Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
The World Against Him
BY WILL N. HARDEN.
Copyright, 100. by
AN. Kellogg Newspaper Company
SYNOPSIS.

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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Ronald is the one promis.
ing member of the Fanshaw household. un-
brother David. The preceding simmer he he
had saved the life of Evelyn, second daugh-
ter OF Col. Hasbrooke. the county's great
est planter, and whose splendid home was
known as "Carnleigh."
CHAPTER II. - At carnleigh, James
Hardy, a Charleston cotton merchant and
sutton for the hand of Caroline. Has
Wrinkle, an admirer of Evelyn. are guests
Evelyn's school days over, Ronald meets
her by chance, when she again thanks him
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 coin for a little
fishing bait.
CHAPTER III.--Ronald, returning home
with his brother, is overtaken by the Has
,loo trap Wrinkle, holding the reins
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
his way to place where Wrinkle may be
met Wrinkle refuses to fight a man In
Ronald's position in life, Ronald. bent on
he eonr and es Mn BY
buttons and shoulder straps from his uni
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.
ing-room at Carnleigh. Hasbrooke tells
the sad story of Mrs. Lancaster, one of his
guests guests; In early life during the war, her
killed by mountain bushwhackers, and her
baby lost, perhaps killed. A little later
Capt: Wrinkle gives colored account Of
his ,sol meeting with II F., Fanshaw BY a sly
true version. When he finds her alone. he
threatens to tell her father of her being
in correspondence with Fanshaw. She de-
MES having learned Of the affair in that
way, saying she was witness, and tells
of having the buttons and shoulder straps
In her possession.
CHAPTER NI.1one July morning Rom
has been murdered for her money, and the
suspect, caught with blood-stained hands
and considerable money, had escaped from
swamp. Young Fanshaw determines to
thwart the mob.
CHAPTER VII.-The mob beats the
swamp, but Ronald goes from man to man,
trying to dissuade them from their pur-
Evelyn learns of his noble course, and
wants to write note of encouragement.
Mrs. Lancaster. who has been made a con-
tidante, disapproves, but compromises by
writing such note herself.
CHAPTER Wilt is after dark when
the fugitive is finally captured. Ronald
speaks to the crowd, and, on the pretext of
Is. he lifts. the lad to the saddle, wheels his
horse, and is off for the jail at Danube.
Sydney Hart. ringleader 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 anxiousy
watches the road until in the early morning
she sees him safely return to his home.
CHAPTER IX.-At the breakfast table
the guests at Carnleigh hear of the cap
lure of negro who has confessed to the
killing of the woman. and Ronald is high
ly praised. Mrs. Lancaster. who had been
her lost husband. calls at the Fanshaws
She learns of Ronald's love for Evelyn, but
also that on account of their different sta
tivns In nrr ne mas no nope .. Tyss-s.:Lf 1es.
night of the attempted lynching, seeks
quarrel with Ronald. Ronald. warned by
Dave. is armed when the clash. comes
Hart is mounted, and during the ,fusillade
mortally wounded. .Thad Williams. one
of the Hart gang, rides up just in time to
hear the mans last words.
CHAPTER XI.-Ronald. burdened with
u
to give himself over to Sheriff Ratcliff
He meets Evelyn, who is out in her pony
cart She Offers; to drive him to Ratcliff's
house, but he objects to compromising her
by letting them be seen together at this
time. She, however, carries her point. On
the way they meet Capt. Wrinkle.
CHAPTER xII;--Ronald is driven to the
jail at Danube. The Judge is found to be
locked up until Monday.
CHAPTER xIII.-On reaching home
Evelyn is coldly tainted by her sister Caro-
line for defending Ronald, who. according
colo, FLOODED murder. In, the meantime
Wrinkle has gone. to Hasbrooke with his
story of the duel, and says he had seen
ward the railway station. presupposing an
elopement. Hasbrooke rings to call his
daughter, but she has to confirm that part
Ronald after tho killing of Hart After
Wrinkle leaves, Evelyn tells her father Of
her love for Ronald, sad blow to the
old man.
CHAPTER xIv.-sunday morning MIR.
Redding, the lawyer under whom Fanshaw
had been studying for the bar, calls TO see
the prisoner. He has found 1t bad pros
account Of testimony Williams is'i is del deter.
mined to give.
CHAPTER xv.-The trial comes off
With dark prospects for Ronald, but the
the bullet which caused Hart's death must
have come from Harris own revolver. VIII
liams is then forced to testify that, accord
ing to Harris last words. 1t was the rear
ing of the horse that had caused the dis
charge. of the pistol in such way as to
mortally wound him. The prosecution can
then only move the discharge of the prls-
oner.
CHAPTER XVI.-Col. Hasbrooke, who
was present at the trial, is the first to
break the news of the result to Evelyn,
Who almost faints with joy
'We can talk about that later" She
said, but must know now what the,
did to him. Tell me, papa"
He averted his eyes; a scowl was on
his face.
Don't torture me, papa; remember /
am only woman"
He raised his hand till it touched hel
head; he essayed to draw it dowr
against his own, but she held herself
firmly erect.
Don't torture me-" she repeated, al
most threateningly.
well, will not, he said. "Of course
know what you want. The case was
thrown out of court. 1t was proved
that sgd Hart accidentally shot himself
with his own pistol. Fanshaw was in
no way responsible. He is at home by
this time,.a free man."
He felt her gasp, and then her head
fell on his shoulder, all the rigidness OF
suspense was gone from her body; she
lay like one dead. He thought she had
tainted, but a moment later she stirred;
the color ran into her face, and she
stood nm hpforp him
"eh, papa! oh, papa!" was all she
could say, but a world of unutterable
joy lay in her tone. His cigar had gone
out; he took a taper from a vase on
the mantelpieee and lighted it at the
fire, and as he applied it to his cigar
he felt his anger returning to him. The
outlook seemed SO hopeless. She could
never be happy without Fanshaw-she
would be worse than miserable with
him, after she learned the folly of her
step. No, there must be some escape.
He would think it over again. He had
thought it over till it had become a
sort of monomania with him. Perhaps
some way of escape would present
itself. He led her to the door and
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