Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-23
SYNOPSIS 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-Hugh returns and is
welcomed by his father. There is no
hope of Hugh's reformation, but jess
sica, deceived by her blindness. loves
MIN: 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
loves the girl. Immediately after the
ceremony Stires is informed that his
son has forged his name for $1,000.
CHAPTER V.--Harry, 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 dsinheritng Hugh.
CHAPTER VII and VIII.-Nearly n
year has passed. Hugh, who has been
I'm 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.
b, CHAPTER lN.-Hallelujah Jones. an
itinerant preacher, spies on the game
bishop Hugh vanishes and Harry
jumps into an automobile for a swift
ride.
CHAPTER X-The minister's car
n he he iS bn
Harry wakes to fin dhimself uncon-
scious of his own identity in freight
ear 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 n
mountain sanitarium overlooking the
Little Paymaster claim and the town
of Smoky Mountain. In town she hears
the name Hugh Stircs eXecrated.
CHAPTER XIL-In Smoky Mountain
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
dersast. Hughs partner, take Harry,
whom they both mistake for Hugh, to
CHAPTER XV.-Jessica is worried
by her supposed husbands illness and
goes to his cabin. Jessica's 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. 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 Devlinis 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
Jessca. who still believes him to bt
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 finds
rich pocket of gold. David Stire
tells Jessica Hugh has refunded TIN
$4,000 which has been paid by Harry
Stires forgives his son and then dies.