Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTERS I. and II.-Introduce Jane
Cable. an attractive Chicago girl; her
father, David Cable, general manager
OF the Pacific, Lakes IL Atlantic rail-
road, VINO has risen from the 1ocomo
i've cab, and Graydon Bansemer. one
or Chicago's 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, q widower
with little son, came two young wo-
men Tor consultation One of them car
ried an infant. Bansemer is served by
a caricature 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. 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
claty. Their supposed daughter is now
beautiful, accomplished young wo-
man. David Cable, not suspecting that
she IS not his own daughter. loves her
greatly. Mrs. Cable is disturbed by a
chance meeting with Droop 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. 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-
yotion 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. New York
attorney, warning him against Banse-
mer. Rigbys office is the favorite
lounging. place of Eddie Deever, who is
CHAPTER IX.-Graydon is accepted
by Jane.
CHATTER 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
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. Gable visits Ban
semers 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 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 XlV.-Driven by jealousy
Gable sends his wife NOTE asking her
to meet 'tB.' at the lake wall
CHAPTER Xy.-Mrs Gable 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 wal
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
CHAPTER XvI-Droom deceives this
officers into believing that a holduI
man attacked Mrs. Cable He learns
that the man he saw was Gable, moi
Bansemer. Gable, filed with remors'
and relieved on hearing that his wife
is not dead, returns home.
CHAPTER XVII Reconciled to he1
husband, Mrs Cable confesses Jane!
story to him He vows vengeance OF
CHAPTER XVIII. = Harbert warn,
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
CHAPTER XIX.-In stirring seen,
at the Cables Bansemer tells Graydol
of James unknown origin. The yount
man, however, turns against his fathe
and REFUSES T1,S, asr to give up the i girl
Graydon, although she loves him, ant
he enlsts for service in the Philippines
CHAPTER XXI. = Jane goes to Ma
Mia with army relatives, the Harbins
Among her admirers is Lieutenant Bray
Graydon sees active service against tn
Filipinos
CHAPTER XXII-In a fight Graydol
rescueS from the natives Spanish CIR
Teresa VelasqueZ, whose brother il yer.
i'll.
CHAPTER XIII. - Graydons com
pany expects the coming of a beautiful
Red Cross nurse Graydon is badl
wounded.
CHAPTERS XXIV.-XXV--Janen nurse
Graydon. Teresa, loving Graydon hope
lessly, gives him up to Jane. Jane ans
wer's Bray's proposal with the story o
her unknown parentage, and he decide
that his duty to his family will compe
the withdra wal of his proposal