The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-16
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS


TIE PROLOGUE: CHAPTERS l. and lin Mill
street, Whitechapel, disceputable locality,
blind clergyman, the Rev. Francis belmont,
and a street waif, Richard Eyre, are standing In
front Of empty house. Stephen Eyre, "a
captain in the salvation army, has preceded
them on the information that Jess, former
lover of Stephens, had got her man back
again, and she was with him at No. 90 Mill
street" The two had come in hot pursuit,
fearing that Stephen, in his fury, would do the
man who had robbed him Of his love some
grieYous injury. belmont fears that an old
friend of his, George Eastwood, was the one
who had wrongeI Jessie Armstrong, and he and
the street arab are waiting for news of the
captain and Jessie. Presently fierce struggle
is heard overhead, and Jessie is seen fighting
and struggling with one or more men. Pres
emily, as young Dick rushes into the house and
mounts the stairs, the body of Stephen is seen
hanging by his hands from the window sill
Then some one is seen pushing the clinging
fingers from the sill, and Stephen Eyre falls a
dull, heavy mass to the earth beneath. Poor
blind Helmont feels over the body of the dying
man, and recognizes with his fingers that of
Stephen Eyre. In the meantime the neighbor-
hood has been reused, aGd search inside the
house instituted. The dead body OF Dick Eyre
is found in q quantity of debris, but no trace of
any one else is discovered Time passes on. and
Helmont receives a letter from George East
wood, who is in Sardinia, aud it is apparent
that he has been away from England for some
time. Shortly afterward Mr.. Helmont receives
a visit from woman. She tells him that her
name is Jess Armstrong, and she has come to
give herself up for the murder or stephen Eyre.
THE SToRY.-CHAPTERs l. and 1.-The Rev.
+. Helmont, the blind parson is walking with
his friend George Eastwood, in Rag Fair,
Waitechapel. Eastwood is an artist, and is on
the lookout for models. He meets with Jess
Armstrong, whose brilliant hair captivates his
artistic eye He makes arrangements for her
to visit him in his studio, but eXcites the jeal-
ousy of Stephen Eyre her lover.
CHAPTERS Ill and IV.-Stephen Eyre, Jess
humble lover, is annoyed at the visit to the
studio, ami frankly tells her so, something like
quarrel ensuing. The reader is introduced in
chapter ". to the Eastwood family, George
Eastwood and Diana belmont being engaged to
be married at the suggestion Of old Col. East
wood, but neither is in love with the other, and
plan to evade the engagement.
CHAPTERS V. AND VI Diana simplifeS mat
tiers by accepting the hand of Lord Hexham,
leaving George free to fall in love with his beau
tifu model. This he does, and his affection is
reciprocated, as she puts it-"onlY thousand
times more"
sCHAPTERs VII. and VIII.-Jess' meeting with
George is observed by Dick Eyre the cripple,
who Informs the old bag with whom Jess lives.
The girl is beaten by her within an inch of her
life several of her ribs being broken. She is
conveyed to the hospital where she is visited by
Stephen Eyre, her lover, now converted char
acter. having come under the influence of the
Salvation Army. AT her request he promises.to
inform George Eastwood OF her situation.