The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Barrabas, a sculptor, returns 10 as
home 10 find MS wife murdered, IS
daughter. EEelyne. UNCONSCIOUS. 2l4 MS
Ing in q loft The boy says ne -
killed his mother. and the father Mlltga
letter to the dead WOmans 9TotAe-s
taking the crime on himself 4AsH 10
fees
Barrabas seeks the house OF Marcadlan,
lawyer. and his wiie's brother, 70 WIy-lL
he had written his confession tEeIg a2
meets Addison Kingsley, an Amer - -
millionaire. who practically klndpa I'M.
For $2ot.UOJ 80 agrees 70 marry L'.-.oo
Well, with whom his strange hosL - -
IS infatuated. At kingley's instance NJ
changes his identity and becomes Chaf4-s
Douglass. an American
BaTTa bas wakes I'm the house OF as
strange host. and his transtorfnallo- ---
Charles Douglass Is completed Al
luncheon he first meets Lucille Wei.
Lucille Well shows her repugnance 70
finds he Is to receive $200,O for InaTlylLs
her. In sthe park one day BarI@y1s
meets his brother-iu-iaw, Marcadlan, odl
Marcadian reveals himself as Jne lawyer
for william Kingsley, but seems, NOT re
PEELED by the thought that Lucle wen =
10 marry the supposed Douglas IN nc
course 0f the conversation Win Ac4-so-
Kingsley he expresses his confidence thd-
BRTrabas IS guiltiess Of wite-nuroei-
hingsley urges Barrabas 10 acqui some
EEin disease that viii disnguTe MS iaSe-
William Kingsley comes 70 see HE IA
Their In the presence or bdTTaDd5 ne
declares he no longer loves Lucille Wen
but does love Eyelyne Barrabas, the pre-
tenders daughter
Kingsley cOnfides 20 Barrabas his will
inEness that his son shall marry the
EculptoT's daughter. That night Barrabas
hears Kingsley and LUcie In angry alter
cation and The girls death sTuggles. ne
sees Kingsley afJerward washing the
blood from his hands
Angrily protesting against the murder
% Lucie. Bsrrabas Is seized by Bambou
and tied Kingsley then sears his face
with sulphuric acid. The sculptor is told
this is TO prevent his Identification.
Barrabas becomes reConCiled to his hor-
ribie disngurement-to being The Man
without Face" Kingsley tells him the
story OF the real Charles Douglass This
man. his business partner. Kingsley had
learned was the real father OF William
Kingsley.
Kingsley continues the story OF Douglass
Hfe-and death. for Douglass was killed
by a fall into Niagara. Mrs Kingsley.
too. dies soon afterward- Kingsley de-
MES he silled them He says his wife,
before her death. promised to leave
letter apprlslng William o. his true par
entage. When William next sees the
supposed Douglass he greetS him as father
Barrabas goes 70 stay al Williams san
storiuu. and there IS shown a letter. writ
ten by Mrs. Kingsley, In which she con-
fesses his parentage and eXhOrts him 10
avenge the death OF Charles Douglass. In
the .sanatOrium Barrabas meets him own
daughter
Barrabas discusses with Marcadian the
circumstances Of his own supposed death.
and expresses the belief that Barrabas
still lives.
Evelyuc is frightened into unconscious
ness by mailman AT the sandt1riGm. In
her terror she turns. UnknoWing. TO her
father and presses her lips TO his SCARED
face
In the supposed mailman, r.. who had so
badly frightened EveyIne. Barrabas recog-
ntzes his son. POlydore.