Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-19
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Ronald is the one promis.
sng member of the Eanshaw household un-
appreciated by any of the others, save his
brother David. The preceding summer he
had saved the life Of Evelyn, second daush-
ter Of Col Hasbrooke. the countys great
est planter. and whose splendid home was
known as "Carnleigh."
CHAPTER II. AT Carnleigh, James
Hardy, "a Charleston cotton merchant and
eldest hana e ann dap
Wrinkle, an admirer of Evelyn, are guests.
Evelyn's school days over. Ronald meets
for the fight he had made lie with the "a angry CRY,
bull which had threatened her life. She IS
glad OF rebuke he had given Wrinkle, but
few minutes before, who had conde-
scendingly thrown him a coin for a little
fishing bait.
CHAPTER III.-Ronald, returning home
with his brother, is overtaken by the Has
tries deliberately to ride Ronald down.
the trap coming SO near as to knock the
basket in his hand to the ground. Ronald
determines TO have satisfaction.
CHAPTER IV.-The next morning with
two revolvers in his pockets: Ronald makes
his way to a place where Wrinkle may be
Position in life Rona Ban On IN
) the collar and deliberately cuts oil the
form. Wrinkle sneaks back to the house.
Evelyn, who had been gathering flowers.
tells Ronald she had been eaVesdropping
Sorry for what he had done in anger, he
gives her the buttons and shoulder straps,
that they might be put again on the cap
tain's coat.
CHAPTER y.-That night in the draw
the sad story of Mrs Lancaster, one of his
husband, a confederate officer, had been
baby lost. perhaps killed A little later
Capt. Wrinkle gives colored account Of
= stroke Evelyn shows him she knows the
trae version. When he finds her alone, he
threatens to tell her father of her being
IN correspondence with Fanshaw. She de-
x MES having learned of the affair I'm that
way saying she was witness, and tells,
a OF having the buttons and shoulder straps
+ In her possession.
CHAPTER VI.-One July morning Rom
AID finds q slynching plot on. A woman
has been murdered for her money, and the
suspect, caught with blood-stained hands
the sheriff and known 70 be in hiding in the
swamp. Young Fanshaw determines to
thwart the mob.
CHAPTER VII-The mob beats the
trying to dissuade them ii from their I pur
pose of lynching the man when captured.
Evelyn learns of his noble course. and
4 Mrs. Lancaster. who has been made q con-
fidante, disapproves, but compromises by
writing such a note herself.
.Cf1AfIEh Wilt Is after dark when
the fugitive is finally captured. Ronald
speaks to the crowd and, on the pretext OF
showing the crowd how small the prisoner
e. he lifts the lad to he.saddle, wheels his
horse, and is off for the jail at Danube.
Sydney Hart, ringieader of the mob, find
Ing himself thwarted fires at the fleeing
figure, but David knocks the gun barrel
up SO that no one is hurt. Evelyn anxiously
watches the road until in the early morning
she sees him safely return to his home.
CHAPTER IX.-At the breakfast table
ture Of negro who has confessed to the
killing OF the woman, and Ronald Is high
ly praised. Mrs. Lancaster. who had been
struck by the resemblance of Ronald to
her lost husband, calls at the Fanshaws.
She learns of Ronald's love for Evelyn, but
also that on account of their different sta
lions in life. he has no hope of winning her.
CHAPTER x.-Hart, thwarted on the
quarrel with Ronald Ronald, warned by
Dave, is armed when the clash comes.
Mar Y sbas and during the fpsas
mortally wounded. Thad Williams. one
Of the Hart gang, rides up just in time to
near the mans last words.
CHAPTER XI.-Ronald, burdened with
knowledge Of having Killed man, starts
to give himself over to Sheriff Ratcliff.
he meets Evelyn, who is out in her pony
house, but he objects to compromising her
time: She. however. carries her point. On
tSAAokVoJ euSy kAeeI Sdpl. WlHkle.
CHAPTER xII--Ronald is driven to the
jail at Danube. The 1udgeSis found to be
iway.. 1t being Saturday, SO Fanshaw is
locked up until Monday.
CHAPTER XIIL--On reaching home
line for defending Ronald, who, according
to wrinkles account, had been guilty Of
eo! co! murder In the, meantime
story of the duel, and says he had seen
Fanshaw and Evelyn. riding together to-
ward the railway. station, presupposing an
laughter, but she has to confirm that part
Of the story as to her having been with
Ronald after the killing Of Hart. After
her love for Ronald. a sad blow to the
old man.
CHAPTER xIv.-sunday morning Mr..
had been studying for the bar, calls 10 see e
the prisoner. He has found 1t a bad pros
pect as far as securing immediate bail on
account OF testimony Williams is deter
mined to give.
With dark prospects for Ronald, but the
aeITamatic discovery is made in court that
have come from Harris own revolver. VIII
iiams is then forced to testify that, accord
ing TO Harris last words. it was therear-
charge, of the pistol in such way as to
mortally wound him. The prosecution can
tnen only move the discharge of the pris-
oper. 4.
CHAPTER XVI.
It was about six o'clock that after
noon when the sheriff put Ronald down
at home. Dave had ridden close be-
hind the buggy all the way. Now and
then, when passing some acquaintance
3 on the road or in q distant field, he
would wave his slouched hat and give
a yell that would have done credit to
the lungs of a savage. When they ar
rived at home he fastened the bride
reins to post and sprang over the,
farana infc the i,