Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-28
SYNOPSIS,
q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER 1.-The Rev GRANVILLE Mason, who
Is travelling in Wales. writes his brother. Dr..
legina,d Mason, that he is about to go on an
headed guide After. this nothing Is heard Of
the clergyman. Or: Mason goes to Wales. finds
the Inn from which his brother started and
Tregaron. owner Of Monachlog farm, some six
nicknamed Coch Tai. Reginald starts in the
make his way in face of a snow storm to Mon
nchlog farm. u.-Percelvlng figure ahead of
him. Reginald hastens and comes up with a
large, redheaded man. who. on seeing the doc
tor. shows signs of great terror and darts ahead.
Reginald follows, feeling sure that the man Is
name. but the man again eludes him, IIl.--He
pursues the fugitive down ravine till he arrives
at the edge of cln. from the bottom Of which
voice calling and, retraclng his steps. comes up
IN farmer. who conducts him to his house.
The mans daughter is Ill, and Reginald agrees
sees ring that had belonged to his brother.
Ths house and the people In n are myste.r
young son. Tom, and a farmland called Myrick
Reginald goes to the room of the sick girl,
Gwyn. and upon seeing him; sheis struck with
seSsn in eRa before ss re sess nr th lie
night he awakens 70 find that some one has en-
tered the room and has evidently tried to rob
who turns out to 70 coch Tai. and the farmer
tlrns out to be Mr.. Tregaron and the place
NOnachlOg farm. TregarOn tells Reginald that
Reginald watches at Gwyns bedside, and she
warns him to leave the place before morning.
Xxx and Nj --Everything and everybody about
speaks but appears TO be spying; Coch Tai is
maid seeing coch Tai climbing ladder to loft
follows him. cor ers hin In his bedroom and
questions him about bis missing brother. Coch
Tai admits that he was Granville Masson's
m yeas a dISanneara1 nd
Coch Tai never saw him afterward XiI.-Gwyn
Eesoyers and urges keelnald to depart 4 heavy
rel ot 81 e place aNe
Will 9 he Is with Gwyn. Coci Tai comes to the
door. Reginald goes out to him. and Coch Tai
Jelou Of Reginald and thr atens him in case he
does not depart at once. Reginald pacifes him
and. returns 10 Gwyn, who discloses that she
maid feels that abe possesses the secret Of Ills
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sha eh' aad h% fne W Eyss
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Gears GwyL pleading for him She is telling
someone. He loves ms. and love him. and he
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declares hat the attack upon him was trick to
sa ssa s a% she San s T Ss
ried. but declares that such must be the under
standing till she can secure his departure, when
he will be free. Tregaron congratulates Regi-
nald,, Reginald determines to sleep In the loft
with Coch Tai He awakens to find Coch Tai
bending over him and asking him to wake up
and help him control his desire to Kill him.
Coch Tai confesses that his enmty Is on account
Of Gwyn. but iiually nobly admits that he de-
sires Gwyn's happiness even at the EXPENSE Of
TITS own. XX.-ReginaId asks Gwyn 70 be his
WIFE, but she resists the temptation to marry
yersatlon has been overheard BY an eayesdroper
XXI.-Reginald leaves the farm in company
with Trsgaron. who takes him to the edge Of
high cliff, then advances upon him menacingly;
when they hear Gwyn calling: Father! IA
ther!" XXII-Gwyn sinks down exhausted:
the sauage look leaves her fathers face. and
they carry Gwyn back to the house. Gwyn tries
to make Reginald swear that he will never re-
turn or make further Inquiries to his brothers
disappearance. He refuses. and she pushes
him out and locks the door. XXIII.-Regiuald
enters farm house for shelter, the inmates
talk Of the TregarOns. In the morning Reg-
maid departs. Coch Tai comes to him from
Gwyn to tell him that there VIII be more snow
and warming him not to 60 on. XXIV.-on II
steep hillside Coch Tai aud the old woman sud-
denly appear. and Tregaron, after firing shot,
falls into an abSSS.