity Hearing
ner story. Alexander consents to keep the