Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-21
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CHAPTER S-Dsseribss events TIVE ana
half y0rs before VIVA Week. The
reader makes the acquaintancs Of Henry
u Reebuek, ansncisr and philanthropist.
CHAPTER 6Enter the Vsnan.s
blackjack meets Anita Erersiey through
A@ brother SAM whom Blackjack has
Asiped b. gtvissi straight dps - the
0afiDts.
CHAPTER t-Biacklock desires To IN.
~ respectable society,"" so he goes into
raining and applies for membership In
ne exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 6Blacklock commences u
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
iLAngdon as q oonspirator. Langdon Il
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER s-Blacklock confesses that
As wants to be married.
CHAPTER T-Blacklock goes into train
ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER G0n the trail Of Langdon
CHAPTER SLangdon at homo Lang
con and hia wife are not happy.
CHAPTER 10-ShoWs what q hypocrits
Henry ]. Roebuck is
CHAPTER n-Blacklock attends O din
1er at the home Of Anita's father and
met with cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER n-Hs takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER 1&Blaeklock proposes to
Anita Elersly 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
onances are low.
CHAPTER 1ERoebuck lures Blackjack
INTO stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHATTER HcBAcklock Is trapped and
~trimmed."
CHAPTER l+Blacklock finds himself
bong 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,
ban him money to tide him over.
: CHAPTER N-Blacklock dimes at Del
nonico's with Sam Ellersly and decides
70 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
- different sort Of woman than Black
lax haA .,~~~--A
CHAPTER lS-Blacklock drops IN 10
visit Joe Healy, who runs a big gam
bling house and who was a chum with
Blackjack years before when both were
penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take Q
lot OF money Of hiS to invest
CHAPTER 1s-After q day with Textile
Common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out.
CHAPTER N-Blacklock goes for q call
opon Anita and meets with a tempest in
ths 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
nave Blackjack beaten. The session ends
oy Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto
CHAPTER n-The couple 20 to the
home Of Blacklocks partner where they
are married, Anita Directing strenuously,
and then they go to his apartments at
The Willoughby.
CHAPTER 2-Blacklock spends the
DAY at his Office and returns in the even
ing to the Willoughby, where he finds
Anita's father and mother just about to
leave. The mother cannot refrain from
emptying the walls of her wrath upon
Rlackln,-+
CHAPTER B-Blacltlock gets a hint
from Anita that Roebuck was conspiring
70 anti
Roebuck's house to find out and there
Ands the family gathered at evening
prayer. Roebuck announces that the.
time for announcing the big coal organl-
ration deal has been delayed. It Is upon
this coal organization announcement that
Blackjack Is depending to help carry him
through the crisis.
CHAPTER A-Blacklock tries to come
TO some understanding with his wife, but
fails.
CHAPTER z-Blackiock turns over his
holdings In the coal combine to old man
Galloway, high tlnancier and an enemy
TO Roebuck. when he learns of the lock-
cut In the coal mines controlled BY the
trust.
CHAPTER &-Biacklock goes to AnIta's
uncle and arranges to give him a large
sum OF money, 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 q frn~r h'---
CHAPTER N-Mowbray Langdon, re-
turned from an ocean voyage. and Roe
buck attempts to ruin Blackjack by
having his account taken from bank.
Blackjack finds another bank and when
Galloway dies, II is found that Black
locks coal stocks had been disposed Of.
CHAPTER 8-Blachiock builds a beau.
utul mansion for his wife in New York
while she Is spending the time at Dawn
Hill. their country estate up the sound.
Anita apparently cares nothing for the
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