The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.
Olive Parm enter, heircss TO Gregory
Parmentor's millions, Is en- gagged to the /
future Lord Belborough. Of Oxfordshlre, Il
ing. Her father, after receiving smys-
sterious cablegram from Am erica. insists
that the marriage DO hastened # No OBJ
lection is made, but Lady Bolborough
Z takes occasion to insult the girl and Is +
Srebuked by her husband. Lord Belbor-
ough, The wed ding ts8 interrupted dra..
Z ,nntlcally by a strange woman In black, 4
R who cries: 81 forbid the bannsl's& Old 4
Mr. Parmenter falls dead from The
sho ck, and II e later discovered that HIS Z
will has been stolen. thus lea ling Olive !
i stantlates her claim 10 be the widow Of
y Gregory Parm enter. and with her son.
4 Gilbert Mcrri ID cw takes posse ssion H Of !
the iParlnenter estate. Merrldew calls on
Mr.. parmonter's old lawyer. Mr.. Case
,nent, who suspects Merridew OF having
IS stolen the Will. 1,t 3s ft Il M
Olive writes TO- her lover. saying that
h they must not meet again. but he &C.
e cures an Interview In Mr. Casencntss
& office. IN whIch he vainly urges her to
ngrees to come to him her. the nys-
terry is cleared up. and starts on jour
\ ney OF lnvesti CATION. On ths tratn she
is attacked and robbed BY man dis-
7 prevents him from throwing her out OF
their compartment The police and
railroad officials dlscredIt her story and
n whom about to be taken to prison Mrs
McrrIdew interposes as friend Of hui
,nAnity and takes her to her rooms.
& Here Olive Is kept prisoner. denied tho
i privilege OF Communicating with friends,
and finally sent to an asylum. Her
4 lover. Jack Belborough. arrives just In
4 time to see her at; the station and res!
cues her from the young physician who
4 Is taking her to the asylum. She next
goes TO London, and there by accident
learns to know Selma Hammo nd, an init
4 mate acquaintance OF Gilbert Merridew.
d band OF crooks. Olive lays plans to got
s into the secrets of the band, and has
many exciting experiences She becomes
vi member Is Of the band and attends q
"a injecting, where she finds Gilbert Mcrri-
dew and the man who attempted her lie
In the train. Confronted with Merri.
II dew sho tells false story OF her life.
4 but being finally recos nlzed Olive boldly
faces her enemy and tells her true story.
Merridew. alarmed begs for, mercy, but
ii agrees TO go to Mrs. 1aunton's for three
" days, but ia mado prisone thrres by
the woman who turns QUITO be Madame
d Boncourt. and Merridew. who tried TO
Z force her TO marry him. She throws a
M note out OF her window to a clerk next
door, who finds It. but when next sho
attempts to throw a note Mrs. Taunton
seizes4it Olive ID drugged ard carried
Az OF In n motor car, from awhic she ses-
,FtG0pcot pot rs AbAlu CApLUIcu d2l0 lAhoH IL
q lonely homo on tho moor, " here Mrs.
& Tisley kept watch over her. Merrldew
brings In drunken minister, who,
against her will. performs the marriage
4fSg ceremony. and $Merridew tells her 3sha
:i must sign the edding contract or die
L Is planned I to drug Olive and throw
u Ter In the mine pit but Olive overpow.
y sra the hag. changes dresses. and when
vi sierridcw arrives makes him think thai
II the woman lying tnsensible on the bed
~ Ia Olive. Ej s9