Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11
1g DAVID GRAHAM PHILIPS Auz5ar Of ZHEO1szzk,
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER Matthew Blackjack, wha
eels the story. gives something Of his
IAistory, rising from bootblack to 9 high
onsnciers
CHAPTER lDsscribes events two ana
!a8halt years before Wild Week. Ths
reader makes the acquaintance Of Henry
]. Roebuck, financler and philanthropist.
CHAPTER 2-Enter "the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam, whom Blackjack has
helped by giving straight tips on ths
markets. 4.e
CHAPTER EBlacklock desires to en-.
eer respectable society,"" so he goes into
raining and applies for membership In
,Ghe exclusive Travellers club
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock commences to
scent trouble for him with Mowbray
Langdon as conspirator. Langdon is
another chief Of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses that
No wants to be married.
CHAPTER 7-Blacklock goes into train.
ing for his Introduction TO society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon
CHAPTER 9-Langdon at home. Lang
Aon and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER l9-Shows what a hypocrite
henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER 11-Blacklock attends a din
ner at the home of Anita's father and
II met with cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER Pile takes the Ellersy
Q family TO the theater.
CHAPTER 15-Blacklock proposes to
Anita Ellersly and is accepted Joy on
She 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-Roebucl5 lures Blackjack
Into a stock deal In order to trim" him.
CHAPTER l5-BIacklock Is trapped and
Strinmed"
CHAPTER '16-Rlacklock 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 pres-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company,
loan him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER 17-Blacklock dimes at Del
mOnico's with Sam Bllersly 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
be q different sort of woman than Black
1Ack had1 -,'--,>--I
CHAPTER S-Blackock drops IN 10
visit Joe Healy, who runs a big gam
. bling house and who was chun with
Blackjack years before when both were
penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take a
lot Of money Of his to invest.
CHAPTER l9-After day with Textile
Common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out
CHAPTER 2-Blacklock goes for a call
upon Anita and meets with a tempest In
, The person of her father and mother
VINO are trying now to force Anita to
marry Tom Lengdon, brother to Now
bray, because they think the Langdons
have BlacklOck. beaten. The session ends
by Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto.
CHAPTER 21-The couple 20 to the
home Of Blacklock's partner where they
are married Anita Directing strenuously
and then they go to his apartments al
The Willoughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blacklock spends the
Ing to the Willoughby, where he finds
c oAnita's father and mother Just about to
Leave The mother cannot refrain from
'emptying the walls Of her wrath UPON
Rlacklh-E
CHAPTER 2s-Blacklock gets a hin,
ofrom Anita that Roebuck was conspirins
with Langdon TO ruin him. He goes ia
Roebucks house to find out and there
nnds the family gathered at evening
prayer. Roebuck announces that the
tine for announcing the big coal organi.
Sation deeI has been delayed. 1t Is upon
this coal organization announcement that
Blackjack is depending to help carry him
through the crisis.
CHAPTER 24-Blacklock tries to come
to some understanding with his wife, but
falls.
CHAPTER 25-Biackleck turns over his
holdings 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
CHAPTER &-B,acklock goes to Anita:
uncle and arranges to give him large
Q sum Of roney, the income from which
shall keep Anita In the circumstances t.
which she has been accustomed. The
Hncle 10 to give Anita the money because
Blackjack Is certain that she will moi
take - frnv- h;--7
CHAPTER H-MoWbray Langdon. re-
turned from an ocean voyag>, and Roe
buck attempts to ruin Blackjack b,
having his account taken from bank
Blackjack finds another bank and wher
Galloway dies 1t is found that Black
locks coal stocks had been disposed of.
CHAPTER S-Blacklock builds beau
ufuk mansion for his wife In New Yori
while she Is spending the time at Dawr
Hill. their country estate up. the sound
Anita apparently cares nothing for tn,