"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)