Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-11-12
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CHATTER I-Story opens N Richmond
Va. ON day Fort Sumter surrendered.
f. Francis Brodnar makes. remarkable
eeAuest of his friend. Dick somsrs, To
1aos somers finally agrees He il to
2fms ne Is not to know. ask no cues.
Ssns. and finally, when she N out a
ne power OF certain enemies. - " srans
hsr an honorable divorce
CHAPTER II-Accordinx a m. .-
0snI Somers Is mysteriously married eo
. young woman. who Is called Francea
and being left with her, they tau IN low
with each other. Upon her insistence he
sno 4 match In the dark room. thai
ehsy may see each other. A pistol shos
6sgs out Somers falls with a acalv
wound Just as Brodnar comes to take
eAm away. He Is conveyed to the doc.
tors ONCE.
CHAPTER III-somers. On his rscev.
snacs Immediately He learns rr,nce.
well. and asks the doctor to tell hey
achard SomerS passes out OF her life
serve his country. His duty done
please GOD, and she needs his arm he
vii follow her to the end Of the sarth.s
CHAPTER Iv-woman named Louis.
visited by Raymond Holbin, the IA.
Snsr OF her child, who has not kent his
promise to marry her, and who bears \
resemblance to Dick somsra
-
snot man who she thought was he
CHAPTER v-Frances' father. John
8rookin. makes his will bequeathins nsp
certain property upon condition that she
snsrry Holbin. his stepson Just before
oiSs she disillusions his mind Of ne.
asn ehat she had been disloysl to him.
and tells him q friend has wished hes
- say to him: ASK Raymond IIolhim
what he has done with Louise (ths dys
1e mans niece); for no il the man whS
Nv =
a>ek her abroad"
CHAPTER vI-HoIbin's abs.n.. srow
NE Brookin funeral In noticed He On
cusy In the deserted residence Of de.
ssssed unraveling the mystery Of the CON.
a~odon between the shooting told him
~ Louise. and the implied charge arainss
Am made by Frances He finds evidences
- . rivals presence IN Francss' room.
ena MS evil mind fills with suspicion 81
che pure girl.
CHATTER vII-Holbin decides to asn
Dr. brodnar IL he knows the man who
vas shot In Frances room. The doctoy
esssrts ne had been shot there. and that
Ne suspected Mrs. Brookin (Holbin's
netner, or being the woman who fred
ne shct. which, he declares. missed its
mark
CHAPTER VIII-Banied In attempt ts
fesrn anything from DR.. Brodnar Hob
Din turns to Frances. but is again un.
euooessful- However. by n skillful move.
prssston upon the woman he hopes to
marry.
CHAPTER IX-Holbia having exhausA.
u all his resources for information coa-
SsrninE the victim OF the shooting at
as turns to Frances old nanny. but
again fails
CHAPTER X-Upon this he ro>s 20 hfs
mothers room and makes a clean breasS
- the faots- She summons Dr. Brodnar.
ana demands 10 know the Information he
Hesssssss who then dsnounoss her hber.
ens son. who comes out OF his conceal
0~n1 In the room and attacks the doo-
Sof with q knife. The doctor sscapeA
sees Frances long enough to tell her
what he knows about Somsrs' asssilart,
end drives away. Misconstruing his m an.
tag. thinking Louise had been Jealous on
account Of Somers' attentions tn her.
she visits Louise full of sympathy foS
tAtsers troubles, but nothing comes UP
- throw the distrust out of her mind.
CHAPTER XI-Frances become. .
nurse for the wouSded soldiers brought
" Richmond A wounded federal came
under her care. He has been with Capt
bomers. who had at the same time been
desperately wounded Frances love and
trust for Somers returns upon this news
81 him.
CHAPTER XII-Louise has an interview
with Holbin, and later with his mother.
She has come into possession OF evt-
dsncs proving a common-law marriage
her dnally and forever out of the way,
but temporarily yields to all demands,
and agrees upon full reparation.
CHAPTER XIII-Holbin wins the graft
tuds OF Frances by Offering to escort her
wounded federal (now we'll on tle TOAD
TO recovery across the lines. He has
learned reason of Frances interest In the
soldier. The next day this soldieE IN
found dead, shot in tho back.
CHAPTER XIV-From the murdered
federais pockets Holbin had taken GER
tain letters and the formers pass allow
Ing him to cross the lines. From the
letters he learns of Frances marriage.
that Somers had been the victim of
Louise's pistol. and that DR.. Brodnar had
been. at least. attempting to thwart his
plans for securing the Brookin fortune.
CHAPTER XV-Somers (now a coloneD
commands q regiment in vicinity of Rich
mond- Louise. disguised in soldier s
uniform. IS brought wounded to him.
For tho sake of his old love for her he
secures permission to enter Richmond
In confederate uniform. In the city
In his inquiry for one Raymond Holbin.
he comes to Frances home and the cop-
versation that occurs is overheard BY
BrOolinS Scheming widow.