Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-26
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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CHAPTER david Stires, deter
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 Tho latter.
who resembles Hugh greatly, sowed his
wild oats with the younger Stires in
college, where he was known as Satan
Sanderson."
welcomed by his father. There is no
hope of Hugh's reformation. but Jes-
sica, deceived by her blindness. loves
him He plans to marry her.
CHAPTER Hillary lends him
money.
CHAPTER IV-Jessica is to marry
Hugh, and a foreign surgeon is com
whose sight is restored, is married to
Hugh. Harry officiating. although he
loves the girl. Immediately after the
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-
band. He kisses her.
CHAPTER VE-Hugh fees, and jess
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
q day of decent living.
CHAPTER 1X.-Hallelujah Jones, an
itinerant preacher. spies on the game
and breaks in on 1T with Harry's
bishop Hugh vanishes and Harry
Jumps into an automobile for a swift
ride.
CHAPTER X.-The minister's car
falls into the river. and he is hurt
Harry wakes to fin dhimself uncon-
scious of his own Identity in a freight
car with tramps. He wears a 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
Tom Fielder attorney
CHAPTER XIII-Going out of town
Harry is struck by a stone hurled al
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 latter's cabin.
CHAPTER XV.-Jessica is worried
by der supposed husbands Illness and
goes to his cabin. Jessicas love foi
Hugh returns.
Sf1AI AMI StSi HiHls
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 quarrel:
with, Harry and threatens to tell wha
he knows. His look of hatred is seer
by Jessica and troubles her.
CHAPTER XVIII-Harry is suspect
ed in town of robbing the sluice of {
hydraulic company. Jessica's horse run!
away with Devlin's child, and Harold
jumping into an automobile, brings hel
back safely
CHAPTER XIX.-Going to Harry
cabin to leave the forged draft for him
Jessica, who still believes him to b.
Hugh, tells him she is his wife. HI
still does not know who he really is.
CHAPTER XX.-IIarry, in his sleep
enters Jessica's room at the sanitarium
He is taken for a burglar. and she help
him to escape.
CHAPTER Military finds the draf
and takes himSelf for Hugh Stires
thief Working on the claim. he find
a rich pocket of gold. David Stire
tells Jessica Hugh has refunded tn
$1,000. which has been paid by Harry
Stires forgives his son and then dies,
CHAPTER XXII.-Harry pays a viSi
to his old, home.
CHAPTER XXIII.--Harry returns Z
Smoky Mountain and finds over tn
grave of Stires statue, THE Prodiga
Son." carved by Jessica. He believe
the dead man to have been his father
Jessica. still calling him Hugh, con
fesses her love for him.