The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-06
tcopyrisht. III. By C. " Dillingham; Company
SYNOPSIS.

SINSTStSs
cHAPTER Howard Jeffres. bank
er's son, under the eva influence OF Rob-
EFT Underwood. felIow-student at Yale.
leads hfe Of dissipation. marries ne
daughter OF a gambler who died in pri-
aosi. and Is diSowned by his father-
Forced to leave college. he tries 70 get
work and fails. HIS wife. Annie, Is
straight as die. and has heart OF
gold. A former college chur MAKES 4
business proposition to Howard which
requires 1900 cash. and Howard is broke.
CHAPTER u.-Rcbert Underwood, who
had made love 10 Annie in his college
days and was repulsed. and was once en-
GaSed TO Towards stepmother. Alicia. Is
welcome visitor At the Je5r!es home.
Underwood has apartments in the AS
truria. an exclusive apartment mouse:
Howard recalls $50 loan to Underwood
that remains unpaid and decides 10 ask
him for the 1900 he needs.
CHAPTER HINES Jetriea ST.. fool
ishly encourages dangerous intimacy
with Underwood which the latter takes
advantage OF until he becomes sort OF
social highwayman. Discovering his true
character. Mrs. JeHries denies him the
house.
CHAPTER Iv.-Allc!a receives note
from Underwood threatening suicide un-
less she revokes her sentence OF banish-
-. She decides 10 GO and SOC h'--
CHAPTER v.-Underwood Is IN desper-
ate financial straits. Merchants for whom
he has acted as commissioner in the sale
OF art treasures demand an accounting.
Underwood cannot make good. Howard
JeTries calls at Underwood's apartments
5u m intoxicated condition.
CHAPTER Wife asks Underwood for
c2.o90 and is told the latter Is IN debt W
I. his ewes. Howard drinks himself int
rnauoi;n condition and finally goes I.
sleep on a divan A caller is announced
and Underwood draws screen around
the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters.
CHAPTER Whsle demands from
Underwood . promise that he will not
take rs ne pointing TO the disgrace
that would attnch TO herself from having
been associated with a suicide. Under
wood rrs,rscs to promise unless she Will
renew he- patronage. This she refuses
20 do. and takes her leave. Underwood
turns orr the lights. places pistol at
ais temple. and Ares.
CHAPTER yTIL-Thc report OF the pis-
Col awakers Howard from his drunken
surber He stumbles over the dead
sody OF Underwood Realizing his seri.
Gus prcH'cameut ne starts TO leave the
room and IS met BY Underwood's valet
The later discovers the body. raises ar
Rl--m and Howard is turned over to th'
police.
CHATTER IX.-Capt. Clinton. notori
oL- for his brutal treatment OF prisoners
putk Howard through an ordeal known
in boI.cc parlance as the third degree.
cH,pTER x.-Atter being compclle,
TO htand in one position FOR Ave hour
while the bullying captain hurled qEes
.iouls - him. Howard Is practically hyp
mott Eed when the shining revolver
flashed IN his eyes. and mechanically re
peat after the captain what purports I
Sc confession Of murder.
CHAPTER N.-AnnIe declares he
FAITH IN her husbands Innocence. despit
che alleged confession, and says she wi
ciea4 Inn II II takes everything she pos
sess&s in the world.
CHAPTER XIT.-she pleads with How
ards father 10 come TO his sons assist
ancel He refuses TO 90 so unless Ami
win consent 10 divorce and promise
ieavd the country. never TO return. I
sare Howard she consents, When 81
finds that Jefrries does not intend 10 CON
out publicly and stand by his son. b,
merely 10 give financial assistance. ST
declihes his help,
cHkPTER XI1I.-Annie appeals
Judge Brewster a lawyer OF internatio,
III reputation and attorney for the cid
Jerries. 10 take the case. but ha q
clines.
CHAPTER Xrv.-Annie hsunts Brev
ster's Office A report that she Is Eoi'
on the stage brings the banker and
wife 10 the lawyer TO ind some way
prevent Il Brewster promises JeHri
that ne will not take his sons case.
CHAPTER Nv.-AnnIo again plea
with Brewster TO take Howard's ca
He consents.
-anPrER XvL-Alicia is almost pa
Ic-st-icKcn when informed By Annie II
Brewster has taken up the case ana h
a dozen detectives hunting FOR the m!
FERROUS woman who called on Cnd"Fwo
the night OF his death. Alicia confess
to Annie that she was the caller. a
that she has the letter In which IND
wood threatened suicide. but beSs her
give her few hours before revealing
Information.
CHAPTER XVII. Judge Brews
clant a meeting at his home al which
acctses Capt Clinton OF having FOR
an lAlrue confession from Howard An
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