Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
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CHAPTER i-Matthew Blackjack, whs
ttelb the story, gives something Of his
IAistory, rising from bootblack to high
IAnancier. o..
CHAPTER EDescribes events two and
10 half years before Wild Week. Tbs
reader mSkes the acquaintance Of Henry
u. Roebuck. fnancier and philanthropist
CHAPTER 3-Enter "the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack has
helped BY giving straight tips on the
markets.
CHAPTER EBlacklock desires to en-
~ respectable society,"" SO he goes into
faining and applies for membership In
The exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 5-Blacklock commences to
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
Langdon as a conspirator. Langdon Is
another chief od high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses that
he want6 to be married.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock goes into train.
ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER 9On the trail of Langdon.
CHAPTER ELangdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER ID-Shows what q hypocrlte
Henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER 11-Blacklock attends din
ner at the home Of Anita's father and
h met with cold reception by the young
lady. e
CHAPTER Pile takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER ls-Blacklock proposes to
Anita Ellersly and Is accepted. Joy on
The part Of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
finances are low.
CHAPTER l4-Roebuck lures Blackjack
into stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER l5-BacNock Is trapped and
trimmed"
CHAPTER 1e-Blacklock finds himself
long on Textile Common and when he
hears that the market Is going against
him and ruin stares him in the face he
makes his friend. Robert Corey, presi-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company.
loan him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock dimes at Del
monico's with Sam EIIersly and decides
20 Withdraw his application for member
ship In the Travellers club. He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her Of his
financial distress. She shows herself to
Be a different sort Of woman than Black
lAek nod suO~~-~a
CHAPTER 1S-Blacklock drops IN TO
visit Joe Healy, who runs q big gam
bling house and who was a chm with
Blackjack years before wnen both were
penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take q
tot Of money Of his to invest.
CHAPTER l9-After day with Textile
Common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out.
3; CHAPTER @-Blacklock goes for call
upon Anita and meets with a tempest In
the person Of her father and mother,
who are trying now to force Anita to
marry Tom Langdon. brother to Now
bray, because they think the Langdons
have Blackjack beaten. The session ends
BY Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto.
CHAPTER H-The couple go to the
home Of Blacklock's partner where they
are married. Anita Directing strenuously,
ohu tiiOH tHOJ 81 W mo oPdI tLuUut5 a.
the WiIloughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blacklock spends the
day at his office and returns in the even
ing to the Willoughby. where he finds
Anitas father and mother just about to
leave. The mother cannot refrain from
emrtying the walls of her wrath upon
Rlackln-%
CHAPTER 2S-Blacklock gets a hint
from Anita that ROebuck was conspiring
with LangdOn to ruin him. He goes to
Roebuck's house to find out and there
finds the family gathered at evening
prayer Roebuck announces that the
time for announcing the big coal organl-
cation deal has been delayed. 1t is upon
this coal organization announcement that
Blackjack is depending to help carry him
through the crisis.
CHAPTER 2-BlackloCk tries to come
to some understanding with his wife, but
fails.
CHAPTER 25-Blacklock turns over his
holdings In the coal combine to old man
Galloway, high fnancier and an enemy
TO Roebuck, when he learns Of the lock-
out in the coal mines controlled by the
trust.
CHAPTER $-Biacklock goes to Anita's
uncle and arranges to give him a large
sum Of Toney, the income from which
shall Keep Anita In the circumstances to
which she has been accustomed. The
uncle is to give Anita the money because
Blackjack is certain that she will not
take Il frnr' h''-,