The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-07-19
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I.-Disliking the prospect Of
S,aonths visit to her austere aunt, Lady
anas,n. Alexander LAmbs. Aimee. Vi
sss,eus - daughter OF the Very Reverend
V,Scouut 6croops, u In . rebellious mood
ruAprpR II-she wanders into the
~ there sncountertng . strange youth
h trouble with . motorcyc!s; He laugh
E.iv introduces himself - billy, Amer
r. rias as' on nj Tie motorcycle, the, Frying
snhinI." and part. With 0sorgina Ber-
,sss her cousin. Aimee ssts out for Jer-
vsal On the way .ns dsS.ces t1eI dervaSlr sGr
sHiii Sii. he goes on q holiday. Georgina's
s.STidsd protest u unavatlin8.
.sm Aimee again meets Billy" He tells
~ hls name II Spencer. ana she gives
hsrs a. Amy Snooks. at presest out of a
,0S ,y.p.b,p in selling the Sphinx. In a spirit
o{ madcap adventure, she accepts. The
~ tro proceed to the town Of Stanhoe. TAX
ins separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER Tv.-That night Aimee visits
GeorEina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. By her dominant
personality she compels Georgina to con-
tinue the subterfuge.
CHAPTER Won a trial spin next day
,r ths Sphinx with Billy, Aimee almost
sollides with a carriage in which are her
aunt Georgina and Alexander The pair
escape unrecognlzeo-
CHAPTER vI.-Georgina learns that
1ord scroope is coming to visit Lady Fry
thea and realizing what will happen on
Ills arrival, is in hopeless bewilderment
CHAPTER vII.-While Aimee is secretly
visiting Georgina at Jervaulx, the place is
burgarized. Aimee escapes.
CHAPTER vIII.-Georgina learns, with
much relief that Aimee has got away.
CHAPTER IX.-Police Inspector Panke
decides that the robbery Is 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
on a motorcycle who are apparently in
desperate hurry. Cornering the pair, Billy
knocks out a man who attempts to shoot
him. picking up a package the fellow had
dropped He discovers the other fugitive
to be woman. Stopping to aid her. she
strikes him with a stone, rendering him
unconscious. and the pair escape.
CHAPTER Xl.-Recovering, Billy dis
covers the package he had picked up is
Jewel case. containing emeralds. Realiz-
Jsrvaulx, he starts for the abbey. On the
way he meets Aimee, with the police in
pursuit. In a secure hiding place. a cave
among the crag pits, Aimee tells him the
whole story. He urges that she make
frank confession to her father. but on re-
fection both realize 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 Jervaulx, re-
stores the emeralds to the astounded
Lady Erythea.
CHAPTER XIII.-Rejecting any re-
ward, after explaining how the emeralds
came into his possession, Billy accepts the
position of chauffeur to Lady Erythea
seeing in the situation promise of a way
out Of the embroglio.
CHAPTER XIV.-Realizing what her
iather's visit to Jervaulx would mean
AIM Aimee goes secretly to her home. disables
the family auto. thus preventing his jour
hey, and induces parlormaid to let her
take her place at Jervaulx.
CHAPTER Xv.-Alexander recognizes
Aimee as the woman on the motorcycle
which ran into the Lambe carriage, de
aiGuhchg mum her as Calamity Kate" Geor
gina divulges Aimee's identity. Hearins
secret
GHAPTER XVI.-Alexander finds him
sell very much in love with Georgina.
CHAPTER XVII.-The approaching Wis.
mol Alexander's sister, Lady Diana (who
VI course. knows Aimee) brings conster-
Ha'ioh 10 the two girls.
,CHAPTER XVIII.-Another visitor to
seryaulx selx is the Vicomte de Jussac, Di-
} IA t1Ae ,,.l
"reatens to denounce her
t0hAPTER XIX. = Interested in the
dnie dIue collection of armor, De Jussac
innas iis the night, tries on a suit Diana.
ton oneSusatng an alleged ghostly appari-
and and u n'eets MN. He declares his love,
getber acsepted. Aimee finds them to-
esrntn ana binds Diana to secrecy con
eeFhlng her affairs
s,SshAPTER XX.-Alexander and Geor-
fayi, Rna Deeoine engaged. Lady Erythea, be-
dsnnEg dg Georgina to be Lord Scroope's
Naushter, is delighted.
an naI nnAIrIER XXI-Billy and Aimee reach
understanding as to their mutual love
fCi5i fCSi1iiArTER IER XXu.-A Scotland Yard of.
Amso" arrives and demands to see Billy
wbere,t tontrhears him. Learning Bily's
the offlcer goes after him.
the '1;hp c1iS,ttls TER XXIII.-Biny finds Jake
pIts Ta his leg broken in the crag
a fasiiIIe iiiIe hears the thief's story and has
JAKE" OIL something like sympathy.
for 20, s arrested and the police search
Calamity kate.''