Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-29
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.


TIERS.
CHAPTERS I. and II-Introduce Jane
Cable an attractive Chicago girl; her
father, David Gable, general manager
OF the Pacific, Lakes q Atlantic rail-
road who has risen from the locomo-
tive cab. and Graydon Bansemer. one
or Chicagos bright young men. Cable
mad years before once run away, but
mad returned to care for his wife and
CHAPTER lII.-To James Bansemer,
shady New York lawyer, n widower
with a little son, came two young wo-
men for consultation. One of them car
ried an infant. Bansemer is served by
a carlcature of man named Elias
CHAPTER Iv.-The woman with the
girl baby. a founding desired to adopt
her legally without the knowledge of
her husband David Gable. who believ-
ed the infant was their child. Bansemer
aided her after advising her to leave
New York. broom was not told of the
transaction. but Bansemer was sure he
CHAPTER V.-Twenty years later in
1898, Gable is found elevated in the
railroad world, and his wife is in So
ci2ty. Their supposed daughter is now
a beautiful accomplished young wo-
man. David Cable. not suspecting that
she Is not his own daughter. loves her
greatly. Mrs Gable is disturbed by a
chance meeting with broom in the
streets of Chicago. broom is still in
the employ of Bansemer, who has been
driven out of New York by exposure.
Graydon is not aware of his fathers
nefarious practices.
CHAPTER VI-Bansemer decides TO
blackmail Mrs. Cable for hush money.
He contrives to meet her Graydon at
the same time meeting Jane
CHAPTER VII.-Mrs. Cable lives in
dread of exposure to her husband by
broom or Bansemer. although the de-
vOtion of the latters son to Jane pleases
her and her husband. Bansemer's at
tentions to herself alarm her.
i CHAPTER VIII.-Bobby Rigby. law
yer and chum of Gray don, receives a
letter from Dennis Harbert, a New York
attorney, warming him against Banse-
mer. Rigby'S office is the favorite
lounging, place of Eddie Deever, who is
reading law.
CHAPTER IX-Graydon is accepted
CHAPTER X.-Rigby and Deever
watch Bansemer. the younger man gain
ing Droom's confidence. Bansemer and
broom discuss the Cable case, and the
lawyer discovers that his clerk knows
the names of James parents. broom
hates Bansemer. but is loyal to him.
Bansemer, whose only love is for his
son, is willing to have the latter marry
Jane for loves sake.
CHAPTER XI.-Mrs. Cable visits Ban
semer's office. That same evening broom
receives n message from his employer
telling him to meet the latter at Rec
tors restaurant.
CHAPTER XII-Bans emer declines
money from Mrs Cable and attempts to
make love to her. She repulses him
but her husband has glimpse of the
scene and becomes suspicious of her
Denis Harbert invites himself to Ban
semer's office.
CHAPTER XIII.-Jane sees Bansem-
er's aTectionate attitude toward Mrs
Gable and is horror stricken.
CHAPTER %IN.-Ioriven by jealousy
Cable sends his wife a note asking hel
to meet "B." at the lake wall
CHAPTER MINIS Cable meets hei
husband and, taking him for Ban senior
utters words that seem to confirm his
jealousy. She realizes her error and
rushing from him. falls over the wal
into the lake. He fees, and Mrs. Gable
is saved by broom who takes the fugi
tive for Bansemer; broom throw.
jewels away to make the affair LOOK
CHAPTER XvI-Droom deceives tn,
officers into believing that holduI
that the man he saw was Cable, no
Bansemer. Cable, filled with remors'
and relieved on hearing that his wifi
Is not dead, returns home.
CHAPTER XVII. - Reconciled to he
husband, Mrs Gable confesses james
story to him He vows vengeance OIL
CHAPTER XVIII = Harbert warns
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
yer refuses.
CHAPTER XIX.-In a stirring seen,
at the Cables / 'nsemer tells Graydoi
of James unltnoN origin. The younS
man, however, turis against his fathe
ana refuses 10 give up the Slfl.
CHAPTER XN-Jane will not MARI!
Graydon, although she loves him, ant
he enlists for service in the Philippines
CHAPTER MI. - Jane goes to Ma
Mia with army relatives. the Harbins
Among her admirers is Lieutenant Bray
Graydon sees active service against TIN
FilipinOs.
CHAPTER XXII-In n fight Graydol
rescues from the natives Il Spanish girl
Teresa VclasqueZ, whose brother is yer,
III.
CHAPTER XXIIT - Graydon's com
pany expects the coming of beautiful
Red Cross nurse. Graydon is badl.
wounded
CHAPTERS XXIV.-XXV-Jane nurse
Graydon. Teresa, loving Graydon hope
lessly, gives him up to Jane. Jane ans
wer's Bray's proposal with the story q
her unknown parentage, and he decide
that his duty to his family will compe
the Withdrawal of his proposal.
CHAPTER XXVI--In Manila Jane re
fuses Graydon. She will devote her lif
to nursing. she says. He is to return
home. honorably discharged as wound
ed, and accept a position in New York
Jane is to go back to America with tn
Harbins. The Cables wish her to trave
abroad with them.
CHAPTER XVIII - Cable in Sal
Francisco greets Graydon as a frien'
despite Bansemer's misdeeds.