Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-01
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.

oANOfSlS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.
CHAPTERS /. and II.-Introduce Jane
Gable, an attractive Chicago girl; her
father, David Cable, general manager
or the Pacific, Lakes e Atlantic rail-
road, who has risen from the 1ocomo-
tive cab. and Graydon Bansemer. one
Of Chicago's bright young men. Cable
nad years before once run away, but
baby.
CHAPTER 1IL-To James Bansemer,
shady New York lawyer, widower
with little son, came two young wo-
men for consultation. One of them car
ried an infant. Bansemer is served by
q caricature of a man named Elias
CHAPTER IV.-The woman with the
girl baby, founding, desired to adopt
ner legally without the knowledge of
ed the infant was their child. Bansemer
aided her after advising her to leave
New York. broom was not told of the
Iransaction, put Bansemer was sure he
CHAPTER V.-Twenty years later, in
1898, Cable is found elevated in the
railroad world, and his wife is in So
ciety. Their supposed daughter is now
q beautiful, accomplished young wo-
man David Cable, not suspecting that
greatly. Mrs. Gable is disturbed by a
chance meeting with broom in the
streets of Chicago. broom is still in
enf mP a0i of of Na who has
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 latter's son to Jane pleases
her. and her husband. Bansemer's at
tentions to herself alarm her.
CHAPTER VIII.-Bobby Rigby, law
yer and chum of Graydon, receives a
letter from Dennis Harbert, a New York
attorney, warning him against Banse-
mer. Rigby's office is the favorite
loungfng place of Eddie Deever, who is
reading law.
CHAPTER IX.-Graydon is accepted
CHAPTER X.-Rigby and Deever
watch Bansemer, the younger man gain
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 a message from his employer
telling him to meet the latter at Rec
tors restaurant.
money from Mrs Gable 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-
ers affectionate attitude toward Mrs.
Cable and is horror stricken.
CHAPTER XIV.-Driven by jealousy.
Cable sends his wife a note asking her
to meet "B." at the lake wall
CHAPTER XV-Mrs Cable meets her
husband and, taking him for Bansemer,
utters words that seem to confirm his
jealousy. She realizes her error and,
rushing from him, falls over the wall
into the lake. He fees, and Mrs. Cable
Is saved by broom who takes the fugi-
tive for Bansemer: broom throws
Jewels away to make the affair look
like a robbery.
CHAPTER XvI-Droom deceives the
man attacked Mrs. Cable. He learns
that the man he saw was Cable, not
Bansemer. Cable, filled with ,remorse
and relieved on hearing that his wife
is not dead, returns home.
CHAPTER XVII - Reconciled to her
husband, Mrs Cable confesses James
story to him He vows vengeance on
CHAPTER XVIII Harbert warns
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
CHAPTER XJX-In a stirring scene
at the Cables L 'nsemer tells Graydon
of James unknoN origin. The young
man, however, turns against MS tatnef
and refuses to give up the girl.
CHAPTER XX.-Jane will not marry
Graydon, although she loves him, and
CHAPTER XXI. - Jane goes to Ma
Mia with army relatives, the Harbins
Among her admirers is Lieutenant Bray
Graydon sees active service against the
Filipinos.
CHAPTER XXII.-In a fight Graydor
rescueS from the natives a Spanish girl
Teresa Velasquez, whose brother is very
I'll.
: CHAPTER XIII. = Graydon's com
Red Cross nurse. Graydon is badly
CHAPTERS XXIV.-XXV.-Jane nurses
Graydon. Teresa, loving Graydon hope
lessly, gives him up to Jane. Jane ans
wer's Bray's proposal with the story OF
her unknown parentage, and he decides
that his duty to his family will compel
the withdrawal of his proposal.
CHAPTER XVIII Manila Jane re-
to nursing, she says. He is to return
home, honorably discharged. as wound
ed, and accept position in New York
Jane is to go back to America with the
Harbins. The Cables wish her to travel
abroad with them.
CHAPTER XVII. - Cable in Sar
Francisco greets Graydon a friend
despite Bansemer's misdeeds
CHAPTER XXVIII.-Again in Chica-
go. Bansemer is. in states prison fol-
five years for blackmail, broom informs
Graydon. He tells the young man his
father wishes him to visit him with
Jane. broom has invented an automat-
ic guillotine for the use of suicides.