Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-04
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS,


TIERS.
CHAPTER david Stires, deter
mined to disinherit his scapegrace son
Hugh In favor of his blind ward, Jes-i
sica Holme. is dssuaded by the girl
and Rev. Harry Sanderson. The latter,
VINO resembles Hugh greatly, sowed his
WIG oats with the younger Stires in
coiiege, where he was known as Satan
Sanderson."
CHAPTER I.-Hugn returns and is
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
- CHAPTER Iv.-Jessica is to marry
Hugh. and for eisn surgeon is com
whose sight is restored. is married p
Hugh. Harry officiating, although III
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-
taken by her for her newly welded hus-
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 VI1L-Nearly a
year has passed. Hugh, who has been
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
day of decent living.
CHAPTER 1X.-Eiallelujah Jones' an
ttinerant preacher, spies on the game
Ssho SFeaf Hugh Snnases with snd Harry nfry
jumps into an automobile for 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 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 popr health. is in
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 a stone hurled at
him by one of the mob.
CHAPTER XIV.-Jessica and Prem
dergast. Hughs partner, take Harry,
whom they both mistake for Hugh, to
the latter's cabin
CHAPTER Xv-Jessfca is worried
by her supposed husbands Illness and
goes to his cabin. Jessicas love for
Hugh returns.
CHAPTER ,XVL-Prendergast 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. PrenderSast 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 a
IeSSlca-S
away with Devlin's child, and Harold.
jumping into an automobile, brings her
back safely.
CHAPTER XIX.-Going to Harry's
cabin to leave the forged draft for him,
Jessica, who still believes him to be
Hugh; tells him she is his wife. :, He
CHAPTER XX-Harry, in his sleep,
enters Jessica's room at the sanitarium.
He is taken for a burglar, and she helps
him to escape. So
CHAPTER XXL-Harry finds the draft
and takes himself for Hugh Stires.
thief. Working on the claim, he finds
$4,000, which has been paid by Harry.
Stires forgives his son and then dies.
CHAPTER XXIL-Harry pays visit
CHAPTER XXIII.-Harry returns to
Smoky Mountain and finds over the
grave of Stires statue, The Prodisal
Son. carved by Jessica. He believes
the dead man to have been his father
Jessica. still calling him Hugh, con-
fesses her love for him.
CHAPTER XXIV.-Hallelujah Jones
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 that
he has been coveting Hugh'S wife. JeS-
sica witnesses the shooting of Prender-
CAST in the act of robbing the sluice
He dies after telling the sheriff Hugh
is the murderer of Moreau. found dying
on the hillside months before.
CHAPTER XXV.-Haunted by Mo
reau's murder, Hugh returns to thu
mountain and meets Harry in his owr
cabin. They quarrel. AS a knock come;
at the door Harry thrusts Hugh into
he is sought for Moreau's murder. HI
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:
is badly burned. He is taken by the
city for Harry.
CHAPTER XXVIL-Jessica at Har
rvs trial takes the stand in his de
Tense The electric lights go out in thu
court room, and she leaves the room
the prisoner IL not Stires, but Sander
son. His testimony is refuted by tn,
reports of the supposed Harry's injur
ies.s Jones is run out of town.
CHAPTER XXVIII.--Jessica declares
to Harry that Sanderson would call hi!
shielding of a murderer wicked ant
cruel. Jessica believes that Sandersoi
is the real murderer and decides to z,
and confront him. . .es.-