Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-18
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP

CHAPTERS I. and II;-Introduce Jane
Gable. an attractive Chicago girl; her
rather, David Gable, general manager
OF the Pacific. Lakes & Atlantic rail-
road, who has risen from the locomo-
tive cab, and Graydon Bansemer. one
or Chicago's bright young men. Cable
hd9 years Detore once run away, but
mad returned to care for his wife and
baby.
CHAPTER lII.-TO 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
caiicature 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 Cable. who believ-
ed the infant was their child. BansemeT
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
ciety. Their supposed daughter is now
beautiful, accomplished young wo-
man, David Gable, not suspecting thai
she is not his own daughter. loves hel
greatly. Mrs. Cable is disturbed by q
chance meeting with broom in the
streets of Chicago. broom is still il
driven out of New York by exposure
Graydon is not aware of his fathers
nefar10uS practices.
CHAPTER VI.-Bansemer decides tC
blackmail Mrs. Gable for hush money
He contrives to meet her, Graydon al
the same time meeting Jane
CHAPTER VII.-Mrs. Cable lives il
dread of exposure to her husband by
broom or Bansemer, although the de-
votion of the Iatters son to Jane please!
her and her husband. Bansemer's at
tentions to herself alarm her.
CHAPTER VIII.-Bobby Rigby, law
yer and chum of Graydon, receives {
1ANN frFAr, IsaNl ri
attorney, warning him against Banse
mer. Rigbys office is the favoritt
lounging place of Eddie Deever, who il
CHAPTER IX.-Graydon is accepted
CHAPTER X-Rigby and Deeve
watch Bansemer, the younger man gain
ing Droom's confidence. Bansemer am
broom discuss the Gable case, and tn
lawyer discovers that his clerk knows
the names of James parents. Droon
hates Bansemer but is loyal to him
Bansemer, whose only love is for hi
son, is willing TO have the latter MARI.
Jane for loves sake.
CHAPTER XI.-Mrs. Cable visits Ban
semer's office. That same evening Droon
receives a message from his employe
telling him to meet the latter at Rec
CHAPTER XIL-Bansemer decline
money from Mrs Cable and attempts t
but her husband has a glimpse of tn
scene and becomes suspicious of her
Denis Harbert invites himself to Ban
semer's office.
CHAPTER XIII.-Jane sees Bansem
er's affectionate attitude toward Mrs
Cable and is horror stricken
CHAPTER XlN.-Driven by jealousy
Cable sends his wife a note asking he
TO meet "B." at the lake wall
CHAPTER XV.-Mrs Cable meets he
husband and, taking him for Bansemel
utters words that seem to confirm hi
jealousy. She realizes her error ant
rushing from him, falls over the wa
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 hoidu
man attacked Mrs. Cable. He learn
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 Cable confesses Jane
story to him He vows vengeance o
Bansemer
CHAPTER XVIII. - Harbert warn
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
yer refuses.
CHAPTER XIX.-ln stirring seen
at the Cables Bansemer tells Graydo
of James unknown origin. The Youn
man, however, turns against his fatht
and refuses to give up the girl.