Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-24
ROB McGREGOR.
BY MARTHA McCULLOCE WILLIAMS.
Copyright, 1896, by the Author.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs'
In order that new readers of THE EN-
ouIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand 1t
lust the same as though they had read ii
all from the beginning, we here. give a
synopsis of that portion Of it which has
already been published:
CHAPTER Life in Walnut Creek, in
Tennessee. centers around Topmark's s
store. Magnolia Tubbs, mysterious
newcomer in the neighborhood, not with
out attractions of coarse type, is a noe
turnal caller on Topmark.
CHAPTER I.-Mrs. Topmark dies from
the poison of herbs brought to the store
by q charm working Negress, ostensibly
to kill mice. Gossips and a managing
mamma are trying to- bring about match
between Topmark' 8 niece, Alice Wintold,
and aristocratic Colonel TalbOt's son Jack.
But spirited Rob McGregor, helress OF
Roscoe, has been before Jacks eyes from
childhood.
CHAPTER III.-Topmark covets the
Roscoe acres, which are heavily mort
gagged and adjoin his own. Rob is the
mainstay and comfort of her widowed
and blind father.
CHAPTER IV.-Jack Talbot is frequent
caller at Roscoe. So is the newly made
widower Topmark. Jack proposes 10
Rob and meets with good humored re-
pulse.
mysterious land claim of value, and Top
mark seeks to control it.
CHAPTER VI.-Alice Winfold places
stumbling block in the path OF true love
by telling Rob that Jack has proposed to
her.
CHAPTER VII.-Mrs. Talbot prevails
upon Jack to act as the escort OF Alice
Winfield. He does so reluctantly, but
ends in trifling with her while his heart IS
set upon Rob McGregor.
CHAPTER VILLA series OF mysterl-
GUS prosecutions Of the people of Roscoe
inaugurated by the theft of Rob's favor
ite saddle horse, Lightlady.
CHAPTER IX.-Jack drives Alice Win
fold to the great annual church meeting.
Rob is there in the company of Topmark,
having arranged it to spite Jack Talbot
for his supposed double dealing she De-
CHAPTER Kali the gossips have 1t
that Jack Talbot and Alice Winfield are
engaged, but Jack again proposes to ROD.
She cleverly evades the question.
CHAPTER XI.-Jack Talbot and his
mother, ride horseback to church at
night. Mrs. Talbot tells Jack of her de-
sire to see him happily married. They
are JOlT6u Dy MISS w luiOii ahu ~ ih'
and later by Rob and Topmark. Jack
overhears an interesting conversation be-
tween Rob and the widower.
CHAPTERS XII and XIII.-Bethel ex-
periences great revival in which Teddy
Barton, among others, processes conver,
sion. TOpmark calls on Magnolia and
leaves few gauds and gewgaws. Mrs.
Winfold gives a quilting party to which
Teddy is not invited because Topmark
objects.
CHAPTER XIV.-Rob visits Aunt Phe-
my's cabin where she finds stranger.
The deputy sheriff and posse stop at the
cabin in search of an escaped convict, but
is thrown off the track by Aunt Phemy
and Rob. The stranger proves to be con-
vict disguised as woman. Rob plans his
escape.
CHAPTERS XIV and XVI.-Rob attends
the party at Winfold's s and eXcites jealous
feeling among the girls. She sets the
company agog by having Jack take her
home. Jack executes her plans for the
convict. Aunt Phemy gets visit from
night riders and is rescued by Rob.
CHAPTER RXVII.-Topmark talks with
Lawyer Howell and describes an inter-
view with Rob.