Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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mined to disinherit his scapegrace son
Hugh In favor of his blind ward, Jes-
sica Holme. is dissuaded by the girl
and Rev. Harry sanderson. The latter,
who resembles Hugh greatly, sowed his
wild oats with the younger Stires in
college, where he was known as Satan
Sanderson."
CHAPTER IL-Hug.I returns and is
welcomed by his father. There is no
hope of Hugh's reformation, but Jes-
sica. deceived by her blindness. loves
him. lie plans to marry her.
CHAPTER Hillary lends him
money.
CHAPTER Iv.-Jessica is to marry
Hugh. and a foreign surgeon is COM
ing TO operate on her eyes. Jessica,
whose sight is restored, is married TO
Hugh, Harry officiating. although he
ceremony stires is informed that his
son has forged his name for $4,000.
CHAPTER Wary, sent upstairs
to bring Jessica to the old man, is mis-
taken by her for her newly welded hus-
band. He kisses her.
CHAPTER VI-Hugh fees. and Jes-
sica ,reproaches Harry, for having led
him In evil ways in college. Stires signs
the will disinheriting Hugh.
CHAPTER VII and VIII-Nearly a
year has passed Hugh. who has been
in the mining country. returns and re-
proacheS Harry for his downfall The
minister in an effort TO save him plays
cards with him on the altar table. Har-
ry stakes gold and the spendthrift
waXen waters, each one representing
a day of decent living.
CHAPTER IX.-Hallelujah Jones, an
itinerant preacher. spies on the game
and breaks in on it with Harry S
bishop Hugh vanishes and Harry
jumps into an automobile for swift
ride.
falls into the river. and he is hurt.
Harry wakes to fin dhimself uncon-
scious of his own identity In freight
car with tramps He wears ring
with his initials. III. s." but they sig
Nifty nothing to him.
CHAPTER XI-Jessica, accompany
Stires, who is in poor health. is in a
mountain sanitarium overlooking the
Little Paymaster claim and the town
of Smoky Mountain. In town she hears
the name Hugh Stires execrated.
CHAPTER Kiln Smoky Mountain
Harry is taken for Hugh. He whips
Devlin. the town bully, Jessica wit
Messing the fight. His part is taken by
Tom Fielder, attorney.
CHAPTER XIII.-Going out of town.
Harry is struck by stone hurled at
him by one of the mob.
CHAPTER XIV.-Jessica and Prem
dergast Hugh's partner. take Harry
whom they both mistake for Hugh, to
the latters cabin.
CHAPTER XV.-Jessica is worried
by her supposed husbands illness and
goes to his cabin. Jessica's love for
CHAPTER XVI-z-Prendergas hints
to Harry of the shady source of the
money accumulated by the former and
Hugh.
CHAPTER XVII.-Harry is suspected
of a murder believed to have been COM
mitted by Hugh. Prendergast quarrels
with Harry and threatens to tell what
he knows His look of hatred is seen
by Jessica and troubles her.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Harry is suspect
ed in town of robbing the sluice of
,,,,Ii ny TaCSinnfS horse
away with Devlin's child, and Harold
jumping into an automobile, brings hel
back safely.
cabin to leave the forged draft for him
Jessica. who still believes him to bt
Hugh. tells him she is his wife. He
still does not know who he really IS,
enters Jessiea's room at the sanltarlum
He is taken for burglar, and she help:
him to escape.
and takes himself for Hugh Stires
thief Working on the claim, he find
a rich pocket of gold. David Stiret
tells Jessica Hugh has refunded tn
5000. which has been paid by Harry
Stires forgives his son and then dies.
CHAPTER XXIL-Harry pays visi
to his old home.
CHAPTER XXII.-Harry returns t.
Smoky Mountain and finds over tn
grave of Stires statue, The Prodiga
Son" carved by Jessica. He. believe
the dead man 10 nave DteH ldIhNi
Jessica still calling him Hugh, con
fesses her love for him.
CHAPTER XXIV.-Hallelujah Jone
appears in Smoky Mountain and rec
ognizes Harry as the gambling rector
His voice recalls to Harry his identity
He is crushed by the knowledge tina
he has been coveting Hughs wife. Jes
sica witnesses the shooting of Prender
CAST in the act of robbing thee sluice
He dies after telling the sheriff Hug
is the murderer of Moreau, found dyin,
on the hillside months before.
CHAPTER XXV.-Haunted by MO
reau's murder, Hugh returns to tn
mountain and meets Harry in his low
cabin. They quarrel AS a knock come
at the door Harry. thrusts Hugh int
an inner room. Jessica warns Harr
he is sought for Moreau's murder. Fl
helps Hugh to escape. giving him hi
ring and the combination of his stud
safe, and for love of Jessica remain
TO face the charge.
CHAPTER XXVI-He is put in jai
and will not tell Jessica the truth abou
the crime. Hugh. going to Harry
study, sets fire to IL accidentally an
is badly burned. He is taken by tn
city for Harry.
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