Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-10
The World Against Him
BY WILL N. HARDEN.
Copyright. 1900. by
A. n. kellogg Newspaper Company.
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER L--Ronald is the one promis-
ting member Of the Fanshaw household, UNI
appreciated by any of the others. save his
brother DaXid; The preceding summer he
ter of Col. Hasbrooke, the countys great
est planter. and whose. splendid home was
known as "Carnleigh."
CHAPTER II.-At Carnleigh, janice
snttor for the hand of Caroline. Has
brooke's eldest daughter, and Capt
Wrinkle, an admirer of Evelyn. are guests.
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
a few minutes before, who had conde-
scendingly thrown him coin for little
CHAPTER III-Ronald, returning home
with, his brother. is overtaken by the Has
brooke. trap. Wrinkle, holding the reins,
tries deliberately to ride Ronald down,
basket in his hand to the ground. Ronald
determines to have satisfaction.
CHAPTER lV;.The next morning. with
his way to place where Wrinkle may be
Ronald's position in life. Ronald, bent on IN
the collar and Deliberately cuts off the he
buttons and shoulder straps from his uni
form. Winkle sneaks back TO thu. house.
WHO udu DeeH gathering OOW erS.
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
CHAPTER y.-That night In the draw
ing-room at Carnleigh, Hasbrooke tells
the sad story of Mrs. Lancaster, one of his
husband, confederate officer, had been
killed by mountain bushwhackers. and her
eap %ne sys. killed edorea s later
his meeting with Frnshs g-'-'
stroke Evelyn shows inc
true version. When ..e mus her alone. he
In correspondence with Fanshaw. She de-
MES having learned of the affair In tina t
way, saying she was witness, and tells
Of having the buttons and shoulder straps
CHAPTER VI.-one July morning Rom
AID finds a lynchtng 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
CHAPTER VI!.-The. mob beats the
swamp, but Ronald goes from man to man,
trying t, 70 dissuade them from their purr-
pose OF !ynchinS the man when captured.
Evelyn learns of his noble course, and
wants to write note of encouragement.
Mrs. LANCASTER. who has been made a con-
1dante, dtsapproves, but compromises by
CHAPTER 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
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 fnd-
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
the guests at Carnleigh hear of the cap
ture OF a negro who has confessed to the
killing of the woman, and Ronald Is high
~ 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 logo for Evelyn. but
also that on account of their different sta
CHAPTER X.-Hart, thxarted on the
night Of tho attempted lynching, seeks a
quarrel with Ronald Ronald. warned by
Dave. is armed when the clash comes
Hart is mounted. and during tho fusillade
one of the shots takes effect and he falls
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
TO give himself over TO sheriff Ratciifr.
He meets Evelyn, who is out in her nony-
cart. She offers to drive MIN 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 al Danube. The judge is found to be
away, it being Saturday, SO Fanshaw is