A Murder, A Mystery, and A Marriage by Mark Twain

CH. 1:
* Jon Gray: a bitter 55 yr. old
* Village called Deer Lick, a small farmtown: hogs and corn
* Rev. John Hurley
* Mary Gray: Jon's Daughter
* Hugh Greogory: Mary's fiance
* Sarah/Sally Gray: the mother
* Tom Gray: younger brother
* Dave: Jon's brother, hates Hugh, is rich

CH. 2
*Dave's will said to give everything to Mary, no one else!
*Jon found a stranger in the snow

CH. 3
*Mary never sees Hugh anymore
*stranger-Mr. George Wayne, told them he was a Lord
*Count Hubert dee Fountingblow- strangers real name, he comes to find love, he likes Mary

CH. 4
*Mary still wants Hugh
*Count is in Dave's office, an he finds Mary crying over Hugh and says that he has to let her go because she still likes Hugh. When he leave she ends up wondering if she actually does love the Count.

CH. 5
*Count was gone for 3 days
*Dave and Hugh get in a fight

CH. 6
*Hugh killed Dave and now Hugh is in jail
*Mary still loved Hugh but she knew she couldn't marry him
*Mary likes the Count
*Mary and Count were to be married on June 29
*Hugh was to get hung on June 29

CH. 7
*The Count actually killed Dave but blamed Hugh
*Counts hair was brown now black is evil
*Mary and Hugh get married
*Count goes to jail, he is a murderer

CH. 8
*Jean Mercier: Counts real name
*His father was a barber