Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-28
SYNOPSIS.

CdAPTER MATTHEW Blackjack, WI
telh the story, gives something Of b
,nstory, rising from beotblack to q big
anancier.
CHAPTER HDescribes events two an
% half years before Wild Week. Tn
reader makes the acquaintance Of Henri
J. Roebuck, fnancier and philanthropist
CHAPTER GEntef the woman.
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley throug
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack ha
helped by giving straight tips on tn
markets.
CHAPTER +Blacklock desires to en-
eet respectable society,"" so he goes int
raining and applies for membership Il
the exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 6Blacklock commences u
scent trouble for him with Mowbra.
Langdon as consplrator. Langdon 4
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses tina
Ae wants to be married.
CHAPTER T-Blacklock goes into train
ng for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon
CHAPTER S-Langdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER T-shows what a hypocrit,
Henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER u-Blacklock attends a din.
ner at the home Of Anita's father and
met With a cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER Pile takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHA prED a.
Anita Ellersly and is accepted. Joy on
me part OF the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
finances are low.
CHAPTER l+--Roebuck lures Blackjack
INTO stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER BSBTacklock Is trapped and
trimmed"
CHAPTER is-Blacklock finds himself
long on Textile Common and when he
hearE 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
nonicos with Sam. Ellersly and decides
TO 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
b asdifferent sort of woman than Black
lock he'd s"-~~--I
CHAPTER lS-Blacklock drops IN TO
visit Joe Healy, who runs a big gam
bling house and who was chum with
Blackjack years before when both were
Penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take a
lot Of money Of his to invest.
. CHAPTER 1S-After day with Textile
common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out.
CHAPTER 1-Blacklock goes for 4 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.
pray, because they think the Langdons
have Blackjack beaten. The session ends
Dy Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack IN his auto.
CHAPTER 'H-The couple 20 10 thu
home Of Blacklock's partner where thew
are married, Anita Directing strenuously.
ana then they go to his apartments at
the Willeughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blacklock spends the
eay at his office and returns in the even
ing to the Willougnby, where he finds
Anita's father and mother Just about tn
leave. The mother cannot refrain from
omptying the walls Of her wrath upon
Rlaskln,-%
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CHAPTER 2S-Blacklock gets a hint
rom Anita that Roebuck was consuming
with Langdon to ruin him. He goes tn
Roebuck's house to find out and there
nnds the family gathered at evening
prayer Roebuck announces that the
time for announcing the big coal organl-
.atlon deal has been delayed. It is upon
TINS coal organization announcement that
Blackjack is depending to help carry him
through the crisis.
CHAPTER A-Blacklock tries to come
70 some understanding with his wife. but
fails. $500 "'' OO'
CHAPTER 25-Blacklock turns over his
noldlngs In the coal combine to old man
GalloWay, high financier and an enemy
TO Roebuck, when he learns of the lock-
out In the coal mines controlled by the
trust. 'As
CHAPTER S-Biacklock goes to Anita's
uncle and afranges to give him a large
sum OF money, the income from which
snail 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 mot
take Il FROM h',-,
CHAPTER H-Mowbray Langdon "a.
turned from an ocean Oyag>, and Roe
PUCK attempts to ruin Blackjack by,
having his account taken from bank
Blackjack finds another bank and when
Galloway dies, it is found that Black.
locks coal stocks had been disposed of.
ChAPTER &-Blacklock builds a bean.
uIul mansion for his wife in New Yort
while she Is spending the time at Dawn
hlli, their country estate I'D the sound
anna apparently cares nothing for the
For what l proceeded to do, =:
sorts OF motives, from the highest to
the basesG, have been attributed to
me. Here is the truth: | had already
pushed the medicine of hard work TO
Its limit. 1t was as powerless against
this new development as water
against a drunkard's thirst | must
md some new, some compelling drug
some frenzy of activity ehat would |
swallow up myself as the battle makes
the soldier forget his toothache. This
confession may chagrin many who
nave believed in me. My enemies
VIII hasten to say: AHA, his motive
was even more selfish and petty than
was alleged" But those who look at
human nature honestly, and from the
inside, will understand how l can con.
eede that 4 selfish reason moved me
to draw my. sword, and still can claim
3 higher motive. In such straits as
were mine, some men of my all-or.
none temperament debauch them.
selves; others thresh about blindlv
reckless whether they strike innocent
Or guilty. L did neither.
Probably many will recall that long
before the securities" of the reorgan. |
lied coal combine were Issued I had
In nny dailA lottar e. ;..o. |