Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-12

CHAPTER I-Story opens in Richmond.
Va. on day Fort Sumter surrendered.
DR.. Francis Brodnar makes remarkable
request of his friend, Dick Somers, to
which Somers finally agrees. He is to
marry. blindfolded, woman whose
name name ne Is not to know, ask no ques..
lions, ana finally. when she Is out Of
the power of certain enemies, is to grant
her an honorable divorce
CHAPTER I1-According to the agree
ment, Somers is mysteriously married to
young woman, who Is called Frances,
and being left with her. they fall in love
with each other. Upon her insistence he
they may see each other. A pistol shot
rings out. Somers falls with scalp
wound just as Brodnar comes to take
him away. He Is conveyed to the doc.
tors ONCE.
CHATTER III-Somers, on his recov-
cry. receives telegram to report to war
office Immediately. He learns Frances
is well, and asks the doctor to tell her
Richard Somers passes out of her life
to serve his country. His duty done,
please God. and she needs his arm, he
will follow her to the end of the earth -
CHAPTER IV-Woman named Louise
- visited by Raymond Holbin. tho IA
Their Of her child. who has not kept his
promise to marry her, and who bears a
striking resemblance to Dick Somers.
She tells Of having, in her desperation,
shot man who she thought was he.
CHAPTER V-Frances' father, John
6rookin, makes his will beQueathing her
certain property upon condition that she
marry Holbin, his stepson. Just before
no dies she disilluaions his mind Of no.
ton that she had been disloyal to him,
and tells him q friend has wished her
TO say to him: Ask Raymond Holbin
what no has done with Louise (the dy-
Ing mans niscs); for he 10 the man who
betrayed her by . mock marriage. and
took her abroad"
CHAPTER v1-HoIblns absence from
the Brookin funeral 10 noticed. He II
busy in the deserted residence Of de-
ceased unravelins the mystery of the con-
nection between tho shooting, told him
by Louise. and the implied charge against
him made by Frances. He finds evidences
OF a rivals presence in Frances' room.
ana MS evil mind fills with suspicion OF
tS-s ev-e .dEi
CHAPTER vII-Holbin decides to ask
DR.. Brodnar II he knows the man who
was shot In Frances ROOM The doctor
asserts he had been shot there, and that
ne suspected Mrs. Brookin (Holbin 8
mother Of being tho woman who fired
tho shot. which, he declares. missed its
mark.
CHAPTER vIII-Bafied in ATTEMPT to
learn anything from DR.. Brodnar, Hol-
Din turns to Frances, but Is again UNI
successful However, by skillful move.
the man has made q most powerful i'm
preston upon the woman he hopes to
marry.
CHAPTER Ix-Holbin having exhaust.
ed all his resources for information con-
corning tho victim of the shooting, at
last turns to Frances old nanny, but
again fails.
CHAPTER K-Upon this he goes to his
mothers room and makes clean breast
OF the facts. She summons DR.. Brodnar,
and demands to know tho information he
possesses who then denounces her liber-
tine son. who comes cut of his conceal
ment In the room and attacks the doc
tor with knife. The doctor escapes,
what he knows about Somers' assailant
and drives away. Misconstruing his mean.
Ing. thinking Louise had been Jealous or
account OF Somers attentions to her
she visits Louise full Of sympathy TO,
latter's troubles. but nothing comes uu
70 throw the distrust out of her mind
CHAPTER xI-Frances becomes a
nurse for the wounded soldiers brought
to Richmond. A wounded federal came
under her care. He has been with Capt
6omers. who had at the same time been
desperately wounded. Frances love and
trust for Somsrs returns upon this news
Of him.
CHAPTER xII-Louisehas an interview
with Holbin, and later with his mother,
She has come into possession of evil.
Mrs. Brookin sees necessity of getting
her finally and forever out OF the way,
but temporarily yields to all demands,
and agrees uDon full reparation