Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-14
Synopsis.

Synopsis.
Chapter 1-Eugene Bantry, a Canaan
Qnd). young man, who has been east
to college, returns home and astounds
the natives by the gorgeousness or ms
raiment His stepbrother, Joe Loudeh,
is characterized by the group OF ageo
male gossips who daily assemble at Tue
National House for argument as tne
good for nothing associate OF douptlui
charters. 2-Eugenes appearance mas
pronounced effect upon Mamie Plke'
whose father, Judge Pike, is the veal
thiest and most prominent citizen OF
Canaan. Joe worships Mamie from
affair. Eugene interferes in a snow fight
between Joe and his hoidenish and a
very poor girl friend, Aeriel Tabor VINO
is worsted Aeriel holly resents the
interference and slaps Eugene, VINO
sends her home 3-Ariel, unbecom-
ingly attired attends Mamie Pixies
ball. 4-Joe, concealed behind some
plants on the Pike veranda, watches
hungrily for a glimpse of Mamie. Ariel
is ignored by most Of the guests. Ariel
discovers Joe, but shortly afterWard,
learning that her uncle Jonas Tabor.
has died suddenly, leaves. VINE
Daily Tocsin of the next day tells OF
Joe's discovery on the Pike veranda
and of his pursuit and escape there
from. 1t also refers to wounds In the
head of himself and of Norbert Fit
croft, who detected him. Joe retires
to the Beach" low resort kept by
his friend, Mike Sheehan, who dresses
his wound VI-Joe leaves Mikes
place. He visits Ariel Tabor, who by
the death of her Uncle Jonas has be-
come rich. She wishes Joe to ac-
company her and her grandfather to
Paris. Joe refuses and leaves Canaan
to avoid arrest for the trouble at Judge
Pixies. VII-Joe is heard from two
years later as ticket seller for side
show Eugene Bantry also meets him
seven years later in low resort In
New York, but wisely refrains from
advertising it, VIII-Joe returns to
Canaan a full fiedged lawyer. Even
his father ignores him, and he Is re-
fused accommodations at the National
House. IX-Joe is welcomed at the
Beach," and Happy Fear" one of
Joe's admirers, seriously assaults
Nashville Cory, detractor. At the
end of Happy's term in prison he Wis
Its Joe, who has a law Office on the
square, with a large practice, prin-
cipally among the lower classes, and
is frequently attacked by the Tocsin.
Joe begins, in his loneliness. to yield to
the seductions of the bottle. Bantry's
engagement to Mamie Pike is an
nounced. Bantry is now associate edi-
tor of the Tocsin, owned by Judge
Pike. X.-Joe awakens after a bad
night" with the words, Remember,
across the Main street bridge at noon, :"
ringing in his ears. He goes there and
is presently joined by the most beauti-
full and most beautifully dressed girl
he has ever seen. XI.rshe turns out
to be Ariel Tabor, arrived in Canaan
the night before from her long sojourn
In Paris. She has seen Joe as she
alighted from the train and, realizing
his condition, had escorted him home
after exacting from him promise to
meet her the next day (Sunday) across
the Main street bridge at noon. Joe
learns that Ariel is stopping at Judge
Pixies home, the judge having entire
charge Of her money, etc. XII-Eugene
Bantry, altho engaged to Mamie. is
much smitten with Ariers charms.
Judge 1lke tries Ills USUAL U1uSlcIlu6
tactics with Ariel, but subsidies when
she tells him that she shall ask him
to turn over the care Of her estate to
Joe Louden. XI1-Ariel holds sort
of informal reception at Judge Pixies
and learns that the tough element"
is talking of running Joe for mayor.
XIv-Happy Fear and Nashville Cory
have more trouble. Joe corners Happy
and sends Claudine (Mrs. Fear) to meet
him. Xv.-Ariel visits Joe's Office to
put her affairs in his hands. While
there Happy Fear PUSHES in and an
nounces that he has killed Nashville
Cory in self defense. Joe makes Happy
give himself up. XVI.-Mamie Pike
admits to Ariel that she, too, has be-
gun to believe in Joe Louden. xvii
The Tocsin makes virulent attacks on
Joe Louden and Happy Fear. Mike
Sheehan hints that he may shortly have
some interesting secrets to divulge in
connection with Judge Pixies affairs.