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Ck1A1'T6R 1.-1n base hospital at
Neuilly. France. his taco disngured be-
yood reeosnition. an American soldier
oervtng In the French army attracts at
tsotton BY hts deep dependency. Asked
~ the surgeons tor . photograph to guide
them tn making over his face, he offers
% osrtsion . picture Of the SAVER, bid
eing them take that - model They do
%. making remarkable likenesA
CHAPTER Il.-lnvalided homo. on the
eoae he meets Martin Harmon, New York
eote features. The ex-soldier gives his
hame ~ Henry Hiniard," ana his hone
- Syracuse. New York. He left thero
under . cloud. and 10 embittsred against
hts iormer fellow townsmen. Harmon
makes him = proposition to sell mining
stocks In Syracuse, concealing his idon.
uty. He accepts 1t. seeing In Il . chance
derestimated.
CHAPTER l1I.-1n Syracuse ''1illiard''
Ctn reality Richard Morgan) is accepted
- stranger. He visits James Cullen. q
former employer. relating = story Of the
oes.h OF Richard Morgan: and 10 sur
pr1sed at the regret shown by Cullen and
nis youthful daughter Angela. While at
the Cullen home Carol Durant, Morgan's
former dancee. makes q call.
CHAPTER IV.-Hilliard repeats to Carol
his story Of Morgan's death and 10 deeply
moved by the evidence Of her deep feel
ing for the supposed dead man. He re-
ton.
CHAPTER V.-Next day Hilliard gath.
ers from Angela that Carol had always
loved Dick Morgan, and while delivering
to her = letter supposedly from her for
mer hancee realizes that his affection 10
unchanged. His welcome by Doctor Du-
rant Carols father. also shakes his res
olution to continue the deception, but he
oonQusrs It
CHAPTER Win Syracuse Hlliard 10
to0ked upon ~ capitalist and mining
ex1sft. and n that capacity, in pursuance
of his object, interests Cullen In the pos
ealility Of wealth In, mining properties.
Tho Cullens and Hilliard 20 70 the Durant
home for dinner.
! CHAPTER VII.-Observations It the
Darants' convince Hilliard that tho doctor
and bis daughter had always been his
true friends. and his love for Carol be-
comes stronger. He realises he has dan
gsrous rival In Jack Armstrong also very
much In love with Carol. and the two men
tacttly agree to dght It out fairly.
CHAPTER; vv11L-Desplt. hi. success. in
Interesting capitalists Of Syracuse in his
mining venture (Which he believes to be Z
sound proposition) TIilliard regrets having
placed himself In such q false position.
but In Justice to Harmon feels he must 70
on. He makes confession to Carol Of his
love for her. and she admits the possi-
bility Of his affection being returned In
time.
CHAPTER 1x.-Rufus warins. youth
full suitor of Angela Cullen. jealous Of
Eilliard. becomes angrily watchful Of tho
latter's business. Harmon visits Syra-
euse. and prominent business man Of
the city. seeing them together, warns
billiard Of Harmon's reputation. Dis
turbed. Hilliard asks Harmon for an ex-
planation, and the broker unguardedly
admits former swtndle. and also that
the mining proposition is fake" Hill
lizard threatens to make the knowledge
public. but Harmon shows him he has
made himself an accessory. ailliard sees
nothing to do but 60 on with the deals.
CHAPTER KIN an interview with
and interest In him. Hilliard almost deter
mines to admit his duplicity. plead for
forgiveness. and make fresh start but
cannot nerve himself to the confession.
CHAPTER x1:-Armstrong. moved by q
chivalrous feeling. admits to Hilliard that
h0 10 going to Montana to investigate
properties which Hilliard represents, and
the latter sees the end approaching. Har-
mon, to whom he has turned over the
money he has collected. has paid him
handsome commissions on the business
done. and he determines to turn over to
the subscribers all he possesses. in that
way dndoing to some extent the wrong
he had unwittingly done.
CHAPTER XII.-At the Cullen homo
Rufus Waring confronts IIilliard with the
accusation that the Montana property
has little value Cullen refuses to believe
the story. Hilliard gives Cullen 5000, all
he has. to hold In trust. pending an inves-
tigation. From Angela, Hilliard learns
that Carol has refused Armstrong; offer
Of marriage. for the reason that she 10 in
love with Hilliard.
CHAPTER x1I1.-TIilliard receives three
kilograms from Harmon. ordering him to
stop selling stock, and informing him he
| 10 on his way to Syracuse. On his arrival
Harmon urges Hilliard to give up the
Ga1ne and make start elsewhere, agree
ing to return all money collected. While
they are talking 1t over. Waring and Gull
| lon call on Hilliard. Harmon offers to
take back for cash all tho stock they
have subscribed for. Before any arrange
ment can be arrived at Harmon 10
stricken with apoplexy and dies in q few
minutes. Hilliard then learns from Cul-
len Of the discovery of an enormously
rioh vein Of ore on the property-of which
| Harmon was Of course aware-and real
fzss the depth Of the brokers' duplicity.
and also that his death has set Hilliard
free.
CHAPTER XIv.-After hurried four
noy to New York. whore he had hastonod
TO safeguard the interests Of himself aad
his friends In the mining properties. Hi.
| liard returns to Syracuse.
CHAPTER xv.-Ths Christmas cslsSrs-
tion takes place at Doctor Durants
hans. and there HilliaxA makes his plt3-
| ful confession TO- Carol. when he p,oaAa
| Tor her. love Hs thsn learns thak boeh
Carol ana Doctor Darsnt had penotsa4el
lii. disguise from the nrst, and cnsOl
Ewes him her full forsivsnsss. aecs1e1aa
Il the person Of Henry Hllisrd ths 1sa6.
ara Morgan she haA always IsvsA aaa
trusted.