Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
The World Against Him
BY WILL N. HARDEN.
Copyright, 1900. by
AN. Kellogg Newspaper Company.
SYNOPSIS.

6YNOPSISs
CHAPTER 1-Renald is the one promis.
s, Ippscl , by any Of the others save his
had saved the life of Evelyn, second daugh
known as "carnieigh. ''~ -
CHATTER H E5, . II;aAt c,arnlsigh; James
snos for the hana of area Ha
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
few minutes before. who had conde-
| fishing bait.
CHAPTER III.--Ronald. returning home
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 W.The next morning, with
two revolvers IN his pockets. Ronald makes
Ronald's position in life: Ronald. bent on
humilia1ting the seward grasps him BY
buttons and shoulder straps from his uni
form. Wrinkle sneaks back to the house.
Evelyn, 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
tain's coat
ing-room at carnesh, MIA Hasb a ok of teHs
the sad story of Mrs. Lancaster, one of his
ssTE s sur oeer hs hsd
killed by mountain bushwhackers, and her
baby lost. perhaps h,ls, killed little late.
| his meeting with Fanshaw By n sly
stroke Evelyn shows him she Knows the 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 witness, and tells
in her possession.
CHAPTER y1.-One July morning Rom
aid finds lynching plot on. A woman
has been murdered for her money and The
and considerable money, had escaped from
the sheriff and known to be In hiding In the
thwart the mob.
CHAPTER y1I.-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 con-
tidante, disapproves, but compromises by
writing such note herself
CHAPTER Wilt Is after dark wher
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 ringieader OF the mob. find
ing himself thwarted, fires at the fleeing
figure, but David knocks the gun barre
. up, SO that no one is hurt. Evelyn anxiousl5
watches the road until in the early morning
she sees him safely return to his home.
CHAPTER KAT the breakfast tabl,
the guests at Carnleigh hear of the cap
ture of negro who has confessed to tn,
killing of the woman, and Ronald is high
ly praised. Mrs Lancaster, who had beer
struck by the resemblance of Ronald II
her lost husband, calls at the Fanshaws
She learns of Ronald's love for Evelyn, Blu
also that on account of their different sta.
tiOns in ilIe. ne mas ne nsps o. 1sz-.&t zS1
CHAPTER N.-Hart, thwarted on tn,
night Of the attempted lynching, seeks
Dave, is armed when the clash comes
one of the shots takes effect, and he fall
MORALLY wounded. Thad Williams, ont
of the Hart gang, rides up Just in time t.
hear the mans last words.
CHAPTER XI.-Ronald, burdened with
knowledge of having Killed man, starts
to give himself over to Sheriff Ratclif
He meets Evelyn who is out in her pony
cart She offers to drive him to Ratcliff':
house, but he objects to compromising hel
by letting them be seen together at thi.
. time. She, however, carries her point. OF
. the way they meet Capt. Wrinkle.