Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTERS l. and II.-Introduce Jane
Cable, an attractive Chicago girl; her
father, David Cable general manager
of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic rail-
road. who has risen from the 1ocomo-
tive cab, and Graydon Bansemer. one
of Chicago's bright young men. Cable
had years before once run away, but
mad returned to care for his wife and
baby.
CHAPTER ALTO James Bansemer,
shady New York lawyer a widower
with a little son, came two young wo-
men for consultation. one of them car
ried an infant. Bansemer is served by
broom.
CHAPTER IV.-The woman with the
girl baby, founding. desired to adopt
her legally without the knowledge of
her husband, David Cable, 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
knew about it.
CHAPTER V.-Twenty years later, in
1898, Gable is found elevated in the
railroad world, and his wife is in So
cl2ty. Their supposed daughter is now
a beautiful, accomplished young wo-
man. David Gable, 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.
CHAPTER VI-Bansemer decides to
blackmail Mrs. Gable for hush money.
He contriVeS to meet her Graydon al
the same time meeting Jane.
CHAPTER VII-Mrs Cable lives in
dread of exposure to her husband by
votion of the latter's son to Jane pleases
her and her husband. Bansemers at
tentions to herself alarm her.
CHAPTER VIII.-Bobby Rigby, law
US oh of a
letter from Dennis Harbert. a New York
attorney, warning him against Banse-
lounging place of Eddie Deever. who is
reading law.
CHAPTER IX.-Graydon is accepted
by Jane.
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.-NIrs. 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.
CHAPTER XII-Bansemer declines
money from Mrs Cable and attempts &c
make love to her. She repulses him
but her husband has a glimpse of the
scene and becomes suspicious of her
Denis Harbert invites himself to Ban
semer's office.
CHAPTER X1II.-Jane sees Bansem-
er'S affectionate attitude toward Mrs
Cable and is horror stricken.
CHAPTER XIV.-Driven by jealousy
Cable sends his wife a note asking he
to meet "B" at the lake wall.
CHAPTER XV.-Mrs Gable meets he
husband and, taking him for Bansemer
utters words that seem to confirm hi
jealousy. She realizes her error and
rushing from him, falls over the wal
into the lake He fees, and Mrs. Cabl,
is saved by broom who takes the fugi
tive for Bansemer. broom throw
jewels away to make the affair lool
like a robbery
CHAPTER XVI-Droom deceives tn
officers into believing that a holdul
man attacked Mrs. Cable. He learn
that the man he saw was Cable, no
Bansemer. Cable filled with remorS
is not dead, returns home.
CHAPTER XVII. - Reconciled to he
husband, Mrs Cable confesses Jane
story to him He vows vengeance ol
BanSemer
CHAPTER XVIII. - Harbert warn
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
yer refuses.
CHAPTER XIX.-In stirring seen
at the Cables Bansemer tells Graydo
OF James unknown origin. The youn
man, however, turns against his fathe
and refuses to give up the girl.
CHAPTER XX.-Jane will not MARI
Graydon. although she loves him. an
he enlists for service in the Philippines