Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter Mai. Goddard makes unfor-
tunate investments and loses almost en-
time Lead him to believe she married for
money. She had beensa poor milliner with
whom no had become infatuated. She
never allowed him to learn certain things
connected with past life.
Chapter II-Arriving home from business
GODDARD iear.s his wife has left for city.
Missing considerable sum of money from
clude she means desertion. Telegram comes
New York. = $50 Z =
i Chapter III-Mrs. Goddard formulates
Into fortune Of his ward blanche. She
will go abroad, while abroad report will
come back of her death he will marry
heart trouble and will not live two years:
on Blanche's death she will prove false re-
port OF her own death. To this plan the
ps3or isl Is brought yW to reluctantly consent
Lyndhurst, but before doing SO secures
Mrs Nolan to go abroad with her as maid
ana play important part in disappearance
Chapter V-Mrs. Nolan, according to ar
Management. comes to Lyndhurst to apply
for position Of maid with Mrs. Goddard,
and OF course is accepted.
:, Chapter vI.Blanche is innocently drawn
Into plot by Mrs Goddard who tells of fore
boding that she will die abroad. Blanche
meeting Mrs Goddard. and Mrs. Goddard
knowing OF Bianche's affection asks her to
marry him should she never return.
Chapter VII-Mrs. Goddard gives her
husband London addreas where she can
set letters addressed to Mrs Nolan), and
get letters from her.
Chapter VIII-Major goes to boat with
Pie wife. and learns OF Arrangements she
has made for her own Comfort en- route.
She Will HAYS the chief stateroom which 10
somewhat separated from the other rooms.
She points out closet both keys to which
sns has secured. She says II later there 10
anything ne cannot understand to think
OF this closet and Its two keys and the pug
sie will be solved" q
Chapter Ix-The third day out Mrs Cod
dard attracts attention Of boat captain and
appears deranBed Ia mind. She says she
70 always seeing dead bodies floating by
In the water.
Chapter x-On evening OF eighth day a
pad storm arises. AT worst of the storm
Mrsi Nolan is heard TO scream at top OF her
voice. She points 20 the water indicating
her naistresS has plunged overheard. Mrs.
Goddard y locked in the closet of her state
Goddard energies from closet and isiianded
In the hurry with the isecond-cIass passen-
gers without arousing suspicion.
Chapter XII-Goddard receives telegram
drowning OF his wife About a month later
after having received several letters from
ms ms, VIE urging speedy action, and also be-
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-
urely dissipated; He writes Mrs Goddard
cent of Blanche's money, that he will con-
ttnue 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
Chapter XIV-Goddard reads in Telegram
the intended threat not doubling she Could
oe guilty Or deliberate murder. He decides
70 risk all his property on Investment to Sc
troubling either himself or Blanche. 49,
Chapter xy-Suficient time had elapsed
1or Mrs. Goddard to have returned.
Blanche receives message and goes out
tion. he follows her to poor quarter Of the
city only to find her bent upon charitable
mission.
Chapter xvI-During all this time the
mind. and he consults his old friend. a
priest, Father Surtees. The priest induces
GODDARD to see Blanches physician at once.
had He'd concerning Blanche's health to
gain her husbands adherence to her Grim
do you mean that there is really
really hope for her?" gasped the ma
jor.
Hope for her? Why. what do you
mean?"
my first wife told me you said
Blanche had an absolutely incurable
disease of the heart, and
"God forbid. Why, there never was
thing the matter with her, except
she had some secret grief, or trouble.
You must pardon me if / was obliged
to suspect the cause of it, aided as I
was by little gossip I had heard.
This kept her out of spirits naturally,
and she needed change of scene, but
I could net persuade her to leave
Lyndhurst. The medicines gave her
were ouly tonics. You have given her
II the medicine she needed, Maj. God
dard. It seems to me that there was
some suggestion that your first wife
was not-not exactly sound, mentally,
when she left you. Is this truea"
Yes answered the major, slowly;
"yes!',
Wen, surely you ought not to have
let any absurd fancy of hers make an
Impression on you.''
Goddard rose to his feet. He looked
like a man completely dazed.
II have believed her life in danger
ever since" he managed to say.
Well, you certainly have nothing to
fear on that score.' said DR.. Fleming,
as he followed his guest to the door.
sit was not because / wished to see
her professionally that Informed her
of my return to New York, but be-
cause she reminded me of the only child
I ever had-which I lost five years
ago"
There was no ceremony in Goddard's
leavetaking. He left the physician
staring at him in wonder as he headed
for the stairs leading down into the
office.
/ Father surtees emerged from a