The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-01

and Miles is rejected. Philip dies
soon after a son is born, and Miles
proposes to the widow. When she re-
fuses him, he uses every means to
make her unhappy. After her son.
Stephen, has grown to manhood, his
mother dies, first telling him the story
of Miles persecution. He is SO en-
bittered against his uncle that he
avoids meeting him, and leaves for
South Africa.
Milas Quaintance amasses for
tune. He has ward, Dagmar Lor
raine, whom he sends to Paris to
study singing. There she meets the
Duke de Reeves, who has an un-
savory reputation. He makes violent
love to Dagmar and obtains her con-
sent to marry him. After the cere-
mony a woman enters the church,
carrying baby, which she says is a
son Of the duke. Horrifed, Dagmar
fees from the church, and returns to
America.
Miles makes viii leaving his for
and Stephen, providing they marry.
The wedding must take place before
midnight of the following 3lst OF May
Miles does not know OF Dagmar's
wedding and dies before she arrives
in America. Stephen is notified of
the contents of the strange will, at
trading station in Africa. He decides
he will not accept any assistance
from his uncle, and with Timothy
OFarrell, a companion, he plans
way out Of it. They find the body Of
a white man floating in the river, and
Stephen put all his papers and trink-
cts in the pockets of the dead man.
Mark Seager, a gun runner, finds
the body and conceives the idea Of
impersonating Stephen, marrying
Dagmar and claiming the legacy. He
sets off for America Immediately,
Stephen and O'Farrell also leave for
America. They are in restaurant
where they see mar abusing young
girl and using threatening language.
1t is the valet Of the duke, who has
met Dag1nar and is trying to black
mail her for his silence. Stephen
drives the valet out Of the place. and
is charmed by the appearance and
manner OF the girl.
Next day Stephen sees an aueomo-
bile offered for sale, and noticing
thst it corresponds with the one
driven by the girl he met the day be-
fore, he answers the advertisement.
Dagrnar sells the car to him. That
night the valet and the duke come to
her home, and she fees, taking pas
sage the next Ir1oraaaasz On q steamship
bound for Paris, where she has lett
some money in q tank
seager learns sisa has gone, and he
follows. Likewise 10 the duke and
Stephen and O'Farrsli, Seager finds
Daemar in Paris and tells her he has
come to marry her One look at him
and she leaves. The duke finds her
and persuades her to come to him,
saving he will lead a better life. On
the night Of the reception she is kid
mapped by seager, who takes her to
deserted house, where he has ar
ranged for a rascally advocate to
come and marry them. The duke fol-
lows to the house and is killed III g
fight with Seager. Stephen and
O'Farrell have followed the dukes
valet and arrive Just as Seager is
forcing Dagnar into a marriage. 1t
is Just ten minutes of midnight, the
time assigned for the ten-million-dol-
lar wedding. seager is driven from
the place and Stephen and Dagmar
tell each other Of their love. Both
agree not to touch a penny of Miles
fortune, and after the clock strikes
twelve they are married.
William Farnum in Fighting Biood."
Lem Hardy, hsntuckian, comes
from long list of fighters who have
won renown for courage on the bat
tlefeld and in the daily walks Of lire.
Hardy is working III 4 lumber camp
owned by Henry Colby when he falls
in love with the latter's daughter,
Evie. He is not the sole aspirant for
her hand, however, for Blake, the
camp superintendent, is also an adj
mirer OF Evie.
Blake and one of his Workmen steal
the company's pay roll and lay the
blame on Hardy. Unable to refute
the evidence brought against him,
Hardy, now reduced in the eyes OF
Eyie, is sent to prison. During his
Evie marries Blake.
who, gripped by the gambling fever,