Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-18
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SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER l-Matthew Blackjack, whs
oils the story, gives something Of bic
tAistory, rising from bootblack to . high
lAnancier. o
) CHAPTER EDescribes events two and
. half years before, Wild Week. The
lreader makes the Acquaintance Of Henry
4 Roebuck, hnancier and philanthropist.
CHAPTER EEntef 'the woman"
Blackjack meets Anita EIlsrsley through
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack has
helped By giving straight tips on the
markets.
CHATTER 4-Blacklock desires TO en-.
ter respectable society" so he goes into
1aining and applies for membership In
4he exclusive Travellers club.
CHAPTER 6-Backlock commences 70
scent trouble for aim with Mowbray
Langdon as a conspirator. Langdon ID
another chief of high finance.
CHAPTER 6-Blacklock confesses that
be wants to be married:
CHAPTER T-Blacklock goes into train
ing for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER Son the trail of Langdon.
( CHAPTER 9-Langdon at home. Lang
don and his wife are not happy.
CHAPTER 10-Shows what a hypocrite
Henry j. Roebuck is
CHAPTER 1l-Blacklock attends a din
ner at the home of Anitas father and
II met with cold reception by the young
lady.
CHAPTER Pile takes the EIlersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER 13-Blacklock proposes to
Anita Ellersly and is accepted. Joy on
Ihe part Of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause be has money and the Ellersly
finances are low.
CHAPTER 14-ROebuck lures Blackjack
INTO a stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER l5-BIacklock Is trapped and
s'trirhmed."
CHAPTER B-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, presl-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company
loan him money to tide him over.
!. CHAPTER H-Blacklock dimes at Del.
nonico's. with Sam Ellersly and decides
20 withdraw his application for member.
ship IN the Travellers club He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her of hi:
financial distress. She shows herself t
be different sort of woman than Black.
lack had s''~D~-~A .t.
CHAPTER lS-Blacklock drops IN u
visit Joe Healy,. who runs a big gam
bling house and who was chum with
Blackjack years before when both wers
Penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take g
lot Of money OF his to invest.
CHAPTER jS-After day with Textile
Common. Blackjack believes he can SEE
his way out.
CHAPTER eo-Blackiock goes for a cal
upon Anita and meets with a tempest II
the person Of her father and mother
who 'are trying now to force Anita t
marry Tom Langdon, brother to Now
bray, because they think the Langdonl
have Blackjack beaten. The session end!
ooy Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto.
4 CHAPTER H-The couple go to thu
home of Blacklock's partner where they
are married, Anita Directing strenuously
and then they 80 to his apartments Al
the Willoughby.
CHAPTER 22-Blacklock spends tn,
: 4ay at his office and returns in the even
ing to- the 'Willougnby, where he find,
Anita's father and mother Just about Il
leave. The mother cannot refrain from
Omptying the walls OF her wrath upor
Rlackin-+
CHAPTER 2s-Blarklock gets him
(. from Anita that Roebuck was conspirins
with Langdon to ruin him. He goes Il
Roebuck's house to find out and there
dnds the family gathered at evening
prayer. Roebuck announces that thu
tire FOR announcing the big coal organl
cation des' has been delayed. II is upor
this coal organization announcement thai
Blackjack is depending to help carry hin
through the crisis.
CHAPTER 2-Blacklock tries to com,
10 some understanding with his wife, bu
fails. 90 ot
CHAPTER 25-Blacklock turns over hi
holdings in the coal combine to old mar
Galloway a high financier and an enemy
to Rosbuck, when he learns of the lock
out In the coal mines controlled by tn,
trust o.
CHAPTER $-Riacklock goes to Anita'l
uncle and arranges to give him q large
sum OF money, the income from which
shall keep Anita in the circumstances t
which she has been accustomed. Tht
uncle Is to give Anita the money becaus,
Blackjack is certain that she will no
take n frn~~ Nv.
CHAPTER H-Mowbray Langdon, 70
turned from an ocean voyas>, and Roe
buck attempts to ruin Blackjack b,
having his account taken from bank
Blackjack finds another bank and wher
Galloway dies, 1t Ii found that Black
locks coal stocks had been disposed Of.
CHAPTER &-Blacklock builds a beau
uful mansion for his, wife In New Yorl
while she 10 spending the time. at Dawl
Hin. their country estate up the sound
Anita apparently cares nothing for tn,
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