The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-08
An Army Wife.
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.
SYNOPSIS.
Copyrighted. 1896. by F. Tennyson Neely.l

Chapter I. - Fannie McLane, young
widow. is invited to visit the Graftons
at Fort Sedgwick. Her sister tries to dis
suade her, as Randolph Merriam (whom
she had Tilted for old McLane) and his bride
are stationed there.
Chapter I.-Fannie McLane's wedding
causes family feeling. A few months later
she, while travelling with her husband.
meets Merriam on his wedding trip.
Chapter III.-Some time previous to this
Merriam had gone on a government sur
vey, fallen i'll, and had been nursed by Mrs.
Tremaine and daughter Florence. A hasty
note from Mrs. McLane's stepson takes
him TO the plains.
Merrjs 1 ne q IYtT1iAY,oung McLane dictates to
TO Parry Ia young Chicago lawyer s sil.
brother-in-law Of Mrs McLane). Reply
causes Merriam to swoon. He Is taken to
the Tremaines; calls for Florence.
Chapter V. - Engagement of Florence
Tremaine to Merriam is announced; we'd
ding shortly follows.
Chapter VI.-Mr. McLane is mysterious
ly shot in San Francisco. Merriam is
greatly excited when he reads account in
papers. While still in mourning Mrs. Nc
Lane prepares to visit Fort Sedgwick
Chapter VII.-Mrs. McLane arrives at
the fort Merriam Is startled at the news,
and he and his wife absent themselves
from the formal hop that evening.
Chapter VIII-Mr. and Mrs. Merriam
pay their respects to the widow on an
evening when She would be sure to have
many other callers. When the call is
returned Merriam Is away. and his wife
pleads illness as excuse for not seeing
her. Mrs. McLane receives telegram: AR
rested, Chicago. Your uncle stricken-par-
alysis, You will be summoned. Secure
papers, otherwise lose everything. G. M"
She faints and is revived with difficulty.
Chapter IX.--Mrs. McIane desires to see
Merriam. Grafton persuades him to go.
but the widow postpones the meeting till
next noon.
Chapter X. - Florence learns Merriam
has been to see Mrs. McLane, and in a
storm of passion will not allow him
to explain. Shortly after Merriam Is in
tercepted by Fannie McLane as he is pass
ing throughGrafton's yard. Florence wit
nesses the meeting, which she supposes
has been prearranged.
Chapter XI-Mrs. McLane begs Merriam
for papers given him by her stepson, but
which he tells her were all forwarded to
Parry. Merriam Is seriously wounded In
fight with greasers.
Chapter XII.-Florence, in her deep dis
appointment leaves her home in the night
for her fathers at the cantonment.
Chapter XIII-Three personal telegraph
messages come for Merriam from Parry
Latter Is notified of Merriam's mishar
miles from post. A dispatch from her law
yer on his way to the fort, together with
account Of serious injuries to Merriam
causes Mrs. McLane to faint
Chapter XIV.-Merriam Is brought In II
the Ambulance, inquiries for Florence, but
gets only an evasive answer, doctor fear
Ing news of her flight may prove fatal te
him.
Chapter Xv.-During absence Of hos.
pital attendant Mrs. McLane steals In
on Merriam, hoping to get from him some
papers or information: tells him of his
wife's disappearance. Randy staggers ou
to the stable and Is shortly gallopine
madly off over the mesa. Mrs. McLan'
breaks down, tells IF dying message O.
her stepson to effect that the first Mrs
McLane was alive at time Of her Gan
nie's) marriage and of the blackmail ant
extortion practiced on McLane by hi.
first wife and her family. Finally this Mrs
McLane agreed to leave him on payment O.
big cash sum. McLane hears that hi
Sacramento wife had married again, bu
lawyers sent to investigate are confronted
by the news of her death.