Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-15
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP



CHAPTERS 1. 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 locomo-
tive cab. and Graydon Bansemer. one
of ChicaSos bright young men. Cable
had years before once run away but
mad returned to care for his wife and
baby
CHAPTER lII.-To James Bansemer,
shady New York lawyer widower
with little son, came two young wo-
men for consultation. One of them car
rled an infant. BanSemer is served by
a earlcature of man named Elias
CHAPTER IV-The woman with the
girl baby, 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
knew about it.
CHATTER 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
a beautiful, accomplished young wo-
she is not his own daughter loves her
greatly Mrs. Gable is disturbed by
chance meeting with broom in the
streets of Chicago. broom is still in
the employ of Bansemcr, who has been
driven out of New York by exposure.
Graydon is not aware of his fathers
CHAPTER VI-Bansemer decides to
blackmaii Mrs. Gable 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.
CHAPTER NIII.-BObby Rigby. law
yer and chum of Graydon, receives 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
CHAPTER X-Rigby and Decvcr
watch Bansemcr. the younger man gain
ing Drooms confidence. Bansemer and
broom discuss the Gable 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.-AIrs. 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 XIL-Bansemer declines
money from Mrs Cable and attempts to
make love to her. She rcpulSeS him.
Dul ntT HuSDdlt HIS a SIllHpSC VI llit
scene and becomes suspicious of her.
Denis Harbert invites himself to Ban
semer's office.
CHAPTER XTII-Jane sees .Bansem-
er's affcctionate attitude toward Mrs.
Cable and is horror stricken.
CHAPTER XIN.-DriVen by jealousy
Gable sends his wife 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 Gable
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
officers into believing that hOlduI
man attacked Mrs Gable. lie learns
that the man he saw was Cable, not
Banscmcr. Gable. filed with remorsc
and relieved on hearing that his wift
is not dead, returns home.
CHAPTER %NIL - Rcconciled to hel
husband, Mrs Gable cOnfesSeS Jane.
story to him He vows vengeance or
BanScmCr.
CHAPTER XVIII. : Harbcrt warns
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
yer refuses.