Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-27
SYNOPSIS,

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Ronald is the one promis.
Ing member of the Fanshaw household, un-
brother David; The preceding summer he
had saved s The life Of Evelyn, second daugh-
known as "Carnieigh.' -
eAPTE GRarss,oa o capnIegh James
brooke's eldest daughter, and Capt.
Wrinkle. an admirer of Evelyn, are guests.
Evelyn's, school days over. Ronald meets
her by chance, when she again thanks him
for the fight he had made with the angry
bull which had threatened her life. She is
glad OF rebuke he had given Wrinkle. but
scendingly thrown him coin for a little
. CHAPTER AZ t II.-,Ronald, returning home
brooke, trap. Wlnlde. holding the reins.
tries deliberately to ride Ronald down,
the, trap coming so near as to knock the
determines to have satisfaction.
CHAPTER IV.-The next morning, with
Two revolvers in his pockets. Ronald makes
met. Wrinkle refuses to fight a man in
Ronald's position in life. Ronald, bent on
htbn a Latin the seward grasps him by
form. Wrinkle sneaks back to the house.
E sMy who had been gathering flowers,
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
CHAPTER y.-That night in the draw
the sad story of Mrs. Lancaster, one of his
guests. In early life during the war, her
husband q confederate officer, had been
killed by mountain bushwhackers and her
baby lost, perhaps killed. A little later
Capt: Winkie gives a colored account of
his meeting with Fanshaw. BY a sly
stroke Evelyn shows him she knows the
true version. When he finds her alone. he
in correspondence with Fanshaw She de.
MES having learned of the affair in that
way. saying she was a witness, and tells
OF having the buttons and shoulder straps
CHAPTER VI,-One July morning Ron
aid finds a lynching plot on. woman
suspect. caught with blood. stained hands
and considerable money, had escaped from
the sheriff and known to be in hiding in the
swamp. Young Fanshaw determines to
CHAPTER VII.-The mob beats the
swamp. but Ronald goes from man to man,
pose of iynching the man when captured.
Evelyn learns of his noble course, and
wants to write note of encouragement.
Mrs. LANCASTER who has been made con-
fidante. disapproves. but compromises by
writing ti such q note herself,
CHAPTER Wilt is after dark when
the fugitive Is finally captured. Ronald
showing. the crowd how small the prisoner
Is. he lifts the lad to the saddle. wheels his
Sydney Hart. ,rlngleader of the mob, find
ing himself thwarted, fires at the feeins
figure, but David knocks the gun barrel
up. SO that no one is hurt. Evelyn anXtously
watches the road until in the early morning
she sees him safely return to his home.
CHATTER IX.-At the breakfast table
ture Of 9 negro who has confessed to the
Suing H ing OF the woman. and Ronald is high
struck by the resemblance of Ronald to
She learns of Ronald's love for Evelyn, but
also that on account of their different sta
t!9 @lI n , Ifs he has no hops Of winning her
quarrel with Ronald. RdNaia Varied raedi by y
Dave. is armed when the clash comes
one OF the shots takes effect, and he falls
mortaly wounded. Thad Williams. one
Of ped the n Hart sang rides up just in time to
CHAPTER XI.-Ronald, burdened with
to give himself over 10 Sheriff Ratciiff.
cart: She offers to drive him to Ratclifs's
house, but he objects to compromising her
by letting them be seen together at this
the way they meet Capt Wrinkle.
CHAPTER X1I.-Ronald is driven to the
1aii at Danube The judge is found to be
ha ooay,d It ~ being saturday so Fanshaw is
cMAPTGR sAH X1I hoa9aS reaching home
Evelyn is ooldly taunted by her sister Caro-
to Wrinkles account, had been been 1 guilty q
cold ,blooded murder. In the meantime
Winkie has gone, to Hasbrooke with his
Fanshaw and Evelyn riding together to-
ward the railway station. presupposing an
elopement. Hasbrooke rings to call his
daughter, but she has to confirm that part
Ronald after the killing of Hart After
Wrinkle leaves, Evelyn tells her father OF
her love for Ronald, a sad blow to the
CHAPTER XIv.-sunday morning Mr..
Redding, the lawyer under whom Fanshaw
the prisoner. He has foGnd ii a bad pros
pect as far as securing Immediate bail. on
account of testimony Williams is deter
mined to give.
CHAPTER NV.-The trial comes off
with dark prospects for Ronald, but tho
dramatic discovery is made in court that
the bullet which caused Harris death must
h ia come from Harris own revolver. Will
iiams 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
mortlv OF ohe pistol i n ms such way as to
then only move the discharge of the pris-
CHAPTER XvL-col. Hasbrooke. who
vas present at the trial. is the first to
preak the news of the result to Evelyn,
who almost faints with Joy.
CHAPTER XVII.-It is only a little later
that Caroline tells him of Hardy's proposal
of marriage to her. He only asks her If
she has thought It over. then says to write
him 1t is all right" After supper he
sends quietly for Ronald. He congratu-
i l, him on the developments made at
The trial. then speaks to him of Evelyn.
He lie says ,,y It isn't pedigree he demands
with his daughters husband. but he fears
70 have her marry into family which has
had the record Fanshaws have. Ronald adj
mits he loves Evelyn. but assures him he
mad mad meyer gotten 50 far asto hope to marry
study, is surprised to find Ronald there,
and learns, with a sad heart. but unmoved
features the object and result of the con-
fArence.
CHAPTER XyIII-Christmas day oo
tanshaw suffers paralytic stroke. Know
ms the end is near, Mrs. Fanshaw recalls
lthat the man had let his life insurance
lapse two years before. Ronald treasures
her, however. by stating that he has paid
the premiums to keep 1t in force. The
sight Of Ronald strangely exoites the OLD
man, and Mrs. Fanshaw says 1t Is better
10 huInOr him by keeptnp ne bis t,Iy.,