Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
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CHAPTER david Stires, deter
mined to disinherit his scapegrace som
Hugh in favor of his blind ward. Jes-
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
CHAPTER II.--Hugh 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 a foreign surgeon is COM
Ing to operate on her eyes. Jessica,
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-
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 VINO has been
in the mining country, returns and re-
proaches Harry for his downfall The
minister in an effort to save him plays
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 ii with Harry $
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 ~ fin dhimself uncon-
scious of his own identity In a freight
car with tramps He wears ring
with his initials, II. S. but they sig
nifty nothing to him.
CHAPTER XI-Jessica, accompany
Stifes, 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. Jessicas love for
Hugh returns.
CHAPTER XVI-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 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.-Harry, in his sleep
enters Jessica's room at the sanitarium
He is taken for a burglar, and she helps
him to escape.