Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-05
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTERS I. and II--Introduce Jane
cable, an attractive Chicago girl; her
rather, David Cable. general manager
OF the Pacific, Lakes &c Atlantic rail-
road. who has risen from the locomo-
tive cab, and Graydon Bansemer. one
or Chicago's bright young men. Cable
had years before once run away, but
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
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 IL.
CHAPTER V.-Twenty years later. in
1898 Cable is found elevated in the
railroad world, and his wife is in so
cicty. 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 Il
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.
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 lattsrs 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, n New York
attorney, warning him against Banse-
mer. Rigby's office is the favorite
lounging place of Eddie Deever, who is
CHAPTER IX.-Graydon is accepted
CHAPTER 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
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
CHAPTER XII-Bansemer declines
money from Mrs Cable and attempts to
make love to her. She repulSeS him.
scene and becomes suspicious of her.
Denis Harbert invites himself to Ban
Semer'S Office.
CHAPTER XIIL-Jane sees Bansem-
ers affectionate attitude toward Mrs.
Cable and is horror stricken.
CHAPTER XIV.---Driven by jealousy
Cable sends his wife note asking her
to meet "B." at the lake wall.
CHAPTER XV.-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
like a robbery.
CHAPTER XVI.-Droom deceives the
officers into believing that a holduI
man attacked Mrs. Cable. He learns
that the man he say AVA was tS Cable e o n9l
and relieved on hearing that his wife
is not dead. returns home.
CHAPTER XVII. = Reconciled to hei
husband. Mrs Cable confesses James
story to him He vows vengeance or
CHAPTER XVIII = Harbert warn:
Bansemer to leave Chicago. The law
yer refuses.
at the Cables L nsemer tells Graydor
of James unknoN 1 origin. The young
man, however, turas against his father
and refuses to give up the girl.
CHAPTER X&,-Jane viii not marry
he enlists for service in the Philippines
CHAPTER XXI. :. Jane goes to Ma
Mia with army relatives, the Harbins
Among heradmirers is Lieutenant Bray
Grayden sees active service against thu
FilipinoS
CHAPTER XXII.-In a fight GraydoI
rescues from the natives n Spanish girl
Teresa Velasquez, Whose brother is yer!
Ill.
CHAPTER XIII. - Graydon's com
pany expects the coming of a beautiful
Cross lrraXuOn
wounded
CHAPTERS STANDARDIZATION nurses
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 hts duty to his family will compe
the withdrawal of his proposal.
CHAPTER XXVI.-In Manila Jane re
fuses Graydon. She will devote her lif
home, hOnorably discharged as wound
ed. and accept a position in New York
Jane is to go back to America with tn
IIarbins. The Cables wish her to trave
CHAPTER XXVIL- Cable in Sai
Francisco greets Graydon as frien'
despite Bansemer's miSdeeds.
CHAPTER XXVIII.-Again in Chica
go Bansemer is in states prison fo
five years for blackmail, broom informs
Graydon. He tells the young man hi
Jane broom has invented an automat
je guillotine for the use of suicides.
CHAPTER xxx. = Groom,s plan Il
lave Jane and GraydOn visit Banseme
i'm prison is due to his desire to humil
late, his former employer. Banseme
refuses to give his son the names o
JAbes parents.
CHAPTER, XXX.-Graydon travels t.
New York with the Gables, who thel
spend more than year in Europe, Will
Craydon succeeds in business in tn
eastern city. broom is also in New
York dreading Bansemer's Vengeanc
on the latter's release He asks Jan
-. l. l.
rvs on the evening of the girls return
from abroad
CHAPTER XXXI.-At Sherry's Droor
points out to Jane her father, a maj
wen known in society circles. He
accompanied by his wife, who is no
James mother
CHAPTER XXXII.