Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-06
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter Mai. Goddard makes unfor.
nnate investments and loses almost en-
TIRE fortune. His wifes actions at this
Time lead him to believe she married for
money. She had been a poor milliner with
nhom ne had become infatuated. She
.Srer aIIowea him to learn certain things
- Chapter II-Arriving home from business
Goooard learns his wife has left for city.
nlsSing considerable sum OF money from
sSIe OF which she knew leads him to con-
elude she means desertion. Telegram comes
asking him to see her at Palace hotel in
Chapter III-Mrs. Goddard formulate.
plan by which she and Goddard can come
INTO fortune of his ward Blanche. She
eo s1 go aGrosd' while abroad report win
blanche who loves him but WI o has fatal
neart trouble and will not live two years:
port OF her own death. To this plan the
major Is brought to reluctantly consent
chapter IV-Mrs. Goddard returns to
Mrs. Nolan to go abroad with her as maid
nc play important part In disappearance
Chapter v-Mrs. Nolan, according tn ar
yangement, comes TO Lyndhurst to apply
sor position of maid with Mrs. Goddari
and Of course Is accepted
Chapter VI-Blsnche II innocently drawn
futo plot by Mrs. Goddard who tells Of fore
so1inS that she win die abroad, blanche
- toio tnat Goddard had loved her before
knowing of Blanche's affection asks her to
marry him should she never return
Chapter VII-Mrs. Goddard gives her
set letters addressed 70 Mrs. NoIsn). and
set letters from her.
Chapter VIII-Major zoe. to ho.t ,v,,s
tis wife, and learns OF arranEsments she
1es made for her own comfort en- route
ghe viii have the chief stateroom which Is
HGm0WnAN ~ . -
shs has secured She says II later there Is
als will be solved"
Chapter Ix-The third day out Mrs. God
appears derangsd in rnind. she saws shs
away, seeing dead bodies boating By
Chapter x.on evening of eighth day .
Mn. Nolan is heard TO scream at top OF her
ysiee. She points to shs watsr indicatinx
oot:d Il 6: siox:s 81 Ssr STATE Mss
geom-
Chapter xT--on reaching Liverpool Mr..
n he hurry With the ssconS-cIs s anese
ssn without srouEinG suspicion
~Cnspter N1IIGoddsrd receives telegram
aTeWr,ns q bis R,fs s0 %RBsn{ nnn1SS11sins
sftsr having received several letters from
s s wife urSins speedy action. and siss be- BE-
plaachs's and who know of their preyion ~
ave affairs. for his eoldness toward his
very quietly married the next dG S 'n'' are
Chapter XIII-After this second marriage
SeSesra really falls In love with his ward.
n rcly n ,SifasssOR Ter 81. ,st wig. !. en-
% this eject, tells bar he win net touch a
s eat Of Blanche's msneY, that ne win con-
Der worst On receiying this letter Mrs.
Sn ct,IG aaqTes.ss telegram to Goddard
chapter xIY-Goddara reads In telegram
ne tnesnded threat. not deubtinE she Gould
e s1ty OF deliberate murder. He decides
s1I rsn =. siI I.S ca g
Geusling either hImEeif or BisnehS
sCA,ptsr xy.sufiiciens time had elapsed
NrA GODDARD to have returned
EstusinE to tell her Husband of her dsst,SS .
Sion- He follows her to poor quarter OF the
s,y. emily to md her bent upon a charitabls
Chapter xvr-DurinE all this time IN.
sT;ms has been prsying upon the major's
sries rthas f h. ola friend
Goddard TO see Blanche's physicis at once
IN this way he learns that Mrs. Goddard
hal scheme. - -AA'-
Chapter xvII-In Mrs. Goddsrd's apart
abe formers Departure. blanche meets =
nan who eisclaims any dishonest inten-
Sa5yYns, put says ne Is there as detective.
Hls name Is Dugdale, and he is Mrs Cod
Sards lawful husband Thus blanche
earns she herself is the emily legal wife
Goddard ever married.
Chapter xVIII-The major learn. his
Atest Investment has been enormously sue
Sess1ul. In the garden he II about to make
ths confession to Blanche which he had
made TO Father Surtess when . revolver
report 10 heard. Goddard springs between
SIanche and the wood from which the shot
came and himself receives bullet meant
for Blanche.
Chapter E1x-Dr- Randall Is called ana
succeeds IN extracting bullet Father Sur
ices Is called at Goddard's request and to
relieve the patients mind he tells blanche
me substance OF Goddards confession
Inc point OF this Is lost by information she
had from Dugdale, and which she now inn
parts TO her husband.
Chapter xX-Dugdale's wife rener+s =,
ner crime, confesses to Goddard She was
1ut OF her head when she tried to Kill
Blanche, and says she has determined TO
20 PACK TO her husband and child and live
n future better life