The Adair County news., 1918-12-25
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER MARX Wallace. a yeung
officer in the United States army, is
wounded at the battle of Santiago. While
wandering alone in the jungle he comes
across dead man in a hut outside of
which a little girl is playing. When he
ts rescued, he takes the girl to the hospi-
tal and announces his intention of adept
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CHAPTER Hills commanding officer,
Major Howard, tells him that the dead
man was Hampton. a trailer who sold
tional gang in washington. and was de-
tected by himself and Kellerman while
they We're working in the same office
to send the child home to his wife and
they agree that she shall never know her
fathers shame.
CHAPTER III-Several years later WAL
lace visits Eleanor at a young ladies'
boarding school. She declares that when
she Is eighteen she intends to marry WAL
lace.
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CHAPTER Iv-Years pass. Wal
lace is stationed out West. On the out
break OF the European war Colonel How
ard secures him staff post in Washing
ton.
CHAPTER VI-For years a strange
man has haunted Eleanor's footsteps,
following, but never accosting her. One
night Wallace sees the man and follows
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son. Here he is attacked by Kellerman.
Wallace rescues him and takes him home,
but in the night Hartley disappears.
CHAPTER vII-Next day Kellerman
warns Wallace to leave Washington. He
refuses. While working on important
mobilization plans Wallace is called out
portant documents missing. His resigna-
ton is requested.
CuApTFP uTTJ-Mrs Heneon sands
for Wallace and asks him to become a
spy for the International gang. He re-
fuses and is dubbed in the dark as he is
about to leave her house.
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CHAPTER Ix-He is rescued by Hart
ley, who hides him in the basement while
that it was planned to have him arrested
In the gambling house in order to ruin
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CHAPTER Vile finds Eleanor there,
the center of attraction, also Kellerman,
In whom he discerns an antagonist.
CHAPTER X-war breaks out and
Wallace enlists under the name of Wes-
ton with Hartley in the medical corps.
They are sent to France.
CHAPTER XI-One night, in the viii
lage, Wallace and Hartley see Mrs. Ken
son pleading with Kellerman not to cast
her off. Kellernan. surprised by Wal
lace strikes him and takes Mrs. Henson
through the lines in his staff auto.
CHAPTER XII-Next day Wallace and
Hartley are sent to the front as stretcher
bearers. On the way Hartley disappears.
CHAPTER XIII-Kellerman sends Wal
lace out at night to rescue a noneX:stent
wounded man, planning to have him
into an enemy ambush. He returns, how
ever, confronts Kellerman and strikes
him.
CHAPTER xIV-Wallace is condemned
to death. On the night before his execu-
ton, Eleanor, who has gone to the front
as a nurse, appears with Howard and asks
Wallace to let them appeal to the general
A shell demolishes the jail.
CHAPTER XV-Recovering conscious
ness Wallace finds the enemy attacking
the town. He gathers some stragglers to-
gether, repels the attack and receives the
praise of the general
CHAPTER XvI-wallace returns to the
CHAPTER XVII-Meapwhile Hartley
has gone back through the linee aud OBJ
tanned q confession from Mrs. Henson
duplicating Kellerman. Hartley is Hamp-
ton who was broken in the same way that
Wallace was broken. Desperately wound
ed and dying Hampton tells his story to
the general. Kellerman shoots himself.
CHAPTER XvIII-Wallace is restored to
his rank in the army and finds that
Eleanor loves him.