Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS
RSFAII,MENTs.

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. MsfAILMENrs. 8
= In the opening instalments Of "a O
. Fool and His Money" Geo. Barr Nc .
. Cutchson's charming novel, serial .
rights for which have been specially 8
obtained for the Home and Farm 9
Magazine Section, we learn OF John 9
Dehany Smart the young man who .
telling this story He has Just o
y "rttten MS first novel, and at tho o
same time has fallen heir to an inn o
mense fortune left him by his uncle. Q
after visit to London. Smart Q
mkes trip on the River Danube. O
Mter finding an old-world town, he o
us~"vers an ancient castle, which 40 o
purchases from its owner, the Count. a
Y WIN his secretary. Poopendyke, he o
y takes possession Of the immense 3
structure. which is supposed to be q
tenanted only by the caretaker and q
n's ianHy, the Sehmieks. Later Smart e
Hhos woman who IS in possession g
Y VI wing OF the castle that is barred 9
10 MIN. she grants a brief interview, q
out refuses to leave. The servants q
appear g be in hague with her, aud q
Y smart is In quandary, Later he is .
eapt-vated by the wit and beauty Of Z
'he mysterious lady and no logger &
urges her departure He finds that q
sue Is divorced fran worthless and q
sehemmg Austrian Count. who was Z
= awarded the custody Of the lady's Z
2 eh,H The Count demands million z
9 dollars from his rich American father q
g in'lsw. vhen he would give IL up. The J..
mother abducts the ehilA and selects 4,
= th' castle as hiding place. Smart q
,eaS Trouble with the authorities, q
Y ont consents to assist the fair q
q divurreo.
= 9 Q q @ 8 o o 8 9 o Q 9 @ o O =
LAID awake half the night morbidt,
y oerating the American father who il
so afraid of HIS " fe that he let's he,
bully him into sacrificing their Joint
flesh and blood upon the altar of socia
ambition. She had said that her fathei
was opposed te the nteteh from the be.
ginning. Then why, in the name OF
heaven, WASH I he nan enough to put
stop t, it'll why But whah use i.
there in applying wfys to man whe
doesn 7 know what God meant when He
fashioned two sc%esl put him down
as neutral and tried my best to forget
him.
But coulan . forget the daughte,
OF this brow-bcatea American father
There was something singuIarly familiar
about her exquisite face, a conviction
on my fsr' thai is easily accounted for
Her portrait, Of course, had been pub.
ished fas and wide at the time of tbs
wedding; she mHss have been pictured
from every conceivable angle. with
lillmitabie gowns, hats, wells and para.
soils, and l certainly could not have
missed seeing her, even with half an
eye But for the life of me I couldn y
connect her with any of the much.
talkedof international marriages that
came to mind as l lay there going oveI
the meagre assortment was able 10 re.
call. went to sleep wondering whether
PooPendyke's memory was any better
than mine. He is tremendously inter.
ested in the financial doings of our
country, being the possessor of a flour.
ishing savings account, and as he also
possesses a lively sense of the ridicu-
lous it was not unreasonable TO sps-
pect that he might remember all the
details OF this particular transaction in
stocks and bonds.
The next morning I set my laborers
to work putting guest-rooms into shape
for the coming of the Hazards and
the four friends who were to be. with
them for the week as my guests. They
were to arrive on the next day but one,
which gave me ample time to consult a
furniture dealer. I would have to buv
at least six new beds and everything
else with which to comfortably equip
as many bed chambers, it being a fore
gone conclusion that not even the hus-
bands and wives would condescend to
.sdouble up" to oblige me. The ex-
pensiveness Of this iIlstimed visit had
not occurred 10 me at the outset. Still
there was some prospect Of getting the
wholesale price. On one point / was
determined; the wofkmen should not be
laid off for single hour, not even if