A Murder, A Mystery, A Marriage

John Gray- farmer, 55 years old(Sarah/Sally Gray- John's wife)
He lives in small town called Deer Lick.
His daughter Mary Gray and Hugh Gregory want to get married.
Reverend John Hurley
Tom Gray- son of John and Sarah(Mary's brother)
Dave Gray-John's brother-Has lots of money.
-Hates Hugh because he tried to cheat Hugh's father out of money and Hugh stopped him.
Dave left all his money to Mary in his will
John went into the field and found a stranger in the snow
The stranger was named George Wayne-Frenchman, very rich, father is a lord and so is he, his father wanted to marry a queen but he wanted to marry for love.
His real name is Count Hubert dee Fountingblow
Mary now says she could love Count b/c he came a gave a big speech about how he will leave her alone b/c she loves Hugh.
Hugh and Dave get in a fight.
Count comes and says he loves her. John comes and said Hugh has killed Dave, the knife, the cloth and blood.
Hugh and Mary are trying to reach each other but John gets in the way.
Count and Mary decide to get married.
The hanging is on the same day as the wedding.
Mary doesn't know that Hugh has been excused.
They are going to get married- a stranger is the reverend and he tells of the hanging. The police rush in and say that Hugh is innocent.
-Jean Mercier-counts real real name.
--He taught himself everything he knows.
Count killed Dave Gray so that he could get Mary's wealth
Jean had worked for Jules Vern and Jean would go and when he came back he told Vern his stories. Vern would then twist his stories and make books. He killed Vern when they were up in a hot air balloon.
This is the ripping on Jules Vern b/c of Mark Twain and the stolen book.