The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-02
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CHAPTER John RaWn % eORa %
Texas. Early in nfs he shows signs q
masterfulness and tnordinats GeanShneaA
CHAPTER Ike Ynarrses Laura john
@on. He is clerk IN st. LoutG railway
@66ce when his daughter Grace is Oo1ns
Years later he hears GraceS Eyer. =
TocnG engineer named Charles 6atseye
Gpeak Of scheme to utilize the lost cur
rant Of electricity. with his usual nm
VeTupulousness he appropriates the IDEA
10 his own and induces HalSey to pefFe9
IA experimental machine. He forms
Soppany. with himself as president, at
psFsatendent OF the WORKS at a salary
4 CHAPTER Mf-Rawn takes che4ge Of
o beautiful, capable and ambitious young
roman, is assigned as his stenographer:
Che assists in picking the furniture ana
Secoration for the prineely man mansion ion
% place In the new surroundings,
CHAPTER Ty-F9aIsey goes to New
York with .Rawn and Miss Delaware to
SIplain delays in perfeeting the new mo
message g that a deformed daughter has
been born to- hts wife. Grace RaWn. de
POeu1ns to Chicago.
HAy-ER v-Rawn bargains with M1ss
Delaware to wear his 5ewelry and appear
sn public with him, as a means 70 neAp
Mm In business way.
CHAPTER vI-Rawn ID eoreunase q
market srecuiations, piles Up WeaESn sEsO
attains prominence.
CHAPTER vII-Re frets because his
wife does not rise with him IN socaa1
way, He gives her q million ooAlars 70
leave him.
FER K-erace moves to Gray. 3,;,.
nall, and Ha1sey continues to I've
in the cottage near, the works
CHAPTER x-Halseys machine proves
o success, but he keeps the fast a %
comes more and more Indispensable TO
Rawn. He takes her to New YORK on a
business trip Idle talk prompts him %
o6er her marriage,
CHAPTER xII-They are married.
Through Virginia's tact and ability they
make place for themselves IN the socia
&Orld.
CHAPTER XITEHalsey threatens 20
Ret q divorce because his wife refuses to
return to him. He tells Rawn that'he has
broken up all the machines after proving
4ho success Of the invention. Rawn, In
great rage, threatens to Kill him
CHAPTER XTv-Halseyp declares ne
will never build another machine YoE
@aWn and slaps his face. Vfrg1nsA RaWn
Atercepts Halsey as he ~ leaN1ng tne
house and, with arms about his meek, I'm
DEoreg him to reconsider, because MS oe-
eaGion viii ruin them all
CHAPTER xv-Halsey tells Virginia
Ehat he has abandoned his invention be-
cause II would put a great power IN the
Aands OF few to the detrtmene OF rne
many.
CHAPTER xvI-At Rawn's instigatloI
Virginia agrees to try to bring Halsey to
terms, no matter what It costs,
CHAPTER xvII-The directors plan to
aget the control Of the company away
4fom Rawn.
1 cHAPTTa xvrn-Ravn goes to New
York to attempt to avert impending dis
asteT The wolves Of finance are closing
Sn on him. Halsey closes the factory and
takes up his residence at Graystone nan.
where his wife and daughter are seriously
all He admits to himself that ne loves
Virginia.
" CHAPTER XIx-Rawn Is ruined imam
caalIy. Halsey and Virginia confess their
love for each other. She says that was
the reason she could not carry out RaWn,s
orders. The butler overhears ana reIa
Halsey's wife,
CHAPTER XX-Grace kiIls herself ano
'the child. The first Mrs. Rawn returns
= to be with her daughter. Virginia ano
Halsey tell Rawn Of their love for eacn
other and that they intend to get mar
Yied as soon as Virginia can get divorce.