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

SfNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP.
TIERS.
CHAPTER I.-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. The latter,
who resembles Hugh greatly, sowed his
wild oats with the younger Stires in
college, where he was known as Satan
Sanderson.
CHAPTER II.-Hugr returns and is
welcomed by. his father. There is mo-
hope of Hugh's reformation, but Jes-
sica, deceived by her blindness. loves
hiGi He plans to Harry her lends him
CHAPTER Iv-Jessica is to marry
Hugh, and foreign surgeon is com
ing to operate on her eyes. Jessica,
Hugh, Harry. officiating. although he
loves the girl Immediately m after .ter the
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
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
bishop Hugh vapishes and Harry
jumps into an automobile for swift
ride. t..t..
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
with his initials, III. S." but they sig.
nifty nothing to him.
CHAPTER XI-Jessica, accompany
mountain sanitarium overlooking the
Little Paymaster claim and the town
of Smoky Mountain. In town she hears
the nap pE Hugh stiTes s eHeerafed
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, Hugh's partner, take Harry,
whom they both mistake for Hugh, to
the latter's cabin.
CHAPTER XV-Jessica is worried
by her supposed husbands Illness and
goes to his cabin. Jessica's love for
Hugh returns.
CHAPTER XvL-Prendergas hints
to- Harry of the shady source of the
money accumulated by the former and
Hugh.
CHAPTER XvIL-Harry is suspected
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 q
hydraulic company. Jessica's horse runs
away with Devlin's child, and Harold
jumping into an automobile, brings her
ECHAPTER 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
still does not know who he really Is.
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.
CHAPTER XXI.-Harry finds the draft
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 tht
$4,000. which has been paid by Harry
Stires forgives his son and then dies.
CHAPTER XXII.-Harry pays visi
to- his old home.
CHAPTER XXIIL-Harry returns e
Smoky Mountain and finds over tn
grave of Stires a. statue. The Prodiga
Son" carved by Jessica. He believes
the dead man to have been his father
JeSS1ca, SUI cdIll0S MIN SoH
fesses her love for him.
/, CHAPTER XXIV.--Hallelujah Jones
appears in Smoky Mountain and rec
oeifzes 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 the sluice
He dies after telling the sheriff Hugl
is the murderer of Moreau, found dyfnt
on the hillside months before.
CHAPTER XXV,-Haunted by Mo
reau's murder. Hugh returns to tn
mountain ard meets Harry in his owl
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. HI
helps Hugh to escape giving him hi
ring and the combination of his stud
safe, and for love of Jessica remain
torface 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 it accidentally an
is badly burned. He is taken by tn
city for Harry.
CHAPTER XXVH.-Jessica at Har
RVS trial takes the stand in his de
Tense The electric lights go out in TIL
court room. and. she leaves the room
Iiallelujah Jones declares in court tina
the prisoner Is mot Stires, but Sander
son. His test iaony is .refuted by tn
reports of the supposed Harry's injur
les. Jones is run out of town
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