Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-12
synopsis of Previous Chapters.
PART l.

The story Is told b. the heroine. Virginia
Harlan. Ii onens in Boston, whore Virginia
has passed her childhood, under the guidance
OF her father and two maiden aunts.
CHAPTER Virginia on going into society
receives $4,000 in securities to handle in her
own way, and her father tells her tina at nls
death he will leave her fortune OF S"'uoo'o"o'
CHAPTER 3.-Roger Dale, n young man en-
gagged in the wool business, appears on the
scene. ard Virginia resolves to invest some OF
her 100000 In n wsy to help him on IN the
world.
CYArrrn dale responds to Nirenia's
business proposal BIZ making n matrimonial
one, and she is stunned and mortified by IT.
She declines n trip TO Europe with Aunt ,He-
nes and nrranges to pass the season at lin
ker's Reach expecting to meet Dale there
whom, she is compelled to confess, she loves.
CHAPTER j-Ihe meeting of tho lovers ut
Tnker's Reach ends in declaration OF love
by Dale and an engagement off hand. MIR.
Harland arrives suddenly and calls Dale to
account, dismissing his romantic daughter
from the interview
CHAPTER 6-Aftcr frank talk with Dale,
MIR Harlan lepcsts his altlmatum to virginia,
threatening to disinherit her il she persists IN
the match. He cHlis baie fortune re nnntrf'
tics into the sea. On learning this Nalo can
GELS the engagement.
PART II.
CHAPTER lin hor humiliation over Dale :
peridy Virginia thinks Of running away to
become shop girl While waiting for some
thing to suggest itsc,f she makes the acquaint-
ance Of Miss Kingsley. OF The sunday Mer-
curry. who prevails on her to atteud nor W Cd
nesday evenings and meet a now philosopher,
Charles Liversagc Spence, whose Iau Is
moderation.
CHAPTER 2.-Virgina gors TO Miss Kings
ley's tea Mr. Spence illustrates bis prnc-
pies. A poet ami artist, Paul Barr. becomes
attentive 10 Virginia. and Miss kngsey is
made Jealous by reason of Mr. Spence's inter
est in the romantic young lady.
CHAPTER 3--Nirginil applies t. Mr.. Syence
for instruction and receive, a call from him
md from Paul Barr. Mr.. HARLAN and Aunt
Helen are shocked at these bohemian 1850
uiates. but Aunt Agnes Is a benefactor Of
Spence and of the Society for the Practice Of
Moderation.
CHAPTER 4-Virgluia trains with the Bo-
hemian set tor year. On Christmas eve
Barr invites her to his studio to see his master
piece, which he declares is the portrait OF the
woman he adorcs. 1t is portrait of her. Ell,
and Barr SEXES her in Il Passionate embrace,
from which she is rescued by the sudden ar
rial OF - encc.
CHAPTER i-Nirginia has an OFF, Of mar
rago from spence, but after "A fcrvent app al
IRON her father she declines, and gives up
''fads" and "isms." Mr.. Harian dies sudden
", leaving her sole heiress Of 3i,oJo,oW.
PART III
CHAPTER I.--Nir-iuia becomes n woman Of
business - control Ter own fortune She cs-
tabiishca u business Office, and .,Gut ite,cn
takes the place OF companion ard housek
in ;he Harlan mansion
CHAPTER One day, while sitting in her
once, : lfEil!H oEfTncafS a COnNrlNd'lJ l u =
ween her legal adviser Mr.. Chclm and an APP.
plicGnt f. r employment. The applicant, Frau
els Prime, is n gentlemen whose cuiture Gebars
him from ordinary employment Ia the time of
reYeises. The romantic youhg Indy empowers
Mr.. Chclm to offer Prime :2.1,009 TO start IL
bank,
CHAPTER 5.--Prime accepts and opers II
banking house in New NcrE. Virginia visit ,
tie LEGALITY in disguise and learn, that Prime
is Il hard working man. she also finds Il pros
porous looking house across ne way conJroi-
ed by her old lover, Roger Dale.
CHAPTER 4--Nirginla IS arrested for lOIter-
ing In he streets. and Prime intcrposes to 81 e
her from Icing lO"Ged UP. ana oilers her {.
position in III, office. ll"r TIE name of
Alice EaucY sac enters the bank clark, ana
Ler services prove So valuable t. the cntcrpr sc
that she remains until Prime fans Ia love with
her. Then she warns him against a me,all.-
arcc, insists upon separation Tor one year.
and returns - Boston.