The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-13

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ILLUSTRATIONS 81 Raj WALTERS
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER L-aoward JsRres, bank
er's son. under the evil influence OF Rob-
ert Underwood. fellow-student At Yale.
leads . NE Of dissipation. mArTiOs the
daughter OF gambler who died IN pri-
son. and Is disownod by his father
Forced TO leave college. he tries TO get
work and fails. HIS wife, Annie. Is
straight as q die. and has heart OF
gold A former college ehum makes a
business proposition TO Howard which
requires 1900 cash. and Howard Is broke
CHAPTER u.-Robert Underwood. who
had made love TO Annie IN his college
days and was repulsed. and was once en-
gagged TO Towards stepmother. Alicia, is
welcome visitor at the JefTries home.
Underwood has apartments IN the As
rruria, an exclusive apartment house
Howard recalls $50 loan TO Underwood
that remains unpaid and decides TO ask
him for the 1900 he needs.
CHAPTER II-Mrs. Jerries, ST.. fool
fshly encourages dangerous intimacy
with Underwood which the latter takes
advantage OF until he becomes a sort OF
social highwayman. Discovering his true
character. Mrs. JeEries denies him the
house
CHAPTER Iv.-Ancia receives a motto
from Underwood threatening suicide un-
less she revokes her sentence OF Danish
- che decides to 20 ano GEO hI--
CHAPTER v.-Underwood is IN desper-
ate financial straits. Merchants for whom
=" has acted as commissioner IN the sale
OF art treasures demand an accounting.
Underwood cannot make good Howard
Jerr!es calls at Underwood's apartments
IN an Intoxicated condition.
CHAPTER Wife asks Underwood for
1900 and is told the latter Is IN debt W
u lis eyes Howard drinks himself into
maudf:n condition and finally goes {.
sleep on u divan. A caller Is announced
and Underwood draws screen around
the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters.
CHAPTER vI-she demands from
Underwood promise that ne Will no;
take his rfe. pointing to the disgrace
that would attach TO herself from having
been associated with a suicide. Under
"O04 ENAGhSS 10 pEOHllSe unless Sne Will
renew her patronage. This she refuses
20 DO. and takes her leave. Underwood
turns out the lights. places pistol at
his temple. and fires.
CHAPTER vuI.-Ths report of the p,S-
tol awakens Howard from his drunken
slumbcr. He stumbles over the dead
Sody OF Underwood. Realizing his seri-
Gus precicament he starts 10 leave the
room and IS met by Underwood's vale:.
The latter discovers the body. raises an
asarm and Howard IS turned over to the
police.
CHAPTER N.-capt Clinton. noto1-
Gus FOR his brutal treatment OF prisoners,
puts Howard through an ordeal known
In police pGrlance as the third degree.
CHAPTER S.-Atter being compelled
70 stand in one position for nye hours
while the bullying captain hurled ques-
lions at him. Howard Is practically hyp-
noted when the shining revolver is
flashed in his eyes. and mechanically "a
peats after the captain what purports TO
Sc confession OF murder.
CHAPTER xI.-Annie declares her
faith in her husbands innocence. despite
the alleged confession. and says she viii
clear him II Il takes everything Bho pos
Oesses in the world.
CHAPTER XII-She pleads with How
ards father 20 come TO his sons assist
Ance He refuses 10 do 10 unless Annie
will consent TO divorce and promise TO
leave the country. never TO return. To
save Howard she consents. When she
finds that Jefrries does not intend TO come
out publicly and stand by his son, but
merely to give financial assistance she
declines his help.
CHAPTER xIII.-Annie appeals to
Judge Brewster. a lawyer OF information
al reputation and attorney for the elder
Jeffries. 20 take the case. but he de-
clines.
CHAPTER xIv.-Annie hAunts Brew
Star's once. A report that she Is going
on the stage brings the banker and his
wife TO the lawyer TO md some way 10
prevent t. Brewster promises Ja.r1es
thzt he win not take his sons case.
CHAPTER xv.-Annis again pleads
With Brewster to take Towards case.
he consents.
-AAPrER xv1.-Aiicia Is almost pan
ic-stTicken when informed by Annie that
Brewster has taken up tho case and has
dozen detectives hunting FOR the rnys-
tcrious woman who called on Underwood
the night OF his death. Alicia consesses
to Annie that she was the caller, AM
that she has the letter in which Under
wood threatened suicide. but bess her TO
give her few hours before revealing the
information.
CHAPTER XVII. : Judge Brewster
plans meeting at his home At which he
accuses Capt. Clinton OK having forced
an untrue confession from Howard. Annie
agrees 70 produce the missing witness at
the gathering.
But what do gain?' demanded tie
captain with affected innocence.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" re-
piled the Judge sternly. These same
papers speak Of you as the greatest
living ehiet-the greatest public OF.
dcIal-oh, you know the political value
Of that sort OF thing as well as do
The captain shrugged bis shoulders.
4 can't help what they say about
me-" he growled.
They might add that you are also
the richest" added the Judge quickly.
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