Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-07
Copyright. .ooo by A. N Kellogg Newspaper Company.
SYNOPSIS

!. Chapter I-Maj. Goddard makes unfor-
tunate investments and loses almost en-.
tire fortune. Els wife's actions at this
time Lead him to believe she married for
money. She had been a poor milliner with
whom he had become infatuated. She
never allowed him to learn. certain things
connected with past life.
Chapter II-Arriving home from business
GODDARD lear-.s his wife has left for city.
Missing considerable sum of money from
safe of which she knew leads him to con
clude she means desertion. Telegram comes
New YORK isA - $50 Asi a. a'a'' ''0'e' ~
Chapter III-Mrs Goddard formulates
plan by which she and Goddard can come
into fortune of his ward Blanche. She
will go abroad, while abroad report will
come back of her death, he will marry
Blanche who loves him but who has fatal
heart trouble and will not live two years:
On Blanches death she will prove false re-
port of her own death. To this plan the
major is brought to reluctantly consent.
Chapter IV-Mrs. Goddard returns to
Lyndhurst, but before doing SO secures
Mrs. Nolan to go abroad with her as maid
and play important part in disappearance
act.
Chapter y-Mrs. Nolan, according to ar
rangement, comes to Lyndhurst to apply
for position of maid with Mrs. Goddard,
and of course is accepted
Chapter V1-Blanche is innocently drawn
into plot by Mrs. Goddard who tells of fore
boding that she will die abroad. Blanche
Is told that Goddard had loved her before
meeting Mrs. Goddard. and Mrs. Goddard
marry him should she never return.
Chapter VII-Mrs. Goddard gives her
husband London address where she can
get letters addressed to Mrs. Nolan), and
gives him key to private box where he can
get letters from her.
Chapter VIII-Major goes to boat with
his wife, and learns of arrangements she
has made for her own comfort en- route.
She Will have the chief stateroom which is
somewhat separated from the other rooms.
She points out closet both keys to which
she has secured. She says If later there is
anything he cannot understand to think
of this closet and its two keys and the puz-
xl6 Will be solved.
Chapter IX-The third day out Mrs. God
dard attracts attention of boat captain and
appears deranged i'll mind. She says she
is always seeing dead bodies floating by
In the water.
Chapter X-On evening Of eighth day
bad storm arises At worst of the storm
Mrs. Nolan is heard to scream at top OF her
voice. She points to the water indicating
: her mistress has plunged overheard. Mrs
Goddard is locked in the closet of her state
room
Goddard emerges from closet and is landed
in the hurry with the second class passen-
gers without arousing suspicion.
Chapter XII-Goddard receives telegram
drowning Of his Wife. About month mon, lat later
after having received several letters from
his wife urging speedy action, and also be-
ing reproached by Mrs. Dean, friend Of
Blanche's and who knew of their previous
love affairs, for his GOODNESS toward his
ward, he proposes to Blanche and they are
very quietly married the next day.
Chapter XIII-After this second marriage
Goddard really falls in love with his ward.
and his infatuation for his first wife is en-
tirely dissipated. He writes Mrs. Goddard
to this effect, tells her he will not touch a
cent of Blanche's money, that he will con-
tinue to support her, but he defies her to do
her worst. On receiving this letter Mrs.
Goddard addresses telegram to Goddard
containing only the word America"