Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-25
1g DAVID GRAl4AM PHILLIPS. tutor az ZEC1Hxk.
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER l-Matthew Blackjack, Whs
Sslis the story, gives something Of his
history, rising from bootblack to Q high
Anancier.
CHAPTER i-Describes events two and
q half years before Wild Week The
reader makes the acquaintance Of Henry
!. Roebuck, anancier and philanthropist
CHAPTER 3-Enter 'the woman"
blacklock meets Anita Ellersley through
her brother Sam. whom Blackjack has
helped BY giving straight tips on the
markets.
CHAPTER 4-Blacklock desires to en-.
esr respectable society,"" so he goes inta
eaining and applies for membership In
ne 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
he wants to be married.
CHAPTER T-Blacklock goes into train
NC for his introduction to society.
CHAPTER SON the trail of Langdon.
CHAPTER SLangdon at home. Lang
oon and bis wife are not happy.
CHAPTER IO-Shows what q hypocrite
Henry ]. Roebuck is.
CHAPTER u-Blacklock attends q din
Hsf at the home of Anita's father and
= met with cold reception by the young
hdy.
CHAPTER PIE takes the Ellersly
family to the theater.
CHAPTER l2-Blacklock proposes to
ANITA Ellersly and Is accepted. Joy on
ne part Of the mother, who insisted that
Anita should accept Blackjack simply be-
cause he has money and the Ellersly
1nances are low.
CHAPTER l4-Roebuck lures Blackjack
INTO q, stock deal in order to trim" him.
CHAPTER ls-BAcKlock Is trapped and
trimmed"
CHAPTER 16-Blacklock finds himself
hing on Textile Common and when he
hears that the market is going against
Nm and ruin stares him In the face he
makes his friend. Robert Corey, presi-
dent Of the Interstate Trust company.
ban him money to tide him over.
CHAPTER n-Blacklock dimes at Del
Nonico's with Sam Ellersly and decides
% withdraw his application for member
0hip In the Travellers club. He visits
Anita after dinner and tells her Of his
financial distress. She shows herself to
b different sort Of woman than Black
lick he'd .r~~~.-A
CHAPTER lS-Blacklock drops IN TO
visit Joe Healy. who runs a big gam
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Blackjack years before when both were
penniless. Joe makes Blackjack take a
0ot Of money Of his to invest.
CHAPTER ls-After day with Textile
Common, Blackjack believes he can see
his way out.
CHAPTER N-Blacklock goes for a call
upon Anita and meets with a 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 Langdons
have Blackjack beaten. The session ends
~ Anita leaving home and going with
Blackjack in his auto.
CHAPTER A-The couple 90 to the
home Of Blacklocks partner where they
are married, Anita objecting strenuously,
and then they 90 to his apartments at
The Wllloughby.
CHAPTER. z2-Blacklock spends the
day at his office and returns In the even
hg to the Willoughby, where he finds
Anita's father and mother Just about TO
6ave The mother cannot refrain from
applying the walls Of her wrath upon
Hlac.Jn-+
CHAPTER 2S-Blacklock gets q hint
nom Anita that Roebuck was conspiring
with Langdon to ruin him. He goes to
koeouck's house to find out and there
ENDS the family gathered at evening
Rrayer. Roebuck announces that the
ane for announcing the big coal organl-
aation deal has been delayed. II Is upon
mis- coal organization announcement that
Blackjack Is depending to help carry him
through the crisis.
CHAPTER A-Blacklock tries to come
% some understanding with his wife, but
fails.
CHAPTER 2s-Blacklock turns over his
holdings In the coal combine to old man
Galloway, a high fnancier and an enemy
10 Roebuck. when he learns Of the lock-
out In the coal mines controlled by the
trust
CHAPTER %-B!acklock goes to Anita's
uncle and arranges to give him q large
0m Of money. the income from which
e snail Keep Anita in the circumstances to
which she has been accustomed. The
uncle Is to give Anita the money because
Blackjack is certain that she will not
taxa u FROM h'--
CHAPTER T-Mowbray Lanedon. r..
turned from an ocean voyaG>, and Roe
buck attempts to ruin Blackjack by
having his account taken from bank.
Blackjack finds another bank and when
Galloway dies, 1t 10 found that Black.
lOck's coal stocks had been disposed Of.
CHAPTER &-Blscklock builds beau.
Hful mansion for his wife In New York
while she Is spending the time at Dawn
Hill, their country estate up the sound.
Anita apparently cares nothing for the
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