Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-19

SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Story opens in Richmond
Va. on day Fort Sumter surrendered.
Or. Francis Brodnar makes remarkable
request OF his friend, Dick Somers. to
which somers finally agrees. He is to
mary pnndfoided, woman whose
name he Is not. to know. ask no ques-
uons. ana finally. when she is out OF
ehe power OF certain enemies is to grant
her an honorable divorce
CHAPTER 1I-Acoording to the agree.
ment, Somers is mysteriously married to
young woman. who Is called Frances.
ana being left with her. they fall in love
with each other. Upon her insistence he
ngnts a match in the dark room, that
tney may see each other. A pistol shot
rings out Somers falls with a scalp
wound just as Brodnar comes to take
him away. He is conveyed to the doc
tors office.
CHAPTER nI-somsrs. on his recov.
ey. receives telegram to report to war
once Immediately. He learns Frances
e wen. and asks the doctor to tell her
Richard Somers passes out of her lifo
to serve his country. His duty done.
please God, and she needs his arm. he
VIII follow her to the end of the earth"
CHATTER 1V-Woman named Louise
s visited by Raymond Holbin, the ia
tner OF her child, who has not kept his
promise to marry her. and who bears q
striking resemblance to Dick somers.
ehe tells Of having, in her desperation.
shot man who she thought was he.
CHAPTER V-Frances' father, John
srookin. makes his will bequeathinE her
certain property upon condition that she
I'M nary TX; aoio'n, his stepson. Just before
ton that she had been disloyal to him,
ana tells him friend has wished her
to say to him: ASK Raymond Holbin
what he has done with Louise (the dy-
ing mans niece; for he IL the man who
took her abroad
CHAPTER V!-HoIbln's absence from
tns Brookin funeral IL noticed He IN
husY In the deserted residence of de.
ceased unraveling the mystery Of tho con-
nection between the shooting told him
oy Louise, and the implied charge against
him made by Frances He finds evidences
OF rivals presence in Frances room
ana his evil mind fills with suspicion Of
tbs S2-e .tEL
CHAPTER VII-Holbin decides to ask
". Brodnar u he knows the man who
was shot in Frances room. Tho doctor
asserts he had been shot there, and that
ne suspected Mrs. Brookin (Holbin's
mothsr) OF being the woman who fred
the shot, which, he declares, missed its
mark.
CHAPTER vIII-Baff1ed In attomnt 70
learn anything from DR.. Brodnar. Hol-
DIN turns to Frances. but is again un.
SUCCESSFUL. However, by skillful move
the man has made most powerful i'm
preston upon the woman no hopes to
marry.
CHAPTER Ix-Holbin having exhaust.
20 all his resources for information con-
csrning tho victim OF the shooting, at
last turns to Frances old nanny, but
again fails.
CHAPTER x-Upon this he goes to his
motners room and makes clean breast
OF the facts. She summons DR.. Brodnar,
ana demands to know the information he
possesses whe then dsnouncss her liber.
Nne sen, who comes out of his concsal-
ment IN tho room and attacks the doc.
tor with knife. The doctor escapes,
sess Frances long enough to tell her
and drives away MisconstruinE his mean
Ing, thinking Louise had been Jealous on
account OF Somers attentions to her,
she visits Louise full of sympathy for
latter's troubles. but nothing comes up
- throw the alstrust out Of her mind.
CHATTER xf-Franoss becomes q
nSrae for the wounded soldiers brought
70 Richmond. A wounded federal came
under her care. He has been with Capt,
6ornsrs who had at the Same time been
desperately wounded. Frances love and
trust for 6emsrs returns upon this news
Of him
CHAPTER XII-Louise has an interview
With Holbin, and later with his mother.
enc has come into possession OF evi-
99ncs proving common-law marriage.
Mrs. Brookin sees necessity of getting
hsf finally and forever out of the way,
but temporarily yields to all demands,
ana agrees upon full reparation.
CHAPTER xIII-Holbin wins thr graft.
tuds OF Frances by Offering to ESCORT her
wounded FEDERAL (now we'll on tie road
% recovery across the lines, He has
learned reason of Frances interest in the
soldier The next day this soldier is
found dead. shot in the back.
CHAPTER xIV-From the murdered
federars pockets Holbin had taken CO r
tain letters and the formers pass allow
ing him to cross the lines. From the
letters no learns of Frances marriage,
that somers had been the victim of
Foutsss pistol, and that DR.. Brodnar had
been. ct least. attempting to thwart his
plans for securing the Broohtn fortune
CHAPTER XIV.
Col. Richard Semers dismountsd end
took refuge uten the veranda Of a
i,tsis ost4Ase That fronted 9 CROSS
read near Msohaniesville while his ar
Ssasry thun1sred by and unlimbsred
In position to face the enemy, Men,
horses and officers were worn out with
fatigue and hard fighting and eager
Tor an opportunity to snatch few
hours of rest. The two great armies
|6Id entered upon the memorable
sesen days fight which was to swing
around Richmond and leave bloody
path to Malvern Hill. The cottage
6Ssrhed Deserted, but presently an
4 ied 9sgrsss made her appearance
AfSm sSnaewhsre and pstheticaAy at
T tempted to extend Its hospitalities to
3he officers who began to swarm into
khs yerd. Clnging to her skirts was
o littls girl of six or seven years,
akRaAs fair o2nplsxion, blss eyes and