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Jane CableGeorge Barr McCutcheon

Jane Cable

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Original author: George Barr McCutcheon

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"Jane Cable" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel published in 1906. Jane Cable appears to be the privileged daughter of a wealthy Chicago railroad magnate, but a dark secret from her infancy threatens to destroy everything. When an unscrupulous lawyer resurfaces to blackmail her mother, Jane discovers a shocking truth about her origins that shatters her engagement to the lawyer's honorable son. Their love faces impossible odds as secrets, scandal, and pride drive them apart across continents.

Jane Cable, by George Barr McCutcheon. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5971.

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34 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: When Jane Goes Driving1,908 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Cables1,080 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: James Bansemer1,892 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Foundling2,038 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Bansemer Crash2,067 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: In Sight of the Fangs2,714 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Mrs. Cable Entertains2,143 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Telegram1,721 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Proposal3,398 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Four Initials2,519 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: An Evening with Droom2,575 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: James Bansemer Calls2,884 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Jane Sees with New Eyes4,566 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Canker1,770 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Tragedy at the Sea Wall2,554 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Hours of Terror2,757 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: David Cable's Debts1,726 words
  1. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Visit of Harbert3,042 words
  2. 19.Chapter XIX: The Crash2,408 words
  3. 20.Chapter XX: Father and Son2,332 words
  4. 21.Chapter XXI: In the Philippines1,963 words
  5. 22.Chapter XXII: The Chase of Pilar2,316 words
  6. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Fight in the Convent3,313 words
  7. 24.Chapter XXIV: Teresa Velasquez1,799 words
  8. 25.Chapter XXV: The Beautiful Nurse2,375 words
  9. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Separation of Hearts2,556 words
  10. 27.Chapter XXVII: "if They Don't Kill You"2,767 words
  11. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Homeward Bound2,587 words
  12. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Wreckage2,516 words
  13. 30.Chapter XXX: The Drink of Gall2,190 words
  14. 31.Chapter XXXI: The Transforming of Droom2,510 words
  15. 32.Chapter XXXII: Elias Droom's Dinner Party3,050 words
  16. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Droom Triumphs Over Death1,693 words
  17. 34.Chapter XXXIV: To-Morrow2,398 words