Barton County democrat., 1906-11-23
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER 2--Describes events two and
half years before Wild Week. The
reader makes the acquaintance of Henry
J. Roebuck, financier 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 -Blacklock desires to en-
Ter respectable society,"" so he goes into
training and applies for membership in
the exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 5-Blackl0ck commences to
scent trouble for him with MowOray
Langdon as conspirator. Langdon Is
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses that
he wants to be married.
CHAPTER 7-BlacklOck goes into train
Ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon.
CHAPTER 9-I.angdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER 10-ShOws what a hypocrite
Henry ]. ROebuck is.
CHAPTER ll-BlacklOck attends din
ner at, the home of Anita's father and
Is met with a cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER 12-He takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER 13-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 f-Roebuck lures Blackjack
into stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHATTER l5-BIacIloCk Is trapped and
trimmed"
CHAPTER 1s-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 n-Blacklock dimes at Del
monico's 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. Sne SHOWS herself 10
be different sort OF woman than Black
lock nod e"~n~-~I
= CHAPTER B-Blacklock drops In TO
visit Joe Healy, who runs big gam
bling house and who was chum with
Blackjack years before when both were
pennlleSS. Joe makes Blackjack take q
lot Of money Of his to invest
CHAPTER 1S-Aftex a day with Textile
Common, Blackjack Deiieyes ne uan ses
his way out
CHAPTER @-Blacklock goes for q call
upon Anita and meets with 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 Langd0ns
have Blackjack beaten. The session ends
by Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack IN his auto.
CHAPTER sl-The couple 20 to the
home Of Blackl0ck's partner where they
are married. Anita objeotlng strenuously.
ard then they SO to his apartments al
the Willoughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blackiock 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
Rjachl"--
kept silent until had contro, O
myself. Then, as II talking of a mat
ter that had been finally and amic
ably settled, | began: 'The apart
ment isn't exactly ready for us, bu
Joe's just about now telephoning m,
man that we are coming, and tele
phoning your people to send YOU
maid down there"
Il wish to go to my uncle's," sh,
repeated.
my wife will go with me-" said
quietly and gently. 81 am considerat
OF her, not of her mwise impulses.
A long pause. then from her. In ic,
oalmness: Il am in your powe
Just now. But | warn you that,
you do not take me to my uncle
you will wish you had never see
me-"
I've wished that many times a
ready" said l sadly. I've wished
Rom the bottom of my heart thi
whole evening, when step By ste
late has been forcing me on to d
things that are even more hatefl
20 me than to you. For they ne
only make me hate myself, but max
you hate me. too" | laid my han
On her arm and held 1t there, thoug
she tried to draw away. Anita"
said, u would do anything for you
i've for you, die for you But there
mat something inside me-youI
felt 1t; and when It says must can
disobey--you know | can't An
tnough you might break my hear
you could not break that will. It
es much my master as 1t is yours
we shall see-tomorrov," 81
laid.
DO not put me to the test"
pleaded. Then added what | kne
TO be true: "But you will not. Yc
know 1t would take some one strong,
than your uncle, stronger than 70,
parents, to swerve me from what
believe right for you and for me"
bad no fear for tomorrow" II
hour when she could defy me hs
passed. 4
A long. long silence, the electr
speeding southwark under the arc
ing trees Of the West Drive. II
member 1t was as we skirted the To-
or end Of the Mall that she said eve
u: you have made me hate "
Do that 1t terrifles me. | am afra
OF the consequences that must con
10 you and to me-"
"And well you may be-" I answer,
gently. "For you've seen enough
me to get at least = hint Of what
vnuit Ia II 0oa,,ad to n u,41