The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
sypnorsls of rrecrdlng CIapterr.

synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Olive Parmcnter. hcireHs TO Gregory
parinentor's mllIionD, Is engaged to the
future Lord Belboroush. OF DxfordBhiro,
Eng. Her fa,her. after receiving mys-
FERROUS cnblegran from America, inssts
that the marriage bo haBtencd.f No OBJ
lection ID made, but Lady Belborough
takes OCCASION to Insult tho Girl and is
rebukcd W her husband. Lord Bcleor-
ough The wedding Is interrupted drft-
inatlcnily by a strange woman in black.
who cries. II forbid tho bnnna!'' Old
Mr.. ParmcDtcr falls dead from the
shock, md II 10 lator discovered that his
Will has been stolen. thus leaving Olfvc
ptnniless. The woman In black SUD
stimulates her claim to be the widow %
Gregory parmehter. and with her son.
Gilbert Merridew, takes possession OF
the Parrnenter estate. Mcrridcw calls on
Mr.. Parmontcr's old lawyer, Mr.. Case
fDcnt, who suspects McrrideS OF HAVING
stolen the Will.
olive writes To her lover. saying that
they must not meet again, but he Sc
cures nm interview In MIR. Easements
office, In which he yainly urges her TO
marry him in spite OF all. Finally she}
agrees to come to him when the inys-
terry Ia cleared UP, and starts on q Jour-
ney OF Investigation. On the train she
Is attacked and robbed by man dis
gused us woman, and only by ruse
prevents him from throwing her Out OF
railroad officials discredit her story. and
when about 10 be taken TO prison Mrs.
Merridew interposes as friend OF hu-
rnanity and takes her to her rooms.
Here Olive Is kept prisoner, denied the
privilege OF communicating with friends,
and finally sent to an asylum. Her
lover. jack Belborough, arrives Just In
time to see her Mt the station and res
cues her from the young physician who
Is taking her 70 the asylum. She next
u N.s, nrxN Il tsry r1t stksnf
learns to know Selma Hammond. an int!-
mate acquaintance OF Gilbert Merridew,
who proves to be member Of noted
band OF crooks. Olive lays plans to get
into the secrets OF the band, and has
many exciting experiences. She becomes
u member of the band and attends
meeting. where she finds Gilbert Merri-f
dew and the man who attempted her iifo
In the train. Confronted with Aferri-
dew she tells false story OF her life.
but being fnniiy recognized Olive boldly
faces her enemy and tells her true story.
Nerrtdew. alarmed. begs for mercy, but
agrees 10 go to Mrs. 1aunton's for three
days, but tx made prisoner there by
the woman who turns out to be Madame
Boncourt, and Merridew, who tried 10
force her to marry him. She throws
note out OF her window TO a clerk next
door. who fads II, bat when next she
attempts to throw note-MrS. Taunton
seizes II. Olive Is dragged and carried
of In a motor car, from which she es-
capes. but Is again captured and taken TO
q lonely home on the moor. where Mrs
Tisicy kept watch over her. Merridc@
brings in n drunken minister, who,
against her viii, performs the marriage
ceremony. and merridew tells her she
must Sign the wedding contract or die,
II Is planned to drug DIV. and throw
her In the mine pit. bu, Olive ovcrpow-
crs she bag, changes dresses, and when
Merrldew arrives makes him think that
the woman lying insensibio on the bed
* Olive. Olive helped to carry the wo-
man outside. and then white Merr!dew
wis In drunken stuper she escaped,
and through the Kindness of county peo-
pie made her way back to her home.
on the train she reads IN the papers that
the Foreign Office had been robbed, and
that Jack WAS SUSPECTED. she determine
I'd TO make up as an Irish servant girl
and gain adriittance 10 Silverbreeeh N
prder 10 trap Merrtdew and his mother.
She tries her disguise on Mr. Easement.
who at first taken .n, reJoices that she Is
safe. She is employed by Mrs. Cooper
and finds the stole paper Jack came
To the house and almost recognizes her.
she is pursued BY the fo9trnan, who
falls In love with her.